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MARC LUSTGARTEN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
MARC LUSTGARTEN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION (EIN 31-1611837)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-02-24
IRS object ID
202630559349301013
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Activity Or MissionTHE LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION IS THE LARGEST PRIVATE FUNDER OF PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH IN THE WORLD.THE LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION IS THE LARGEST PRIVATE FUNDER OF PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH IN THE WORLD, FUNDING PREEMINENT PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCHERS, DRIVING THE PURSUIT OF BOLD AND INNOVATIVE SCIENCE TOWARD EARLIER DETECTION AND BETTER TREATMENTS TO TRANSFORM PANCREATIC CANCER INTO A CURABLE DISEASE. THE FOUNDATION FUNDS RESEARCH WHERE CREATIVE RISKS YIELD HIGH REWARDS TO ACCELERATE AND EXPAND LIFE-SAVING TREATMENT OPTIONS. WE BELIEVE TIME IS EVERYTHING TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND THAT COMMUNITY IS POWER. LUSTGARTEN PROGRAMS AND EVENTS PROVIDE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY PANCREATIC CANCER A VOICE AND A PLACE TO CREATE HOPE, TOGETHER. THROUGH FY25, THE LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION HAS INVESTED $301 MILLION IN PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionTHE LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION IS THE LARGEST PRIVATE FUNDER OF PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH IN THE WORLD. SEE SCHEDULE O.THE LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION IS BOLDLY LEADING THE WAY THROUGH HOPE AND INNOVATION, TURNING FEAR INTO ACTION THROUGH EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT, AND ADVANCING THE BEST SCIENCE TO TRANSFORM PANCREATIC CANCER INTO A CURABLE DISEASE. THE FOUNDATION FOCUSES ON TRANSLATING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNDERLYING BIOLOGY OF PANCREATIC CANCER INTO CLINICAL APPLICATIONS TO CHANGE, EXTEND, AND ULTIMATELY SAVE PATIENTS' LIVES. IN FY25, THE FOUNDATION AWARDED $18 MILLION TO FUEL CUTTING-EDGE PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH, INCLUDING 10 NEW GRANTS TO RESEARCHERS AT SEVEN LEADING INSTITUTIONS. RESEARCH EFFORTS ARE CONCENTRATED ON THREE KEY PILLARS: EARLY DETECTION AND INTERCEPTION, DRUG DEVELOPMENT, AND PERSONALIZED MEDICINE.MissionDesc
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DescRESEARCH PROGRAM: THE LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE BEST SCIENCE TO TRANSFORM PANCREATIC CANCER INTO A CURABLE DISEASE. 2025 MARKED THE FOUNDATION'S 27TH YEAR OF DRIVING PIONEERING PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH BREAKTHROUGHS, ACCELERATING PROGRESS FASTER THAN EVER BEFORE AND PROVIDING A MORE HOPEFUL FUTURE FOR ALL PATIENTS. SEE SCHEDULE O.Desc

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ANDREW LUSTGARTEN
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GLEN PECK
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Program Services$165,972ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$115,343ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$139,946FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$274,478TotalAmt
Program Services$122,656ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$76,248ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$75,574FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,102TotalAmt
Program Services$3,102ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,575TotalAmt
Fundraising$25,575FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$248,375TotalAmt
Management And General$248,375ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$824,230TotalAmt
Program Services$424,903ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$127,238ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$272,089FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$740,389TotalAmt
Program Services$222,117ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$74,039ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$444,233FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$482,242TotalAmt
Program Services$192,896ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$120,561ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$168,785FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$112,457TotalAmt
Program Services$44,984ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,115ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,358FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$247,923TotalAmt
Program Services$61,980ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,189ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$148,754FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,727TotalAmt
Program Services$15,490ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,683ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,554FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,982TotalAmt
Program Services$16,392ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,246ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,344FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
DIRECT MAIL DESIGN & PR$1,149,769$574,885$172,465$402,419
BANK & CREDIT CARD FEES$291,540$15,970$275,570

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,136TotalAmt
Management And General$15,136ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,180,092TotalAmt
Program Services$21,820,537ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,304,178ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,055,377FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,900,693BOYAmt
EOY$2,507,400EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,663,022BOYAmt
EOY$11,366,565EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$237,956BOYAmt
EOY$337,425EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$343,474LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$178,425LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,912BOYAmt
EOY$165,049EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,965,570BOYAmt
EOY$71,046,044EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$5,000,000EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$1,113,291EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,802,153BOYAmt
EOY$91,535,774EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$917,651BOYAmt
EOY$1,042,406EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,002,078BOYAmt
EOY$10,332,743EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$17,650EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$1,114,543EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,919,729BOYAmt
EOY$12,507,342EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,508,499BOYAmt
EOY$66,740,484EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,373,925BOYAmt
EOY$12,287,948EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,882,424BOYAmt
EOY$79,028,432EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,802,153BOYAmt
EOY$91,535,774EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$10,010,618ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$4,135,390NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,661,608CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,139,699CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,131,206CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$21,134,092CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,677,585CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$110,744,190TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,661,608CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,139,699CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,131,206CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$21,134,092CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,677,585CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$110,744,190TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$8,812,541SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$101,931,649PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,252,026CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,704,321CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,599,807CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,265,272CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,279,845CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,101,271TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,150CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$160,156CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$47,396CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$59,451CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$275,153TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$122,120,614TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.83470PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.87950PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$43,242OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$491DepreciationAmt
Book Value$42,751BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,100OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$9,100DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$291,132OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$168,834DepreciationAmt
Book Value$122,298BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$165,049TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPRIVATE CREDIT FUNDDesc
Book Value$5,000,000BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$5,000,000TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$1,114,543Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,114,543TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$41,425,607TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$4,135,390NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$347,882DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$4,483,272RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$36,942,335RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$248,375InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$248,375RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$37,190,710TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$27,279,599TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$347,882DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$347,882ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$26,931,717ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$248,375InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$248,375ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$27,180,092TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FOUNDATION HAS RECEIVED A FINAL DETERMINATION LETTER FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE STATING THAT THE FOUNDATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3). THE FOUNDATION IS TREATED AS A PUBLIC CHARITY AS DEFINED IN SECTIONS 509(A)(1) AND 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). THE FOUNDATION FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS OF ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) SUBTOPIC 740-10, INCOME TAXES OVERALL (ASC 740-10), RELATING TO UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. FOR THE FOUNDATION, ASC 740-10 IS PRIMARILY APPLICABLE TO THE INCURRENCE OF UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX ATTRIBUTABLE TO CERTAIN OF ITS INVESTMENTS. ASC 740-10 ESTABLISHES A MINIMUM THRESHOLD FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF THE BENEFITS OF POSITIONS TAKEN, OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, IN FILING TAX RETURNS. IT REQUIRES THE EVALUATION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE FOUNDATION'S INCOME TAX RETURNS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE TAX POSITIONS ARE "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" OF BEING SUSTAINED BY THE APPLICABLE TAX AUTHORITY. TAX POSITIONS NOT DEEMED TO MEET THE MORE-LIKELY THAN-NOT THRESHOLD ARE RECORDED AS TAX EXPENSE. FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024, THE FOUNDATION HAS NOT IDENTIFIED OR PROVIDED FOR ANY SUCH POSITIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
NORTH AMERICA00GRANTMAKINGPANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH$60,000
EUROPE00GRANTMAKINGPANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH$395,677
NORTH AMERICA01PROGRAM SERVICEPANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH$145,200
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees1SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee1TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$600,877SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$600,877TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
NORTH AMERICAPANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH$60,000WIRE/EFT$0
EUROPEPANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH$340,677WIRE/EFT$0
EUROPEPANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH$55,000WIRE/EFT$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGRANT MONITORING PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES ALL GRANTEES TO PROVIDE DETAILED REPORTING ON THEIR RESEARCH. REPORTING INCLUDES ACCOUNTING FOR ALL FUNDS AND SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY ELECTRONIC COPIES OF ALL ARTICLES, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER THEY WERE PUBLISHED, RESENTED OR OTHERWISE DISCLOSED, CONCERNING GRANT RESEARCH WRITTEN BY THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR. FINAL GRANT ACCOUNTING IS DUE FROM THE SPONSORING INSTITUTION AND THE INSTITUTIONS AGREE TO REFUND ANY PORTION OF THE GRANT FUNDS TO THE FOUNDATION THAT WAS NOT USED FOR THE SPECIFIED PURPOSES DESCRIBED HEREIN AND RETURN TO THE FOUNDATION ANY UNEXPENDED FUNDS WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE EXPIRATION OR TERMINATION OF THE GRANT TERM, OR AT THE FOUNDATION'S OPTION, THE FOUNDATION MAY, BY WRITTEN NOTICE, ALLOW THE SPONSORING INSTITUTION TO USE ANY REMAINING GRANT FUNDS IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANT RESEARCH IN PROGRESS AT THE TIME OF SUCH EXPIRATION. THE FOUNDATION SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO AUDIT THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS. PART I, LINE E, COLUMN (F): METHOD OF ACCOUNTING EXPENSES ARE REPORTED USING THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING, CONSISTENT WITH THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
