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← MELANOMA RESEARCH ALLIANCE FOUNDATION

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by MELANOMA RESEARCH ALLIANCE FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$11,614,639
Total expenses
$15,668,313
Contributions and grants received
$11,591,019
Grants paid
$11,957,652
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$320,977
Other revenue
-$297,357
Total assets, end of year
$27,333,346
Total liabilities, end of year
$13,480,531
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$13,852,815
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$14,240,192
Management and general expenses
$782,964
Fundraising expenses
$645,157
Program service expenses (Part III)
$14,240,192

Program services were 90.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $2,948,764

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $8,642,255

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $297,530

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $320,977 · excluded $320,977

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $116,900

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $2,948,764

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $414,257

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$297,357 · excluded -$297,357

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $9,324,708 · program services $9,324,708

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $2,632,944 · program services $2,632,944

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,231,894 · program services $800,731 · management and general $172,465 · fundraising $258,698

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $638,310 · program services $299,835 · management and general $304,063 · fundraising $34,412

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $20,251 · program services $13,163 · management and general $2,835 · fundraising $4,253

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $49,686 · program services $32,296 · management and general $6,956 · fundraising $10,434

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $109,619 · program services $71,252 · management and general $15,347 · fundraising $23,020

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $102,786 · management and general $102,786

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $23,698 · management and general $23,698

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $237,967 · program services $123,931 · management and general $16,198 · fundraising $97,838

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $22,669 · program services $10,655 · management and general $3,442 · fundraising $8,572

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $108,573 · program services $51,209 · management and general $16,748 · fundraising $40,616

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $215,789 · program services $93,065 · management and general $47,229 · fundraising $75,495

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $112,760 · program services $59,850 · management and general $27,199 · fundraising $25,711

  • 17 · Travel

    total $399,336 · program services $360,353 · management and general $24,166 · fundraising $14,817

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $251,723 · program services $234,186 · management and general $2,537 · fundraising $15,000

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $28,472 · program services $13,383 · management and general $4,323 · fundraising $10,766

  • 24a · Other expenses: RESEARCH PROGRAM EXPENS

    total $86,902 · program services $86,902

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $49,761 · program services $23,389 · management and general $7,556 · fundraising $18,816

  • 24c · Other expenses: FILING FEES

    total $11,980 · program services $5,631 · management and general $1,819 · fundraising $4,530

  • 24d · Other expenses: RESEARCH MATERIALS

    total $435 · program services $205 · management and general $66 · fundraising $164

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $8,050 · program services $2,504 · management and general $3,531 · fundraising $2,015

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,908,811 · end of year $1,855,225

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $17,768,428 · end of year $15,526,890

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $7,549,216 · end of year $5,454,387

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $57,990 · end of year $54,192

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,935,517 · end of year $4,407,652

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $47,500 · end of year $35,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $152,043 · end of year $133,430

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $12,382,532 · end of year $13,069,601

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $609,500 · end of year $277,500

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $16,300,897 · end of year $12,027,815

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,822,490 · end of year $1,825,000

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

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.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ACCELERATE SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY TO ELIMINATE SUFFERING AND DEATH DUE TO MELANOMA

  • THE MELANOMA RESEARCH ALLIANCE FOUNDATION ("MRA") SUPPORTS AMBITIOUS AND INNOVATIVE PROJECTS, SELECTED THROUGH A PEER-REVIEW PANEL AND INITIATED BY INDIVIDUAL SCIENTISTS AND SCIENCE RESEARCH TEAMS, TO PREVENT, DETECT AND TREAT MELANOMA. MRA CONVENES A WORLD CLASS, CROSS-DISCIPLINARY GROUP OF EXPERT RESEARCHERS POSSESSING CLINICAL AND SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE TO DEVELOP A RESEARCH AGENDA THAT WILL PROVIDE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO CRITICAL RESEARCH ISSUES LEADING TO MORE EFFECTIVE PREVENTION, EARLIER DETECTION AND BETTER TREATMENTS FOR MELANOMA. MRA MAKES GRANTS TO DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES, MEDICAL SCHOOLS, AND NONPROFIT MEDICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN DETERMINING THE CAUSES AND CURES OF MELANOMA ON THE CONDITION THAT SUCH RESEARCH BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $13,847,893 · Grants $11,957,652

  • THE MRA OPERATES A PATIENT ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS INCREASED AWARENESS OF MELANOMA IN GENERAL, AND OF PREVENTION, DETECTION AND TREATMENT OPTIONS SPECIFICALLY. THE PATIENT ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES EDUCATION ABOUT AND PROMOTION OF CLINICAL TRIALS. THE PATIENT ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM INCLUDES DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL FORUMS, A CLINICAL TRIAL NAVIGATOR FOR PATIENTS AND AN ON-LINE PATIENT COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $392,299

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Debra Black

    CHAIR/CO-FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Margaret Anderson Thru 322

    DIRECTOR/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Evan Bayh Started 322

    DIRECTOR/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Leon Black

    DIRECTOR/CO-FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Suzanne Topalian

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Klowden

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $847,168
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $796,662
    Other
    $50,506
    Hours/week
    0.3 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $796,662 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $15,250 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $35,256 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $847,168 related

  • Barry Cohen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Susan Hess

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Richard Ressler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Nancy Marks

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Michael Milken

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3 + 15 related

  • Mary Jo Rogers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Maria Bell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Jonathan Simons

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Jeffrey Rowbottom

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Jason Federici

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Jami Gertz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Elliott Sigal Thru 1022

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Ellen Davis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Elizabeth Stanton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Denise Kellen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Daisy Helman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Ben Black

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Amanda Eilian

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Lee Alpert

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Ian Schuman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Jonathan Sokoloff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Marc Hurlbert Started 522

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $397,273
    From this org
    $365,698
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,575
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $345,698
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,325
    Filer's total
    $397,273

  • Michael Kaplan Thru 422

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $401,528
    From this org
    $379,946
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,582
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $359,946
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,257
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,325
    Filer's total
    $401,528

  • Stephanie Kauffman

    PRESIDENT & COO (AS OF 5/22)

    Total calculated
    $225,959
    From this org
    $187,636
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,323
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,636
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,458
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,865
    Filer's total
    $225,959

  • John Hunter

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $467,700
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $403,677
    Other
    $64,023
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $328,677 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $75,000 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $15,250 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $48,773 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $467,700 related

  • Joan Levy

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS

    Total calculated
    $207,134
    From this org
    $182,089
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,045
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,089
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,187
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,858
    Filer's total
    $207,134

  • Cody Barnett

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $136,003
    From this org
    $123,825
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,178
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
EMPLOYEES WERE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE PERFORMANCE-BASED BONUSES.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
11 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202333189349315798

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