Melanoma Research Alliance Foundation
TO END SUFFERING AND DEATH DUE TO MELANOMA BY COLLABORATING WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO ACCELERATE POWERFUL RESEARCH, ADVANCE CURES FOR ALL PATIENTS, AND PREVENT MORE MELANOMAS.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$25.2M
+2.7% YoY
Annual Giving
$11.9M
+93.1% YoY
Grant Count
29
+11.5% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$411K
+73.1% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $25,192,749 | $24,538,655 | $27,333,346 |
| Revenue | $16,482,705 | $9,291,698 | $11,614,639 |
| Expenses | $17,446,662 | $10,316,517 | $15,668,313 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $875,240 | $905,624 | $320,977 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
124 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
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Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL KLOWDEN | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | — |
| DEBRA BLACK | CHAIR/CO-FOUNDER | 10 | — |
| EVAN BAYH | DIRECTOR/SECRETARY | 0.5 | — |
| LEON BLACK | DIRECTOR/CO-FOUNDER | 0.3 | — |
| LEE ALPERT | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | — |
| MARIA BELL | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | — |
| BEN BLACK | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | — |
| BARRY COHEN | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | — |
| ELLEN DAVIS | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | — |
| AMANDA EILIAN | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | — |
| JASON FEDERICI | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | — |
| JAMIE GERTZ | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | — |
| DAISY HELMAN | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | — |
| SUSAN HESS | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | — |
| DENISE KELLEN | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | — |
| NANCY MARKS | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | — |
| MICHAEL MILKEN | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | — |
| RICHARD RESSLER | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | — |
| MARY JO ROGERS | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | — |
| JEFFREY ROWBOTTOM | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | — |
| IAN SCHUMAN | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | — |
| JONATHAN SIMONS | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | — |
| JONATHAN SOKOLOFF | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | — |
| ELIZABETH STANTON | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | — |
| SUZANNE TOPALIAN | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| ERIC WEDEL | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | — |
| JOHN HUNTER | TREASURER | 1 | — |
| MARC HURLBERT | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 50 | $378,565 |
| STEPHANIE KAUFFMAN | PRESIDENT & COO | 50 | $319,388 |
| JOAN LEVY | CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER | 40 | $243,113 |
| TANISHA JACKSON | SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM DIRECTO | 40 | $104,074 |
| JANINE RAUSCHER | DIR. OF DEVELOPMENT OPERAT | 40 | $108,300 |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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