Americares Foundation Inc
Americares Foundation Inc. is a public charity based in Stamford, Connecticut. It is a global health and disaster relief organization that helps people and communities access quality health care in disasters and everyday life, providing health programs, medicine, medical supplies and emergency aid.
Americares Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Americares Foundation Inc gave $113.3M across 635 grants in 2025 (avg $178K), top state Texas. 18% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $113,252,014
- -22.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 635
- +14.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $178,350
- -31.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $58,746
- Total assets
- $372,542,711
- -9.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 18% first-time grantees (105 of 568, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Texas (18% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Americares Foundation Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 88 Hamilton Avenue, Stamford, CT 06902-3105
Phone: (203) 658-9500
Website: https://americares.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Americares Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Mission Arlington Medical Clinic ($3.9M). Together the top 10 received $24.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
3,174 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1,426 grants of 3,174 (45%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Americares reports reaching an average of 80 countries annually, including the United States. Among its 2025 grant dollars, the largest recipient-state shares were Texas (18%), Florida (10%), North Carolina (7%), Kentucky (5%) and Georgia (4%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 635 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Americares Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
18%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 105 of 568 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $93K; repeat grants $224K. How we count
Medians: $29K first-time, $84K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $86.6M (2023) to $261.9M (2019). In 2025 it made 635 grants totaling $113.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mission Arlington Medical Clinic Arlington, TX | Ongoing | $3,863,873 |
| Agape Clinic Dallas, TX | Ongoing | $3,793,870 |
| River Valley Family Health Center Montrose, CO | Ongoing | $2,728,456 |
| Greater Seacoast Community Health Somersworth, NH | Ongoing | $2,291,801 |
| Faith Community Pharmacy Inc Newport, KY | Ongoing | $2,209,490 |
| Divine Grace Medical Missionaries Houston, TX | Ongoing | $1,969,815 |
| Yakima Union Gospel Mission Yakima, WA | Ongoing | $1,896,392 |
| Community Health Services Inc Willmar, MN | Ongoing | $1,750,571 |
| Findley Foundation Inc Milwaukee, WI | Ongoing | $1,557,198 |
| Bethesda Health Clinic Tyler, TX | Ongoing | $1,477,282 |
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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 | $372,542,711 | $1,851,063,617 | $1,898,801,276 | $113,252,014 | 635 | $2,272,995 |
| 2024 | $412,452,945 | $1,998,093,447 | $1,975,249,816 | $145,902,668 | 557 | $1,415,056 |
| 2023 | $380,165,817 | $1,560,789,806 | $1,512,856,382 | $86,626,021 | 555 | $1,569,309 |
| 2022 | $331,108,609 | $1,371,372,637 | $1,410,988,353 | $164,735,312 | 608 | $3,780,584 |
| 2021 | $380,390,119 | $1,234,128,312 | $1,283,525,179 | $182,687,582 | 819 | $3,108,215 |
| 2020 | $421,824,159 | $1,440,750,357 | $1,247,997,037 | $242,047,916 | 774 | $1,741,641 |
| 2019 | $226,198,365 | $976,347,900 | $1,077,689,775 | $261,868,627 | 672 | $1,611,449 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Americares states its mission as helping people and communities around the world access health in times of disaster and every day. Its stated purpose is that access to quality health saves and improves lives.
The 2025 grants listed include support for clinics, pharmacies, community health organizations and medical missions. For example, Agape Clinic describes its mission as providing quality health care unconditionally to underserved people; Faith Community Pharmacy says it provides free medications for chronic illnesses to people who cannot afford them; and Greater Seacoast Community Health describes its work as delivering accessible, integrated health services and support regardless of ability to pay. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Americares reported 635 grants totaling $113,252,014. Grants ranged from $5,073 to $3,863,873, with a median of $58,746.
Among the largest listed grants were $3,863,873 to Mission Arlington Medical Clinic in Arlington, Texas; $3,793,870 to Agape Clinic in Dallas, Texas; $2,728,456 to River Valley Family Health Center in Montrose, Colorado; $2,291,801 to Greater Seacoast Community Health in Somersworth, New Hampshire; and $2,209,490 to Faith Community Pharmacy in Newport, Kentucky. The listed purpose for each was “ongoing.”
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Christine Squires as president and CEO; Susan Grossman as board chair; Jeffrey T. Becker as board vice chair through June 2025; and Michael Ullmann as corporate secretary. Directors listed include Percival Barretto-Ko (through October 2024), Tim Bosek, Katherine Close, MD, Roberta Conroy, Stephen Gallucci (through June 2025) and Tony Goldwyn.
Americares Foundation Inc is led by Christine Squires, President & CEO since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 15 of 36 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Christine Squires
President & CEO
Chief Development Officer & Senior Vice President → President & CEO, 2020
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$256K (2019) → $554K (2025)
Susan Grossman
Board Chair
Director → Chair of the Board, 2023
Chair of the Board → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Close MD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mehdi Mahmud
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roberta Conroy
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Saint-Amand
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Gallucci
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tony Goldwyn
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Percival Barretto-Ko
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erica Hill
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Bosek
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kennedy Odede
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle A. Williams
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Walter Weil
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marti Noxon
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jean-Marc Laouchez
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joy Weintz
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Neffenger
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shweta Rawat
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vladimir Makatsaria
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Megin Wolfman
Senior Vice President & Cso
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Cos → Senior Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer, 2024
Senior Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer → Senior Vice President & Cso, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$132K (2019) → $248K (2025)
Richard K. Trowbridge Jr.
