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Melanoma Research Alliance Foundation
Melanoma Research Alliance Foundation reported $16.5 million in revenue and $17.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $92.06 went to program services, $3.61 to management and general costs and $4.33 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $626,632 (TREASURER). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 27% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17MFor context, the median across 314 covered diseases, disorders & medical disciplines charities: $88.73 programs, $10.89 management, $0.38 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $16M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$93.96 $16M
- Government grants$0.83 $139K
- Investment income$5.21 $875K
Other revenue was negative: −$323K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 92.1% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.6% | 10.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 4.3% | 0.4% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.05 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 96.7% | 24.7% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.8% | 0.6% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 59.5% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $626,632 | $391,657 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.59% | 1.45% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 8.1 | 7.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 25 of 26 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe Melanoma Research Alliance Foundation ("mra") supports ambitious and innovative research projects, selected through peer-review panel(s) and initiated by individual scientists and science research teams, to prevent, detect and treat melanoma. Mra convenes world class, cross-disciplinary groups of experts 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…
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 and a patient registry for rare melanomas. 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
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TREASURER Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $528,790 | $97,842 | $626,632 |
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $378,565 | $0 | $35,370 | $413,935 |
| PRESIDENT & COO Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $319,388 | $0 | $68,561 | $387,949 |
| CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $243,113 | $0 | $29,980 | $273,093 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 0.30 hrs/week | $0 | $39,211 | $77,922 | $117,133 |
| DIR. OF DEVELOPMENT OPERAT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $108,300 | $0 | $5,662 | $113,962 |
| SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM DIRECTO Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $104,074 | $0 | $8,680 | $112,754 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Melanoma Research Alliance Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.1M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · 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–1b26 · 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 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 516
- Volunteers Part I, line 644
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| KWT GLOBAL LLC Pr & communications | $168,301 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
15 private foundations reported grants to Melanoma Research Alliance Foundation totaling $2.7M 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 Melanoma Research Alliance Foundation spent in 2024, $92.06 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Melanoma Research Alliance Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Melanoma Research Alliance Foundation reported that 92.1% of its $17.4 million in expenses went to program services, 3.6% to management and general and 4.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Melanoma Research Alliance Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Melanoma Research Alliance Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $626,632, for the role of TREASURER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Melanoma Research Alliance Foundation get its money?
Of $16.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 96.7% came from contributions and grants (including 0.8% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Melanoma Research Alliance Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 26-1636099 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization, type i), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202523039349302727 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433099349301143 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333189349315798 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243079349300114 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202102089349301230 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202022389349300237 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 26-1636099: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.