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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by MELANOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,578,223
Total expenses
$6,478,760
Contributions and grants received
$7,217,360
Grants paid
$1,907,002
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$56,224
Other revenue
-$695,361
Total assets, end of year
$6,173,374
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,965,717
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,207,657
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,320,015
Management and general expenses
$755,163
Fundraising expenses
$403,582
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,320,015

Program services were 82.1% 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

    $2,254,830

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $252,406

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,710,124

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $69,085

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $26,440 · excluded $26,440

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $420,530

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

    securities $390,746

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $29,784

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $29,784 · excluded $29,784

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $172,775

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

    $2,254,830

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $868,136

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$695,361 · excluded -$695,361

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,859,002 · program services $1,859,002

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $48,000 · program services $48,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $334,735 · program services $20,085 · management and general $274,482 · fundraising $40,168

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,281,171 · program services $1,184,273 · management and general $1,763 · fundraising $95,135

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $31,000 · program services $29,349 · fundraising $1,651

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $140,150 · program services $106,531 · management and general $21,379 · fundraising $12,240

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $118,839 · program services $89,126 · management and general $19,792 · fundraising $9,921

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,325 · management and general $1,325

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $295,364 · program services $121,094 · management and general $174,270

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $113,953 · program services $113,953

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $1,523 · management and general $1,523

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $850,771 · program services $780,092 · management and general $25,619 · fundraising $45,060

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $47,140 · program services $34,411 · management and general $8,440 · fundraising $4,289

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $154,144 · program services $43,504 · management and general $71,964 · fundraising $38,676

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $479,447 · program services $357,966 · management and general $81,279 · fundraising $40,202

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $199,285 · program services $148,791 · management and general $33,784 · fundraising $16,710

  • 17 · Travel

    total $295,794 · program services $258,164 · management and general $11,849 · fundraising $25,781

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $73,983 · management and general $9,463 · fundraising $64,520

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $34,949 · program services $25,512 · management and general $6,257 · fundraising $3,180

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,992 · program services $7,460 · management and general $1,694 · fundraising $838

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $50,000 · program services $50,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: RECOGNITION/AWARDS

    total $18,911 · program services $13,804 · management and general $3,386 · fundraising $1,721

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $14,595 · program services $10,654 · management and general $2,613 · fundraising $1,328

  • 24d · Other expenses: REGISTRATION FEES

    total $13,514 · program services $9,865 · management and general $2,420 · fundraising $1,229

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $11,173 · program services $8,379 · management and general $1,861 · fundraising $933

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,163,821 · end of year $927,286

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $610,769

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $828,358 · end of year $1,623,544

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $282,600 · end of year $343,988

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

    $674,572

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

    $473,728

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $225,131 · end of year $200,844

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $564,178 · end of year $1,216,701

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,250,242

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $342,508 · end of year $303,727

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $964,107 · end of year $1,081,859

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $249,487 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $339,400 · end of year $1,580,131

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $312,979 · end of year $313,439

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,855,607 · end of year $2,894,218

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE MRF IS THE LARGEST INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO MELANOMA. ITS MISSION IS TO ERADICATE MELANOMA BY ACCELERATING MEDICAL RESEARCH WHILE EDUCATING TO AND ADVOCATING FOR THE MELANOMA COMMUNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ERADICATE MELANOMA BY ACCELERATING MEDICAL RESEARCH WHILE EDUCATING TO AND ADVOCATING FOR THE MELANOMA COMMUNITY.

  • THE MRF IS COMMITTED TO ADVANCING A BROAD SCIENTIFIC AGENDA ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES OF PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT. ALTHOUGH THE MRF HAS ACHIEVED A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC MILESTONES, MUCH MORE WORK REMAINS TO BE DONE. TO THIS END, THE MRF FUNDS A SPECTRUM OF RESEARCH GRANTS, SCIENTIFIC INITIATIVES, AND PROGRAMS FOR CUTANEOUS MELANOMA AND RARER MELANOMA SUBTYPES (E.G. OCULAR, PEDIATRIC, ACRAL AND MUCOSAL MELANOMA). ITS RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM IS A COMPETITIVE, PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM FOR INVESTIGATOR-INITIATED RESEARCH HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 1998. MRF-SUPPORTED RESEARCH IS OPEN TO MEDICAL STUDENTS THROUGH SENIOR INVESTIGATIVE TEAMS AND ENCOMPASS.

    Expenses $3,379,869 · Grants $1,901,402

  • THE MRF'S ADVOCACY PROGRAM IS A PLATFORM FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY MELANOMA TO SHARE THEIR VOICE AND TRANSFORM MELANOMA CARE. PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS, SURVIVORS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND PARTNERS ALL PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF BETTER OUTCOMES FOR THE OVER ONE MILLION AMERICANS LIVING WITH MELANOMA AND THEIR LOVED ONES.

    Expenses $1,057,813 · Grants $2,200

  • THE MRF HAS A ROBUST EDUCATION PROGRAM AIMED AT EDUCATING PATIENTS AND PHYSICIANS ABOUT THE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF MELANOMA, AS WELL AS INCREASING OVERALL AWARENESS OF THE DISEASE. IN ADDITION, THE MRF MAINTAINS A LARGE PORTFOLIO OF FREE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS THAT CAN BE USED AT FUNDRAISERS, DOCTORS' OFFICES, SCHOOLS, AND HEALTH FAIRS.PART OF THE MRF'S EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS ALSO INCLUDE PATIENT-FOCUSED EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIA THROUGHOUT THE U.S., IMPACTING NEARLY 1,500 PEOPLE TOUCHED BY MELANOMA. THESE SYMPOSIA PROVIDE MELANOMA PATIENTS AND THE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM LEADING MELANOMA EXPERTS ON THE MOST CURRENT PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND RESEARCH INFORMATION.

    Expenses $882,333 · Grants $3,400

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Kyleigh Lipira

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $321,341
    From this org
    $310,738
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,603
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $282,250
    Bonus
    $28,488
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,556
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,047
    Filer's total
    $321,341

  • James Merrick

    CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $153,006
    From this org
    $145,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,006
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,006
    Filer's total
    $153,006

  • Ivis Alfaro

    CHIEF OF STAFF - UNTIL 01/2023

    Total calculated
    $113,798
    From this org
    $102,019
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,779
    Hours/week
    40

  • Douglas Brodman

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Alison Martin

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cheryl Stratos

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jill Wrobel

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stan Adler

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael B Atkins MD

    SAC CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elise Barish

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kristina Baum

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Laura Ferris

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Glenn Merlino

    SAC CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Weinzierl

    BOARD MEMBER - UNTIL 12/2022

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tom Westdyk

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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 · Compensation committee
  • 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
DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022, KYLEIGH LIPIRA, CEO, RECEIVED A BONUS PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $28,488 BASED ON HER PERFORMANCE. IVIS ALFARO RECEIVED A BONUS OF $2,500.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
29 September 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202332759349300818

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