National Psoriasis Foundation
The National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) is a public charity based in Alexandria, Virginia, that supports research on psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and related comorbidities, alongside education, advocacy, and services for people affected by psoriatic disease. Its mission is to drive efforts to cure psoriatic disease and improve the lives of those affected.
National Psoriasis Foundation at a glance
In short: National Psoriasis Foundation gave $2.0M across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $133K), top state Pennsylvania. 29% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,988,594
- -13.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- +7.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $132,573
- -19.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $75,000
- Total assets
- $14,911,131
- +1.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 29% first-time grantees (4 of 14, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (42% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to National Psoriasis Foundation
- How to Apply
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NPF directs applicants to the instructions and application linked from each funding opportunity’s page.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1800 Diagonal Road 360, Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (503) 244-7404
Website: https://psoriasis.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
5 open opportunities from National Psoriasis Foundation
Early Career Research Grants
National Psoriasis Foundation
Amount
Up to US $50,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
More than Skin Deep: Mental Health Grant
National Psoriasis Foundation
Amount
Up to US $100,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
National Psoriasis Foundation: Discovery Grants
National Psoriasis Foundation
Amount
Up to US $75,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who National Psoriasis Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania ($839K). Together the top 10 received $1.8M.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($50,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
70 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 34 grants of 70 (49%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars were distributed among recipients in multiple states. Pennsylvania accounted for 42%, California 20%, New York 9%, Connecticut 6%, and Maryland 5%. These figures describe the locations of reported recipients.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is National Psoriasis Foundation open to new grantees?
29%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 14 grantees (29%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $81K; repeat grants $166K. How we count
Medians: $75K first-time, $100K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.7M (2019) to $2.6M (2022). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $2.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | PPI Award | $838,594 |
| Regents of the University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA | Translational Research Award | $200,000 |
| Foundation for the National Institutes of Health North Bethesda, MD | Amp Aim Grant | $100,000 |
| New York University Langone Health New York, NY | Bridge Grant | $100,000 |
| Regents of the University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA | Bridge Grant | $100,000 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN | Bridge Grant | $100,000 |
| Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO | Bridge Grant | $100,000 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY | Discovery Grant Award | $75,000 |
| Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, CT | Discovery Grant Award | $75,000 |
| Regents of the University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | Psoriatic Disease Research Fellowship Grant | $50,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $14,911,131 | $12,648,481 | $11,737,962 | $1,988,594 | 15 | $721,070 |
| 2024 | $14,679,906 | $11,595,768 | $12,586,852 | $2,293,189 | 14 | $207,360 |
| 2023 | $13,817,026 | $11,591,439 | $13,763,392 | $2,417,990 | 12 | $169,130 |
| 2022 | $13,977,875 | $13,390,353 | $12,538,110 | $2,600,000 | 14 | $303,148 |
| 2021 | $15,989,040 | $12,657,666 | $11,129,734 | $1,910,000 | 15 | $367,378 |
| 2019 | $12,437,744 | $14,215,254 | $13,425,637 | $1,700,000 | 22 | $137,107 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
NPF’s research grants and fellowships support work on the treatment, prevention, and cure of psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and related comorbidities. Its stated research priorities include advancing treatments as well as investigating disease mechanisms, comorbidities, and public health. The organization says applications receive scientific peer review by a panel of experts.
NPF’s funding mechanisms include Discovery Grants for preliminary ideas and proof-of-concept work; Early Career Research Grants; Psoriatic Disease Research Fellowships that support institutions training physicians for research careers; Translational Research Grants; and Bridge Grants for meritorious but unfunded K-type and R-type applications to the NIH or a similar funding body. NPF also describes work in professional education, advocacy, outreach, and patient services.
Its 2025 grantees include universities, academic medical centers, and biomedical research organizations. The University of Pennsylvania describes its own mission as combining education, research, and patient care; the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health says it creates alliances and public-private partnerships to advance biomedical discoveries; and Scripps Research describes its work as basic biomedical research, translation of discoveries, and scientific education and training.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, NPF reported 15 grants totaling $1,988,594. Grant amounts ranged from $50,000 to $838,594, with a median of $75,000. The largest reported award was $838,594 to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania for a PPI Award. Other notable awards included $200,000 to the Regents of the University of California San Diego for a Translational Research Award; $100,000 each to the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health for an AMP AIM Grant, New York University Langone Health and the University of California San Francisco for Bridge Grants, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Washington University in St. Louis for Bridge Grants.
NPF’s website lists the Psoriatic Disease Research Fellowships and Early Career Research Grants as active opportunities. The fellowship supports eligible institutions training physicians in research careers in dermatology, rheumatology, pediatric dermatology, and pediatric rheumatology. Applicants may request up to $50,000 per year for a one-year project, with up to three years of total support through subsequent applications. Early Career Research Grants offer up to $50,000 for one-year projects. Eligibility requirements vary by mechanism; applicants should consult the relevant opportunity’s guidelines for eligibility, instructions, and dates. NPF says continuing funding requires a new proposal in a later review cycle, and a new award in the same program cannot begin while an existing award remains active, including during a no-cost extension.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Carol Ostrow as chair, Eyal Ofir as vice chair, Mary Carroll as secretary, and Brian Janssen as treasurer. It also lists Andy Blauvelt, MD, as medical board chair; Ron Grau as past chair; and Ken Ansin, Kelli Amerine, Diana Sandler, MD, and Christine Lindsay as directors.
