Breakthrough T1d: CEO salary, finances and where donations go
“Breakthrough T1D is the leading global t1d organization working to accelerate life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent, and treat t1d and its complications.”
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Methodology by Amir Arani, CPA, CA · Updated
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No reported asset diversions, no insider transactions, no fundraisers keeping most of the money, and the governance policies we check for are in place.
For each dollar donated, Breakthrough T1D spent 18¢ on fundraising, or about 19¢ counting joint costs.
Fundraising ÷ $277.0M contributions · Form 990 Parts VIII, IXThe charity's own description of its largest programs, with what each cost.
Public education -- breakthrough t1d (formerly jdrf) educates the community about type 1 diabetes (t1d) and its complications and provides support services and resources to diagnosed children and adults, their families, and others. For an expanded description of program service activities related to public education and outreach
Research support -- breakthrough t1d (formerly jdrf) maintains an in-house team of skilled scientific, medical, policy, and government relations professionals who play a critical role in leading and supporting the evaluation of research funding opportunities by breakthrough t1d and influencing research direction and the disbursement of research funds from others. These professionals also work with regulatory and policy officials to ensure that research can proceed without delay and results are understood by healthcare decision makers. For an expanded description of program service activities…
Net assets at each fiscal year end, 2013 to 2025.
Reportable pay in FY ending Jun 2025, from the charity and related organizations.
| Contractor | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Beyond Technologies LLC | It consulting | $1,195,891 |
| Centric Consulting LLC | It consulting | $695,653 |
| Northcap Consulting LLC | It consulting | $661,064 |
| Avalere Health LLC | Business consulting | $469,932 |
| Stephanie a Relkin LLC | Marketing consulting | $402,500 |
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Aaron Kowalski, Chief Executive Officer, received $978,057 in reportable compensation in FY ending Jun 2025, 0.3% of Breakthrough T1D's $281.0M in spending.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part VIIBreakthrough T1D reported 74.9% of FY ending Jun 2025 spending as programs, 18% as fundraising and 7.1% as management. That includes $1.7M of joint mail and ad costs counted as programs; without them, programs were 74.3%.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part IXNet assets were $350.6M at the end of FY ending Jun 2025, about 15.0 months of spending.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part XIts latest Form 990 triggered none of our twelve screening rules, which cover reported asset diversions, insider transactions, fundraiser costs, governance policies and spending patterns.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025)Amir Arani, “Breakthrough T1D: CEO salary, finances and where your dollar goes,” Charity Math, updated 2026-11-07. https://charitymath.com/charities/breakthrough-t1d/