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Breakthrough T1D

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 23-1907729 Website

Breakthrough T1D is a public charity based in New York, New York. Founded in 1970, it works to accelerate breakthroughs to cure, prevent, and treat type 1 diabetes (T1D) and its complications, supporting research as well as advocacy, education, and resources for people and families affected by T1D.

Key facts about Breakthrough T1D

In short: Breakthrough T1D gave $79.3M across 100 grants in 2025 (avg $793K), top state Massachusetts. 16% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
23-1907729
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$79,319,658
Grants made (2025)
100
Average grant
$793,197
Median grant
$377,999
New grantees (estimate)
16% first-time grantees (16 of 100, 2025)
Total assets
$534,558,002
Primary geography
Massachusetts (21% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
How to apply
For research opportunities, consult the grant handbook and the relevant opportunity’s application information. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$534.6M

+9.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$79.3M

+18.3% YoY

Grant Count

100

+7.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$793K

+10.0% YoY

Is Breakthrough T1D open to new grantees?

16%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 16 of 100 grantees (16%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $323K; repeat grants $883K. How we count

Medians: $243K first-time, $431K repeat.

  • 74% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 61% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

Breakthrough T1D’s mission is to accelerate life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent, and treat T1D and its complications. Its research strategy has two pillars: curing T1D and improving the lives of people with T1D. The organization identifies early detection, disease-modifying therapies, and cell therapies as priorities for curing T1D. Its improving-lives work includes glucose-control drugs and devices, research on complications such as heart, eye, and kidney disease, and behavioral health therapies.

The organization funds research grants and industry agreements and provides research support through scientific, medical, policy, and government-relations professionals. Its filing also describes public education and outreach, including support services and resources for newly diagnosed children and adults, families, and others.

The 2025 grants include universities, hospitals, research institutes, and other nonprofits. For example, the University of Chicago describes its mission as advancing knowledge and fostering a community of scholars and students; the University of Miami describes itself as a research university with programs including medicine and scientific research; and the Clinton Health Access Initiative describes its mission as improving health outcomes and strengthening health systems in low- and middle-income countries. These are the grantees’ own descriptions, not Breakthrough T1D’s mission.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, Breakthrough T1D reported 100 grants totaling $79,319,658. Grant amounts ranged from $25,000 to $7,275,001, with a median of $377,999. The largest listed award was $7,275,001 to the University of Massachusetts Medical School for T1D research. Other large awards included $5,397,345 to the Regents of the University of California, San Francisco, and $4,120,701 to the University of Chicago, each for T1D research.

Breakthrough T1D’s funding opportunities page describes a grant handbook with application guidelines, checklists, administrative resources, terms and conditions, and clinical resources. The page’s listed deadlines for specific opportunities—including those in 2025, January 2026, July 2026, and September 2026—have passed as of October 2, 2026. Separately, the Conference Awards program is described as accepting applications year-round for scientific meetings, conferences, and workshops relevant to the organization’s mission; it does not cover individual attendance costs. The Kellogg Family Early-Career Patient-Oriented Diabetes Research Award is described as providing up to $200,000 annually for up to five years, and the Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship as providing up to $95,000 per year for three years. The program descriptions list restrictions, including limits on long-term-complications applications for those awards.

How to Apply

For research opportunities, consult the grant handbook and the relevant opportunity’s application information. Conference Awards accept rolling submissions for eligible scientific meetings, conferences, and workshops.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In filing year 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state were Massachusetts (21%), California (13%), Florida (7%), Illinois (7%), and Pennsylvania (6%). The listed grants also include recipients in Colorado, Indiana, Washington, and Michigan.

Grant Distribution by State

38states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 100 itemized grants.

Cities

BostonSan FranciscoNew YorkChicagoSeattleHoustonLa JollaDenverPhiladelphiaPittsburghTucsonAnn ArborAtlantaCharlottesvilleIndianapolisMilwaukeeMinneapolisNashvilleNew HavenSaint Louis

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20M$40M$60M$80M87 grants2019 75 grants2020 61 grants2021 129 grants2022 101 grants2023 93 grants2024 100 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $29.1M (2021) to $79.3M (2025). In 2025 it made 100 grants totaling $79.3M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

University of Massachusetts Medical School: $7.3MUniversity of MassachusettsMedical School$7.3MThe Regents of the University of California San Francisco: $5.4MThe Regents of the Universityof California San Francisco$5.4MThe University of Chicago: $4.1MThe University of Chicago$4.1MRegents of the University of Colorado: $3.6MRegents of the University ofColorado$3.6MUniversity of Florida: $3.1MUniversity of Florida$3.1MThe Brigham and Womens Hospital Inc: $2.7MThe Brigham and WomensHospital Inc$2.7MJoslin Diabetes Center Inc: $2.6MJoslin Diabetes Center Inc$2.6MTrustees of Indiana University: $2.5MTrustees of Indiana University$2.5MUniversity of Washington: $2.4MUniversity of Washington$2.4MRegents of the University of Michigan: $2.3MRegents of the University ofMichigan$2.3M

The largest 2025 recipient was University of Massachusetts Medical School ($7.3M). Together the top 10 received $35.9M.

