About Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation
To fund and accelerate research to improve early detection, develop effective treatments, and ultimately find a cure for pancreatic cancer.
Focus Areas
Pancreatic cancer researchEarly detection technologiesDrug and therapeutic developmentPersonalized/precision medicineClinical trials and translational researchPatient resources and support
Who They Fund
pancreatic cancer patients (indirect beneficiary)medical researchers and clinician-scientistsresearch institutions and academic medical centers
Funding Style
research funding
About Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation
A hallmark of Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation’s recent giving is its concentration on large pancreatic cancer research grants to major academic medical centers and research institutions. The biggest award in the file is $8,784,577 to Johns Hopkins University in 2025, followed by other multi-million-dollar grants to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. That pattern points to a funder working at scale in biomedical research rather than through smaller community grants. The foundation’s stated purpose is to fund and accelerate research to improve early detection, develop effective treatments, and ultimately find a cure for pancreatic cancer. Recent grants also show support for collaborative and translational work, with awards to institutions such as Break Through Cancer and The Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Its portfolio includes programs for clinical acceleration, early-career investigators, lab-based research, and strategic research investments, all tied to pancreatic cancer science. Across the recent grants list, the same institutions recur over multiple years, suggesting ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards. Johns Hopkins University appears repeatedly, as do Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the American Association for Cancer Research.
What Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation Funds
In pancreatic cancer research, the foundation backs a mix of laboratory, translational, and clinical work. It gave $1,390,839 in 2023 and $990,664 in 2024 to the American Association for Cancer Research, both listed for pancreatic cancer research. It also awarded $1,000,000 in 2025 to The Salk Institute for Biological Studies for the same cause. Early detection is part of its stated focus, alongside drug and therapeutic development. The foundation’s grant portfolio includes early detection technologies, personalized and precision medicine, and clinical trials and translational research. Career development is another visible thread. Through the Lustgarten Foundation-AACR Career Development Awards for Pancreatic Cancer Research, the foundation supports early-career investigators in pancreatic cancer research, with the program open to the United States and internationally. Collaborative research also appears in the recent grant list, including $6,472,317 in 2023 to Stand Up To Cancer - Entertainment Industry Foundation for pancreatic cancer research.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$17.6M
Total Assets
$91.5M
Total Revenue
$37.2M
Total Expenses
$27.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $213K and $1.5M, with a median of $631K.
25th Percentile
$213K
Median
$631K
75th Percentile
$1.5M
Geographic Reach
National12 states funded
About 16% of grants go to recipients in MA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
LINDA TANTAWI
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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