FUSE FUNDRAISING GROUP LLC
12355 SUNRISE VALLEY DRIVE SUITE 2RESTONVA20191MAIL SOLICITATION0$3,253,410$750,580$2,502,830
MM EVENT GROUP LLC
110 WEST 40TH STREET SUITE 1403NEW YORKNY10018EVENT CONSULTING0$455,174$25,575$429,599
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$3,708,584TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$776,155TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$2,932,429TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesINLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesLALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTXLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWYLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ROMBO GOLF EVTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$898,264GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$898,264CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Event2LI WALKEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$878,911GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$878,911CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Other Events Total103OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$3,820,253GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$3,760,802CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$59,451GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$42,961FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$13,751EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$2,739OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$5,597,428GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$5,537,977CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$59,451GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$42,961FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$13,751EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$2,739OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$59,451DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (20 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
1650 ORLEANS STREETBALTIMOREMD21287520595110501(C)(3)$6,410,909$0PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY
ONE BUNGTOWN ROADCOLD SPRING HARBORNY11724112013303501(C)(3)$1,937,943$0PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH
615 CHESTNUT STREET- 17TH FLOORPHILADELPHIAPA191064404236251648501(C)(3)$1,593,497$0PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
77 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUECAMBRIDGEMA02139042103594501(C)(3)$1,000,000$0PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
450 BROOKLINE AVENUEBOSTONMA02215042263040501(C)(3)$1,456,615$0PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
THE SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES
10010 NORTH TORREY PINES ROADLA JOLLACA92037952160097501(C)(3)$1,000,000$0PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
YALE UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 1873NEW HAVENCT06508060646973501(C)(3)$58,049$0PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
MASSACHUSETTES GENERAL HOSPITAL
55 FRUIT STREETBOSTONMA02114042697983501(C)(3)$175,000$0PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
NYU GROSSMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
PO BOX 415026BOSTONMA02241135562308501(C)(3)$716,827$0PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
THE TRUSTEE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
3400 CIVIC CENTER BLVDPHILADELPHIAPA19104231352685501(C)(3)$500,000$0PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
104 AIRPORT DRIVECHAPEL HILLNC27599566001393GOV'T$150,000$0PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
DUKE UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 104132DURHAMNC27708560532129501(C)(3)$605,443$0PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
1275 YORK AVENUENEW YORKNY10065131924236501(C)(3)$573,736$0PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM
2799 W GRAND BLVDDETROITMI48202381357020501(C)(3)$106,528$0PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
ONE GUSTAVE L LEVY PLACENEW YORKNY100296574136171197501(C)(3)$150,000$0PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
240 PASTEUR DRIVEPALO ALTOCA94305941156365501(C)(3)$44,000$0PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CENTER
1515 HOLCOMBE BLVDHOUSTONTX77030746001118GOV'T$369,998$0PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
886 CHESTNUT RIDGE ROADMORGANTOWNWV26506556000842GOV'T$330,642$0PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
STAND UP TO CANCER - ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
10880 WILSHIRE BOULEVARDLOS ANGELESCA90024951644609501(C)(3)$360,000$0PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
ONE BAYLOR PLAZAHOUSTONTX77030741613878501(C)(3)$55,000$0PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org20Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FOUNDATION MAKES GRANTS TO 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITIES AND CERTAIN STATE UNIVERSITIES CONDUCTING PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH. AS PART OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR RECEIVING SUCH GRANTS, THE FOUNDATION REQUIRES PERIODIC UPDATES AND REPORTING ON SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS AND FINANCIAL EXPENDITURES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
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KERRI KAPLAN
PRESIDENT$265,969$0$75,998$0$0$0$4,071$0$36,867$0$382,905$0$0$0
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GLEN PECK
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STEPHANIE DERGARABEDIAN
NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT$155,883$0$23,250$0$0$0$3,958$0$31,710$0$214,801$0$0$0
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PART I, LINE 4B:NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN LINDA TANTAWI, CEO, PARTICIPATED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN THROUGH 3/31/24. DURING THE 2024 CALENDAR YEAR, $4,375 WAS DISTRIBUTED FROM THE PLAN AND IS INCLUDED IN OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(III). THIS AMOUNT HAD BEEN REPORTED AS DEFERRED COMPENSATION IN PRIOR YEARS AND IS THEREFORE ALSO INCLUDED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (F).