Grant Size Distribution

484 grants across all recorded years

18<$50K41$50–100K132$100–250K134$250–500K83$500K–1M71$1–5M5$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 134 grants of 484 (28%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester, MAT1D Research$7,275,001
The Regents of the University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CAT1D Research$5,397,345
The University of Chicago Chicago, ILT1D Research$4,120,701
Regents of the University of Colorado Denver, COT1D Research$3,578,005
University of Florida Gainesville, FLT1D Research$3,130,295
The Brigham and Womens Hospital Inc Boston, MAT1D Research$2,749,635
Joslin Diabetes Center Inc Boston, MAT1D Research$2,565,662
Trustees of Indiana University Bloomington, INT1D Research$2,492,689
University of Washington Seattle, WAT1D Research$2,386,866
Regents of the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MIT1D Research$2,251,674

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grant total Grant count
2025 $534,558,002 $301,723,973 $281,012,901 $79,319,658 100
2024 $488,117,647 $258,115,457 $232,130,154 $67,075,228 93
2023 $446,188,087 $223,798,085 $215,759,942 $74,336,017 101

The organization’s filing describes $103.5 million in net research grant expense recognized under GAAP for the year ended June 30, 2024, in addition to $18 million of programmatic research investments recorded on its balance sheet. These figures are separate from the grant totals reported by filing year above.

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$100M$200M$300M$400M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$534,558,002$488,117,647$446,188,087
Revenue$301,723,973$258,115,457$223,798,085
Expenses$281,012,901$232,130,154$215,759,942
Net Investment Income$13,791,709$23,163,370$9,232,479

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 31, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 12, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 4, 2025)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 14, 2026)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 12, 2020)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 8, 2021)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 21, 2022)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Lisa Wallack as chair and Matt Varey as vice chair. It also lists Michael Alter, Elizabeth Caswell, Claudia Graham, Mike Gordon, Michelle Griffin, Karen Jordan, Joe Lacher Jr., and Per Lundin as board members or committee chairs.

Breakthrough T1D is led by Aaron Kowalski, Chief Executive Officer since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 16 of 31 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Aaron Kowalski

    Chief Executive Officer

    Chief Mission Officer → President & CEO, 2020

    CEO & President → Chief Executive Officer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $503K (2019) → $978K (2025)

  • Christopher Turner

    Chair, Nominating & Gov. Committee

    Chair, Finance & Invest Committee → Board Member, 2024

    Board Member → Chair, Nominating & Gov. Committee, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Schneider MD

    Chair & Mission Impact Committee

    Board Member → Chair, Nominating & Gov Committee, 2023

    Chair, Nominating & Gov Committee → Chair & Mission Impact Committee, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Jordan

    Chair, Finance & Investment Committee

    Chair & Research Committee → Chair & Funding Committee, 2024

    Chair & Funding Committee → Chair, Finance & Investment Committee, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Wallack

    Chair

    Board Member → Chair, Talent & Compensation Committee, 2024

    Chair, Talent & Compensation Committee → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Caswell

    Chair, Talent & Comp. Committee

    Board Member → Chair & Research Committee, 2024

    Chair & Research Committee → Chair, Talent & Comp. Committee, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven St Peter

    Managing Director T1d Fund

    Mg Director Jdrf T1d Fund → Managing Director & T1d Fund, 2022

    Managing Director & T1d Fund → Managing Director T1d Fund, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    50 hrs/week

    $565K (2021) → $807K (2025)

  • Helen Ellias

    Former Key Employee

    Managing Director & T1d Fund → Managing Director T1d Fund, 2024

    Managing Director T1d Fund → Former Key Employee, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    $450K (2020) → $604K (2025)

  • James McDonald

    Former Officer

    Board Liaison & Secretary → Board Liaison, 2024

    Board Liaison → Former Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    $109K (2020) → $149K (2025)

