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Joslin Diabetes Center Inc

Foundation · Grantmaker Charlestown, MA EIN: 04-2203836 Website

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Key facts about Joslin Diabetes Center Inc

In short: Joslin Diabetes Center Inc gave $11.1M across 23 grants in 2025 (avg $482K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
04-2203836
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$11,078,364
Grants made (2025)
23
Average grant
$481,668
Median grant
$84,655
Total assets
$182,656,365
Primary geography
Massachusetts (78% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$182.7M

+3.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$11.1M

+15.4% YoY

Grant Count

23

+43.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$482K

-19.7% YoY

How Joslin Diabetes Center Inc gives

  • 35% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 27% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

About Joslin Diabetes Center Inc

Based on IRS filings

Joslin Diabetes Center Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Charlestown, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $182.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 23 grants totaling $11.1M. Net investment income was $3.2M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

17states

Share of all 23 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

BostonPhiladelphiaCambridgeChicagoAnn ArborMinneapolisSalt Lake CityWorcesterCharlottesvilleLos AngelesBar HarborBirminghamDallasSeattleSt LouisSyracuseBerkeleyBlacksburgBurlingtonCoral Gables

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M$20M1 grants20191 grants20201 grants202129 grants202218 grants202316 grants202423 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Joslin Clinic Inc: $7.1MJoslin Clinic Inc$7.1MBrigham & Women's Hosp: $658KBrigham & Women's Hosp$658KRegents of University of Michigan: $576KRegents of University ofMichigan$576KMassachusetts General Hosp: $432KMassachusetts General Hosp$432KBeth Israel Lahey Health Inc: $379KBeth Israel Lahey Health Inc$379KJackson Laboratory: $292KJackson Laboratory$292KUniversity of Pennsylvania: $289KUniversity of Pennsylvania$289KStanford Univ: $289KStanford Univ$289KUniversity of Virginia: $278KUniversity of Virginia$278KUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham: $200KUniversity of Alabama atBirmingham$200K

Grant Size Distribution

87 grants across all recorded years

38<$50K10$50–100K14$100–250K16$250–500K3$500K–1M1$1–5M5$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
JOSLIN CLINIC INC Boston, MAPROGRAM SUPPORT$7,084,449
BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSP Boston, MARESEARCH-SUBAWARD$657,684
REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor, MIRESEARCH-SUBAWARD$576,235
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSP Boston, MARESEARCH-SUBAWARD$432,211
BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH INC Boston, MARESEARCH-SUBAWARD$379,356
JACKSON LABORATORY Bar Harbor, MERESEARCH-SUBAWARD$292,461
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia, PARESEARCH-SUBAWARD$288,803
STANFORD UNIV Los Angeles, CARESEARCH-SUBAWARD$288,670
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Charlottesville, VARESEARCH-SUBAWARD$277,598
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM Birmingham, ALRESEARCH-SUBAWARD$199,642

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$50M$100M$150M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$182,656,365$176,840,438$166,005,908
Revenue$77,259,482$71,591,609$74,197,360
Expenses$88,177,463$81,626,334$82,769,482
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$3,167,475$3,443,232$1,623,500
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 10, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Joslin Diabetes Center Inc is led by Tabb Md Kevin, CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2022); 11 of 32 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tabb Md Kevin

    CEO

    CEO & Bilh President → CEO, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Herman Md Phd Roberta

    President & Trustee

    President, CEO & Trustee → President & Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    55 hrs/week

    $715K (2022) → $950K (2025)

  • Pasqualini Martin

    Trustee & Chair

    Vice Chairman & Trustee → Trustee & Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • King Md George L.

    Trustee Exoff & Senior Vice President Chief Scientific Officer

    Trustee, Senior Vice President & Cso → Trustee & Chief Scientific Officer, 2023

    Trustee & Chief Scientific Officer → Trustee Exoff & Senior Vice President Chief Scientific Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    55 hrs/week

    $433K (2022) → $454K (2025)

  • Mehta Md Sanjeev

    Trustee, Senior Vice President, CMO, Cmio & Chf Qual Officer

    Trustee → Trustee, Senior Vice President, CMO, Cmio, General & Epi, 2023

    Trustee, Senior Vice President, CMO, Cmio, General & Epi → Trustee, Senior Vice President, CMO, Cmio & Chf Qual Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    55 hrs/week

    $284K (2023) → $316K (2025)

  • Abbrecht Todd

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Devlin Michael K.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lagasse Anne M.

