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Ratings & Metrics
Joint Costs
Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation's rating was adjusted for Joint Costs. If you are a donor who considers direct mail, telemarketing, and other Joint Cost solicitations to be true charitable programs, the below efficiency ratios, which were not adjusted for joint costs, may better reflect your goals.
| Program % | Cost to Raise $100 |
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| 81% | $17 |
Accounting rules allow charities to report some telemarketing, direct mail, and other solicitation costs as Program expenses. CharityWatch believes that most donors do not consider a charity's solicitation activities to be the Programs they are intending to support with their donations. We therefore adjust such expenses out of a charity's reported Program expense and add it to Fundraising expense prior to calculating its rating.
Financial Documents
| Entity | Document Type | Tax ID |
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| Lustgarten Foundation | Audited Financial Statements | 31-1611837 |
| Lustgarten Foundation | IRS Form 990 | 31-1611837 |
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Entity: Lustgarten Foundation Document Type: Audited Financial Statements Tax ID: 31-1611837 |
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Entity: Lustgarten Foundation Document Type: IRS Form 990 Tax ID: 31-1611837 |
Governance & Transparency
CharityWatch evaluates certain criteria related to a charity's Governance and Transparency. Donors may want to consider a charity's willingness to be open and transparent with CharityWatch to be a good litmus test for determining its commitment to public accountability.
Top Salaries
| Name | Title | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda Tantawi | CEO | $460,101 |
| 2 | Catherine Weber | Past VP Dev Ops / Const. Services | $389,986 |
| 3 | Kerri Kaplan | President | $347,675 |
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1 Name: Linda Tantawi Title: CEO Compensation: $460,101 |
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2 Name: Catherine Weber Title: Past VP Dev Ops / Const. Services Compensation: $389,986 |
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3 Name: Kerri Kaplan Title: President Compensation: $347,675 |
Analysts' Notes
CharityWatch Analysts perform an in-depth analysis of charities' audited financial statements and IRS tax filings, and often review other documents such as state filings, annual reports, and fundraising contracts during their evaluations. Below are select notes that CharityWatch believes may be of interest to donors.
According to the Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation fiscal 2023 tax filing, (Schedule O, regarding IRS Form 990 Part VI, Section A, Line 2), the charity reports the following family relationships:
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According to the Lustgarten Foundation (LF) audit of June 30, 2023 (Note 2, Contributed Media and Services): LF received in-kind media and professional services during the fiscal year-ended June 30, 2023, on which it placed a value of $123,191 and $253,340, respectively, for a total of $376,531. [Note: CharityWatch generally excludes the value of in-kind (non-cash) donations of goods and services from its calculations of Program % and Cost to Raise $100. More information on how grades are calculated and the treatment of in-kind donations can be found on the Our Process page.] |
According to the Lustgarten Foundation (LF) tax filing for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, LF reports re: Compensation, Supplemental Information (IRS Form 990, Schedule J, Part III): Regarding severance payments to officers, directors, trustees, key employees and highest compensated employees (Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a): "Catherine Weber, Vice President of Development Operations & Consituent [sic] Services, received a severance payment of $184,615 in calendar year 2022." [Catherine Weber's total compensation in 2022 is reported as $389,986. (IRS Form 990, Schedule J, Part II).] LF reports providing "bonus & incentive compensation" during 2022 to seven individuals. Linda Tantawi, CEO, received $113,750 of bonus and incentive compensation, with a total reported compensation of $460,101. The remaining six individuals received $16,200 to $67,855 with total compensation ranging from $168,395 to $389,986. |