PART I, LINE 7:NONFIXED PAYMENTS IN 2024, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES RECEIVED NONFIXED DISCRETIONARY BONUSES AS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(II).

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FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4ARESEARCH PROGRAM $19,810,727 GRANTS $18,049,864 THE LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE BEST SCIENCE TO TRANSFORM PANCREATIC CANCER INTO A CURABLE DISEASE. 2025 MARKED THE FOUNDATION'S 27TH YEAR OF DRIVING PIONEERING PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH BREAKTHROUGHS, ACCELERATING PROGRESS FASTER THAN EVER BEFORE AND PROVIDING A MORE HOPEFUL FUTURE FOR ALL PATIENTS. IN 2025, THE FOUNDATION AWARDED 10 NEW GRANTS TOTALING UP TO $13.9 MILLION TO RESEARCHERS AT EIGHT LEADING INSTITUTIONS. OF THE NEW GRANTS AWARDED, 30% SUPPORT DRUG DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; 14% SUPPORT EARLY DETECTION AND INTERCEPTION EFFORTS; AND 20% SUPPORT PERSONALIZED MEDICINE STUDIES. WITH THE ADDITION OF THESE NEW GRANTS, THE FOUNDATION NOW SUPPORTS 51 ACTIVE GRANTS ACROSS 20 INSTITUTIONS. THE CUMULATIVE TOTAL THE LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION INVESTED IN RESEARCH THROUGH JUNE 2025 IS $301 MILLION. DURING FY25, MAJOR LUSTGARTEN-FUNDED INITIATIVES INCLUDED: - ADVANCING THE LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION'S COMMITMENT TO FUNDING EARLY DETECTION PROJECTS, MARCIA CANTO, MD, DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL RESEARCH, DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AT JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WAS AWARDED A GRANT FOR HER STUDY "ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-AUGMENTED EARLY DETECTION AND PREVENTION OF PANCREATIC CANCER." FUNDING THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF TOOLS TO ENABLE EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF PANCREATIC CANCER, INCLUDING SCREENING IN THE GENERAL POPULATION AND APPROACHES FOR RISK ASSESSMENT, MANAGEMENT, AND INTERCEPTION IN HIGH-RISK GROUPS WILL ULTIMATELY GIVE PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES MORE HELP AND MORE HOPE THAN EVER BEFORE. - LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION-AACR CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS HONORING RUTH BADER GINSBURG AND JOHN ROBERT LEWIS AWARDED TO ANUPRIYA SINGHAL, MD, PHD, MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER, FOR HER STUDY "INTERROGATING VULNERABILITIES OF A KRAS INHIBITOR-RESISTANT CELL STATE IN PANCREATIC CANCER, AND VINCENT BERNARD PAGAN, MD, PHD, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER, FOR HIS STUDY "TARGETING ONCOGENIC METABOLIC ADAPTATIONS TO OVERCOME THERAPY RESISTANCE IN PANCREATIC CANCER." THE AWARDS SUPPORT TRAILBLAZING INVESTIGATORS COMMITTED TO INCREASING THE UNDERSTANDING AND TREATMENT OF PANCREATIC CANCER. THESE AWARDS SUPPORT CAREER ADVANCEMENT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROMISING TALENT IN PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH, IN HONOR OF THE LIVES AND LEGACIES OF TWO ICONIC AMERICANS LOST TO PANCREATIC CANCER. - LUSTGARTEN EQUITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND DIVERSITY (LEAD) PROJECT GRANT AWARDED TO NINA STEELE, PHD, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, AND HOWARD CRAWFORD, PHD, HENRY FORD PANCREATIC CANCER CENTER, FOR THEIR PROJECT "RACIAL DISPARITIES IN PANCREATIC CANCER." THIS PROJECT WILL ENABLE DRS. STEELE AND CRAWFORD TO DEVELOP TOOLS THAT WILL ALLOW RESEARCHERS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITY AND HETEROGENEITY OF PANCREATIC