  • Sanjoy Dutta PhD

    Chief Scientific Officer

    Vice President & Research → Chief Scientific Officer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $286K (2020) → $460K (2025)

  • Sydney Yovic

    Former Officer

    Chf. Strategy Ofc & Chf. of Staff → Chf. Str Ofc & Chf of Staff, 2024

    Chf. Str Ofc & Chf of Staff → Former Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    $185K (2020) → $296K (2025)

  • Robert King

    Cfao & Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    50 hrs/week

    $81K (2022) → $563K (2025)

  • Pamela Morrisroe

    Chief Marketing Officer

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $439K (2023) → $520K (2025)

  • Tracy Mido

    Chief Human Resources Officer

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $351K (2023) → $408K (2025)

  • Amy Montalto

    Vice President & Volunteer Engagement

    On filings since 2024

    50 hrs/week

    $275K (2024) → $297K (2025)

  • Jesse Raben

    Chief Legal, Risk Ofc & Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    50 hrs/week

    $166K (2024) → $320K (2025)

  • Kathleen Seitz

    Chief Global Development Officer

    On filings since 2024

    50 hrs/week

    $447K (2024) → $492K (2025)

  • Annette Freytag

    Chief of Staff & Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    $80K (2025)

  • Hardik Sanghvi

    Vice President, Enterprise Architecture & Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    $296K (2025)

  • Lynn Starr

    Chief Global Advocacy Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    $461K (2025)

  • Margaret Morris

    CFO & Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    $249K (2025)

  • Joe Lacher Jr.

    Board Member

    Chair, Talent & Compensation → Chair of the Board, 2021

    Chair of the Board → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karey L. Witty

    Board Member

    Board Member → Chair, Finance & Investment Committee, 2024

    Chair, Finance & Investment Committee → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Varey

    Vice Chair

    Board Member → Chair, Audit & Risk Committee, 2023

    Chair, Audit & Risk Committee → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Alter

    Board Member

    Board Member → Chair & Funding Committee, 2020

    Chair & Funding Committee → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Griffin

    Board Member

    Chair & Development → Vice Chair of the Board, 2023

    Vice Chair of the Board → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Claudia Graham PhD

    Board Member

    Board Member → Chair, Advocacy & Impact Committee, 2023

    Chair, Advocacy & Impact Committee → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Drayton Virkler

