Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 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
26 people listed on the 990; $791K paid to officers and key staff.
Meghan Gutierrez’s $364K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 249 $10–100M diseases & disorders 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meghan Gutierrez | $364,424 | $329,934 | $320,781 | $318,291 | $264,381 | $288,756 |
| Laura Wallenstein | $235,033 | $231,590 | $215,228 | — | — | — |
| Sarah Quinlan | $213,956 | $190,287 | — | $164,413 | $146,996 | — |
| Carolina Flores Thru 52023 | — | $206,459 | — | — | — | — |
| Christa Boggio | $192,672 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicholas Guercio | $181,070 | $145,500 | — | — | — | — |
| Carolina Flores | — | — | — | $179,168 | $148,113 | $141,923 |
| Carolina Flores Thru 4272023 | — | — | $173,415 | — | — | — |
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 Lymphoma 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
Funds scientific research, advocates for policy changes, and provides community-based education and support services to eradicate lymphoma and assist patients touched by the disease.
Questions for Lymphoma Research Foundation
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Research
The foundation is committed to funding the mostpromising lymphoma researchers who have the greatest potential toadvance patient care and improve patient outcomes. Through itslymphoma consortia, research initiatives, and scientificworkshops, LRF mobilizes the research community to speed thedevelopment and use of new treatments.
Educational Programs and Patient Services
LRF provides acomprehensive series of programs and services for the lymphomacommunity including, but not limited to, continuing medicaleducation, clinical trials information services, disease specificpublications and websites, in-person patient workshops andeducational forums, lymphoma helpline, online services, patientaid grants…
Communication and Advocacy
Through strategic communications, LRF seeks to raise awareness of lymphoma and the needs of people with lymphoma. Digital programming ensures access to accurate information and digital programs including mobile apps.
Funders
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 | $20.8M | $26.2M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $426K | $604 |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $192K | $155K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $22.7M | $31.2M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $4.0M | $4.6M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $18.7M | $26.6M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $2.2M | $2.2M | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $38K | $38K | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $10K | $10K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $545K | $298K | $93K | $153K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $1.9M | $1.0M | $297K | $529K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $62K | $36K | $7K | $19K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $306K | $117K | $129K | $60K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $258K | $143K | $41K | $73K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $25K | $14K | $5K | $7K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $71K | $71K | ||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $30K | $30K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $834K | $565K | $46K | $223K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $439K | $406K | $2K | $31K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $180K | $155K | $10K | $15K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $67K | $51K | $6K | $10K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $394K | $219K | $63K | $112K |
| TravelLn 17 | $43K | $38K | $593 | $4K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $279K | $179K | $4K | $96K |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $58K | $32K | $9K | $16K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $30K | $17K | $5K | $9K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $419K | $209K | $38K | $172K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $8.1M | $5.8M | $827K | $1.5M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 25, 2026 | $14.2M | $14.3M | −$125K | $34.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 23, 2025 | $13.9M | $13.4M | $496K | $32.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 | $16.6M | $14.0M | $2.6M | $30.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 12, 2023 | $14.7M | $12.9M | $1.8M | $27.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 12, 2022 | $16.1M | $8.1M | $8.0M | $26.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 13, 2021 | $13.9M | $8.2M | $5.8M | $18.7M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $16,103,858 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $16,103,858 across 11 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,136,631 across 21 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $31,207,101 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $26,619,141 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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