Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1996.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
71 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
17 people listed on the 990; $737K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyleigh Lipira | $340,283 | $336,485 | $310,738 | $261,731 | $265,847 |
| James Merrick | $159,361 | $178,462 | $145,000 | — | — |
| Susan M Dorsey CPA | — | — | — | — | $158,535 |
| Susan Vogel Chief | — | — | — | $150,000 | — |
| Elizabeth Reilly SR Devel | $121,058 | — | — | — | — |
| Jessica Allison | $116,635 | $114,686 | — | — | — |
| Ivis Alfaro | — | — | $102,019 | — | — |
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 Melanoma Research Foundation 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
Accelerating research and educating the public to eradicate melanoma.
Questions for Melanoma Research Foundation
Your first name shows with your question. Melanoma Research Foundation answers here, for everyone.
The MRF is committed to advancing a broad scientific agenda across the disciplines of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Although the MRF has achieved a number of important scientific milestones, much more work remains to be done.
The MRF'S advocacy program is a platform for those affected by melanoma to share their voice and transform policy. The advocacy agenda focuses on issues on both the state and federal level. The main pillars of the program are access, prevention, education and federal funding for melanoma research.
The MRF has a robust education program aimed at educating patients, physicians and the genereal public on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of melanoma, as well as increasing overall awareness of the disease.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $5.3M | $4.2M | $1.6M | $693K |
| Given inLn 1b | $1.1M | $2.3M | $900K | $696K |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $78K | $3K |
| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $93K | $856K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $1.7M | $3.4M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $215K | $213K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $7.3M | $8.3M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $2.8M | $3.3M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $4.4M | $4.9M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $1.6M | $1.6M | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $45K | $45K | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $29K | $29K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $391K | $246K | $27K | $117K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $1.6M | $1.1M | $434K | $89K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $37K | $25K | $10K | $2K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $151K | $102K | $35K | $15K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $152K | $102K | $35K | $15K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $6K | $6K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $259K | $188K | $30K | $41K |
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $19K | $19K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $1.1M | $654K | $210K | $200K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $68K | $39K | $14K | $15K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $316K | $192K | $50K | $74K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $428K | $222K | $100K | $107K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $39K | $20K | $9K | $10K |
| TravelLn 17 | $280K | $221K | $19K | $40K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $122K | $20K | $102K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $223K | $119K | $50K | $54K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $12K | $6K | $3K | $3K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $77K | $46K | $16K | $15K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $6.9M | $4.9M | $1.1M | $898K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 10, 2025 | $7.4M | $6.9M | $508K | $4.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Sep 24, 2024 | $7.8M | $6.7M | $1.1M | $4.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 2, 2023 | $6.6M | $6.5M | $99K | $3.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 4, 2022 | $6.9M | $5.6M | $1.3M | $3.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 24, 2022 | $5.1M | $4.8M | $320K | $1.8M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $7,413,825 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 10 of 12 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,413,825 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,905,774 across 21 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $8,283,039 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,938,924 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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