Executive Compensation at the JDRF (2022)

JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) is a tax-exempt non-profit based in New York City.  Overseen by 15 voting members (board members) of the governing body (board), the JDRF raises about $240 million annually ($239 million, $223 million, $213 million, and $239 million in 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively).

Although JDRF touts itself as the “leading global organization funding Type 1 diabetes research,” $241 million was allocated to the general fund while $259 million was allocated to research grants over the past 4 years:

• In 2022, JDRF reported total revenue of $239 million and awarded $72 million in grants while allocating $76 million to the general fund
• In 2021, JDRF reported total revenue of $223 million and awarded $29 million in grants while allocating $127 million to the general fund ;
• In 2020, JDRF reported total revenue of $213 million and awarded $69 million in grants while allocating $18 million to the general fund; and
• In 2019, JDRF reported total revenue of $239 million and awarded $89 million in grants while allocating $20 million to the general fund.

In 2022, the largest expense for JDRF was compensation.  496 employees received $57 million in compensation which equates to an average compensation of $115,000 (this compares to an average compensation of $71,000 in 2021).  151 employees received more than $100,000 in compensation with the 14 most highly compensated reported to be:

• $823,376:  Aaron Kowalski, CEO
• $751,018:  Steven St Peter, Managing Director T1D Fund
• $600,130:  Timothy Doyle, COO, President, Asst Treasurer (beg 12/21)
• $593,447:  Helen Ellias, Managing Director, T1D Fund
• $517,809:  Troy Lindloff, CDO/Asst Treasurer (end 11/21)
• $387,719:  Cynthia Rice, Chief Mission Officer
• $373,176:  Joanne Martz, CFO/Treasurer (end 5/21)
• $366,234:  Sanjoy Dutta, Chief Scientific Officer
• $351,187:  Gillian Green, VP, Leadership Giving
• $341,810:  Craig Robertson, VP, Field Development
• $325,814:  Yury Kukushkin, Managing Director, T1D Fund
• $304,223:  Sydney Yogic, Chief of Staff, Asst Secretary
• $273,715:  Srinivas Mishra, Chief Tech Officer (end 8/21)
• $174,363:  Anne Gehring, Contract CFO (5-21-10/21)

The 14 most highly compensated employees received $6 million in 2022.  9 of the 14 (64%) are male while 5 of the 14 (36%) are female.  The 10 most highly compensated employees received more than $10 million in compensation from 2020-2022 (and several of these employees were not at the organization in 2020 or 2021):

Aaron Kowalski:  Total Compensation 2020-2022:  $2.1 million

• 2022:  $823,376
• 2021:  $556,814
• 2020: $700,811

Steven St Peter:  Total Compensation 2017-2022:  $1.3. million

• 2022:  $751,018
• 2021:  $576,387

Timothy Doyle:  Total Compensation 2022:  $0.6 million

• 2022:  $600,130

Helen Ellias:  Total Compensation 2020-2022:  $1.5 million

• 2022:  $593,447
• 2021:  $445,147
• 2020: $476,331

Troy Lindloff:  Total Compensation 2021-2022:  $0.9 million

• 2022:  $517,809
• 2021:  $396,344

Cynthia Rice:  Total Compensation 2019-2022:  $1.1 million

• 2022:  $387,719
• 2021:  $323,209
• 2020: $401,986

Joanne Martz:  Total Compensation 2020-2022:  $1.2 million

• 2022:  $373,176
• 2021:  $354,739
• 2020: $451,049

Sanjoy Dutta:  Total Compensation 2020-2022:  $0.9 million

• 2022:  $366,234
• 2021:  $267,516
• 2020: $302,326

Gillian Green:  Total Compensation 2021-2022:  $0.6 million

• 2022:  $351,187
• 2021:  $283,047

Craig Robertson:  Total Compensation 2022:  $0.3 million

• 2022:  $341,810

JDRF provided a $75,000 housing allowance in 2022 to Aaron Kowalski.

57 independent contractors received more than $100,000 in compensation with the five (5) most highly compensated reported to be:

• $2.5 million:  Innovation Cloud, of West NY, NJ, for IT consulting
• $1.7 million:  The Pursuant Group, of Dallas, TX for fundraising and marketing
• $1.2 million:  Kavyos Consulting, of Iselin, NJ for IT consulting
• $1.2 million:  Blue State Digital, of Brooklyn, NY for fundraising and marketing
• $1.2 million:  Blackbaud, of Charleston, SC for software services

To read the IRS Form 990 (2021 for the year ending June 30, 2022), click here.