American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation
The American Association for the Study of is a public charity based in Alexandria, Virginia. Its website identifies the AASLD Foundation as the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation, which supports hepatology research and the people who study and treat liver disease.
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation at a glance
In short: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation gave $1.4M across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $125K), top state Minnesota. 36% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,378,000
- -37.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- -8.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $125,273
- -32.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $76,000
- Total assets
- $41,697,950
- +5.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 36% first-time grantees (4 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (44% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation
- How to Apply
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Apply electronically through the foundation’s awards application process for a posted funding opportunity. Review that award’s request for applications for its requirements.
- Review Cycle
- Listed 2027 opportunities have deadlines of October 12, 2026, for the Stravitz Visionary Award letter of intent; January 11, 2027, for its full application; and December 7, 2026, for the Bridge, Clinical, Translational and Outcomes Research, Pinnacle Research, and Pilot Research Awards.
- Deadline
- Listed 2027 opportunities have deadlines of October 12, 2026, for the Stravitz Visionary Award letter of intent;…
- Contact
Mailing address: 1001 North Fairfax Street 400, Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 299-9766
Website: https://aasldfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Regents of the University of Minnesota ($400K). Together the top 10 received $1.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
54 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 19 grants of 54 (35%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation states that it funds investigators conducting research in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In 2025, its grant dollars went primarily to recipients in Minnesota (44%) and Massachusetts (24%), followed by California (13%), Washington (7%), and New York (6%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation open to new grantees?
36%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 11 grantees (36%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $144K; repeat grants $115K. How we count
Medians: $75K first-time, $76K repeat.
- 27% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+18%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.2M (2022) to $2.9M (2019). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $1.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Regents of the University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | Bridge Award and Pinnacle Research Award | $400,000 |
| General Hospital Corporation Boston, MA | Pinnacle Research Award | $300,000 |
| Mayo Clinic Rochester Rochester, MN | Pinnacle research award, aasld foundation gupta family pilot research award in psc research | $200,000 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA | Bridge Award | $100,000 |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | Bridge Award | $100,000 |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York, NY | Advanced hepatology transplantion award and frank j. Tusa pilot award in he reserach | $76,000 |
| Regents of the University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA | Aasld foundation gupta family pilot research award in psc research | $50,000 |
| University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX | Pilot Research Award in Liver Diseases | $50,000 |
| Washington University St. Louis, MO | Pilot Research Award in Liver Diseases | $50,000 |
| Children's Hospital Corporation Boston, MA | Advanced Hepatology Transplantion Award | $26,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $41,697,950 | $4,672,711 | $3,354,407 | $1,378,000 | 11 | $649,324 |
| 2024 | $39,519,282 | $24,327,865 | $4,082,172 | $2,220,000 | 12 | $470,847 |
| 2023 | $17,058,412 | $3,617,517 | $3,315,198 | $1,546,000 | 10 | $474,595 |
| 2022 | $16,329,501 | $1,331,021 | $2,347,891 | $1,170,000 | 7 | $-378,355 |
| 2021 | $19,536,229 | $3,045,289 | $3,842,724 | $2,626,000 | 14 | $839,840 |
| 2020 | $18,288,127 | $4,205,172 | $3,858,751 | $2,076,000 | 18 | $493,177 |
| 2019 | $19,230,420 | $7,179,157 | $5,740,025 | $2,882,000 | 16 | $424,641 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to invest in innovative hepatology research and in the people who study and treat liver disease. Its awards support liver-disease research and training, including research grants to institutions, advanced training for hepatology fellows and other trainees, and abstract awards that help young investigators present research at scientific meetings.
The foundation says it supports hepatology-related research generally, with preferential funding for particular topics only through established donor-directed mechanisms. Its Emerging Liver Scholars program encourages medical, surgical, and pediatric residents to consider careers in academic hepatology. The Liver Leaders Council is a corporate partnership program for industry engagement and discussion of issues affecting liver disease.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the organization reported 11 grants totaling $1,378,000. Grant amounts ranged from $26,000 to $400,000, with a median of $76,000. The largest awards included $400,000 to the Regents of the University of Minnesota for a Bridge Award and Pinnacle Research Award; $300,000 to General Hospital Corporation for a Pinnacle Research Award; and $200,000 to Mayo Clinic Rochester for a Pinnacle Research Award and a Gupta Family Pilot Research Award in PSC Research. Other recipients included Seattle Children’s Hospital and the University of Southern California, each receiving $100,000.
The foundation’s website says it does not accept funding requests outside its posted funding mechanisms. Applicants apply electronically and should review the relevant request for applications for eligibility, required documents, and formatting. Unless an award’s request for applications says otherwise, applicants and their mentors must be AASLD members at application and maintain membership during the award. The foundation funds research conducted in the United States, Canada, or Mexico; research conducted outside North America is not eligible.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Kimberly Ann Brown as chair; Saul J. Karpen as vice-chair; and Tamar H. Taddei as treasurer. Trustees listed are David E. Bernstein, Jennifer Lai, Michael Lucey, and Rotonya M. Carr. Matthew D’Uva is listed as chief executive officer, Julie Deal as executive director, and Mukarab Islam as vice president of finance and administration.
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation is led by Matthew D'uva, Chief Executive Officer since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Matthew D'uva
Chief Executive Officer
CEO → Chief Executive Officer, 2024
On filings since 2020
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Ann Brown
Chair
Trustee → Trustee & Chair, 2024
Trustee & Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
$15K (2025)
David E. Bernstein
Trustee
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Lucey
Trustee
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Lai
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rotonya M. Carr
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mukarab Islam
Vice President, Finance & Administration
On filings since 2021
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Saul J. Karpen
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tamar H. Taddei
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marjorie Bynum
Chief of Staff
On filings since 2024
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Julie Deal (2019–2025) — Executive Director · Filing note: Ended 013125
- Former: Bruce A. Luxon (2019–2024) — Chair
- Former: W. Ray Kim (2021–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Grace L. Su (2022–2024) — Trustee & Vice Chair
- Former: Guadalupe Garcia-Taso (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Norah Terrault (2020–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Vijay H. Shah (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Laurie D. Deleve (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
- Former: Steven K. Herrine (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Bruce R. Bacon (2019–2020) — Chair
- Former: Nellie Sarkissian (2019–2020) — Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Raymond T. Chung (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
- Former: Robert S. Brown Jr. (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Steven Echard (2019–2020) — Chief Executive Officer
- Former: Jorge A. Bezerra (2019) — Vice Chair
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $15K, to Kimberly Ann Brown (Chair).
Frequently asked questions about American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation
How much does American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation give each year?
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation gave $1.4M across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.2M across 12 grants.
What is American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation's typical grant size?
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $76,000, and its average grant was $125,273, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation that year got $144K on average.
Where does American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation give grants?
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation's top state is Minnesota, with 44% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Massachusetts (24%) and California (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (2 grants).
Does American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation's largest grantees?
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Regents of the University of Minnesota ($400,000), General Hospital Corporation ($300,000) and Mayo Clinic Rochester ($200,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 65% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation?
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation reported $41.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.7M.
What does American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to invest in innovative hepatology research and in the people who study and treat liver disease. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation?
Apply electronically through the foundation’s awards application process for a posted funding opportunity. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation's EIN?
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4495751. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 30, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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