MPM Oncology Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 81-1220217

MPM Oncology Charitable Foundation is a private foundation focused on Medical Research, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $314K in total assets. In 2025, it made $2K in qualifying distributions.

MPM Oncology Charitable Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$314,008
+2.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$9,471
-91.1% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$1,500
-99.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,665
-99.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who MPM Oncology Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Philadelphia

How MPM Oncology Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+15%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 10% 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$500K$1M$1.5M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $800K (2021) to $1.2M (2020). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $920K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Association for Cancer Res Philadelphia, PAFunding for research grants.$920,000
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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$314,008$9,471$1,665——$1,500—$15,241
2024$306,202$106,888$922,000$920,0001$921,500$6,853$33,604
2023$1,121,314$1,022,273$1,665——$1,571$1,921$8,326
2022$100,706$7,521$921,750$800,0001$921,000$6,771$48,034
2021$1,014,935$840,974$922,774$800,0001$921,927—$67,561
2020$1,096,735$2,006,980$1,381,748$1,200,0001—$6,980$106,728

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, MPM Oncology Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $15K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

MPM Oncology Charitable Foundation is led by Ansbert Gadicke, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ansbert Gadicke

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Kates

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roberto Gomez

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Frequently asked questions about MPM Oncology Charitable Foundation

How large is MPM Oncology Charitable Foundation?

MPM Oncology Charitable Foundation reported $314K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $15K (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 MPM Oncology Charitable Foundation?

MPM Oncology Charitable Foundation is a private foundation focused on Medical Research, based in Boston, MA. It holds $314K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does MPM Oncology Charitable Foundation operate?

MPM Oncology Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is MPM Oncology Charitable Foundation's EIN?

MPM Oncology Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-1220217. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 13, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 6, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 20, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 13, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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