Death with Dignity National Center
The mission of the Death with Dignity National Center is to improve end-of-life care by expanding options for those who are dying and confronting injustices in the health care system.
Death with Dignity National Center at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,928,098
- -7.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $989,119
- -2.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $102,676
- +2.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,366,279
- -1.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Death with Dignity National Center funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 5 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Death with Dignity National Center gives
- Giving grew 159% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $311K (2023). In 2024 it reported $20K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Death with Dignity Political Fund Portland, OR | Lobbying | $250,000 |
| American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying Berkeley, CA | Continuing education for clinicians in medical aid in dying | $60,715 |
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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 | $3,928,098 | $989,119 | $1,366,279 | — | — | $102,676 |
| 2024 | $4,234,306 | $1,012,867 | $1,390,388 | $20,350 | Total only | $99,870 |
| 2023 | $4,386,841 | $1,236,753 | $1,846,111 | $310,715 | 2 | $93,732 |
| 2022 | $5,111,183 | $2,141,258 | $1,538,355 | $199,250 | 3 | $46,932 |
| 2021 | $4,520,519 | $887,150 | $796,625 | $5,000 | Total only | $36,398 |
| 2020 | $3,614,804 | $1,663,195 | $1,137,093 | $120,000 | 2 | $60,822 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Death with Dignity National Center
Based on IRS filings
Death with Dignity National Center is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Portland, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $103K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Death with Dignity National Center is led by Peg Sandeen, Chief Executive Officer since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 4 of 11 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Peg Sandeen
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Director → Chief Executive Officer, 2022
On filings since 2020
38 hrs/week
$117K (2020) → $175K (2025)
Lisa Vigil Schattinger
President
Board Member → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elia Lawatsch
Managing Director
On filings since 2024
38 hrs/week
$112K (2024) → $129K (2025)
Gris Reyes
Development Director
New on the 2025 filing
38 hrs/week
$116K (2025)
Elaine Fong
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
$44K (2025)
Carol Pratt
Vice President
Vice President & Treasurer → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eli Stutsman
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George Eighmey
Board Member
President & Board of Director → President & Board of Directors, 2024
President & Board of Directors → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Midge Levy
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gil Tenzer
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Max Roman
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Szelena Gray (2022–2024) — President
- Former: Deborah Ziegler (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Stephen Dunn (2020) — Treasurer & Jan - May
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $175K, to Peg Sandeen (Chief Executive Officer). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Death with Dignity National Center
How large is Death with Dignity National Center?
Death with Dignity National Center reported $3.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $989K.
What is Death with Dignity National Center?
Death with Dignity National Center is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Portland, OR. It holds $3.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Death with Dignity National Center operate?
Death with Dignity National Center has awarded grants in California, Maine, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon.
What is Death with Dignity National Center's EIN?
Death with Dignity National Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-1162366. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 3, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 13, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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