Patient Advocate Foundation
Patient Advocate Foundation reported $133.8 million in revenue and $205.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $98.07 went to program services, $1.17 to management and general costs and $0.76 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 87.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $489,315 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 56% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $206MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $134M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$87.17 $117M
- Government grants$0.56 $746K
- Program service revenue$5.55 $7.4M
- Investment income$6.72 $9.0M
Other revenue was negative: −$110K. 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) | 98.1% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.2% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 87.8% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 5.6% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $489,315 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.24% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 8 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 12.2 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 14 of 14 | 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 expenseFinancial support programssince 2004, paf's co-pay relief program (cpr) has provided financial assistance for co-payments, co-insurance and deductibles required by a patient's insurer for medications prescribed to treat and/or manage the patient's disease.in FY 2024/2025 paf's co-pay relief program expanded its impact through the addition of nine (9) new general funds, assisting patients in two (2) new health equity (he) funds and sixty (60) existing funds including:acromegaly, acute myeloid leukemia, alzheimer's disease he, amyloidosis, asthma, bile duct cancer, bladder cancer, breast…
Non-profit service agreementspaf currently operates transparent service administration agreements with three nonprofit organizations, one national and two regional charitable organizations. The first nppa program began operations in 2009, and two new partnership programs launched in 2024. Paf has been engaged to provide full service, transparent administration services to qualified patients that enter their co-pay assistance and/or patient financial aid programs. Paf provided this contractual service during 2025 and 2024. The foundation administered services to 67,891 and 70,982 patients in…
Case management servicesfor 29 years, the foundation has provided case management interventions for critically or chronically ill patients across the nation. Paf's mission is to help patients connect with and maintain access to prescribed healthcare services and medications, navigate insurance barriers, find resources to support cost-of-living expenses during treatment, evaluate, and sustain health insurance coverage, and manage or reduce out-of-pocket medical and living expenses.paf's professional case management services are offered at no cost to patients and their families. We collaborate…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 20.00 hrs/week | $349,031 | $125,000 | $15,284 | $489,315 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $272,303 | $0 | $30,477 | $302,780 |
| PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $289,084 | $0 | $11,817 | $300,901 |
| CHIEF OF TALENT MANAGEMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $242,183 | $0 | $11,234 | $253,417 |
| CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $207,955 | $0 | $15,400 | $223,355 |
| EVP OF HEALTH EQUITY INITI Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $193,226 | $0 | $20,499 | $213,725 |
| VP ADVOCACY COMMUNICATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $195,296 | $0 | $8,862 | $204,158 |
| EVP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $193,283 | $0 | $9,167 | $202,450 |
8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Patient Advocate Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $999K (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
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–1b14 · 14 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 2No
- 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 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5280
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| TEKCLAN SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS PVT LTD It support | $1,557,443 |
| CROSSCONNECT ENGINEERING It support | $581,050 |
| TALKDESK INC Software support | $428,349 |
| PHARMACY DATA MANAGEMENT GROUP Process pharmacy claims | $391,490 |
| EXPERIAN HEALTH Income verification | $220,893 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 8 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
10 private foundations reported grants to Patient Advocate Foundation totaling $362K 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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Questions people ask
How much of Patient Advocate Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Patient Advocate Foundation reported that 98.1% of its $205.8 million in expenses went to program services, 1.2% to management and general and 0.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Patient Advocate Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Patient Advocate Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $489,315, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Patient Advocate Foundation get its money?
Of $133.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 87.8% came from contributions and grants (including 0.6% from government grants) and 5.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Patient Advocate Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 54-1806317 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 2019, 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 June 30, 2025, object 202600269349301400 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202433319349300408 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202343149349301349 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202213189349307901 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202133169349300708 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202043079349300804 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 54-1806317: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.