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National Pancreas Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Bethesda, MD EIN: 23-2935929 Website

The National Pancreas Foundation provides hope for those suffering from pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer through funding cutting edge research, advocating for new and better therapies, and providing support and education for patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals.

National Pancreas Foundation at a glance

In short: National Pancreas Foundation gave $85K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $28K), top state Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$85,000
-20.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$28,333
+58.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$498,895
-20.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (41% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to National Pancreas Foundation

Who National Pancreas Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

University of Pittsburgh: $35KUniversity of Pittsburgh$35KCinncinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: $25KCinncinnati Children'sHospital Medical Center$25KJohn Hopkins University Co Bank of America: $25KJohn Hopkins University CoBank of America$25K

The largest 2025 recipient was University of Pittsburgh ($35K). Together the top 3 received $85K.

Grant Size Distribution

25 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K5$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 25 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

15states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

CincinnatiNew YorkAtlantaPittsburghChicagoColumbusDuarteHoustonIrvineMiamiSan FranciscoAlbanyAlexandriaBethesdaBostonCharlotteCinncinnatiLeawoodNeedhamOakland

How National Pancreas Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 54% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K8 grants2019 8 grants2020 4 grants2021 4 grants2022 8 grants2023 6 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $85K (2025) to $410K (2019). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $85K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Pittsburgh Piitsburgh, PAGeneral Operating Support$35,000
Cinncinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cinncinnati, OHGeneral Operating Support$25,000
John Hopkins University Co Bank of America Chicago, ILGeneral Operating Support$25,000
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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$498,895$1,385,003$1,812,108$85,0003$2,282
2024$623,372$1,353,781$1,942,059$107,0006$10,405
2023$1,911,190$2,721,582$2,153,551$192,5008$29
2022$811,635$1,408,995$1,503,430$185,0004$17
2021$933,019$1,190,041$1,648,725$142,5004$111
2020$1,141,811$1,553,415$1,789,755$332,7758$537
2019$1,426,197$1,442,222$1,820,037$410,0378$401

About National Pancreas Foundation

Based on IRS filings

National Pancreas Foundation is a public charity focused on Medical Research, based in Bethesda, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $499K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $85K. Net investment income was $2K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

National Pancreas Foundation is led by Jenny Pagel-Guile, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 2 of 34 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jenny Pagel-Guile

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $22K (2024) → $152K (2025)

  • Eileen M. O'Reilly MD

    Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dina Stults

    Governance Chair

    Board Member → Governance Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Nowakowski

    Director of Finance Operations

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $118K (2025)

  • Andres Gelrud MD

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anne H. Kruczek

    Director

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darwin L. Conwell MD

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric W. Golden

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Lieb II MD

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph M. Titlebaum Esq.

    Director

    Past Chair → Governance Chair, 2022

    Governance Chair → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Holt Jr. Esq.

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashok Saluja PhD

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christyn Taylor

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diane Tonelli

    Director

    Board Member → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maisam Abu-El-Haija MD

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melena D. Bellin MD

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randall Brand MD

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vikesh K. Singh MD

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Vollmer MD

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen Vandenberg

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Gibson

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rajesh Keswani MD

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aliye Uc MD

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anna Evans Phillips MD

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebekah White MD

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Calvin Kennedy

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Cain

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yasmin G. Hernandez-Barco

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris E. Forsmark MD

    Immediate Past Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dana K. Andersen MD

    Past Chair

    Board Member → Immediate Past Chair, 2024

    Immediate Past Chair → Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jane M. Holt

    Co Founder

    Co-Founder & Board Member → Board Member, 2023

    Board Member → Co Founder, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Farrell

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia S. Birsic

    Co Founder

    Co-Founder & Board Member → Co Founder, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas E. Birsic Esq.

    Vice Chair

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    Director → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (37)
  • Former: Lee Zeidman (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Andriana Cowdin (2021–2024) — Chief Executive Officer
  • Former: David Bakelman (2021–2024) — Chief Executive Officer
  • Former: Anthony Joseph Esq. (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Barbara Washburn (2024) — Director
  • Former: Jenny Jamison (2024) — Director
  • Former: Patricia O'Neill (2024) — Director of Strategic Partnerships
  • Former: Sokphal Tun (2024) — Program Director
  • Former: Elizabeth Loughlin (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Mark E. Lowe (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Peter Banks (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Andrew Lowy (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Hillary Mendelsohn (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Paul Garrido (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Joe Titlebaum (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Patter Birsic (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Randy Brand (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Staica Foreman (2023) — CFO
  • Former: Tom Birsic (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Tom Holt (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Vijay Singh (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Will Go (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: David Whitcomb (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Douglas Pleskow (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: John Hopper (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Stacia Anderson (2022) — CFO
  • Former: Brooke Keefer (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Gordon Fisher Esq. (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Jill Donovan (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Matthew Alsante (2019–2020) — Executive Director
  • Former: Susan Murray (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Timothy B. Gardner (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Wendy Oliver (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: William Birsic (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: William Dawson III (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Mary Ann B. Beirne (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Mary Ann B. Birsic (2019) — Board Member

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

Jenny Pagel-Guile — Executive Director: $152KJenny Pagel-GuileExecutive Director$152KBarbara Nowakowski — Director of Finance Operations: $118KBarbara NowakowskiDirector of Finance Operations$118K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $152K, to Jenny Pagel-Guile (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about National Pancreas Foundation

How much does National Pancreas Foundation give each year?

National Pancreas Foundation gave $85K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $107K across 6 grants.

What is National Pancreas Foundation's typical grant size?

National Pancreas Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $28,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does National Pancreas Foundation give grants?

National Pancreas Foundation's top state is Pennsylvania, with 41% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Ohio (29%) and Illinois (29%).

Does National Pancreas Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of National Pancreas Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is National Pancreas Foundation?

National Pancreas Foundation reported $499K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.

What is National Pancreas Foundation?

National Pancreas Foundation is a public charity focused on Medical Research, based in Bethesda, MD. It holds $499K in total assets as of 2025.

What is National Pancreas Foundation's EIN?

National Pancreas Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-2935929. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 24, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 31, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 14, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 11, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 12, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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