American Foundation for Pharmaceutical
To advance and support pharmaceutical sciences education at U.S. schools and colleges. for full mission.
American Foundation for Pharmaceutical at a glance
- Total assets
- $12,115,019
- +7.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $952,827
- +48.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $738,007
- +109.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $748,232
- -7.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who American Foundation for Pharmaceutical funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How American Foundation for Pharmaceutical gives
- Giving fell 38% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2022) to $50K (2021). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $31K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Auburn University Auburn University, AL | Homeopathy Grant for FAERS data research with Auburn | $30,888 |
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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 | $12,115,019 | $952,827 | $748,232 | — | — | $738,007 |
| 2024 | $11,320,542 | $642,222 | $812,418 | $30,888 | 1 | $351,670 |
| 2023 | $10,710,645 | $580,057 | $800,062 | $20,000 | 1 | $266,013 |
| 2022 | $9,801,168 | $508,090 | $791,702 | $20,000 | 1 | $218,298 |
| 2021 | $12,172,067 | $1,084,776 | $771,260 | $50,000 | 2 | $663,371 |
| 2020 | $11,111,257 | $655,181 | $796,370 | $50,000 | 2 | $350,859 |
| 2019 | $10,752,672 | $1,057,262 | $914,460 | $40,000 | 2 | $553,490 |
About American Foundation for Pharmaceutical
Based on IRS filings
American Foundation for Pharmaceutical is a public charity focused on Education, based in Fairfax, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $738K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
American Foundation for Pharmaceutical is led by Ellen L Woods, President & Secretary since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 17 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ellen L Woods
President & Secretary
President → President & Secretary, 2020
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$227K (2019) → $241K (2025)
Calvin Knowlton
Chair
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carol A Gloff
Member
Board Member → Member, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
J Lyle Bootman
Member
Board Member → Member, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John M Couric Jr.
Treasurer
Treasurer, Co-Chair & Finance Chair → Chair & Treasurer, 2020
Chair & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph T DiPiro
Member
Board Member → Member, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karl Williams
General Counsel
General Counsel & Board Member → Board Member, 2020
Board Member → General Counsel, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lucinda L Maine
Vice Chair
Member → Vice Chair & Member, 2022
Vice Chair & Member → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Swaan
Member
Board Member → Member, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert DiCenzo
Member
Board Member → Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David F Gregory
Member
Board Member → Member, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Bentley
Member
Board Member → Member, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lee Vermeulen
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shawna Reagan
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anandi Law
Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robin Zavod
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Brady
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (23)
- Former: Rob DiCenzo (2021–2024) — Member
- Former: Craig Cox (2023–2024) — Member
- Former: Joe DiPiro (2023–2024) — Member
- Former: Mike Bailey (2024) — Member
- Former: Russell Melchert (2022–2023) — Member
- Former: Barbara A Kochanowski (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: David R Gaugh (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Todd Sorensen (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Amy Sonderman (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Stuart T Haines (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Eileen M Cannon (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Kathleen D Jaeger (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Michael Fauerbach (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
- Former: Varsha Chavan (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Anne Lin (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Janet P Engle (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Christine Jolowsky (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: David Allen (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Scott Kuzner (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Bonnie Avery (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Gary Kadlec (2019) — Chair
- Former: Peter Vlasses (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Steven Scott (2019) — Board Member
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 $241K, to Ellen L Woods (President and Secretary).
Frequently asked questions about American Foundation for Pharmaceutical
How large is American Foundation for Pharmaceutical?
American Foundation for Pharmaceutical reported $12.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $953K.
What is American Foundation for Pharmaceutical?
American Foundation for Pharmaceutical is a public charity focused on Education, based in Fairfax, VA. It holds $12.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does American Foundation for Pharmaceutical operate?
American Foundation for Pharmaceutical has awarded grants in Alabama, Iowa, Virginia.
What is American Foundation for Pharmaceutical's EIN?
American Foundation for Pharmaceutical's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 53-0214882. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 25, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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