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Living Beyond Breast Cancer

Public charity · Grantmaker Bala Cynwyd, PA EIN: 23-2734689 Website

Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC) was founded in 1991 and is a national nonprofit organization that seeks to create a world that understands there is more than one way to have breast cancer. To fulfill its mission of providing trusted information and a community of support to those impacted by the disease, LBBC offers on-demand emotional, practical, and evidence-based content. LBBC addresses the current needs of people affected by breast cancer, whether they are newly diagnosed, in treatment, recovery or living with a history of or managing a metastatic breast cancer. Resources are developed in collaboration with the nation's leading oncologists, health professionals, and allied organizations and are delivered by people who understand the physical and emotional complexities of breast cancer in a variety of ways - in person, printed and digital formats.

Living Beyond Breast Cancer at a glance

In short: Living Beyond Breast Cancer gave $370K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $92K), top state New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$369,999
Grants made (2025)
4
Average grant
$92,500
Median grant
$76,667
Total assets
$24,002,422
+9.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (41% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Living Beyond Breast Cancer funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: $153KMemorial Sloan-KetteringCancer Center$153KMetavivor Research and Support Inc: $90KMetavivor Research and SupportInc$90KTrustees of the University of Pennsylvania: $63KTrustees of the University ofPennsylvania$63KInstitute for Cancer Research: $63KInstitute for Cancer Research$63K

The largest 2025 recipient was Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center ($153K). Together the top 4 received $370K.

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

PhiladelphiaMiddletonNew York

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 4 grants2025

In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $370K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY2025 Research Consortium$153,333
Metavivor Research and Support Inc Middleton, WI2025 Research Consortium$90,000
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA2025 Research Consortium$63,333
Institute for Cancer Research Philadelphia, PA2025 Research Consortium$63,333
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$24,002,422$8,405,482$7,760,803$369,9994$1,136,086
2024$21,952,334$8,153,160$6,430,211——$1,020,908
2023$19,547,530$7,062,786$5,787,907——$494,495
2022$17,070,398$5,542,999$5,155,766——$478,609
2021$18,803,445$5,732,376$4,163,466——$569,114
2020$16,291,281$5,153,637$4,172,786——$338,288
2019$14,066,636$5,985,044$4,941,459——$642,734

About Living Beyond Breast Cancer

Based on IRS filings

Living Beyond Breast Cancer is a public charity focused on Health, based in Bala Cynwyd, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $24.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $370K. Net investment income was $1.1M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Living Beyond Breast Cancer is led by Jean Sachs Mss Mlsp, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2019; 6 of 30 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jean Sachs Mss Mlsp

    Chief Executive Officer

    On filings since 2019

    37.5 hrs/week

    $221K (2019) → $400K (2025)

  • Gina J. Range

    Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Caroline Koffke

    Director of Edu. Programs

    New on the 2025 filing

    37.5 hrs/week

    $106K (2025)

  • Crystal Thompson

    Director

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Noce Colaco

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Burkholder

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Atiba Page

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keya Williams

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy A. Lyskawa

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Caroline Abi-Khattar Esq.

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christiane Schuman Campbell Esq.

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Neeta Mehta MBA

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chelsey Pickthorn

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roberta Albany

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Nguyen

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amelia O'Relly

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Reichbach Jd Msed

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dana M. Hein Dnp Msn Crna

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jake Bevan

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marissa Thomas Bshca

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael C. Defillipo Clu Chfc

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ravi Tolani

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Renae Kuck Gregg

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joanne Bursich

    Vice President Administration

    Chief of Staff → Vice President Administration, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    37.5 hrs/week

    $109K (2019) → $143K (2025)

  • Monica Steigerwald

    Vice President Development

    On filings since 2019

    37.5 hrs/week

    $108K (2019) → $153K (2025)

  • Ashley Dedman

    Vice President & Mission Delivery

    On filings since 2024

    37.5 hrs/week

    $103K (2024) → $146K (2025)

  • Fern Glazer

    Vice President, Content & Communications

    On filings since 2024

    37.5 hrs/week

    $106K (2024) → $146K (2025)

  • Abby Match

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Walter Kowal

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Valerie Miller

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (42)
  • Former: Andi Drucker (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jamil Rivers (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jason Geipel (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: John Riesch (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Megan Rutt (2019–2024) — Chair
  • Former: Robert F. Stiles (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Marissa Thomas (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Amy Reichbach (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Linda Brassington (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Sameer Gupta (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Amy Gavin (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Reshma L. Mahtani (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Caitlin Lewis (2024) — Senior Vice President, Strategy & Mission
  • Former: Dana M. Hein (2024) — Director
  • Former: Catherine Ormerod (2019–2023) — Executive Vice President
  • Former: Felicia Johnson (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Elizabeth Santarsiero (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Louis Iovino (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Meredith Swartz Dante (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sandra Grimes (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Celeste Terrinoni (2019–2021) — CFO
  • Former: Dana Donofree (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Ellen Evans (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Janine Guglielmino (2019–2021) — Vice President Mission Delivery
  • Former: Lawana Weldon Dumas (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Lu Ann Cahn (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Pallav Mehta MD (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Teresa Kohl (2019–2021) — Chair
  • Former: Tracy Brown (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Joy Jenrette (2021) — Director
  • Former: Marella Thorell (2021) — Director
  • Former: Gerie Dipiano (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Janet Doherty (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: John McDonald Esq. (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Marilyn Frank (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Martha Miele (2020) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Fiss (2019) — Director - Left Mid
  • Former: Laura Kowal (2019) — Director
  • Former: Philip Browne (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Rob Stiles (2019) — Director
  • Former: Sabitha Pillai-Friedman PhD (2019) — Director
  • Former: Theresa Frangiosa (2019) — Vice Chair

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

Jean Sachs MSS MLSP — Chief Executive Officer: $400KJean Sachs MSS MLSPChief Executive Officer$400KMonica Steigerwald — VP Development: $153KMonica SteigerwaldVP Development$153KAshley Dedman — Vice President, Mission Delivery: $146KAshley DedmanVice President, Mission Delivery$146KFern Glazer — Vice President, Content and Communication: $146KFern GlazerVice President, Content and…$146KJoanne Bursich — VP Administration: $143KJoanne BursichVP Administration$143KCaroline Koffke — Director of Edu. Programs: $106KCaroline KoffkeDirector of Edu. Programs$106K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $400K, to Jean Sachs MSS MLSP (Chief Executive Officer). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Living Beyond Breast Cancer

How much does Living Beyond Breast Cancer give each year?

Living Beyond Breast Cancer gave $370K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

What is Living Beyond Breast Cancer's typical grant size?

Living Beyond Breast Cancer's median grant in 2025 was $76,667, and its average grant was $92,500, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Living Beyond Breast Cancer give grants?

Living Beyond Breast Cancer's top state is New York, with 41% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Pennsylvania (34%) and Wisconsin (24%). The most frequent recipient cities were Philadelphia, PA (2 grants).

Does Living Beyond Breast Cancer give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Living Beyond Breast Cancer's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "2025 Research Consortium" (4 grants).

How large is Living Beyond Breast Cancer?

Living Beyond Breast Cancer reported $24.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.4M.

What is Living Beyond Breast Cancer?

Living Beyond Breast Cancer is a public charity focused on Health, based in Bala Cynwyd, PA. It holds $24.0M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Living Beyond Breast Cancer's EIN?

Living Beyond Breast Cancer's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-2734689. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 4, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 9, 2026)

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