Organizations Filed Purposes:
To offer hope and support to patients and families by educating them on the disease, helping them to obtain the most up-to-date information on treatment options and to connect with meso treatment specialists, and providing them assistance, emotional support and community with others; fund the highest quality and most promising meso research projects from around the world through rigorous peer-review; and raise awareness of meso, and advocate that the public and private sectors partner in the effort to cure it by directing the resources needed to stop this global tragedy.
To offer hope and support to Mesothelioma cancer patients and their families through education, funding of quality, peer-reviewed research, and raise public awareness.
Education Support and Symposium - Patient support services offered by the Foundation include personalized consultations and guidance through treatment with mesothelioma experts. This includes providing patients with information about treatment options, connecting them with mesothelioma treatment specialists when needed, and facilitating access to the Foundation?s support groups.
Research - The Foundation funds the most promising mesothelioma research projects globally, as determined by a rigorous peer-review process. BASED UPON THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, THE MESOTHELIOMA FOUNDATION HAS FUNDED 97 GRANTS, AWARDING $9.6 MILLION IN FUNDING RESEARCH GRANTS.
Advocacy - The Foundation advocates on behalf of its patients and families for increased funding of mesothelioma research through federal investment.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Mary Hesdorffer | Executive Dir. | 40 | $168,235 |
Maja Belamaric | COO | 40 | $101,768 |
Bill Ziegler | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
Kristin Lofgren | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
Marjorie Zauderer | Chairman | 1 | $0 |
Patrick Forde | Director | 1 | $0 |
Keith Cengel | Director | 1 | $0 |
Antoinette Wozniak | Director | 1 | $0 |
Jamie Stevenson | Director | 1 | $0 |
Daniel Sterman | Director | 1 | $0 |
Buerkley Rose | Director | 1 | $0 |
Aaron Mansfield | Director | 1 | $0 |
Jason Foster | Director | 1 | $0 |
Ross Kellman | Director | 1 | $0 |
Bruce Kellner | Director | 1 | $0 |
Rich Deaugustinis | Director | 1 | $0 |
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