American Foundry Society
The mission of the American Foundry Society is to advance the success of its members and the metalcasting industry through advocacy, education, and innovation.
American Foundry Society at a glance
- Total assets
- $8,360,601
- +30.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $10,634,125
- +54.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $186,762
- -258.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $8,808,711
- +17.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who American Foundry Society funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $133K (2019) to $173K (2020). In 2020 it reported $173K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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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 | $8,360,601 | $10,634,125 | $8,808,711 | — | — | $186,762 |
| 2024 | $6,433,652 | $6,898,495 | $7,482,066 | — | — | $-117,767 |
| 2023 | $6,284,156 | $6,946,159 | $7,211,390 | — | — | $121,780 |
| 2022 | $6,904,237 | $9,069,526 | $7,154,650 | — | — | $200,859 |
| 2021 | $5,353,859 | $5,226,214 | $5,863,287 | — | — | $-44,245 |
| 2020 | $5,044,480 | $5,193,925 | $6,630,759 | $173,107 | Total only | $57,521 |
| 2019 | $7,011,497 | $9,243,156 | $7,841,366 | $133,005 | 3 | $126,541 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About American Foundry Society
Based on IRS filings
American Foundry Society is a public charity, based in Schaumburg, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $187K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
American Foundry Society is led by Douglas Kurkul, CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 6 of 31 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Douglas Kurkul
CEO
Chief Executive Officer → Chief Executive Officer & Secretary, 2021
Chief Executive Officer & Secretary → CEO, 2025
On filings since 2019
45 hrs/week
$219K (2019) → $305K (2025)
David Gilson
President
2nd Vice President → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greg Kramer
Technical Director-Ehs
Technical Director → Technical Director-Ehs, 2025
On filings since 2024
45 hrs/week
$115K (2024) → $132K (2025)
Jay M. Morrision
Director-Left Apr
Director → Director-Left Apr, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kiley Eck Hayon
Director-Left Apr
Director → Director-Left Apr, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Bartlett
Director-Left Apr
Director → Director-Left Apr, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Liz Ulman
Director-Left Apr
Director → Director-Left Apr, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alan Brink
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Nestel
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
George Boyd Jr.
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Halsband
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Torkelson
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brett Fisher
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Earl Miller
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Cook
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bob Braun
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelley Kerns
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Leonard
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Bear
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristen Newberry
Director-
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sam Ramrattan
Director-
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sid Tankersley
Director-
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Todd Pagel
Director-
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Lakas
Senior Vp-It, Operations & Trade Shows
Vice President of It & Operations → Senior Vp-It, Operations & Trade Shows, 2023
On filings since 2019
45 hrs/week
$141K (2019) → $180K (2025)
Brian Began
Senior Vp-Technical Services
Vp-Metalcasting Technical Services → Senior Vp-Technical Services, 2025
On filings since 2023
47 hrs/week
$160K (2023) → $177K (2025)
Chris Oswald
Vp-Accounting & Finance
Director of Accounting & Finance → Senior Director of Accounting & Finance, 2024
Senior Director of Accounting & Finance → Vp-Accounting & Finance, 2025
On filings since 2023
47 hrs/week
$122K (2023) → $134K (2025)
Ben Yates
Vp-Business Development
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$139K (2025)
Angela Dine Schmeisser
Immediate Past Pres-
Vice President → President, 2024
President → Immediate Past Pres-, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bradford Muller
Immediate Past Pres-Left Apr
President → Immediate Past President, 2024
Immediate Past President → Immediate Past Pres-Left Apr, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Lancaster
Vice President
Director → 2nd Vice President, 2024
2nd Vice President → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sara Joyce
2nd Vice President-
Director → 2nd Vice President-, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (33)
- Former: Benjamin Yates (2019–2024) — Vp-Business Development
- Former: Andrew Renkey (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Jim Mancuso (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Peter Satre (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Rob Johnson (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Adam San Solo (2023–2024) — Immediate Past President
- Former: John P Haas (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Michael L Lenahan (2019–2023) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Patrick T Ameen (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Valerie Stramaglia (2023) — Associate Director of Accounting & Finance
- Former: Jeet Radia (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Patrick Carlin (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Peter C Reich (2019–2022) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Adam SanSolo (2020–2022) — President
- Former: Peggy Mennella Director of (2022) — Accounting & Finance
- Former: Steve Robison Chief (2022) — Tech Services Officer
- Former: Tom Dore (2022) — Technical Director
- Former: Jim Frost (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Michael Leib (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Steve Robison (2019–2021) — Chief Tech Services Officer
- Former: Peggy Mennella (2020–2021) — Director Accounting & Finance
- Former: Richard Jefferson (2020–2021) — Vice President Marketing & Communications
- Former: Greg Loving (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jason McGowan (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jean Bye (2019–2020) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Russell Rosmait (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Scott Strobl (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Tom Christie (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Christopher T Misiak (2019) — Director
- Former: John L Grahek (2019) — Director
- Former: Patricio Gil (2019) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Richard Jerrerson (2019) — Cp Marketing & Communications
- Former: Sandra M Calabrese (2019) — Director
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 $305K, to Douglas Kurkul (CEO). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about American Foundry Society
How large is American Foundry Society?
American Foundry Society reported $8.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.6M.
Where does American Foundry Society operate?
American Foundry Society has awarded grants in Illinois, Michigan.
What is American Foundry Society's EIN?
American Foundry Society's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-0725470. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 19, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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