California · Nonprofit
INTERNATIONAL MYELOMA FOUNDATION
INTERNATIONAL MYELOMA FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 120 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,135,649 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($508,905). 70 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 52% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $18M
- Funders on record
- 120
- Grants received
- $4.1M
- Net assets
- $11M
What International Myeloma Foundation does
Mission
Dedicated to improving the quality of life of myeloma patients while working toward prevention and a cure.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Research - the International Myeloma Foundation (imf) is the leader in globally collaborative myeloma research. Imf brings together the world's leading experts to collaborate on translational research through the international myeloma working group (imwg), which publishes treatment guidelines in prestigious medical journals, advances research toward prevention and cure, mentors the next generation of innovative investigators, and improves lives through better care. Imwg is considered the most prestigious organization for myeloma researchers globally. The black swan research initiative is a multinational consortium of leading myeloma experts who are harnessing new technologies and the latest myeloma treatments to find a pathway to a cure. The black swan research strategy capitalizes on the availability of potent novel therapies and the advent of ultra-sensitive tests to measure exactly when and how those therapies are working in patients. The black swan research initiative is dedicated to developing new curative and preventative therapies for myeloma.
$5,749,338 spentof which $180,000 as grants36% of program spendingEducation and awareness - although it is the second most common blood cancer, multiple myeloma is still a relatively unknown disease. For many patients and their caregivers, it is at diagnosis when they first heard the word "myeloma". Imf recognizes the need for comprehensive education programs for both the patient and the physician to ensure that patients are diagnosed correctly and treated effectively.our library of more than 100 publications for patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals, is available free of charge. Publications are updated annually and available in more than 19 languages.the imf empowers patients and their caregivers to participate as active decision-making partners with healthcare providers, leading to the best possible quality of life. The imf produces comprehensive but user-friendly information for the entire myeloma community. The imf's publications library includes an extensive catalog of booklets, tip cards, articles, webinars and teleconferences, blogs, digital media and interviews, all written, created, and produced by the imf with oversight by its scientific advisory committee. The imf library's broad scope includes information about myeloma…
$3,054,437 spent19% of program spendingPatient and family seminars: the imf's patient and family seminars present vital information about new treatments and clinical trials, provide time with myeloma specialists in intimate settings, and allow participants to share their personal experiences and support. Premier myeloma experts volunteer their time to empower patients and their families to make educated treatment choices tailored to their needs. In addition to patient and family seminars, the imf facilitates regional community workshops, which serve as condensed seminars in smaller cities to expand the reach of imf programs and up-to-date information on myeloma care, support and treatment to a wider audience at no charge.
$1,867,515 spent12% of program spendingInternational - the imf grows its network of health care professionals around the world. Key team members organize physician as well as patient meetings in order to provide education about the latest developments in the field of multiple myeloma.support groups - through a global community of volunteer-led support groups, the imf ensures that patients and families have local access to support and education. The imf currently supports over 160 support groups worldwide. The imf provides website creation and hosting for local support groups, and provides a unique opportunity for support group leaders to attend the american society of hematology annual meeting. The imf hosts an annual support group leaders summit to provide training and sharing of best practices for volunteer leaders. Nurse education - the imf nurse leadership board (nlb) is a professional partnership representing nurse experts caring for myeloma patients at leading medical centers. Founded in november 2006, the nlb bolsters nursing education, clinical care experience exchange, and patient knowledge and empowerment in an effort to optimize outcomes for patients with myeloma. The nlb has improved the nursing care and…
$5,091,257 spentof which $32,000 as grants$15,655 earned by the program32% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $15,762,547.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $18M to $20M (+16%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2022 6%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
98% of INTERNATIONAL MYELOMA FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (25% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Yelak Biru
CEO, president thru 2/28/25
Board chair
Dr Vincent Rajkumar
Director, chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 21 funders to 50 funders, grant income rose $266k → $593k.
19 of 120 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 52% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of INTERNATIONAL MYELOMA FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 120 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
INTERNATIONAL MYELOMA FOUNDATION has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 12% of grant income, and it takes 6 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 6 funders to its left
52% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund INTERNATIONAL MYELOMA FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 38% · 2018 22% · 2019 37% · 2020 15% · 2021 13% · 2022 13% · 2023 16% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
43% of INTERNATIONAL MYELOMA FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 58% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
52% of INTERNATIONAL MYELOMA FOUNDATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $2.0M that is directly attributable, 67% of it comes from funders outside California, across 32 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.2M arriving through sponsors registered in 15 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
INTERNATIONAL MYELOMA FOUNDATION's revenue grew 16% between 2017 and 2025.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 102 unclassified nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like INTERNATIONAL MYELOMA FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
57%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 38 states
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for INTERNATIONAL MYELOMA FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds INTERNATIONAL MYELOMA FOUNDATION?
- INTERNATIONAL MYELOMA FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 120 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,135,649 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($508,905). 70 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 52% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does INTERNATIONAL MYELOMA FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 120 organizations giving $4,135,649 in grants to INTERNATIONAL MYELOMA FOUNDATION, 70 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of INTERNATIONAL MYELOMA FOUNDATION?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $508,905 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like INTERNATIONAL MYELOMA FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 120 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing