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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BREAKTHROUGH T1D.

Totals

Total revenue
$301,723,973
Total expenses
$281,012,901
Contributions and grants received
$277,038,853
Grants paid
$121,747,047
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$13,791,709
Other revenue
$10,893,411
Total assets, end of year
$534,558,002
Total liabilities, end of year
$183,982,081
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$350,575,921
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$210,540,573
Management and general expenses
$19,884,669
Fundraising expenses
$50,587,659
Program service expenses (Part III)
$210,540,573

Program services were 74.9% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $3,058,533

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $102,975,270

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $171,005,050

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $6,273,677

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $12,755,404 · unrelated business $30,356 · excluded $12,725,048

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $442,107 · excluded $442,107

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $33,780

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $33,780

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $33,780 · excluded $33,780

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $140,611,240

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $139,574,935

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,036,305

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,036,305 · excluded $1,036,305

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $30,209,520

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

    $102,975,270

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $20,839,881

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $9,369,639 · excluded $9,369,639

  • 11a · Other revenue: GRANT REFUNDS & ADJUST

    total $598,774 · excluded $598,774

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISC REVENUE

    total $449,111 · excluded $449,111

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,047,885

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $78,831,026 · program services $78,831,026

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $42,916,021 · program services $42,916,021

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $4,702,969 · program services $2,471,823 · management and general $1,479,427 · fundraising $751,719

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $70,875,399 · program services $39,994,549 · management and general $8,816,885 · fundraising $22,063,965

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,168,257 · program services $1,198,337 · management and general $268,399 · fundraising $701,521

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $10,216,345 · program services $5,500,168 · management and general $1,399,147 · fundraising $3,317,030

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $5,038,646 · program services $2,784,806 · management and general $684,137 · fundraising $1,569,703

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $783,099 · program services $60,964 · management and general $602,740 · fundraising $119,395

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $343,353 · management and general $343,353

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $659,860 · program services $659,860

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $1,026,168 · fundraising $1,026,168

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $704,374 · management and general $704,374

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $17,034,873 · program services $9,988,582 · management and general $1,422,768 · fundraising $5,623,523

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $10,930,666 · program services $8,242,110 · management and general $516,073 · fundraising $2,172,483

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,088,794 · program services $1,271,116 · management and general $231,255 · fundraising $586,423

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $5,529,416 · program services $3,035,707 · management and general $931,316 · fundraising $1,562,393

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $4,845,694 · program services $2,766,182 · management and general $614,273 · fundraising $1,465,239

  • 17 · Travel

    total $6,050,421 · program services $3,801,055 · management and general $518,788 · fundraising $1,730,578

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $4,031,138 · program services $1,773,438 · management and general $215,148 · fundraising $2,042,552

  • 20 · Interest

    total $15,640 · program services $9,726 · management and general $1,686 · fundraising $4,228

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,794,671 · program services $2,154,378 · management and general $525,541 · fundraising $1,114,752

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $647,097 · program services $345,187 · management and general $107,561 · fundraising $194,349

  • 24a · Other expenses: FUNDR. POSTAGE & PRINT

    total $3,344,390 · fundraising $3,344,390

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES, FEES, & SUB

    total $2,787,157 · program services $1,572,415 · management and general $399,956 · fundraising $814,786

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,647,427 · program services $1,163,123 · management and general $101,842 · fundraising $382,462

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $6,719,073 · program services $1,679,768 · management and general $0 · fundraising $5,039,305

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,761,954 · end of year $971,356

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $11,061,849 · end of year $12,788,827

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $59,146,772 · end of year $108,969,528

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,222,183 · end of year $5,957,319

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $5,456,587 · end of year $5,811,378

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $11,341,060 · end of year $7,923,134

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $38,535,007

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $31,303,903

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,660,248 · end of year $7,231,104

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $308,741,402 · end of year $298,185,164

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $363,245 · end of year $334,106

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $60,188,873 · end of year $65,519,305

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $17,173,474 · end of year $20,866,781

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $17,099,900 · end of year $19,587,861

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $113,596,253 · end of year $138,372,793

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $4,696,215 · end of year $434,205

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $21,655,578 · end of year $25,587,222

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $262,669,904 · end of year $230,683,410

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $68,399,797 · end of year $119,892,511

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

BREAKTHROUGH T1D IS THE LEADING GLOBAL T1D ORGANIZATION WORKING TO ACCELERATE LIFE-CHANGING BREAKTHROUGHS TO CURE, PREVENT, AND TREAT T1D AND ITS COMPLICATIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

IMPROVING LIVES BY ACCELERATING BREAKTHROUGHS TO CURE, PREVENT AND TREAT T1D. SEE SCHEDULE O.