    Trustee

    Chairman & Trustee → Chair & Trustee, 2023

    Chair & Trustee → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Moses Md Alan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Welo Kristen

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Polonsky Md Kenneth

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wing Leverett

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Enright Ryan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Healy Peter

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sanna Phd Bastiano

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yee Shunee

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bray Christine

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Meininger Md Gary

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aiello Phd Lloyd-Paul

    Former Vice President & Opthamology

    On filings since 2022

    $402K (2022) → $402K (2025)

  • Bhogadi Satish

    Assistant Treasurer & CFO

    Assistant Treasurer & Assistant CFO → Assistant Treasurer & CFO, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    $220K (2024) → $0 (2025)

  • Kahn Md Ronald C.

    Chief Academic Officer

    On filings since 2022

    55 hrs/week

    $439K (2022) → $412K (2025)

  • Lit Susan

    Chief Operating Officer

    On filings since 2023

    55 hrs/week

    $302K (2023) → $386K (2025)

  • Sharuk Md George S.

    Ophthalmologist

    On filings since 2024

    55 hrs/week

    $316K (2024) → $333K (2025)

  • Sun Md Mph Jennifer K.

    Chief, Center Eye Research & Trials

    On filings since 2024

    55 hrs/week

    $399K (2024) → $650K (2025)

  • Schaffer Md Jean E.

    Senior Investigator & Associate Research Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    55 hrs/week

    $302K (2025)

  • Schlossman Md Deborah

    Ophthalmologist

    New on the 2025 filing

    55 hrs/week

    $297K (2025)

  • Williams Md Mark

    Nephrologist

    New on the 2025 filing

    55 hrs/week

    $291K (2025)

  • Katz Esq Jamie

    Clerk & Bilh General Counsel

    Clerk & Bilh General Counsel → Clerk & General Counsel Bilh, 2023

    Clerk & General Counsel Bilh → Clerk & Bilh General Counsel, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rios Cindy

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Francioli Carl

    Treasurer Ex-Officio, Bilh Intrm CFO & Bstn CFO

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Herndon Mba Cpa Fache Scott

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • McIntire Esq William

    Assistant Clerk

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (57)
  • Former: Armstrong Esq Emily (2022–2024) — Assistant Clerk
  • Former: Buckley Esq Maria D. (2022–2024) — Former Clerk & General Counsel
  • Former: Rowan Michael (2022–2024) — Trustee Executive Vice President Hos & Amb Bilh
  • Former: Halprin Md Elizabeth (2024) — Section Chief & Adult Diabetes
  • Former: Hamdy Md Mph Osama (2024) — Phys, Endocrine, Diabetes & Metabolism
  • Former: Larrabee Md Joan (2024) — Phys, Endocrine, Diabetes & Metabolism
  • Former: Cote Elizabeth R. (2022–2023) — Chief Development Officer
  • Former: Kerndl John (2022–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Lurier Eliot M. (2022–2023) — Former CFO & Treasurer
  • Former: Peterson James L. (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Rehnert Geoffrey S. (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Russell Mark E. (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Shaheen Stefany (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: D'errico Matthew (2023) — Chief Information Officer
  • Former: Difiore David C. (2023) — Vice President Clinical Services
  • Former: Harpel Sharon (2023) — Vice President Office Sponsored Research
  • Former: O'Donnell Deborah F. (2023) — Director, Proj Management & Process Improvement
  • Former: Arrigg Paul (2022) — Chief & Vitriorenal
  • Former: Dacey Susan (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Healy Joseph M. (2022) — Chief Strategy Officer
  • Former: Hopfield Phd Jessica (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: James Ralph M. (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Rubenstein Md Arthur (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Sharuk George (2022) — Ophthalmologist
  • Former: Sun Jennifer (2022) — Investigator
  • Former: Ann M. Lagasse (2019–2021) — Trustee & Chair
  • Former: Arthur Rubenstein Md Mbbch (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Eliot M. Lurier (2019–2021) — Treasurer, CFO & COO
  • Former: Geoffrey S. Rehnert (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: George L. King MD (2019–2021) — Trustee, Senior Vice President & Chief Science Officer
  • Former: George Sharuk (2019–2021) — Ophthalmologist
  • Former: James L. Peterson (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Jessica Hopfield Ph D. (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Lloyd P. Aiello (2019–2021) — Vice President & Ophthalmology
  • Former: Maria D. Buckley (2019–2021) — General Counsel
  • Former: Mark E. Russell (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Martin Pasqualini (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Michael K. Devlin (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Paul G. Arrigg (2019–2021) — Chief & Vitriorenal
  • Former: Peter S. Amenta MD (2019–2021) — Former President & CEO
  • Former: Ralph M. James (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert Gabbay Md Ph D. (2019–2021) — Former CMO & Senior Vice President
  • Former: Roberta Herman MD (2019–2021) — President & Chief Executive Officer
  • Former: Ronald C. Kahn (2019–2021) — Vice Chairman, Section Chief & Obesity
  • Former: Stefany Shaheen (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Susan Dacey (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Todd Abbrecht (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Jennifer Sun (2020–2021) — Investigator
  • Former: Sanjeev Mehta (2020–2021) — Vice President, Chief Med. Info Officer & Cqo
  • Former: Deborah Schlossman (2021) — Ophthalmologist
  • Former: Elizabeth Cote (2021) — Chief Development Officer
  • Former: Mark Williams (2019–2020) — Nephrologist
  • Former: Osama Hamdy (2019–2020) — Med. Director, Obesity & Inpatient
  • Former: Richard A. Smith (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert Stanton (2020) — Chief of Nephrology
  • Former: Fred Keeton (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: John A. Perry (2019) — Vice President & Chief Philanthropy Officer · Filing note: Until 22219