CANCER. - INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION PROGRAM GRANTS AWARDED TO RONALD PARCHEM, PHD, BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE FOR HIS STUDY, "MECHANISMS DRIVING TUMOR INNERVATION IN PANCREATIC CANCER, AND MASSIMILIANO MAZZONE, PHD, GROUP LEADER AT THE VIB-KU LEUVEN CENTER FOR CANCER BIOLOGY AND PROFESSOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGY AT KU LEUVEN FOR HIS STUDY "UNRAVELING THE ROLE OF P2Y6+ MACROPHAGES IN PDAC LIVER METASTASIS." - DR. ROBERT F. VIZZA LUSTGARTEN CLINICAL ACCELERATOR INITIATIVE (CAI) GRANTS AWARDED TO GREGORY BEATTY, MD, PHD, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE (HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE FOR HIS STUDY "COMBINATORIAL MYELOID ACTIVATION AS IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR METASTATIC PANCREATIC CANCER," DUNG LE, MD, PROFESSOR OF ONCOLOGY AT JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE FOR HER STUDY "NC410 AND FOLFIRINOX IN COMBINATION WITH ANTI-PD-1 WITH AND WITHOUT ANTI-CTLA-4 FOR TREATMENT NAIVE METASTATIC PANCREATIC CANCER," KEVIN C. SOARES, MD, ASSISTANT ATTENDING SURGEON OF HEPATOPANCREATOBILIARY SURGERY AT MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER (MSK) FOR HIS STUDY "A PILOT STUDY OF NEOADJUVANT MFOLFIRINOX AND ELI-002 7P WITH OR WITHOUT ANTI-PD-1 CHECKPOINT BLOCKADE IN BORDERLINE AND RESECTABLE PANCREATIC DUCTAL ADENOCARCINOMA, AND BRIAN BOONE, MD, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY AND AN ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND CELL BIOLOGY AT WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FOR HIS STUDY "TARGETING MYELOPEROXIDASE TO ENHANCE CHEMOTHERAPY RESPONSE IN PANCREATIC ADENOCARCINOMA." THE CAI REDUCES THE TIME FROM CLINICAL TRIAL CONCEPT TO LAUNCH USING A LUSTGARTEN-DEVELOPED PROCESS BASED ON THE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE AND EMPLOYING INNOVATIVE BIOMARKERS. TO MAXIMIZE THE VALUE OF THE CAI STUDIES, THE LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO DEVELOP THE LUSTGARTEN UNITED CLINICAL INFORMATION DATABASE (LUCID) TO HOUSE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS ACROSS STUDIES AND LINK THEM TO PATIENT OUTCOMES. BY PROVIDING A CENTRALIZED PLATFORM FOR DATA SHARING AND ANALYSIS, LUCID PROMOTES COLLABORATION BETWEEN RESEARCHERS, LEADING TO FASTER RESEARCH ADVANCEMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, LUCID WILL HELP RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY NEW TREATMENT APPROACHES AND BIOMARKERS AND UNDERSTAND DISEASE HETEROGENEITY AND PATIENT SUBGROUPS, DETERMINING WAYS TO MATCH THE RIGHT PATIENTS TO THE RIGHT TREATMENTS AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES. - THE LUSTGARTEN ADVANCING BREAKTHROUGH SCIENCE (LABS) PROGRAM, A HALLMARK OF THE FOUNDATION'S UNIQUE RESEARCH STRATEGY, HAD AN INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL YEAR ADVANCING RESEARCH AT ITS SIX DEDICATED LABORATORIES. OF NOTE: FROM THE LABS SITES AT DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, LED BY BRIAN WOLPIN, MD, MPH, AND MIT, LED BY TYLER JACKS, PHD, FINDINGS PUBLISHED IN SCIENCE IDENTIFIED A PREVIOUSLY UNRECOGNIZED CLASS OF PANCREATIC CANCER RESTRICTED "CRYPTIC" ANTIGENSTARGETS DERIVED FROM NONCODING REGIONS OF THE GENOME THAT CAN BE RECOGNIZED BY T CELLS. THE STUDY SHOWED THAT MANY OF THESE ANTIGENS ARE SHARED ACROSS PATIENTS, ABSENT FROM HEALTHY TISSUE, AND CAPABLE OF DRIVING POTENT IMMUNE RESPONSES IN PRECLINICAL MODELS. BY REVEALING NEW, BROADLY APPLICABLE IMMUNE TARGETS, THIS WORK OPENS PROMISING PATHWAYS FOR DEVELOPING NEXT-GENERATION THERAPIES FOR A DISEASE THAT HAS LONG RESISTED IMMUNOTHERAPY. FROM THE