Joanne Barr Mem Liver Transplant Found
Joanne Barr Mem Liver Transplant Found is a private foundation, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.5M in total assets. In 2025, it made $36K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $405K.
Joanne Barr Mem Liver Transplant Found at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,455,848
- +11.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $461,209
- -12.6% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $35,550
- -80.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $99,423
- -62.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Joanne Barr Mem Liver Transplant Found 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 Joanne Barr Mem Liver Transplant Found gives
- Giving grew 40% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 14% 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
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $103K (2021) to $320K (2020). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $144K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Surgical Association Foundation Beverly, MA | Charitable Operations Expenses | $143,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,455,848 | $461,209 | $99,423 | — | — | $35,550 | $404,678 | $245,390 |
| 2024 | $3,094,163 | $527,462 | $265,394 | $143,500 | 1 | $186,238 | $448,591 | $225,487 |
| 2023 | $2,839,341 | $181,042 | $234,199 | $125,000 | 1 | $165,198 | $116,144 | $185,080 |
| 2022 | $2,892,498 | $296,376 | $99,332 | — | — | $35,799 | $237,441 | $176,095 |
| 2021 | $2,695,454 | $286,131 | $211,250 | $102,866 | 3 | $146,097 | $221,316 | $196,508 |
| 2020 | $2,620,573 | $89,398 | $419,237 | $320,000 | 1 | — | $32,661 | $165,017 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Joanne Barr Mem Liver Transplant Found reported a distributable amount of $245K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Joanne Barr Mem Liver Transplant Found is led by Ronald Busuttil MD, President on every filing since 2020; 1 of 5 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ronald Busuttil MD
President
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
$15K (2020) → $18K (2025)
Douglas G. Farmer MD
President
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joann Busuttil
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Busuttil MD
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jerzy Kupiec-Weglinski MD PhD
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Ashley Dressler MD (2020–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Alan M. Zusman (2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Ronald Preissman (2020) — Vice President
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 $18K, to Ronald Busuttil MD (President Through 5/2025).
Frequently asked questions about Joanne Barr Mem Liver Transplant Found
How large is Joanne Barr Mem Liver Transplant Found?
Joanne Barr Mem Liver Transplant Found reported $3.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $36K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $245K (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.
Where does Joanne Barr Mem Liver Transplant Found operate?
Joanne Barr Mem Liver Transplant Found has awarded grants in California, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Virginia.
What is Joanne Barr Mem Liver Transplant Found's EIN?
Joanne Barr Mem Liver Transplant Found's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-4107071. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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