American Foundation for Surgery of the

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 74-2428242 Website

TO ADVANCE THE CARE OF HAND AND UPPER EXTREMITY DISORDERS BY SUPPORTING RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH THROUGH THE EFFICIENT COLLECTION OF DONATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION OF GRANTS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$41.4M

+12.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.2M

-2.5% YoY

Grant Count

13

+1200.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$92K

-92.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$41,407,204$36,953,787$32,804,790
Revenue$4,263,250$3,389,748$7,353,909
Expenses$2,127,759$1,859,648$1,713,965
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,277,583$974,826$5,815,513
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$305K$611K$916K$1M2 grants20202 grants20211 grants20221 grants202313 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR SUR…$628KJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$66KTHE REGENTS OF THE UNIVE…$66KMEDSTAR HEALTH RESEARCH …$65KTHE GENERAL HOSPITAL COR…$65KUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$65KHENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATI…$60KCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF P…$46KHIA TECHNOLOGIES INC$35KUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUT…$30K

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K6$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K3$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

WILLIAM CHANDLERCFO/ FOUNDATION DIRECTOR$54KKEVIN KLEIFGNDIGITAL PROJECT AND CONTENT …$14K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
AMY L LADDTRUSTEE1
DURETTI T FUFA MDTRUSTEE1
ANA ESCAGEDOTRUSTEE1
JULIE A KATARINCIC MDTRUSTEE1
EDWARD DIAO MDPRESIDENT5
JEFFREY A GREENBERGVICE CHAIR4
R GLENN GASTONTRUSTEE1
WILLIAM H SEITZ JRCHAIR8
L SCOTT LEVIN MDCHAIR8
STEVEN L MORAN MDTRUSTEE1
RYAN P CALFEE MDTRUSTEE1
CHARLES A GOLDFARBTREASURER1
BOBBY CHHABRATRUSTEE1
MIHIR J DESAITRUSTEE1
MARK BARATZVICE PRESIDENT3
JENNIFER MORAITIS WOLFTRUSTEE1
TAMARA D ROZENTALTRUSTEE1
BRENT R DEGEORGETRUSTEE1
WILLIAM CHANDLERCFO/ FOUNDATION DIRECTOR2$54,171
KEVIN KLEIFGNDIGITAL PROJECT AND CONTENT MANAGER5.5$14,111

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states
+2 more states

Cities

Ann ArborBaltimoreBethesdaBostonCharlotteChicagoDallasLa CrescentaNew OrleansPhiladelphiaSeattle

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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