  • RESEARCH FUNDING -- FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, BREAKTHROUGH T1D (FORMERLY JDRF) DIRECTLY FUNDED RESEARCH GRANTS AND INDUSTRY AGREEMENTS FOR WHICH $121.1 MILLION IN RESEARCH GRANT EXPENSE, NET WAS RECOGNIZED ACCORDING TO GAAP IN ADDITION TO $15.5 MILLION OF PROGRAMMATIC RESEARCH INVESTMENTS THAT ARE RECORDED ON BREAKTHROUGH T1D'S BALANCE SHEET. FOR AN EXPANDED DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO DIRECT RESEARCH FUNDING, SEE SCHEDULE O.

    Expenses $121,747,047 · Grants $121,747,047

  • PUBLIC EDUCATION -- BREAKTHROUGH T1D (FORMERLY JDRF) EDUCATES THE COMMUNITY ABOUT TYPE 1 DIABETES (T1D) AND ITS COMPLICATIONS AND PROVIDES SUPPORT SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO DIAGNOSED CHILDREN AND ADULTS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND OTHERS. FOR AN EXPANDED DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, SEE SCHEDULE O.

    Expenses $59,332,584

  • RESEARCH SUPPORT -- BREAKTHROUGH T1D (FORMERLY JDRF) MAINTAINS AN IN-HOUSE TEAM OF SKILLED SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL, POLICY, AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PROFESSIONALS WHO PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN LEADING AND SUPPORTING THE EVALUATION OF RESEARCH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES BY BREAKTHROUGH T1D AND INFLUENCING RESEARCH DIRECTION AND THE DISBURSEMENT OF RESEARCH FUNDS FROM OTHERS. THESE PROFESSIONALS ALSO WORK WITH REGULATORY AND POLICY OFFICIALS TO ENSURE THAT RESEARCH CAN PROCEED WITHOUT DELAY AND RESULTS ARE UNDERSTOOD BY HEALTHCARE DECISION MAKERS. FOR AN EXPANDED DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO RESEARCH SUPPORT, SEE SCHEDULE O.

    Expenses $29,460,942

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • LISA WALLACK

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • MATT VAREY

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • MICHAEL ALTER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • ELIZABETH CASWELL

    CHAIR, TALENT & COMP. COMM.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • CLAUDIA GRAHAM PHD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • MIKE GORDON

    BOARD MEMBER (START 7/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • MICHELLE GRIFFIN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • KAREN JORDAN

    CHAIR, FINANCE & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • JOE LACHER JR

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • PER LUNDIN

    BOARD MEMBER (START 7/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • CARLTON MCMILLAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • JENNIFER SCHNEIDER MD

    CHAIR, MISSION IMPACT COMM.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • CHRISTOPHER TURNER

    CHAIR, NOMINATING & GOV. COMM.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • DRAYTON VIRKLER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • KAREY L WITTY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • AARON KOWALSKI

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $1,048,752
    From this org
    $978,057
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $70,695
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $646,557
    Bonus
    $294,000
    Other
    $37,500
    Deferred
    $17,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $53,195
    Filer's total
    $1,048,752
  • JESSE RABEN

    CHIEF LEGAL & RISK OFC, SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $383,582
    From this org
    $319,780
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $63,802
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $264,780
    Bonus
    $55,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,151
    Nontaxable benefits
    $57,651
    Filer's total
    $383,582
  • ROBERT KING

    CFAO/TREASURER (END 1/25)

