The Assistance Fund Inc
Orlando, FL · EIN 27-0270731 · Health care · Rank 2,272 by total revenue
To help insured people with life-changing diseases overcome the financial barriers preventing them from accessing treatment
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2025
- Total revenue
- $284,709,120
- Total expenses
- $230,788,273
- Total assets
- $565,555,605
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $7,934,013
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $11,540,165
- Employees
- 127
- Salary base per employee
- $62,473
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (17)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danielle Vizcaino | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $567,706 |
| Steven Alsene | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $457,421 |
| Linda Howard | CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF DIRECTORS | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Sharon Patterson | VICE CHAIR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Gerald Lauria | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $514,068 |
| John D'angelo | SR. VP, BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE | Key employee | 40 | $313,107 |
| Jacqueline Pernier | SENIOR DIRECTOR COMPLIANCE | Key employee | 40 | $216,853 |
| Dalia Kacenauskaite | VP, OPERATIONS | Key employee | 40 | $162,713 |
| Daniel Klein | BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Frank D'acosta | BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Jeff Milford | BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER | Board | 2 | None reported |
| John Rushing | BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER | Board | 2 | None reported |
| John Wagner | BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Julie Judge | BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Justin Aronson | BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Lawrence Hatch | BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Tom Bailey | BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER | Board | 2 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $3,246,779, which is 40.9% of the $7,934,013 salary base shared by 127 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danielle Vizcaino | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $524,820 | $0 | $42,886 | $567,706 |
| Gerald Lauria | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $459,346 | $0 | $54,722 | $514,068 |
| Steven Alsene | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $404,403 | $0 | $53,018 | $457,421 |
| John D'angelo | SR. VP, BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE | Key employee | 40 | $290,256 | $0 | $22,851 | $313,107 |
| Leena Patel | VP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | Highly paid employee | 40 | $229,499 | $0 | $48,251 | $277,750 |
| Margaret Figley | SR. DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS | Highly paid employee | 40 | $222,721 | $0 | $47,493 | $270,214 |
| Jacqueline Pernier | SENIOR DIRECTOR COMPLIANCE | Key employee | 40 | $172,235 | $0 | $44,618 | $216,853 |
| Akhilash Pennam | DIRECTOR OF CRM DEVELOPMENT | Highly paid employee | 40 | $179,862 | $0 | $34,490 | $214,352 |
| Amanda Kessler | DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES | Highly paid employee | 40 | $174,507 | $0 | $38,516 | $213,023 |
| Dilip Parihar | SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT | Highly paid employee | 40 | $158,661 | $0 | $43,624 | $202,285 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202611279349302236 (Form 990, period ending 2025-12-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 27-0270731
- Organization website (as filed): www.tafcares.org