Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2002.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
87 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
25 people listed on the 990; $1.9M paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Leah Binder’s $634K as President & CEO is at the 98th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leah Binder | $634,260 | $669,446 | $669,448 | $568,717 | $596,648 | $550,158 |
| Melissa Danforth | $388,793 | $376,743 | $358,974 | $350,459 | $278,238 | $321,535 |
| Erica Mobley | — | — | — | $279,300 | $224,386 | $206,275 |
| Ralph Johnson | $249,199 | $275,145 | $272,508 | $259,537 | $221,981 | $108,718 |
| Karen Jupiter | $248,086 | $261,285 | $252,426 | — | — | — |
| Jill Berger | $177,617 | $191,079 | $224,670 | $182,939 | — | — |
| Stephen Gaus | — | — | — | — | $208,548 | $163,552 |
| Patrice Brown | — | $206,603 | — | — | — | — |
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.
See Leap Frog Group executive salaries →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
Improving healthcare safety and value for consumers.
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Ratings
Leapfrog fields a voluntary survey of hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers on quality and safety practices. The surveys involve measure development and are updated annually. The hospital survey also includes a tool to evaluate systems for computerized physician order entry of pharmaceuticals.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-2359517) · Dispute this lineCommunications
Leapfrog collects, analyzes and disseminates health care data on quality and safety to consumers and purchasers to help them make decisions on where to seek care. Health care providers also find the information useful for their own improvement programs and the opportunity to benchmark against their peers.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-2359517) · Dispute this lineMembership
Leapfrog works with employers and purchasers of health care to encourage transparency from the health care community and educate employees on the safest and highest quality providers. Leapfrog also collects dues from an advisory committee of health care-focused companies who offer advice and suggestions to leapfrog but do not have a…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-2359517) · 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 | $1.7M | $2.8M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $304K | $805K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $2.8M | $7.9M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $1.4M | $5.7M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.4M | $2.2M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $41K | $22K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $1.6M | $1.2M | $310K | $54K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $120K | $105K | $12K | $3K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $226K | $203K | $17K | $6K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $173K | $146K | $22K | $5K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $81K | $2K | $79K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $117K | $117K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $733K | $719K | $14K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $234K | $234K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $63K | $39K | $23K | $601 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $471K | $444K | $14K | $13K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $368K | $344K | $13K | $11K |
| TravelLn 17 | $2K | $1K | $1K | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $46K | $46K | $142 | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $230K | $201K | $23K | $6K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $56K | $53K | $2K | $2K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $422K | $420K | $3K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $24K | $5K | $18K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $6.2M | $5.4M | $682K | $155K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 17, 2026 | $8.9M | $8.8M | $56K | $1.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 17, 2025 | $8.4M | $8.4M | $657 | $1.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 | $7.6M | $8.0M | −$419K | $1.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 | $7.2M | $7.2M | $4K | $2.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2022 | $7.0M | $6.2M | $731K | $2.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 | $5.9M | $5.9M | $3K | $1.4M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990
Part I · Summary $6,979,738 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,979,738 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,249,067 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $7,897,278 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,160,015 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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