National Psoriasis Foundation is led by Leah McCormick Howard, President & CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 8 of 27 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Leah McCormick Howard
President & CEO
Chief Operating Officer → COO, Interim President & CEO, 2022
COO, Interim President & CEO → President & CEO, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$197K (2019) → $399K (2025)
Carol Ostrow
Chair
Vice Chair → Chair-Elect, 2021
Chair-Elect → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andy Blauvelt MD
Medical Board Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elaine Husni MD
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Scott
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Larry Green MD
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Graff
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diana Sandler MD
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Valerie Harrison
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Lindsay
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Gallant
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keith Graff
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelli Amerine
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Ansin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leon Kircik MD
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Kubin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Southwick
Vice President of Marketing & Communications
Director of Marketing & Communications → Vice President of Marketing & Communications, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$102K (2022) → $144K (2025)
Ronald Goldsman
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$142K (2023) → $226K (2025)
Jennifer Fagerstrom
Chief Revenue Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$237K (2023) → $232K (2025)
Breanna Baer
Vice President, Field Development & Operations
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$141K (2024) → $149K (2025)
Guy Eakin
Chief Scientifc & Medical Officer
Chief Scientific & Medical Officer → Chief Scientifc & Medical Officer, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$153K (2024) → $254K (2025)
Jason Harris
Vice President of Government Relations & Advocacy
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$153K (2024) → $158K (2025)
Jennifer O'Connor
Vice President of Advancement
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$160K (2025)
Eyal Ofir
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ron Grau
Past Chair
Secretary → Chair, 2021
Chair → Past Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Carroll
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Janssen
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (31)
- Former: Jason Lichten MD (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Mark Oberman (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Matthew T. Kiselica (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Pete Miller (2019–2024) — Director · Filing note: Thru March 2023
- Former: Randy Beranek (2019–2024) — Former President & CEO · Filing note: Thru dec 2021
- Former: April Armstrong MD (2021–2024) — Director · Filing note: Thru June 2023
- Former: Mike Refermat (2021–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Richard Seiden (2021–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Rene Islas (2024) — Chief of Staff
- Former: Robert Friesel (2024) — Director of Research & Medical Affairs
- Former: Kristine Bockmier (2019–2023) — Vice President of Field Development & Operations
- Former: Raymond Chip Newton (2019–2023) — Past Chair
- Former: Andrea Clay (2022–2023) — Vice President of Corporate Partnerships
- Former: Michael Macloed (2022–2023) — Director of Principal Giving
- Former: Randy Beranek Officer (2023) — Former President & CEO · Filing note: Thru dec 2021
- Former: Jerry Bagel MD (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Jodi Wood (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: John Rogacki (2021–2022) — Chief Financial Officer · Filing note: Thru feb 2022
- Former: Stacie Bell (2022) — Chief Scientific & Medical Officer · Filing note: Thru jan 2022
- Former: Emily Boyd (2019–2021) — Chief Revenue Officer
- Former: Patrick Stone (2019–2021) — Vice President of Government Relations & Advocacy
- Former: Stacy Bell (2021) — Chief Scientific & Medical Officer
- Former: Abby Van Vorhees MD (2019) — Director
- Former: Ben Lockshin MD (2019) — Director
- Former: Bette Drake (2019) — Vice President Finance & Operations
- Former: Bridget Hart (2019) — Director of Major Gifts
- Former: Nate Paul (2019) — Director
- Former: Pete Redding (2019) — Chair
- Former: Rick Seiden (2019) — Director
- Former: Steve Bishkoff (2019) — Director
- Former: Terri Theisen (2019) — Treasurer
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $399K, to Leah McCormick Howard (President/CEO). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about National Psoriasis Foundation
How much does National Psoriasis Foundation give each year?
National Psoriasis Foundation gave $2.0M across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.3M across 14 grants.
What is National Psoriasis Foundation's typical grant size?
National Psoriasis Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $75,000, and its average grant was $132,573, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from National Psoriasis Foundation that year got $81K on average.
Where does National Psoriasis Foundation give grants?
National Psoriasis Foundation's top state is Pennsylvania, with 42% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were California (20%) and New York (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants) and New Haven, CT (2 grants).
Does National Psoriasis Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 15 grants with a stated purpose on National Psoriasis Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Bridge Grant" (4 grants), "Psoriatic Disease Research Fellowship Grant" (3 grants) and "Early Career Research Grant" (3 grants).
Who are National Psoriasis Foundation's largest grantees?
National Psoriasis Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania ($838,594), Regents of the University of California San Diego ($200,000) and Yale University School of Medicine ($125,000 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($50,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 59% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is National Psoriasis Foundation?
National Psoriasis Foundation reported $14.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $12.6M.
What does National Psoriasis Foundation fund?
NPF’s research grants and fellowships support work on the treatment, prevention, and cure of psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and related comorbidities. Its stated research priorities include advancing treatments as well as investigating disease mechanisms, comorbidities, and public health. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from National Psoriasis Foundation?
NPF directs applicants to the instructions and application linked from each funding opportunity’s page. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is National Psoriasis Foundation's EIN?
National Psoriasis Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-0571472. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 23, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 31, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 19, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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