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Hereditary Disease Foundation

NEW YORK, NY EIN: 23-7376197 Website

TO FUND TRANSFORMATIVE RESEARCH TO FIND TREATMENTS, AND ULTIMATELY A CURE, FOR HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$22.0M

+20.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$2.1M

-32.9% YoY

Grant Count

10

-9.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$211K

-26.2% YoY

About Hereditary Disease Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Hereditary Disease Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Medical Research, based in NEW YORK, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $22.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 10 grants totaling $2.1M. Net investment income was $1.2M.

Focus Areas

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states
+2 more states

Cities

BirminghamBostonCambridgeDallasEvanstonGainesvilleGalvestonIrvineLa JollaLos AngelesNew YorkOaklandPalo AltoPasadenaPhiladelphiaRedwood CityRochesterSaint LouisSan FranciscoSeattle

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$7M$9M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$21,978,294$18,234,308$16,776,193
Revenue$7,899,221$2,578,841$4,522,686
Expenses$4,524,145$4,738,635$2,603,305
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,243,205$488,200$86,093
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$786K$2M$2M$3M13 grants202011 grants20215 grants202211 grants202310 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SC…$1.1MNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$200KTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF…$176KREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSIT…$100KREGENTS OF THE UNIV OF C…$100KCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF P…$100KMASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE …$100KTHE REGENTS UN OF CALIFO…$100KCENTER FOR GENOMIC MEDIC…$100KMASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE …$30K

Grant Size Distribution

50 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K19$50–100K27$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

2 open opportunities from Hereditary Disease Foundation

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

SARAH HERNANDEZDIR. OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS$144KJULIE PORTERDIR. OF ADMINISTRATION$116KMEGHAN DONALDSONCEO$110KERICA MATISZDIR. OF DEVELOPMENT$109KTIM KELLEHERCFO$43KKAREN NEWMANCHAIR$12K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MEGHAN DONALDSONCEO40$110,000
KAREN NEWMANCHAIR24$12,000
NANCY S WEXLER PHDPRESIDENT1
ANNE B YOUNG MD PHDVICE CHAIR1
BRUCE DONALDSONTREASURER1
ALICE WEXLER PHDSECRETARY1
C FRANK BENNETT PHDDIRECTOR1
ROBI BLUMENSTEINDIRECTOR1
SANDY FOXDIRECTOR1
TACIE FOXDIRECTOR1
BERTA A GEHRYDIRECTOR1
FRANK O GEHRYDIRECTOR1
DAVID HOUSMAN PHDDIRECTOR1
JOAN LEIMAN PHDDIRECTOR1
HERBERT PARDES MDDIRECTOR (THROUGH 4/24)1
LAUREN BAKER PINKUSDIRECTOR1
LESLIE M THOMPSON PHDDIRECTOR1
DAVID ZWALLYDIRECTOR1
MELISSA MOSERDIRECTOR1
TIM KELLEHERCFO6$42,765
SARAH HERNANDEZDIR. OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS40$143,929
JULIE PORTERDIR. OF ADMINISTRATION40$116,065
ERICA MATISZDIR. OF DEVELOPMENT40$108,500

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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