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carlton McMillan

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Gordon

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Per Lundin

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (46)
  • Former: Grant Beard (2019–2024) — Chair of the Board
  • Former: Jeff Plumer (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Timothy Doyle (2022–2024) — Former Officer
  • Former: Bala Balasubramanian (2024) — Chief Information Officer
  • Former: Esther Latres (2024) — Vice President & Research
  • Former: Cynthia Rice (2019–2023) — Chief Mission Officer
  • Former: Joanne Martz (2019–2023) — Former Officer · Filing note: Began 10/2018
  • Former: Paul Heath (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Steven Davis (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Troy Lindloff (2020–2023) — Former Officer · Filing note: Began 2/2020
  • Former: Yury Kukushkin (2022–2023) — Managing Director & T1d Fund
  • Former: Mimi Crabtree (2023) — Executive Director & Greater Ny Chapter
  • Former: Srinivas Mishra (2020–2022) — Chief Tech Officer
  • Former: Gillian Green (2021–2022) — Vice President Leadership Giving
  • Former: Anne Gehring (2022) — Contract CFO
  • Former: Craig Robertson (2022) — Vice President & Field Development
  • Former: Alisa Norris (2019–2021) — CMO
  • Former: Derek Rapp (2019–2021) — Fmr President & CEO · Filing note: Thru 4/2019
  • Former: Sandra Hijikata (2019–2021) — Fmr CDO & Assistant Secretary · Filing note: Thru 4/2020
  • Former: Susan Yun (2019–2021) — Fmr Cpo & Assistant Secretary · Filing note: Thru 5/2020
  • Former: Ellen Leake (2019–2020) — Chair of the Board
  • Former: Jill Clark (2019–2020) — Senior Vice President & Volunteer Engagement
  • Former: Margery Perry (2019–2020) — Chair & Research
  • Former: Angie Platt (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Brandon Arbiter (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Cathy Baier (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Dayton Ogden (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Doug Lowenstein (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Jeff Adams (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Jennifer Bennett (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Jerry Wisler (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: John Kampfe (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Jonathan R. Behr (2019) — Managing Director Jdrf-T1d Fnd
  • Former: Julia Greenstein (2019) — Vice President Research
  • Former: Kim Roosevelt (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Lisa Reed (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Mark Greene (2019) — Former CFO & Assistant Treasurer · Filing note: Thru 518
  • Former: Marvin Daitch (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Mary Elizabeth Bunzel (2019) — Chair & Chancellors
  • Former: Michael Soper (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Mike Norona (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Nanette Deturk (2019) — Chair & Advocacy
  • Former: Randy Anderson (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Sean Doherty (2019) — Chair & Jdrf T1d Fund Llc
  • Former: Stephen Newman MD (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Timothy Clark (2019) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Aaron Kowalski — Chief Executive Officer: $978KAaron KowalskiChief Executive Officer$978KSteven St Peter — Managing DIR. T1D Fund (End 1/25): $807KSteven St PeterManaging DIR. T1D Fund (End…$807KHelen Ellias — Former Key Employee: $604KHelen ElliasFormer Key Employee$604KRobert King — Cfao/Treasurer (End 1/25): $563KRobert KingCfao/Treasurer (End 1/25)$563KPamela Morrisroe — Chief Marketing Officer: $520KPamela MorrisroeChief Marketing Officer$520KKathleen Seitz — Chief Global Development Officer: $492KKathleen SeitzChief Global Development Officer$492KLynn Starr — Chief Global Advocacy Officer: $461KLynn StarrChief Global Advocacy Officer$461KSanjoy Dutta PHD — Chief Scientific Officer: $460KSanjoy Dutta PHDChief Scientific Officer$460KTracy Mido — Chief Human Resources Officer: $408KTracy MidoChief Human Resources Officer$408KJesse Raben — Chief Legal & Risk OFC, Secretary: $320KJesse RabenChief Legal & Risk OFC…$320KAmy Montalto — Vice President, Volunteer Engagement: $297KAmy MontaltoVice President, Volunteer…$297KSydney Yovic — Former Officer: $296KSydney YovicFormer Officer$296KHardik Sanghvi — VP, Enterprise Architecture and Se: $296KHardik SanghviVP, Enterprise Architecture and…$296KMargaret Morris — CFO, Treasurer (Start 3/25): $249KMargaret MorrisCFO, Treasurer (Start 3/25)$249KJames McDonald — Former Officer: $149KJames McDonaldFormer Officer$149KAnnette Freytag — Chief of Staff, Treas (1/25-3/25): $80KAnnette FreytagChief of Staff, Treas…$80K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $978K, to Aaron Kowalski (Chief Executive Officer). 16 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Contact

Mailing address: 200 Vesey Street 28Th Floor, New York, NY 10281
Phone: (800) 533-2873
Website: https://breakthrought1d.org

Frequently asked questions about Breakthrough T1D

How much does Breakthrough T1D give each year?

Breakthrough T1D gave $79.3M across 100 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $67.1M across 93 grants.

What is Breakthrough T1D's typical grant size?

Breakthrough T1D's median grant in 2025 was $377,999, and its average grant was $793,197, across 100 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Breakthrough T1D that year got $323K on average.

Where does Breakthrough T1D give grants?

Breakthrough T1D's top state is Massachusetts, with 21% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were California (13%) and Florida (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (7 grants), New York, NY (5 grants), Seattle, WA (4 grants) and Pittsburgh, PA (3 grants).

Does Breakthrough T1D give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 100 grants with a stated purpose on Breakthrough T1D's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "T1D Research" (100 grants).

Who are Breakthrough T1D's largest grantees?

Breakthrough T1D's largest 2025 grantees include University of Massachusetts Medical School ($7,275,001), The Regents of the University of California San Francisco ($5,397,345) and The University of Chicago ($4,120,701), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 21% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Breakthrough T1D?

Breakthrough T1D reported $534.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $301.7M.

What does Breakthrough T1D fund?

Breakthrough T1D’s mission is to accelerate life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent, and treat T1D and its complications. Its research strategy has two pillars: curing T1D and improving the lives of people with T1D. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Breakthrough T1D?

For research opportunities, consult the grant handbook and the relevant opportunity’s application information. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Breakthrough T1D's EIN?

Breakthrough T1D's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-1907729. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.

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The New York Community Trust

New York, NY

The New York Community Trust funds nonprofit programs in areas such as arts, education, health, the environment, workforce development, and youth development, including projects that improve services, build organizational capacity, or advance policy and systems change. Its competitive grants mainly serve New York City, Long Island, and Westchester, with some national and international environmental funding; the 2024 median grant was $20,000. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Assets

$3.5B

Grants

2,748

Total Given

$193.8M

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