American Pharmacists Association
As the voice of pharmacy, the American Pharmacists Association leads the profession and equips members for their role as the medication expert in team-based, patient-centered care. Apha will accomplish this by:* advancing pharmacists' optimal roles in team-based, patient-centered care.* providing opportunities for professional development, recognition, differentiation, and leadership.* disseminating timely relevant information and state-of-the-art tools and resources.* raising societal awareness about the role of pharmacists as essential in patient care for optimal medication use.* creating unique opportunities for members to connect and share with peers across practice settings.
American Pharmacists Association at a glance
In short: American Pharmacists Association gave $211K across 6 grants in 2024 (avg $35K), top state Illinois. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $210,697
- -76.0% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 6
- -14.3% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $35,116
- -72.0% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $26,649
- Total assets
- $162,590,387
- +3.1% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Illinois (41% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who American Pharmacists Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education ($86K). Together the top 6 received $211K.
Grant Size Distribution
27 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 27 (74%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
Cities
How American Pharmacists Association gives
- Giving grew 40% 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 $118K (2022) to $878K (2023). In 2024 it made 6 grants totaling $211K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education Chicago, IL | Contribution | $86,400 |
| National Alliance of State Pharmacy Association Richmond, VA | Contribution | $50,000 |
| American Pharmacists Association Foundation Washington, DC | GRANT | $40,000 |
| Pharmacy Workforce Center Arlington, VA | Contribution | $13,297 |
| American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education Fairfax, VA | Contribution | $11,000 |
| Florida Pharmacy Association Tallahassee, FL | Contribution | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $162,590,387 | $40,821,329 | $37,958,072 | $210,697 | 6 | $4,717,456 |
| 2023 | $157,716,970 | $40,142,000 | $36,808,143 | $877,931 | 7 | $1,673,558 |
| 2022 | $147,481,077 | $43,570,129 | $36,233,471 | $118,395 | 3 | $2,735,380 |
| 2021 | $163,886,868 | $44,521,432 | $34,467,242 | $150,205 | 5 | $3,261,000 |
| 2020 | $141,775,496 | $34,062,816 | $31,410,095 | $143,291 | 6 | $2,241,243 |
| 2019 | $137,553,756 | $36,604,332 | $40,095,785 | $122,796 | 4 | $1,793,367 |
About American Pharmacists Association
Based on IRS filings
American Pharmacists Association is a public charity, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $162.6M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 6 grants totaling $211K. Net investment income was $4.7M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
American Pharmacists Association is led by Michael Hogue, Executive Vice President & CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 16 of 29 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Michael Hogue
Executive Vice President & CEO
Past President → Trustee, 2022
Trustee → Executive Vice President & CEO, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$17K (2019) → $716K (2024)
Ilisa Bernstein
Former Executive Vice President & CEO
Senior Vice President & Government Affairs → Executive Vice President & CEO, 2022
Executive Vice President & CEO → Former Executive Vice President & CEO, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$257K (2020) → $297K (2024)
William Ellis
Executive Director & Bps
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$285K (2019) → $315K (2024)
Theresa Tolle
Trustee
President → Past President, 2023
Past President → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$10K (2021) → $0 (2024)
Amin Saiar
Senior Director, Psychometrics & Bps
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$204K (2022) → $212K (2024)
Spencer Harpe
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
$10K (2022) → $10K (2024)
Stephen Carroll
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
$625 (2023) → $875 (2024)
Vibhuti Arya
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
$875 (2022) → $0 (2024)
Andrew Gentles
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brandi Hamilton
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cathy Worrall
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Bode
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Fabel
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Victoria Lyle
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Henry Young
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Neigh
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Klein
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa McGivney
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Miranda Montoya
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Fox
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$5K (2019) → $5K (2024)
Randy McDonough
President-Elect
Trustee → President-Elect, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
$750 (2019) → $10K (2024)
Rafael Saenz
Chief of Staff
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$87K (2020) → $326K (2024)
Dan Zlott
Senior Vice President, Education & Bus Development
