The Patient Is U Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Essex, CT EIN: 81-4604897

The Patient Is U Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Essex, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $61K in total assets. In 2025, it made $3K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $1K.

The Patient Is U Foundation Inc at a glance

Total assets
$60,989
+1.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$32,939
-16.9% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$2,664
Expenses (2025)
$32,337
+141.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Patient Is U Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

BethesdayMeridenMiddletownNew Haven

How The Patient Is U Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 25% from 2020 to 2023. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 104% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K2 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2021) to $2K (2020). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Bethesday, MDBenefit Those in Need$1,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$60,989$32,939$32,337——$2,664$1,197$2,569
2024$60,387$39,657$13,374———$1,495$1,927
2023$34,104$72,799$54,283$1,5001$1,500—$1,407
2022$15,588$3,474$12,356——$4,000—$1,043
2021$24,470$7,858$13,934$5001$500—$1,426
2020$30,546$4,714$14,159$2,0002——$1,660

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Patient Is U Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Patient Is U Foundation Inc is led by Michael Crain, Executive Director & President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michael Crain

    Executive Director & President

    Executive Director → Executive Director & President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    25 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pat Carrol

    Advisory Board Chair

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anju Patell MD

    Director

    Advisor → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret I. Chustecki MD

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Hutchinson JD

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clementine Li

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kj Lee

    Chief Medical Officer

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lucia Panico

    Treasurer

    Secretary & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie R. Paulmeno

    Vice Chair

    Chair → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fiona Wang

    Vice President Research & Grant Writing

    Vice President of Public Relations → Vice President Research & Grant Writing, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Claudio Pannunzio

    Senior Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joanne Palmer

    Vice President Marketing Communications & Development

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Misheelt Batjargal

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Derek Jin

    Advisory Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jocelyn Maminta

    Advisory Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robin Kanarek

    Executive Strategic Advisor

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Susan Epstein JD (2023) — Director
  • Former: Diane Nunzianto (2021–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Carol Loehmann (2020–2021) — Vice President of Development
  • Former: David Reynolds (2020–2021) — Honorary Chair
  • Former: Catherine Galasso-Vigorito (2020) — Vice President

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.

Frequently asked questions about The Patient Is U Foundation Inc

How large is The Patient Is U Foundation Inc?

The Patient Is U Foundation Inc reported $61K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is The Patient Is U Foundation Inc?

The Patient Is U Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Essex, CT. It holds $61K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The Patient Is U Foundation Inc operate?

The Patient Is U Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Connecticut, Maryland.

What is The Patient Is U Foundation Inc's EIN?

The Patient Is U Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4604897. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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