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

Herman MD PHD Roberta — President & Trustee (Ex-Officio): $950KHerman MD PHD RobertaPresident & Trustee (Ex-Officio)$950KSun MD MPH Jennifer K — Chief, Center Eye Research & Trials: $650KSun MD MPH Jennifer KChief, Center Eye Research &…$650KKing MD George L — Ttee Exoff; SVP Chief Scientific Off: $454KKing MD George LTtee Exoff; SVP Chief…$454KKahn MD Ronald C — Chief Academic Officer: $412KKahn MD Ronald CChief Academic Officer$412KAiello PHD Lloyd-Paul — Former Vice President, Opthamology: $402KAiello PHD Lloyd-PaulFormer Vice President…$402KLit Susan — Chief Operating Officer: $386KLit SusanChief Operating Officer$386KSharuk MD George S — Ophthalmologist: $333KSharuk MD George SOphthalmologist$333KMehta MD Sanjeev — Ttee & SVP, Cmo, Cmio, CHF Qual Off: $316KMehta MD SanjeevTtee & SVP, Cmo, Cmio, CHF Qual…$316KSchaffer MD Jean E — Sr Investigator & Assoc Research Dir: $302KSchaffer MD Jean ESr Investigator & Assoc…$302KSchlossman MD Deborah — Ophthalmologist: $297KSchlossman MD DeborahOphthalmologist$297KWilliams MD Mark — Nephrologist: $291KWilliams MD MarkNephrologist$291K

Frequently asked questions about Joslin Diabetes Center Inc

How much does Joslin Diabetes Center Inc give each year?

Joslin Diabetes Center Inc gave $11.1M across 23 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $9.6M across 16 grants.

What is Joslin Diabetes Center Inc's typical grant size?

Joslin Diabetes Center Inc's median grant in 2025 was $84,655, and its average grant was $481,668, across 23 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Joslin Diabetes Center Inc give grants?

Joslin Diabetes Center Inc gives mostly in Massachusetts: 78% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Michigan (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (5 grants) and Chicago, IL (2 grants).

Does Joslin Diabetes Center Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 23 grants with a stated purpose on Joslin Diabetes Center Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Research-Subaward" (22 grants).

Who are Joslin Diabetes Center Inc's largest grantees?

Joslin Diabetes Center Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Joslin Clinic Inc ($7,084,449), Brigham & Women's Hosp ($657,684) and Regents of University of Michigan ($576,235), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 75% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Joslin Diabetes Center Inc?

Joslin Diabetes Center Inc reported $182.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $77.3M.

What is Joslin Diabetes Center Inc?

Joslin Diabetes Center Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Charlestown, MA. It holds $182.7M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Joslin Diabetes Center Inc's EIN?

Joslin Diabetes Center Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2203836. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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