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Precede Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Red Hook, NY EIN: 85-1199264 Website

To support the efforts of the pancreatic cancer early detection program consortium. The consortium is an internatioanl collaborative effort, currently comprised of 35 hospitals and educational institutions, designed to transfer the landscape of pancreatic cancer risk assessment, early detetction and prevention.

Precede Foundation Inc at a glance

Total assets
$606,955
-42.0% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$1,245,897
-10.3% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$1,571,647
+202.7% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Precede Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Ann Arbor

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024

From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $22K (2021) to $164K (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $164K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Arbor Research Collaborative Ann Arbor, MICancer Research$163,548
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2024$606,955$1,245,897$1,571,647——
2023$1,047,247$1,388,468$519,137$163,5481
2022$177,267$143,231$160,173$25,0001
2021$194,209$241,163$82,708$21,5001
2020$35,754$42,028$6,274——

About Precede Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Precede Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Red Hook, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $607K in total assets.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Precede Foundation Inc is led by Ronald Horvat, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 2 of 11 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Ronald Horvat

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $25K (2023) → $239K (2024)

  • Jamie Brickell

    President

    Director → President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debbie Brandel

    Vice President of Operations

    Co-President → Vice President Operations, 2023

    Vice President Operations → Vice President of Operations, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $87K (2023) → $174K (2024)

  • Laurie MacCaskill

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Victoria Manax

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Frankel

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Gershenson

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Karlsberg

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Garry Lowe

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lyle Jackson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Skip Trachtman

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Richard Sherman CPA (2020–2022) — CFO
  • Former: Daniel Karlsberg Md Facc (2022) — Director
  • Former: Debbie Brandel Ms (2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Diane Simeone MD (2022) — Scientific A
  • Former: Barbara Grenell (2020–2021) — Co-President
  • Former: Brian Rosenfeld MD (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sturat Rickerson (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Ursula House Siberry (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: William Simeone (2020–2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Ronald Horvat — Executive Dir.: $239KRonald HorvatExecutive Dir.$239KDebbie Brandel — VP of Operations: $174KDebbie BrandelVP of Operations$174K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $239K, to Ronald Horvat (Executive Dir.). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Precede Foundation Inc

How large is Precede Foundation Inc?

Precede Foundation Inc reported $607K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.

Where does Precede Foundation Inc operate?

Precede Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Michigan.

What is Precede Foundation Inc's EIN?

Precede Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-1199264. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 29, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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