LABS SITE AT COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY, LED BY DAVID TUVESON, MD, PHD, LUSTGARTEN'S CHIEF SCIENTIST, FINDINGS PUBLISHED IN CANCER RESEARCH SHOWED THAT INHIBITING THE FGFR2 PROTEIN ALONE AND IN COMBINATION WITH EGFRCAN SIGNIFICANTLY DELAY OR PREVENT TUMOR FORMATION IN PRECLINICAL MODELS. BY TARGETING THE MOLECULAR SIGNALS THAT DRIVE EARLY DISEASE PROGRESSION, THIS WORK ESTABLISHES A FOUNDATION FOR INTERVENING BEFORE PANCREATIC CANCER BECOMES CLINICALLY AGGRESSIVE, OPENING THE DOOR TO PREVENTION STRATEGIES FOR HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALS. FROM THE LABS SITE AT THE SALK INSTITUTE, LED BY REUBEN SHAW, PHD, FINDINGS PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A SPECIFIC CELL-SURFACE SUGAR, HSAT, PLAYS A PROTECTIVE ROLE IN PANCREATIC CANCER-SUPPRESSING INFLAMMATION, LIMITING TUMOR SPREAD, AND CORRELATING WITH IMPROVED SURVIVAL. THE STUDY ALSO DEMONSTRATED THAT HSAT IS DETECTABLE IN PATIENT BLOOD SAMPLES, POSITIONING IT AS BOTH A PROMISING THERAPEUTIC TARGET AND A POTENTIAL BIOMARKER. BY UNCOVERING A NEW LINK BETWEEN TUMOR BIOLOGY, INFLAMMATION, AND DISEASE PROGRESSION, THIS WORK OPENS NEW AVENUES FOR EARLIER INTERVENTION AND MORE EFFECTIVE TREATMENT STRATEGIES. THE LABS PROGRAM PROVIDES LONG-TERM FUNDING TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND SPEED THE PACE OF DISCOVERY BY INCENTIVIZING INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM SCIENCE, INCLUDING GROUPS WITH COMPLEMENTARY EXPERTISE ACROSS THE PIPELINE FROM TARGET DISCOVERY AND VALIDATION TO PRECLINICAL DEVELOPMENT AND CLINICAL TESTING. - IN 2025, LUSTGARTEN CONTINUED OUR COLLABORATIONS WITH ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE PANCREATIC CANCER COLLECTIVE, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH, SWIM ACROSS AMERICA, BREAK THROUGH CANCER, AS WELL AS ESTABLISHED A NEW RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MARK FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH. THROUGH THESE PARTNERSHIPS, LUSTGARTEN BRINGS FOCUS AND STRATEGY TO PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH AND MAXIMIZES OUR COLLECTIVE FINANCIAL INVESTMENT SO WE CAN FUND THE MOST HIGH-RISK, HIGH-REWARD SCIENCE. THIS COLLABORATIVE APPROACH YIELDED SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS THIS YEAR. LANDMARK RESULTS FROM THE PANCREATIC ADENOCARCINOMA SIGNATURE STRATIFICATION FOR TREATMENT (PASS-01) TRIAL, SUPPORTED BY THE LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION AND STAND UP TO CANCER THROUGH THE PANCREATIC CANCER COLLECTIVE, WERE PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. PASS-01, THE FIRST RANDOMIZED, HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON OF THE TWO CURRENT STANDARD-OF-CARE REGIMENS FOR METASTATIC PANCREATIC CANCER, SET A NEW BAR FOR WHAT CLINICAL TRIALS CAN ACHIEVE BY PAIRING THERAPY RESPONSE DATA WITH UNPRECEDENTED MOLECULAR AND GENOMIC PROFILING OF EACH PATIENT'S TUMOR AND ESTABLISHED A SHARED, MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING PANCREATIC CANCER BIOLOGY.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4BPUBLIC EDUCATION AND INFORMATION PROGRAM $1,235,976 THE LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION IS THE LARGEST PRIVATE FUNDER OF PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH IN THE WORLD, FUNDING PREEMINENT PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCHERS, DRIVING THE PURSUIT OF BOLD AND INNOVATIVE SCIENCE TOWARD EARLIER DETECTION AND BETTER TREATMENTS, AND TRANSFORMING PANCREATIC CANCER INTO A CURABLE DISEASE. THE FOUNDATION FUNDS RESEARCH WHERE CREATIVE RISKS YIELD HIGH REWARDS TO ACCELERATE AND EXPAND LIFE-SAVING