The Breathing Room Foundation
Donations deductibleThe Breathing Room Foundation's network
12 peoplei12 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
12 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Shaw | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Bill News | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Diana Eidenshink | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dr Adam Binder | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dr Srmila Aithal | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Greg Clifton | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jodi Sandos | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kenneth S Zylstra | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Matthew Cullison | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Phyllis Jablonowski | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Ryan Galvin | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Vincent Hegarty | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Ellen Fitzgerald | Executive Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Ellen Fitzgerald | Executive Director | 60 | $85k | ||
| Ryan Galvin | President | 10 | $0 | ||
| Barbara Shaw | Secretary | 10 | $0 | ||
| Vincent Hegarty | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | ||
| Matthew Cullison | Vice President | 10 | $0 | ||
| Bill News | Board Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Greg Clifton | Board Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Diana Eidenshink | Board Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Kenneth S Zylstra | Board Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Dr Srmila Aithal | Board Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Dr Adam Binder | Board Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Jodi Sandos | Board Member | 10 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- The Breathing Room Foundation
- EIN
- 232916337
- Address
- 8310 Brookside Rd, Elkins Park, PA, 19027-1904
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Mission
- The foundation is organized to provide aid and support to individuals and families suffering from the consequences of living with cancer. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T30 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1997
- Principal officer
- Mary Ellen Fitzgerald (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 1998
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBarbara Shaw
≥8years on the filingsJodi Sandos
≥8years on the filingsMatthew Cullison
≥8years on the filingsRyan Galvin
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.1m
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.5m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $886k
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 450
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.The Breathing Room Foundation, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, business entities (data.pa.gov xvd7-5r2c). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 27 May 1997
- Registered agent
- Not stated