Prostate Action Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-4152578

The Prostate Action, inc. Awards travel grants to researchers for travel to attend symposiums and meetings on prostate cancer and research. In addition research awards are granted and disbursed to researchers. Prostate Action, inc. Holds informational seminars in New York city as updates on the various prostate research being conducted. Also the location of the seminars was chosen to ensure accessibility to a wide range of constituents.

Prostate Action Inc at a glance

In short: Prostate Action Inc gave $152K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $152K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$152,242
+102.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$152,242
+102.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$152,242
Total assets
$559,353
+10.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Prostate Action Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Mount Sinai School of Medicine: $152KMount Sinai School of Medicine$152K

The largest 2025 recipient was Mount Sinai School of Medicine ($152K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K2$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

New YorkEast Lansing

How Prostate Action Inc gives

  • Giving grew 105% 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$50K$100K$150K$200K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2023) to $152K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $152K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, NYProstate Research$152,242
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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$559,353$226,354$174,092$152,2421$253
2024$507,091$43,932$96,258$75,3711$1,897
2023$559,416$150,921$39,130$20,0001$1,758
2022$450,873$152,280$92,517$74,2991$477
2021$391,110$129,529$155,193$135,7081$69
2020$416,774$226,202$49,646$31,4611$62
2019$240,218$273,040$57,228$37,3111$37

About Prostate Action Inc

Based on IRS filings

Prostate Action Inc is a public charity focused on Medical Research, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $559K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $152K. Net investment income was $253.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Prostate Action Inc is led by Alexander Kirschenbaum MD, President on every filing since 2019; 1 of 8 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alexander Kirschenbaum MD

    President

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Edelman

    Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edgar Cordero

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $11K (2019) → $11K (2025)

  • Alan Gelband

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alice Levine MD

    Vice President

    Treasurer → Vice President, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diane G. Kranz

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samara Levine

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Suzanne Levine MD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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

Edgar Cordero — Secretary: $11KEdgar CorderoSecretary$11K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $11K, to Edgar Cordero (Secretary).

Frequently asked questions about Prostate Action Inc

How much does Prostate Action Inc give each year?

Prostate Action Inc gave $152K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $75K across 1 grant.

How large is Prostate Action Inc?

Prostate Action Inc reported $559K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $226K.

What is Prostate Action Inc?

Prostate Action Inc is a public charity focused on Medical Research, based in New York, NY. It holds $559K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Prostate Action Inc operate?

Prostate Action Inc has awarded grants in Michigan, New York.

What is Prostate Action Inc's EIN?

Prostate Action Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-4152578. 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 2020 (received by the IRS July 26, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 3, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 27, 2020)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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