Flight Attendant Medical Research

Private foundation · Grantmaker Coral Gables, FL EIN: 65-1057724

Flight Attendant Medical Research is a private foundation focused on public and societal benefit, based in Coral Gables, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $63.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $1.9M. Net investment income was $2.7M.

Flight Attendant Medical Research at a glance

In short: Flight Attendant Medical Research gave $1.9M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $929K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,857,089
+13.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$928,545
+13.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$928,545
Total assets
$63,465,475
+0.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Flight Attendant Medical Research funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K7$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 7 grants of 10 (70%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Coral Gables

How Flight Attendant Medical Research gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+3%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 97% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M2 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.6M (2024) to $5.2M (2019). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $1.9M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
See Attached Coral Gables, FLGeneral$1,302,008
See Attached Coral Gables, FLGeneral$555,081
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$63,465,475$2,959,212$8,583,237$1,857,0892$2,976,425$2,723,866$3,053,054
2024$63,127,504$4,970,493$2,649,905$1,632,3292$2,662,762$4,717,493$2,861,809
2023$56,166,552$2,534,801$3,417,214$1,925,6762$3,031,884$2,282,360$2,784,955
2022$53,796,481$3,249,807$3,130,691$1,800,4772$2,865,639$2,903,528$3,034,009
2021$66,681,317$6,240,307$3,114,697$2,085,5542—$5,977,603$3,164,945
2020$61,001,601$2,339,198$4,040,742$3,177,2322—$2,079,437$2,919,510
2019$61,076,571$3,339,728$5,697,789$5,194,3612—$3,074,848$2,963,170

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Flight Attendant Medical Research reported a distributable amount of $3.1M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Flight Attendant Medical Research is led by Elizabeth A. Kress, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 5 of 6 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Elizabeth A. Kress

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $145K (2019) → $177K (2025)

  • Stanley M. Rosenblatt Esq.

    Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • John B. Ostrow Esq.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    $60K (2019) → $60K (2025)

  • Kate Jewell Nd

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    $60K (2019) → $60K (2025)

  • Lani Blissard

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    $60K (2019) → $60K (2025)

  • Patricia Patty L. Young

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    $60K (2020) → $60K (2025)

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Leisa Richardson (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Susan Rosenblatt Esq. (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Patty L. Young (2019) — Trustee

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

Elizabeth a Kress — Exec DIR.: $177KElizabeth a KressExec DIR.$177KLani Blissard — Trustee: $60KLani BlissardTrustee$60KJohn B Ostrow ESQ — Trustee: $60KJohn B Ostrow ESQTrustee$60KKate Jewell ND — Trustee: $60KKate Jewell NDTrustee$60KPatricia Patty L Young — Trustee: $60KPatricia Patty L YoungTrustee$60K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $177K, to Elizabeth a Kress (Exec DIR.). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Flight Attendant Medical Research

How much does Flight Attendant Medical Research give each year?

Flight Attendant Medical Research gave $1.9M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.6M across 2 grants.

How large is Flight Attendant Medical Research?

Flight Attendant Medical Research reported $63.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3.1M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Flight Attendant Medical Research?

Flight Attendant Medical Research is a private foundation focused on public and societal benefit, based in Coral Gables, FL. It holds $63.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Flight Attendant Medical Research operate?

Flight Attendant Medical Research has awarded grants in Florida.

What is Flight Attendant Medical Research's EIN?

Flight Attendant Medical Research's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 65-1057724. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 31, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 11, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 5, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 16, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 2, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 15, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 29, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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