Saint Agatha Foundation
Saint Agatha Foundation is a public charity based in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, that supports breast cancer patients, primarily in Central New York. The foundation’s website describes its work as providing financial assistance through hospital and healthcare-provider partners so patients can focus on treatment rather than bills.
Saint Agatha Foundation at a glance
In short: Saint Agatha Foundation gave $1.8M across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $131K), mostly in New York. 43% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,835,768
- -22.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 14
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $131,126
- -22.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $38,114
- Total assets
- $78,758,505
- +7.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 43% first-time grantees (6 of 14, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (95% 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 Saint Agatha Foundation
- How to Apply
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The website says to review the grant guidelines and contact the foundation for a grant application.
- Contact
Mailing address: 165 Township Line Road 1200, Jenkintown, PA 19046
Phone: (215) 277-3010
Website: https://saintagathafoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Saint Agatha Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Cancerconnects Inc ($1.4M). Together the top 10 received $1.8M.
Grant Size Distribution
58 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 33 grants of 58 (57%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation describes its focus as Central New York. Its provider and patient pages list Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Jefferson, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Otsego, Oswego, and Saint Lawrence Counties. The separate grant-guidelines document limits eligible service areas to Onondaga, Cortland, Cayuga, Madison, and Oswego Counties. The 2025 filing reports that 95% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York, 4% to Pennsylvania, and 1% to California.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Saint Agatha Foundation open to new grantees?
43%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 14 grantees (43%) 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 $48K; repeat grants $194K. How we count
Medians: $53K first-time, $31K 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 $827K (2022) to $2.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $1.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cancerconnects Inc East Syracuse, NY | HEALTH | $1,353,600 |
| The Guthrie Clinic Sayre, PA | HEALTH | $75,000 |
| United Health Services Foundation Inc Binghamton, NY | HEALTH | $75,000 |
| Young Mens Christian Assoc & Womans Community Center of Rome New York Rome, NY | Human Services | $55,150 |
| Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital Cooperstown, NY | Human Services | $50,000 |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Inc Rome, NY | HEALTH | $50,000 |
| YMCA & Woman's Educational & Industrial Union DBA Auburn YMCA Auburn, NY | Human Services | $40,000 |
| Young Men's Christian Association of Watertown NY Inc Watertown, NY | Human Services | $36,228 |
| Camp Kesem National Covina, CA | Education | $25,000 |
| Gouverneur Business Women Gouverneur, NY | HEALTH | $25,000 |
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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 | $78,758,505 | $2,416,234 | $2,508,338 | $1,835,768 | 14 | $2,087,950 |
| 2024 | $73,041,386 | $2,542,859 | $2,890,032 | $2,357,585 | 14 | $2,444,905 |
| 2023 | $67,251,330 | $1,128,385 | $2,666,890 | $2,186,041 | 16 | $1,045,263 |
| 2022 | $63,612,687 | $3,100,980 | $1,201,117 | $826,721 | 6 | $3,034,260 |
| 2021 | $71,182,612 | $10,314,455 | $1,896,331 | $1,274,163 | 8 | $10,242,171 |
| 2020 | $52,843,568 | $1,821,533 | $1,426,884 | $932,500 | 6 | $929,725 |
| 2019 | $52,309,627 | $2,080,143 | $1,586,179 | $1,069,112 | 10 | $2,026,590 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is to provide support, comfort, and care for people affected by breast cancer, primarily in Central New York. Its website says funding can help with treatment, procedures and testing; prescription copayments and medications not covered by insurance; breast reconstruction; transportation; prostheses; and certain non-medical living expenses. Funding is intended primarily for uninsured and under-insured patients when insurance does not apply.
The website describes grant recipients as 501(c)(3) public charities, including hospitals and other healthcare providers that administer breast cancer programs and use funds for eligible patients’ medical bills, as well as other providers offering direct services to breast cancer patients. Examples of grantees’ own stated missions include United Health Services Foundation’s support for innovation, service and quality at UHS; Guthrie Clinic’s commitment to accessible healthcare; and Rome Memorial Hospital’s provision of inpatient, outpatient, skilled nursing and emergency care. Camp Kesem National describes its work as supporting children through and beyond a parent’s cancer with programs and a lasting community.
The website’s grant guidelines exclude endowments, research, general operating support, fundraising, capital campaigns for buildings or equipment, and costs for patient services covered by other means. The guidelines also specify that grants are only for eligible nonprofit organizations serving breast cancer patients in the named region.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 14 grants totaling $1,835,768. Grant amounts ranged from $5,290 to $1,353,600, with a median of $38,114. The largest grant was $1,353,600 to CancerConnects Inc. in East Syracuse, New York, for health. Other notable grants included $75,000 each to The Guthrie Clinic in Sayre, Pennsylvania, and United Health Services Foundation Inc. in Binghamton, New York; $55,150 to the Young Men’s Christian Association and Women’s Community Center of Rome, New York; and $50,000 each to Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, New York, and Rome Memorial Hospital Inc. in Rome, New York.
The foundation’s website directs prospective applicants to its grant guidelines and says to contact the foundation for an application. It does not specify application materials or a deadline. The foundation’s 2024 filing says its board reviews and approves each grant and that interim and final reporting are required.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Kathleen Mezzalingua as director and president, Daniel Mezzalingua as director and vice president, Christina Hack as treasurer, Andrea Rush as assistant secretary, Jeremy Schwartz as assistant treasurer, and Debra Falk as secretary. It also lists Eileen R. Heisman and Ann Dugan as directors, Jay Donato as a director as of February 26, 2025, and Manish Shah as a director through February 26, 2025.
Saint Agatha Foundation is led by Kathleen Mezzalingua, Director & President on every filing since 2019; none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kathleen Mezzalingua
Director & President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel J. Mezzalingua
Director & Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eileen R. Heisman
Director
Director & Assistant Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann Dugan
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Manish Shah
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jay Donato
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrea C. Rush
Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debra Falk
Secretary
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Quinn Rowan
Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christina Hack
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Schwartz
Assistant Treasurer
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Ellen M. McGuinn (2019–2024) — Former Treasurer
- Former: Andrea Katz (2023–2024) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Rene J. Paradis (2019–2023) — Former COO & Treasurer · Filing note: Thru 52022
- Former: Daniel Schloendorn (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Margaret A. Bandera (2019) — Former Treasurer
- Former: Suzanne Yoon (2019) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about Saint Agatha Foundation
How much does Saint Agatha Foundation give each year?
Saint Agatha Foundation gave $1.8M across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.4M across 14 grants.
What is Saint Agatha Foundation's typical grant size?
Saint Agatha Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $38,114, and its average grant was $131,126, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Saint Agatha Foundation that year got $48K on average.
Where does Saint Agatha Foundation give grants?
Saint Agatha Foundation gives mostly in New York: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Rome, NY (2 grants) and Syracuse, NY (2 grants).
Does Saint Agatha Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 14 grants with a stated purpose on Saint Agatha Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Health" (7 grants) and "Human Services" (5 grants).
Who are Saint Agatha Foundation's largest grantees?
Saint Agatha Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Cancerconnects Inc ($1,353,600), The Guthrie Clinic ($75,000) and United Health Services Foundation Inc ($75,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 82% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Saint Agatha Foundation?
Saint Agatha Foundation reported $78.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.4M.
What does Saint Agatha Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to provide support, comfort, and care for people affected by breast cancer, primarily in Central New York. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Saint Agatha Foundation?
The website says to review the grant guidelines and contact the foundation for a grant application. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Saint Agatha Foundation's EIN?
Saint Agatha Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0012966. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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