Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2006.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
92 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
19 people listed on the 990; $1.3M paid to officers and key staff.
James Palazzolo’s $705K as CEO is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Palazzolo | $705,144 | $577,025 | $508,333 | $449,962 | $295,000 |
| Imogene Mdunn | $489,716 | $341,812 | — | — | — |
| Kathryn Watson-Feiner | $471,944 | $400,075 | $305,989 | — | — |
| Radhika Sivaramakrishna | $344,211 | $220,140 | — | — | — |
| Philip Beineke | $317,177 | $293,318 | — | — | — |
| Ami Okada | $292,216 | — | — | — | — |
| Sara Horton | $241,574 | $291,695 | $235,513 | — | — |
| Srikrishna Posa | — | $291,431 | — | — | — |
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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Questions the 990 asks
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
Supports healthcare research, especially breast cancer, with management and funding.
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I-Spy Trials
Quantum leap sponsors the I-spy trials (investigation of serial studies to predict your therapeutic response with imaging and molecular analysis). I-spy has been re-engineering the approach to clinical trials, with a goal of getting the right drug to the right patient at the time when they will benefit most, and to achieve this faster…
Breast Cancer Trails (bct)
Launched in 2008, following a successful ucsf-nci sponsored research pilot, its mission is to make patient consideration of trials the norm VS. The exception. We believe that all patients should have access to the latest medical knowledge about breast cancer treatment as well as the opportunity to advance breast cancer research.
Collaboration with the Athena Breast Health Network
The athena breast health network ("athena") is a collaboration of the five university of california medical centers and sanford health to drive innovation in breast cancer prevention, screening and treatment.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $3.8M | $22.9M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $8.9M | $1.4M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $30K | $74K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $16.7M | $46.7M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $15.9M | $28.5M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $742K | $18.2M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $35K | $35K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $417K | $299K | $101K | $17K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $2.9M | $1.9M | $776K | $169K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $65K | $44K | $17K | $4K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $454K | $308K | $120K | $25K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $210K | $142K | $56K | $12K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $81K | $65K | $15K | $24 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $159K | $129K | $30K | $48 |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $2.7M | $2.2M | $509K | $803 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $2.1M | $2.1M | $34K | $14K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $163K | $117K | $47K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $14K | $13K | $1K | |
| InterestLn 20 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $23K | $15K | $8K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $53K | $47K | $6K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $14.2M | $14.1M | $18K | $722 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $4K | $2K | $193 | $1K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $23.6M | $21.6M | $1.7M | $242K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest | $45.5M | $62.6M | −$17.0M | $11.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $45.1M | $47.8M | −$2.6M | $28.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $47.3M | $47.2M | $13K | $30.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $56.1M | $43.8M | $12.4M | $30.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 Viewing | $41.0M | $23.6M | $17.4M | $18.2M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $40,966,658 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $40,966,658 across 10 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $23,555,958 across 17 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $46,710,842 assets, 17 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $18,209,522 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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