Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2006.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
22 people listed on the 990; $598K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Lauren Harbert’s $223K as Executive Di is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M health care nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn Brehm | — | — | $191,842 | $201,045 | $252,726 | $258,175 |
| Lauren Harbert | $223,192 | $202,252 | $143,106 | — | — | — |
| Tim Sosbe | $136,933 | $132,515 | $127,826 | $123,327 | $119,985 | $120,316 |
| Christine Gaudet | — | — | $131,365 | $127,161 | $121,722 | $125,767 |
| Nadia Aboulhouda | $127,522 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nannette Nolan | $124,770 | $121,232 | $112,069 | $108,363 | $103,208 | $103,924 |
| Kathleen Herndon | — | — | — | $118,716 | — | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
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The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Advances professional training for the life science industry.
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Annual Conference
An educational program for the general membership from pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and diagnostic industries.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-3641423) · Dispute this lineTraining Workshops
Members receive education skills development training.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-3641423) · Dispute this linePreferred Industry Partnerships
Relationships to promote the enhancement and growth of lten and its members.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-3641423) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $630K | $1.0M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $4.0M | $3.7M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $3K | $7K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $5.0M | $5.5M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $1.1M | $1.6M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $3.9M | $3.9M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $75K | $75K | ||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $253K | $126K | $114K | $13K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $335K | $168K | $151K | $17K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $45K | $22K | $20K | $2K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $17K | $9K | $8K | $874 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $40K | $20K | $18K | $2K |
| Management feesLn 11a | $164K | $49K | $114K | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $2K | $2K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $15K | $15K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $40K | $40K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $42K | $42K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $32K | $32K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $42K | $41K | $1K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $146K | $146K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $816 | $816 | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $28 | $28 | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $1.1M | $1.1M | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $39K | $39K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $12K | $12K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $327K | $312K | $15K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $2.7M | $2.0M | $738K | $34K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 13, 2026 | $4.3M | $3.9M | $398K | $5.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 25, 2025 | $4.2M | $3.8M | $391K | $4.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 24, 2024 | $3.7M | $3.7M | $77K | $3.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 5, 2023 | $3.0M | $3.2M | −$171K | $3.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 21, 2022 | $2.6M | $2.7M | −$142K | $3.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 30, 2021 | $1.8M | $1.9M | −$69K | $3.9M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990
Part I · Summary $2,590,062 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,590,062 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,732,400 across 20 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $5,475,280 assets, 13 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,896,683 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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