Mario Lemieux Foundation
Mario Lemieux Foundation
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About this organization
Mission
To raise funds for cancer research and patient care, as well as Austin's Playrooms, an initiative that creates playrooms for children and families in medical facilities.
About
The foundation supports blood cancer research in both the clinic and lab. In 2014, the foundation established the Mario Lemieux Center Lymphoma Center for Children and Young Adults at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. This center, the first of its kind, treats patients with difficult-to-treat and rare childhood lymphomas. The center has increased access to care and cutting-edge treatments for all childhood lymphomas, while also bringing together a critical volume of patients with rare lymphomas for research studies that can have a global impact on care. The annual commitment to this $2.5m project is $357,000. The foundation also supports Hodgkin's disease research and patient care by providing funding to the Mario Lemieux Center for Blood Cancers, located at the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. In November 2018, the Mario Lemieux Foundation pledged additional support to the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center in a $5m gift for groundbreaking immunotherapy research and treatment. The Mario Lemieux Immunotherapy Center will expand and enhance innovative immunotherapy treatments for patients with certain types of solid tumors, both through research and personalized patient care.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit is outlined in the filing as “To fund promising medical and patient care initiatives in the areas of hodgkin's disease, pediatric oncology, research and treatment protocols as well as to support the development of hospital playrooms.”.
When discussing its operations, they were defined as: “To fund cancer research and patient care projects and establish playrooms in hospitals”.
- The state where the non-profit operates has been legally reported as PA.
- The filing indicates that the non-profit's address in 2020 is located at 112 WASHINGTON PLACE NO 1661, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15219.
- The non-profit has reported 5 employees on their form as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$2,572,544.
- The organization has 10 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1993.
- The organization pays $506,460 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $223,560 in fundraising expenses.
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