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THE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INC

EIN: 23-7135845Columbia, MDZIP: 21045
H410 - Medical Research501(c)(3)

Mission

TO DRIVE THE RESEARCH THAT WILL PROVIDE PREVENTIONS, TREATMENTS AND CURES, FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA, MACULAR DEGENERATION, USHER SYNDROME, AND THE SPECTRUM OF RETINAL DEGENERATIVE DISEASES.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$36.6M$0$110.9M
2023$35.7M$0$124M

Compensation

2024

JASON D MENZO
CEO
chief executive officer
$352,711
$78,580
$73,270
$597,791
PETER L GINSBERG
COO
chief operating officer
$263,793
$35,664
$64,569
$449,336
TODD A DURHAM
SVP Clinical & Outcomes Research
senior vice president
$248,037
$22,742
$53,400
$404,440
JEFFREY D KLAAS
Chief of Strategy and Innovation
key employee
$319,177
$25,205
$552
$378,450
CLAIRE M GELFMAN
Former CSO (thru 6/24)
former officer/director/trustee
$197,419
$47,837
$96,587
$373,020
RICHELE DONAT
Chief Human Resources Officer
key employee
$241,332
$36,336
$47,032
$369,963
JUDY TAYLOR
Svp/chief Development Officer
key employee
$225,276
$19,713
$45,848
$365,135
AMY M PALMER LASTER
Chief Scientific Officer
officer (unspecified)
$220,154
$19,052
$42,416
$308,683
CHRISTOPHER S ADAMS
Vp, Communications & Marketing
vice president
$180,257
$17,047
$40,110
$301,648
MICHELE DIVINCENZO
Vp, Scientific & Ed. Conferences
vice president
$183,567
$16,865
$39,355
$300,758
JEFFRY COLLINS
Vp, Database Systems & Technology
vice president
$178,394
$16,316
$39,427
$288,016
ANNA WAGNER
Vp, Finance
vice president
$192,892
$15,982
$30,823
$261,808
CHAD R JACKSON - SR DIR
Pre-clinical Transitional Prog.
highest compensated employee
$183,086
$24,318
$161
$225,004
RUSSELL W KELLEY
Managing Director, Rd Fund
key employee
$0
$0
$0
$85,994
JEFFREY FREED
Chair, Audit & Risk
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
JONATHAN STEINBERG MD
Chair, Science
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
SCOTT BURT
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LAURA FIETTA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SUBER HUANG MD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOSHUA STEINBERG
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ADRIENNE GRAVES PHD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DARREN DEVOUE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JANINE MARKS NIXON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
EVAN MITTMAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JASON MORRIS
Executive Vice Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARYROSE SYLVESTER
Chair, at Large
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
WARREN THALER
Chair, Nominating & Governance
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
GEORGE PEINADO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LAURA MANFRE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRADFORD MANNING
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID NIXON
Chair, Finance & Investment; Treas.
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARTHA STEELE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID BRINT
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBERT HEIDENBERG
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARSHA LINK PHD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KAREN PETROU
Board Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
HAYNES LEA
Board Secretary
board secretary
$0
$0
$0
$0
GORDON GUND
Director - Chairman Emeritus
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
STEVEN ALPER
Chair, Development
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

JASON D MENZO
CEO
chief executive officer
$336,556
$79,645
$288
$484,874
CLAIRE GELFMAN
Chief Scientific Officer
officer (unspecified)
$342,166
$48,610
$1,584
$453,161
PETER GINSBERG
COO
chief operating officer
$253,239
$35,954
$826
$353,291
TODD A DURHAM
Vp, Clinical & Outcomes Research
vice president
$238,960
$22,795
$539
$323,263
RICHELE DONAT
Chro
key employee
$232,420
$32,266
$947
$299,448
JUDY L TAYLOR
SVP, Chief Development Officer
chief development officer
$197,745
$28,994
$1,235
$287,017
MICHELE C DIVINCENZO
Vp, Scientific & Educational Conferences
vice president
$177,695
$20,900
$694
$248,184
CHRISTOPHER S ADAMS
Vp, Communications & Marketing
vice president
$174,359
$17,975
$374
$243,031
AMY M PALMER LASTER
SVP, Science Strategy & Awards
senior vice president
$201,581
$18,618
$422
$237,524
JEFFRY C COLLINS
Vp, Database Systems & Technology
vice president
$172,455
$19,507
$1,016
$233,680
CHAD R JACKSON
Sr Dir, Pre-Clinical Translational Prog
highest compensated employee
$176,521
$20,920
$152
$213,824
RUSSELL W KELLEY
Managing Director, Rd Fund
key employee
$0
$0
$0
$64,959
DAVID BRINT
Chairman of the Board
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARYROSE SYLVESTER
Vice Chair, at Large
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
JONATHAN STEINBERG MD
Vice Chair, Research
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
KAREN PETROU
Executive Vice Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
STEVEN ALPER
Interim Vice Chair, Development
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
JASON MORRIS
Vice Chair, Board Comm & Dev/Treasurer
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRADFORD MANNING
Vice Chair, Marketing, Comm & Social Media
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
HAYNES LEA
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
GORDON GUND
Director - Chairman Emeritus
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
SCOTT BURT
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
WILLIAM CARTY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DARREN DEVOUE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JASON FERREIRA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JEFFREY FREED
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ADRIENNE GRAVES PH D
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBERT HEIDENBERG
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JANICE LEHRER-STEIN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARSHA LINK PHD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LAURA MANFRE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
EVAN MITTMAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID NIXON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
WARREN THALER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JANINE MARKS NIXON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARTHA STEELE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOSHUA STEINBERG
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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