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Roswell Park Alliance Foundation
Roswell Park Alliance Foundation reported $32.9 million in revenue and $34.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $84.16 went to program services, $5.12 to management and general costs and $10.72 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 92.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $511,973 (Executive Director/Senior Vice President). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 2% between FY2021 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $34MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $33MOther revenue was negative: −$1.3M. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 84.2% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.1% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 10.7% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.12 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 92.6% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $511,973 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.50% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 47.0 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 25 of 25 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe Foundation supports robust cancer research programs by disease site and key areas such as Cell Stress and Biophysical Therapies, Developmental Therapeutics, Genetics and Genomics, Population Sciences, and Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy as these research programs relate to finding cures for all types of cancer. Donations made to the Foundation are administered to targeted cancer research programs as indicated. Grants are awarded through our Scientific Advisory Committee, a competitive peer-reviewed process where 25 physicians and scientists select the most promising studies showing the…
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center launches various capital projects funded by donations to keep pace with an increasing demand for cancer services. In fiscal year 2025, as part of the Igniting Cancer Breakthroughs campaign, new capital projects included the construction of clean rooms and cell manufacturing facilities. Work also continued on the Scott Bieler Amherst Center
"Quality of life" grants are awarded each year to programs focused on improving the patient and family experience during cancer treatment. Examples of such programs include the Courage of Carly Fund (programs for pediatric cancer patients and families), the Resource Center, Pastoral Care, and Psychosocial Oncology. Such programs help Roswell patients at their critical time of need and ensure that patients' families' questions and concerns outside the clinic setting are met with one-on-one guidance, no matter the hour, during their cancer journey
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Director/Senior Vice President Officer, 23 hrs/week | $205,146 | $233,308 | $73,519 | $511,973 |
| Vice President of Finance & Operations Officer, 40 hrs/week | $200,139 | $0 | $37,831 | $237,970 |
| Director of Individual Gifts and Donor Stewardship Highest compensated employee, 40 hrs/week | $160,454 | $0 | $29,380 | $189,834 |
| Director of Corporate and Sports Partnerships & Board Relations Highest compensated employee, 40 hrs/week | $137,556 | $0 | $38,590 | $176,146 |
| Director of Special Events Highest compensated employee, 40 hrs/week | $143,852 | $0 | $29,950 | $173,802 |
| Director, Development Marketing & Communications Highest compensated employee, 40 hrs/week | $103,760 | $0 | $31,634 | $135,394 |
| Principal Gift Officer Highest compensated employee, 40 hrs/week | $101,459 | $0 | $15,734 | $117,193 |
9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Roswell Park Alliance Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $516K (Part IX, line 5).
5 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b25 · 25 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5104
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,725
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
73 private foundations reported grants to Roswell Park Alliance Foundation totaling $2.8M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Roswell Park Alliance Foundation spent in FY2025, $84.16 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Roswell Park Alliance Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, Roswell Park Alliance Foundation reported that 84.2% of its $34.1 million in expenses went to program services, 5.1% to management and general and 10.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Roswell Park Alliance Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Roswell Park Alliance Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 was $511,973, for the role of Executive Director/Senior Vice President (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Roswell Park Alliance Foundation get its money?
Of $32.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, 92.6% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Roswell Park Alliance Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 16-1391608 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, object 202640489349300149 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, object 202510459349300921 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, object 202400449349301725 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, object 202330469349301643 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, object 202220469349303157 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 16-1391608: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.