The Alpha-1 Foundation is committed to finding a cure for Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and to improving the lives of people affected by Alpha-1 worldwide.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$614K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.5M a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$614K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $22.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 23.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
22
named funders · $2.3M
Looks good: 22 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.6M
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.9M
-0.5% vs prior year
Spent
$6.4M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$32.9M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$10.9M
FY2022-0.5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$10.9M
FY2022$10.9M
FY2023$10.5M
FY2024$11.6M
FY2025$13.8M
Expenses
$6.4M
FY2022▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$6.3M
FY2022$6.4M
FY2023$8.5M
FY2024$10.1M
FY2025$14.0M
Net assets
$32.9M
FY2022▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$32.2M
FY2022$32.9M
FY2023$35.5M
FY2024$41.9M
FY2025$44.0M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1996.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $5.1M Management & general 11% · $702K Fundraising 9% · $584K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $614K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
President and CEO
$187,865Pt VII · Sec A
Sen Dir Research Progs
$129,239Pt VII · Sec A
Sen Dir Corp Relations
$115,193Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Dir Development
$104,627Pt VII · Sec A
President and CEO
$76,853Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Santarella’s $352K as President and CEO is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2901 $10–100M 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

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021
Scott Santarella$352,414$315,753——
Miriam a O'Day——$187,865$276,735
Randel H Plant$158,473$134,428$129,239$121,544
Linda Rodriguez$136,689$113,589——
Angela T McBride$135,996$120,202$115,193$108,866
Jeanne Kushner$110,591———
Adriana Arce$107,310———
Linda M Rodriguez——$104,627—

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Fund research and support patients with Alpha1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.

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3 programs · $3.7M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Alpha-1 Research Network

The Alpha-1 research infrastructure provides support for a network of Alpha-1 investigators worldwide. It is one of the Foundation's most valuable assets and includes the DNA & Tissue Bank, Therapeutic Development Network, and Clinical Resource Centers.

$2.9Mprogram expense
02

Alpha-1 Registry and Act Study

The Research Registry is a confidential database of diagnosed Alphas and carriers willing and able to participate in research studies and clinical trials for new therapies. It is comprised of both patient-supported and clinical data. The Registry represents the largest cohort of Alphas in the world.

$443Kprogram expense
03

Alpha-1 National Conference

The 31st annual Alpha-1 National Educational Conference was a hybrid conference held on June 8-11, 2022. As the largest annual gathering of the Alpha-1 community, the National Conference provides important opportunities for networking, education, and advocacy.

$305Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 68 grants · $7.2M · 2020–2024
University of FloridaFL · FY2024$470,549
Regents of the Univ of CaliforniaFY2024$178,944
Baylor College of MedicineTX · FY2024$174,051
National Jewish HealthCO · FY2024$99,723
Univeristy of CincinnatiFY2024$99,500
Clemson UniversityFY2024$99,452
The University of TexasFY2024$74,000
Boston Univ of Internal MedicineMA · FY2024$63,368
University of ChicagoIL · FY2024$45,894
University of UtahUT · FY2024$10,499
Gordon Research ConferencesRI · FY2024$7,500
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$366K
Money outPt IX
$6.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.1M
Managementcol C$702K
Fundraisingcol D$584K
Owns and owesPt X
$32.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12.4M
Total assetsLn 16$35.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$216K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$366K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Gains on assetsLn 7$995K
Total revenueLn 12$10.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7.9M
SavingsLn 2$4.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$22.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Other assetsLn 15$25K
Total assetsLn 16$35.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M
Net assetsLn 32$32.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.6M$12.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$24.9M$22.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$34.6M$35.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M$2.6M
Net assetsLn 32$32.2M$32.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.7M$1.7M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$54K$54K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$806K$806K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.0M$84K$275K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$19K$14K$2K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$200K$156K$7K$38K
Payroll taxesLn 10$103K$76K$7K$21K
Management feesLn 11a$220K$120K$100K
Legal feesLn 11b$115K$90K$25K
Accounting feesLn 11c$64K$64K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$10K$10K
Investment management feesLn 11f$146K$146K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$358K$283K$68K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$419K$298K$30K$91K
Information technologyLn 14$79K$52K$20K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$219K$162K$13K$44K
TravelLn 17$36K$18K$16K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$153K$103K$46K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$6K$538$2K
InsuranceLn 23$36K$18K$13K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$222K$79K$59K$84K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.4M$5.1M$702K$584K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $13.8M$14.0M−$225K$44.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $11.6M$10.1M$1.5M$41.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $10.5M$8.5M$1.9M$35.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $10.9M$6.4M$4.5M$32.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $10.9M$6.3M$4.7M$32.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $10,890,084 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,939,893$9,050,130
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $240,000$366,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,701,074$1,460,203
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $61,472$13,751
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,942,439$10,890,084
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,915,188$2,583,468
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,734,769$1,692,512
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,606,146$2,088,226
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,256,103$6,364,206
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,686,336$4,525,878
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $10,890,084 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,050,130
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$216,394
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,050,130
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $366,000$366,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $465,635$465,635
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $8,788$8,788
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $994,568$994,568
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $4,963$4,963
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,468,991 · Unrelated business $366,000 · Excluded from tax $4,963$10,890,084
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,364,206 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,723,851$1,723,851
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $53,500$53,500
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $806,117$806,117
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,010,855 · Management $83,978 · Fundraising $275,061$1,369,894
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,510 · Management $1,833 · Fundraising $3,446$18,789
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $155,670 · Management $6,952 · Fundraising $37,723$200,345
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $75,616 · Management $6,772 · Fundraising $21,096$103,484
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $120,000 · Management $100,000$220,000
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $89,736 · Management $25,428$115,164
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $63,779$63,779
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $146,362$146,362
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $283,073 · Management $67,961 · Fundraising $7,282$358,316
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $298,119 · Management $29,772 · Fundraising $91,402$419,293
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $51,797 · Management $20,152 · Fundraising $7,300$79,249
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $161,958 · Management $13,455 · Fundraising $44,070$219,483
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,863 · Management $16,189 · Fundraising $2,050$36,102
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $102,826 · Management $46,273 · Fundraising $3,993$153,092
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,468 · Management $538 · Fundraising $1,760$8,766
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,196 · Management $13,097 · Fundraising $4,942$36,235
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $78,805 · Management $59,478 · Fundraising $84,102$222,385
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,077,960 · Management $702,019 · Fundraising $584,227$6,364,206
Part X · Balance sheet $35,496,616 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,319,457$7,943,740
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,294,626$4,433,622
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $982,721$675,118
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $21,728$167,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,749$12,982
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $24,801,956$21,875,585
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $136,115$363,069
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $25,134$25,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $34,603,486$35,496,616
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,937,857$1,889,700
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $416,000$715,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $13,815$19,020
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,367,672$2,623,720
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $29,114,292$29,569,884
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,121,522$3,303,012
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $32,235,814$32,872,896
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $34,603,486$35,496,616
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $32,872,896 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,890,084
XI-2 Total expenses$6,364,206
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,525,878
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$32,235,814
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$4,115,749
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$226,953
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$32,872,896

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