American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle

SCHAUMBURG, IL EIN: 23-7087029 Website

THE AMERICAN ORTHOPAEDIC FOOT & ANKLE SOCIETY (AOFAS) PROMOTES QUALITY, ETHICAL, AND COST EFFECTIVE PATIENT CARE THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$4.5M

+11.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$805K

-13.6% YoY

Grant Count

35

-25.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$23K

+16.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$5M$7M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$4,496,364$4,050,769$3,979,780
Revenue$6,618,476$6,406,596$5,912,169
Expenses$6,644,108$6,310,616$5,723,835
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$71,053$87,071$80,094
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$233K$466K$699K$932K38 grants202038 grants202146 grants202247 grants202335 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

DUKE UNIVERSITY$84KMERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION$77KTHE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV…$46KORTHOCAROLINA RESEARCH I…$43KUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO D…$35KNEW YORK SOCIETY FOR THE…$32KBAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICA…$32KUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$32KUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH…$32KMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HO…$32K

Grant Size Distribution

204 grants across all recorded years

199<$50K5$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$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

ELAINE LARKIN-LEIGHTONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$429KALENA FREYDIRECTOR OF EDUCATION & ME$141KCATHERINE POWERSDEVELOPMENT SENIOR MGR$135KJESSICA DORNFELDDIRECTOR OF MARKETING & ME$129K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DAVID THORDARSON MDPRESIDENT2
SHELDON S LIN MDPRESIDENT-ELECT2
SCOTT ELLIS MDVICE PRESIDENT2
CASEY HUMBYRD MDTREASURER2
CHRISTOPHER CHIODO MDSECRETARY2
MICHAEL ARONOW MDIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT1
BRYAN DEN HARTOG MDIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT THROUGH SEPT 20241
ERROLL BAILEY MDMEMBER-AT-LARGE1
JEANNIE HUH MDMEMBER-AT-LARGE1
DANIEL GUSS MDMEMBER-AT-LARGE1
PAMELA LUK MDMEMBER-AT-LARGE1
JASON BARITEAU MDMEMBER AT LARGE1
KELLY HYNES MDMEMBER AT LARGE1
ANISH KADKIA MDMEMBER AT LARGE1
J TURNER VOSSELLER MDMEMBER AT LARGE1
ELAINE LARKIN-LEIGHTONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR45$429,483
CATHERINE POWERSDEVELOPMENT SENIOR MGR1$135,372
ALENA FREYDIRECTOR OF EDUCATION & ME40$140,785
JESSICA DORNFELDDIRECTOR OF MARKETING & ME40$129,446

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

26states
+18 more states

Cities

AmesAtlantaBaltimoreBirminghamBostonCharlestonCharlotteCharlottesvilleChesterfieldChicagoClevelandColumbiaCoral GablesDallasDenverDurhamEdinaEvanstonFalls ChurchFarmington

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

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