Treasurer, Senior Vice President Op & CFO
CFO, Treasurer, Senior Vice President & Gik Operations → Treasurer, Senior Vice President Operations & CFO, 2024
Treasurer, Senior Vice President Operations & CFO → Treasurer, Senior Vice President Op & CFO, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$259K (2019) → $340K (2025)
Jenny Goldstein
Senior Vice President & Chief Development Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$166K (2020) → $313K (2025)
Julie Varughese
Chief Medical Officer
Vice President Tech Unit & CMO → Chief Medical Officer, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$162K (2020) → $311K (2025)
Jennifer M. Naumann
Associate Director, Board Relations & Assistant Secretary
Assistant Secretary → Associate Director, Board Relations & Assistant Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$66K (2021) → $93K (2025)
Elana Lopez
Chief People & Systems
Chief People → Chief People Officer, 2023
Chief People Officer → Chief People & Systems, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$130K (2022) → $325K (2025)
Joan Littlefield
Deputy Senior Vice President & Global Programs
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$217K (2023) → $231K (2025)
Lyneisha Vaugh-Perez
Vice President, Finance, Planning & Grants
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$191K (2023) → $227K (2025)
Monica Barber
General Counsel
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$194K (2024) → $260K (2025)
Yael Gottlieb
Senior Vice President & Chief Development Officer
Deputy Senior Vice President & Indivi. Philanthropy → Director & 3rd Party Warehouses, 2024
Director & 3rd Party Warehouses → Senior Vice President & Chief Development Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$207K (2023) → $253K (2025)
Bruce A. Pankey
Treasurer & CFO
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$28K (2025)
Felicia Macdonald
Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$271K (2025)
Provash Budden
Deputy Senior Vice President & Emergency Programs
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$234K (2025)
Rose Hogan
Dsvp, Quality, Impact & Learning
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$226K (2025)
Jeffrey T. Becker
Board Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chairman, 2022
Vice Chairman → Board Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Ullmann
Corporate Secretary
Director → Director & Secretary, 2021
Director & Secretary → Corporate Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (38)
- Former: Robert M. Baylis (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Samhita Jayanti (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Stephen Sadove (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Nadja West (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Vishesh Jain (2023–2024) — Deputy Senior Vice President, It & Administrator
- Former: Kisha Davis (2024) — Deputy Senior Vice President & Strategic Pships
- Former: Alan Rwambuya (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth F. Frank (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Francine Katsoudas (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jed Selkowitz (2019–2023) — Senior Vice President & Ch. Mktg. Officer
- Former: M. Rashad Massoud Mdmphfacp (2021–2023) — Senior Vice President & Cpo
- Former: Gabriela Salvador MD MPH (2022–2023) — Senior Vice President & Gl Operations
- Former: Matt Mosner (2022–2023) — General Counsel
- Former: Donna Lucas (2023) — Vice President, Marketing & Communications
- Former: Jerry P. Leamon (2019–2022) — Chairman
- Former: Kevin Gilrain (2019–2022) — Senior Vice President Human Resources · Filing note: Thru 122020
- Former: Susan Willett (2019–2022) — Senior Director & Controller
- Former: Vish Jain (2020–2022) — Deputy Senior Vice President, It & Facilities
- Former: Nancy Otterstrom (2022) — Senior Director & Grants Management
- Former: Stephanie Kauffman (2022) — Dep. Senior Vice President & Strat. Ptnr.
- Former: Diana Maguire (2019–2021) — V.p. & Institutional Relations
- Former: Elizabeth P. Allen (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Geoff Kneisel (2019–2021) — V.p. & Corporate Relations
- Former: Martha Kennard (2019–2021) — Vice President & Global Program Ops
- Former: Melissa Woolford (2019–2021) — V.p. & Leadership Gifts
- Former: Paul J. Kuehner (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Rachel Granger (2019–2021) — Vice President Int'l Pship & Program
- Former: E. Anne Peterson MD MPH (2020–2021) — Senior Vice President & Gl Programs
- Former: Gabriela Salvatore MD MPH (2021) — Senior Vice President & Gl Operations
- Former: Bryan C Hanson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Carol B Bauer (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Joseph J Rucci Jr. (2019–2020) — Director & Secretary
- Former: Michael J Nyenhuis (2019–2020) — President & CEO
- Former: Alma Jane Macauleythru (2019) — Permanent Board Vice Chairman
- Former: Anne Peterson MD MPH (2019) — Senior V.p. & Global Programs
- Former: C Dean Maglaris (2019) — Director
- Former: C Robert Henrikson (2019) — Director
- Former: Keith McAllister (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 $554K, to Christine Squires (President/CEO). 15 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Americares Foundation Inc
How much does Americares Foundation Inc give each year?
Americares Foundation Inc gave $113.3M across 635 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $145.9M across 557 grants.
What is Americares Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Americares Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $58,746, and its average grant was $178,350, across 635 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Americares Foundation Inc that year got $93K on average.
Where does Americares Foundation Inc give grants?
Americares Foundation Inc's top state is Texas, with 18% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Florida (10%) and North Carolina (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Houston, TX (14 grants), Miami, FL (11 grants), Asheville, NC (9 grants) and Dallas, TX (6 grants).
Does Americares Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 635 grants with a stated purpose on Americares Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Ongoing" (635 grants).
Who are Americares Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Americares Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Mission Arlington Medical Clinic ($3,863,873), Agape Clinic ($3,793,870) and River Valley Family Health Center ($2,728,456), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 9% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Americares Foundation Inc?
Americares Foundation Inc reported $372.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.9B.
What does Americares Foundation Inc fund?
Americares states its mission as helping people and communities around the world access health in times of disaster and every day. Its stated purpose is that access to quality health saves and improves lives. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Americares Foundation Inc?
Americares Foundation Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check americares.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Americares Foundation Inc's EIN?
Americares Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1008595. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 22, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 20, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
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