TREATMENT OPTIONS. WE BELIEVE TIME IS EVERYTHING TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND THAT COMMUNITY IS POWER. LUSTGARTEN PROGRAMS AND EVENTS PROVIDE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY PANCREATIC CANCER A VOICE AND A PLACE TO CREATE HOPE, TOGETHER. THE LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION CREATED, PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED MATERIALS TO UPDATE PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS, SURVIVORS, DONORS, VOLUNTEERS, WALK AND EVENT LEADERS AND CORPORATE SPONSORS ON RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS, FOUNDATION MILESTONES, AND WALKS/EVENTS. MATERIALS INCLUDED: - LUSTGARTENLIVE! SERIES OF RESEARCH-FOCUSED, INTERACTIVE WEBINARS - PROGRESS & PROMISE NEWSLETTER - ANNUAL REPORT - IMPACT REPORT - RESEARCH MILESTONES UPDATE - MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER WITH VIDEO INTRODUCTION - DIRECT MAIL AND ACQUISITION MAIL PIECES - MONTHLY PANCCHATS ON TWITTER, BRINGING EXPERTS AND PATIENTS TOGETHER TO DISCUSS TOPICS PERTINENT TO THE PANCREATIC CANCER COMMUNITY - INCREASED FOCUS ON VIDEO WE ALSO CONTINUED DISTRIBUTING OUR NAVIGATING PANCREATIC CANCER: A GUIDE FOR PATIENTS & CAREGIVERS HANDBOOK, CONTAINING INFORMATION ON MANAGING A PANCREATIC CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATING THE DISEASE. THE BOOK AND MANY OF THE MATERIALS NOTED ABOVE ARE ACCESSIBLE AT WWW.LUSTGARTEN.ORG.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4CPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM $773,834 PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION FOCUSED ON THE FOUNDATION'S SENIOR LEADERSHIP CONDUCTING HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS WITH FUNDED SCIENTISTS AND DIRECTORS OF THE LABS PROGRAM SITES AND COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS ATTENDING/PRESENTING AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AACR) AND STAND UP TO CANCER (SU2C). ADDITIONALLY, THE LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR THE AACR SPECIAL CONFERENCE IN PANCREAS CANCER RESEARCH, AACR-LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION-MARK FOUNDATION JOINT WORKSHOP ON SOLVING THE EARLY STAGE DIAGNOSIS FOR RECALCITRANT CANCERS, THE GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON PANCREATIC DISEASES. THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY SYMPOSIUM AT THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, AND THE PANCREAS COURSE AT COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2MARCIA LUSTGARTEN, ANDREW LUSTGARTEN AND JESSICA LUSTGARTEN COURTEMANCHE - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER FOR ACCURACY AND REASONABLENESS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. ADDITIONALLY, A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FINAL RETURN IS PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE WRITTEN POLICY REQUIRES ANNUAL DISCLOSURES BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND KEY PERSONS OF ANY INTEREST THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICT. THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES THE COMPLIANCE OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IN THE INSTANCE WHERE A DIRECTOR HAS A CONFLICT, THEY ARE ASKED BY THE BOARD CHAIR TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM DELIBERATIONS, DECISIONS AND THE VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY (MOST RECENTLY ON JUNE 2, 2025) BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. TO SUPPORT THIS PROCESS, THE COMMITTEE UTILIZES A COMPENSATION SURVEY PROVIDED BY AN INDEPENDENT HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.