Bright Pink NFP
Bright pink's mission is to accelerate, deepen, and expand the impact of life-saving breast and ovarian health interventions.
Bright Pink NFP at a glance
In short: Bright Pink NFP gave $4.5M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $2.3M), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,500,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- Average grant
- $2,250,000
- Median grant
- $2,250,000
- Primary geography
- California (78% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026. Covers 15 months (fiscal year-end changed).
Who Bright Pink NFP funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Stanford University ($3.5M). Together the top 2 received $4.5M.
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 7 grants of 15 (47%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $4.5M (2025, 15 months). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $4.5M.
*2025: Covers 15 months (fiscal year-end changed).
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
*2025: Covers 15 months (fiscal year-end changed).
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford University Stanford, CA | Expand life-saving education through widespread adoption of new digital tool focused on democratizing access to cascade genetic testing. | $3,500,000 |
| University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | Expand life-saving education through widespread adoption of new digital tool focused on democratizing access to cascade genetic testing. | $1,000,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025* | — | $113,662 | $4,797,400 | $4,500,000 | 2 | $64,998 |
| 2024 | $4,711,739 | $519,562 | $480,456 | $175,000 | 4 | $340,549 |
| 2023 | $4,807,351 | $703,086 | $830,316 | $525,000 | 5 | $113,197 |
| 2022 | $4,885,533 | $1,726,280 | $972,527 | $450,000 | 4 | $432,266 |
| 2021 | $5,074,275 | $2,037,742 | $2,169,147 | — | — | $212,413 |
| 2020 | $4,752,605 | $605,726 | $1,648,436 | — | — | $255,880 |
| 2019 | $5,960,824 | $3,056,891 | $3,084,001 | $5,000 | Total only | $189,444 |
*2025: Covers 15 months (fiscal year-end changed).
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Bright Pink NFP
Based on IRS filings
Bright Pink NFP is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $4.5M. Net investment income was $65K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bright Pink NFP is led by Lindsay Avner, CEO, Secretary & Board Member since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lindsay Avner
CEO, Secretary & Board Member
Founder & CEO → CEO & Board Member, 2022
CEO & Board Member → CEO, Secretary & Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$78K (2022) → $0 (2025)
Janet Foutty
Board Chair
Board Member → Board Chair, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Taryn Aronson
Board Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lee Gibbs
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Stacey Wexler (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Tara Montgomery (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Kathryn Beiser (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Kerhyl Gantt (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Janna Andrews (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Gregg Kaplan (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: James Toney (2019–2022) — Board Secretary
- Former: Jessica Richmond (2019–2022) — Vice President Growth & Product
- Former: Traci Dawodu (2019–2022) — Vice President Finance & Ops
- Former: Ginny Ehrlich (2020–2022) — CEO
- Former: Katie Thiede (2019–2021) — Former CEO
- Former: Kathy Beiser (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Carli Feinstein (2019) — Vice President of Brand & Experience
- Former: Margaret Lassar (2019) — Senior Vice President of Strategy & Advancement
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 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $92K, to Lindsay Avner (CEO, Secretary & Board Member).
Frequently asked questions about Bright Pink NFP
How much does Bright Pink NFP give each year?
Bright Pink NFP gave $4.5M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. The 2025 filing year covers 15 months because its fiscal year-end changed. In 2024 it gave $175K across 4 grants.
What is Bright Pink NFP?
Bright Pink NFP is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Chicago, IL.
Where does Bright Pink NFP operate?
Bright Pink NFP has awarded grants in California, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, Texas, Virginia.
What is Bright Pink NFP's EIN?
Bright Pink NFP's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0619889. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 25, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 22, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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