    Total calculated
    $580,571
    From this org
    $562,889
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,682
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $449,689
    Bonus
    $113,200
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,100
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,582
    Filer's total
    $580,571
  • MARGARET MORRIS

    CFO, TREASURER (START 3/25)

    Total calculated
    $279,760
    From this org
    $248,864
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,896
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $214,164
    Bonus
    $34,700
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,941
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,955
    Filer's total
    $279,760
  • ANNETTE FREYTAG

    CHIEF OF STAFF, TREAS (1/25-3/25)

    Total calculated
    $89,196
    From this org
    $79,666
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,530
    Hours/week
    50
  • KATHLEEN SEITZ

    CHIEF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $559,955
    From this org
    $491,837
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $68,118
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $387,337
    Bonus
    $104,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,068
    Nontaxable benefits
    $53,050
    Filer's total
    $559,955
  • SANJOY DUTTA PHD

    CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $480,457
    From this org
    $460,316
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,141
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $364,216
    Bonus
    $96,100
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,384
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,757
    Filer's total
    $480,457
  • STEVEN ST PETER

    MANAGING DIR. T1D FUND (END 1/25)

    Total calculated
    $860,060
    From this org
    $807,240
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,820
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $417,240
    Bonus
    $390,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,938
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,882
    Filer's total
    $860,060
  • AMY MONTALTO

    VICE PRESIDENT, VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $310,318
    From this org
    $296,802
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,516
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $270,102
    Bonus
    $26,700
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,934
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,582
    Filer's total
    $310,318
  • HARDIK SANGHVI

    VP, ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE AND SE

    Total calculated
    $348,189
    From this org
    $296,283
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,906
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $241,283
    Bonus
    $55,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,815
    Nontaxable benefits
    $46,091
    Filer's total
    $348,189
  • LYNN STARR

    CHIEF GLOBAL ADVOCACY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $505,409
    From this org
    $460,919
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,490
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $384,919
    Bonus
    $76,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,396
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,094
    Filer's total
    $505,409
  • PAMELA MORRISROE

    CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $564,343
    From this org
    $520,341
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,002
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $396,141
    Bonus
    $124,200
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,905
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,097
    Filer's total
    $564,343
  • TRACY MIDO

    CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $423,084
    From this org
    $407,842
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,242
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $320,542
    Bonus
    $87,300
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,636
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,606
    Filer's total
    $423,084
  • JAMES MCDONALD

    FORMER OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $156,526
    From this org
    $148,875
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,651
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $128,675
    Bonus
    $20,200
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,557
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,094
    Filer's total
    $156,526
  • SYDNEY YOVIC

    FORMER OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $332,429
    From this org
    $296,404
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,025
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $238,004
    Bonus
    $58,400
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,869
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,156
    Filer's total
    $332,429
  • HELEN ELLIAS

    FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE

    Total calculated
    $661,742
    From this org
    $603,815
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,927
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $308,815
    Bonus
    $225,000
    Other
    $70,000
    Deferred
    $13,125
    Nontaxable benefits
    $44,802
    Filer's total
    $661,742

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

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 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 1A
HOUSING ALLOWANCE CEO AARON KOWALSKI RECEIVED A TAXABLE HOUSING ALLOWANCE AS PER THE TERMS OF HIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. THE TOTAL FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024 WAS $37,500.
PART I, LINE 4A
SEVERANCE PAYMENTS HELEN ELLIAS RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENT AS PER THE TERMS OF HER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. THE TOTAL IS AS FOLLOWS: HELEN ELLIAS - $70,000 SEVERANCE PAYMENTS ARE REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(III) AS OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION.
PART I, LINE 7
NON-FIXED PAYMENTS BREAKTHROUGH T1D AWARDS NON-FIXED PAYMENTS SUCH AS BONUSES ON A DISCRETIONARY BASIS TIED TO THE EMPLOYEES' PERFORMANCE. THE NAMES OF EMPLOYEES AND THE AMOUNTS THAT WERE PAID ARE FOUND ON SCHEDULE J, PAGE 2, PART II, COLUMN (B) (II).

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
8 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202641049349301319

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