American Medical Association Foundation
The ama foundation brings together physicians and communities to improve our nation's health.
American Medical Association Foundation at a glance
In short: American Medical Association Foundation gave $2.2M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.2M). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,235,847
- +153.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,235,847
- +153.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,235,847
- Total assets
- $25,674,194
- -4.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who American Medical Association Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
How American Medical Association Foundation gives
- Giving grew 61% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $249K (2019) to $2.2M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See Attached List | Community Health Program | $2,235,847 |
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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 | $25,674,194 | $3,064,034 | $6,175,479 | $2,235,847 | 1 | $1,269,668 |
| 2024 | $27,007,954 | $2,616,839 | $4,129,796 | $881,573 | 1 | $1,045,956 |
| 2023 | $27,964,016 | $2,255,474 | $4,288,876 | $1,459,866 | 1 | $-642,738 |
| 2022 | $26,650,564 | $8,763,967 | $4,126,699 | $1,389,893 | 1 | $6,843,575 |
| 2021 | $32,088,831 | $3,534,221 | $3,553,940 | $1,127,424 | 1 | $1,784,424 |
| 2020 | $25,501,646 | $2,567,190 | $3,009,927 | $712,971 | 1 | $1,105,021 |
| 2019 | $27,041,983 | $3,465,944 | $2,735,858 | $249,412 | 1 | $1,577,216 |
About American Medical Association Foundation
Based on IRS filings
American Medical Association Foundation is a public charity focused on Economically disadvantaged people, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $25.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.2M. Net investment income was $1.3M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
American Medical Association Foundation is led by Virginia Spitzer, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 3 of 23 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Virginia Spitzer
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$121K (2024) → $274K (2025)
Mary Beth Ellison
President
Director → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jon Ekdahl JD
Director
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Bohman Egbert MD
Director
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cedric M Bright MD FACP
Director
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diana Ramos MD MPH MBA FACOG
Director
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Siobhan Wescott MD MPH
Director
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara L McAneny MD FASCO MACP
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacqueline L Nguyen Esq.
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas J Madejski MD FACP
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Block
Student Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chidinma Ikonte
Student Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Welsh MD MBA
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ilse Levin DO MPH TM FACP
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shilpen Patel MD FACRO FASTRO
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Whitney Stuard Sambhariya MD PhD
Resident Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Smith
Deputy Director
Director of Advancement → Deputy Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$116K (2019) → $204K (2025)
Carie Lovstad
Senior Development Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$129K (2025)
Jeremy Lazarus MD
President-Elect
Director → President-Elect, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachelle M Klammer MD FACEP
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Albert Ray MD FAAFP
Immediate Past President
President-Elect → Immediate Past President, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerry D Kennett MD MACC
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Racheal Kunesh
Ama Alliance Representative
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (32)
- Former: Avani K Patel MD MHA (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Alex E Akman (2024) — Student
- Former: Anand B Singh (2024) — Student
- Former: Nancy Mueller MD FAAN (2024) — President
- Former: Willarda V Edwards MD MBA FACP (2024) — Director
- Former: William Sternfeld MD FACS (2024) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Barkley Payne (2019–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Heather A Smith MD MPH (2019–2023) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Jacqueline A Bello MD FACR (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Nancy Mueller MD (2019–2023) — President-Elect
- Former: Willarda V Edwards MD MBA (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: William Sternfeld MD (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Albert Ray MD (2021–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Jerry D Kennett MD (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Thomas J Madejski MD (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Dave Street (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Nicolas Leighton (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Shaquille Charles (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Ivy Gard (2023) — Senior Corporate Relations Officer
- Former: Erica E Marsh MD MSCI (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Joshua M Cohen MD MPH FAHS (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Melanie Walker MD (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Sarah Sanders PharmD (2019–2021) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Jordan Lippincott (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Nancy Kyler (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Patricia Austin MD (2019–2020) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Russell Kridel MD (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Tamaan Osbourne-Roberts MD (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Bassam Nasr MD (2019) — Director
- Former: Brianna Whithorn (2019) — Director
- Former: John O'Rourke (2019) — Director
- Former: Patrice A Harris MD (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 $274K, to Virginia Spitzer (Executive Director). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about American Medical Association Foundation
How much does American Medical Association Foundation give each year?
American Medical Association Foundation gave $2.2M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $882K across 1 grant.
How large is American Medical Association Foundation?
American Medical Association Foundation reported $25.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.1M.
What is American Medical Association Foundation?
American Medical Association Foundation is a public charity focused on Economically disadvantaged people, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $25.7M in total assets as of 2025.
What is American Medical Association Foundation's EIN?
American Medical Association Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-6080517. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 5, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 22, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 19, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 16, 2026)
Live grants for the work American Medical Association Foundation funds
Education Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Creative Impact Grants $500 - $2,500 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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