Senior Vice President, Education & Business Development → Senior Vice President, Education & Bus Development, 2022
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$210K (2021) → $279K (2024)
Shannon Morrison
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$238K (2021) → $297K (2024)
Brian Lawson
Associate Executive Director & Bps
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$205K (2022) → $201K (2024)
Mary Warner
Vice President & Publishing
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$212K (2022) → $213K (2024)
Valerie Prince
Past President
President-Elect → President, 2023
President → Past President, 2024
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
$10K (2022) → $10K (2024)
Mallery Hobbs
Vice President, It Infrastructure & Network Ops
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$209K (2023) → $243K (2024)
Michael Baxter
Vice President & Govt Affairs
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$206K (2024)
Former officers (38)
- Former: Alex Varkey (2019–2024) — President · Filing note: Thru March
- Former: Magaly Rodriguez De Bittner (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Sandra Leal (2019–2023) — Past President
- Former: Scott Knoer (2020–2023) — Former Executive Vice President & CEO
- Former: Melissa Duke (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Wendy Mobley-Bukstein (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Kennedy Erickson (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Keith Marciniak (2023) — Vice President & Member Relations
- Former: Mitch Rothholz (2019–2022) — Chief Strategy Officer
- Former: Sean Jeffery (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Wendy Weber (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: David Nau (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Juan Rodriguez (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Parisa Vatanka (2022) — Senior Director & Corporate Alliances
- Former: Bradley Tice (2019–2021) — Past President
- Former: Cathy Kuhn (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Julie Miller (2019–2021) — Senior Vice President & Human Resources
- Former: Angel Baltimore (2020–2021) — Vice President & Digitial Strategy
- Former: Joseph Janela (2020–2021) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Joseph Mattingly (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Sydney Tu (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Frank Fortin (2021) — Senior Vice President, Communications & Member Engagement
- Former: Edward Bednarczyk (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Elizabeth Keyes (2019–2020) — Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Kelli Jo Welter (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Nicki Hilliard (2019–2020) — Past President
- Former: Steve Mankofsky (2019–2020) — Vice President, Publishing & Bus Development
- Former: Samuel Johnson (2020) — Associate Executive Director
- Former: Thomas Menighan (2020) — Executive Vice President & CEO
- Former: Dan Buffington (2019) — Trustee · Filing note: Thru March
- Former: Francis Fortin (2019) — Senior Vice President, Committee & Member Engagement
- Former: Joe Janela (2019) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Joey Mattingly (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Nancy Alvarez (2019) — Past President · Filing note: Thru March
- Former: Nimit Jindal (2019) — Trustee · Filing note: Thru March
- Former: Renato Cataldo (2019) — Senior Vice President & Innovation
- Former: Sarah Ray (2019) — Trustee · Filing note: Thru March
- Former: Tom Menighan (2019) — Executive Vice President, CEO & Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $716K, to Michael Hogue (Executive VP & CEO). 17 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about American Pharmacists Association
How much does American Pharmacists Association give each year?
American Pharmacists Association gave $211K across 6 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $878K across 7 grants.
What is American Pharmacists Association's typical grant size?
American Pharmacists Association's median grant in 2024 was $26,649, and its average grant was $35,116, across 6 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.
Where does American Pharmacists Association give grants?
American Pharmacists Association's top state is Illinois, with 41% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Virginia (35%) and District of Columbia (19%).
Does American Pharmacists Association give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on American Pharmacists Association's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Contribution" (5 grants).
Who are American Pharmacists Association's largest grantees?
American Pharmacists Association's largest 2024 grantees include Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education ($86,400), National Alliance of State Pharmacy Association ($50,000) and American Pharmacists Association Foundation ($40,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 84% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is American Pharmacists Association?
American Pharmacists Association reported $162.6M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $40.8M.
What is American Pharmacists Association's EIN?
American Pharmacists Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 53-0026265. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
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
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 26, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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