The Paula Takacs Foundation For Sarcoma Research

CHARLOTTE, NC EIN: 27-3366677 Website

The mission is to raise funds for local research, amplify awareness, and accelerate the fight to end sarcoma cancers - resulting in local and global development pathway for new sarcoma treatments and increase the speed of accurate diagnoses.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.1M

+55.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$345K

+15.0% YoY

Grant Count

2

+100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$173K

-42.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$172K$344K$516K$687K201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,117,863$718,099$577,201
Revenue$624,980$578,647$617,474
Expenses$568,454$440,029$391,068
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,188$873
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$86K$173K$259K$345K0 grants20191 grants20201 grants20210 grants20221 grants20232 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Atrium Health Foundation$310KFamily Reach Foundation$35K

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Christine WadeExecutive Director - 2024$74K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Christine WadeExecutive Director - 202440$73,863
Maya LoganDirector5
Dawn WhitmoreDirector5
James BarnesDirector5
Joshua PattDirector5
Heather LopaneDirector5
Thomas ValleDirector5
Elizabeth RomanoDirector5
Heather FranklinDirector5
Reilly SheaDirector5
Ashley SmithSecretary5
Suzanne LevineVice President5
Doug SleeperPresident2
Lee SuggTreasurer10

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

BostonCharlotte

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

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