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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: July 2026 Expires: July 2028

Breakthrough T1D

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(800) 533-2873
200 Vesey Street, 28th Floor
New York, NY, 10281
https://breakthrought1d.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Breakthrough T1D meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to accelerate breakthroughs to cure, prevent, and treat type 1 diabetes (T1D and its complications)."

Year, State Incorporated:
1970, PA

Formerly Known As:
JDRF International

Breakthrough T1D (Breakthrough) reports that it expands its scientific knowledge, connections and collaborations, partners, and global presence with the goal of unlocking the science that will make T1D a thing of the past. Breakthrough looks for cure but also seeks to develop therapies to help people now. Breakthrough and its scientists are conducting T1D research around the world by addressing key gaps to move research across the development and access pipeline and to translate breakthroughs into new therapies for people with T1D. The hope is this will enable the organization to advance science with the most potential and to drive research that attracts more resources and scientific expertise to the field. The organization reports that it invests in the early stages, allowing researchers to pursue new ideas and approaches that will lead to breakthrough treatments.

For the year ended June 30, 2025, Breakthrough T1D's program expenses were:

Research and advocacy $150,924,000
Public education and outreach $59,332,000
Total Program Expenses $210,256,000

Chief Executive
Aaron J. Kowalski PhD, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$1,048,752

Chair of the Board
Lisa F. Wallack

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Civic volunteer

Board Size
16

Paid Staff Size
594

*2024 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.), Membership appeals

Breakthrough incurred joint costs of $6,719,000 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs $5,039,000 was allocated to fundraising expenses and $1,680,000 was allocated to program expenses.

Fundraising costs were 18% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $288,834,000, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Breakthrough T1D's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended June 30, 2025.

Source of Funds
Contributions $171,562,000
Events revenue, net $112,345,000
Investment income, net $11,699,000
Contributions from international affiliates $4,369,000
Other income $925,000
In-kind contributions $558,000
Total Income $299,591,000

Programs: 75% Fundraising: 18% Administrative: 7%

Total Income $299,591,000
Total expenses: $280,268,000
  Program expenses $210,256,000
  Fundraising expenses $50,747,000
  Administrative expenses $19,265,000
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $19,323,000
Beginning Net Assets $331,070,000
Other Changes In Net Assets $183,000
Ending Net Assets $350,576,000
Total Liabilities $183,982,000
Total Assets $534,558,000

Note 1: For the year ended June 30, 2025, Breakthrough reported in-kind contributions totaling $558,000 including rent ($553,000) and peer review services ($5,000).

Note 2: As noted in the financial section above, "other changes in net assets" refers to change in value of split-interest agreements.

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