The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation
The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation is the single most important vehicle for raising private funds for cancer research at ucla and plays a key role in advancing cancer treatments and care. Please for additional information.
The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation at a glance
In short: The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation gave $14.0M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $7.0M), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $14,047,380
- +41.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,023,690
- +41.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,023,690
- Total assets
- $29,739,352
- -1.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was UCLA Foundation ($13.4M). Together the top 2 received $14.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 6 grants of 10 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8.4M (2023) to $14.5M (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $14.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| UCLA Foundation Los Angeles, CA | Research Support | $13,438,897 |
| Uc Regents Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | Research Support | $608,483 |
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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 | $29,739,352 | $14,178,276 | $15,804,835 | $14,047,380 | 2 | $1,120,515 |
| 2024 | $30,281,877 | $15,212,968 | $11,163,034 | $9,899,417 | 2 | $885,008 |
| 2023 | $25,484,216 | $7,708,180 | $9,716,469 | $8,398,853 | 2 | $345,906 |
| 2022 | $26,274,618 | $14,700,399 | $15,714,833 | $14,451,280 | 2 | $312,834 |
| 2021 | $29,334,497 | $13,187,047 | $13,766,501 | $12,685,305 | 2 | $241,940 |
| 2020 | $26,611,328 | $9,465,654 | $11,572,425 | $10,521,523 | 2 | $166,245 |
About The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation
Based on IRS filings
The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation is a public charity, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $29.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $14.0M. Net investment income was $1.1M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation is led by Margaret Steele, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 2 of 47 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Margaret Steele
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael A. Teitell MD PhD
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Randall M. Katz
Chairman
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jacqueline Farina
Director Strategic Partnership
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$112K (2020) → $133K (2025)
Melissa Brody
Director & Stewardship
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$133K (2020) → $171K (2025)
Alan N. Berro
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ali Jassim
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Arthur Wayne
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara L. Christiansen
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dave Roberts
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Kramer
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Lee
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Leveton
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eileen Coskey Fracchia
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Newman
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George Ray Wiley
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harvey Kibel
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Freedman
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Wax
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Cohen
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jon Holman
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Rosenberg
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Miller Savitt
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Sapiro
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Manizheh Yomtoubian
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Wiley
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Telegdy
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Randy Steinberg
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Hersh
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Stern
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Kaplan
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Spector
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Valorie Kondos Field
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Tanner
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Guerrero
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erik Nickel
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jake Kasdan
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jill Eshman
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tendo Nagenda
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keri Shahidi
Director
Chairman → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Morgenstern
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
E. Brian Dobbins
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Alexander Myerson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ravi Ahuja
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dana Walden
Vice Chair
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jordan Walder
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aparna Bhaduri PhD
Secretary
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Ken Ruby (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Timothy Pennington (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Judith Gasson PhD (2024) — Director
- Former: Francesca Cota (2020–2023) — Director of Development
- Former: Judy Gasson PhD (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Larry Maguire (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Brian Dobbins (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jim Freedman (2023) — Director
- Former: Steve Spector (2023) — Director
- Former: Jonathan Davidson (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Kathleen Kane (2020) — Director
- Former: Saul Rosenzweig (2020) — Director
- Former: Steve Smale (2020) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $171K, to Melissa Brody (Director, Stewardship). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation
How much does The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation give each year?
The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation gave $14.0M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $9.9M across 2 grants.
How large is The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation?
The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation reported $29.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $14.2M.
Where does The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation operate?
The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation's EIN?
The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-2242757. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 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 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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