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Appleton Youth Football Association Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Appleton, WI EIN: 81-1444406 Website

The Appleton Youth Football Association (AYFA) is a non-profit organization that offers an instructional football program for youth in grades 6th through 8th. AYFA is dedicated to teaching the youth of our community the fundamentals and proper techniques of tackle football. The AYFA is committed to teaching the skills and strategies of the game following usa footballs heads up program. Heads up tackling and blocking has been continually proven to make the game safer and better for all participants and is endorsed nationally by all levels of football.

Appleton Youth Football Association Inc at a glance

Total assets
$357,345
+18.8% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$208,095
+3.7% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$8,909
+311.1% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$151,490
+2.7% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Appleton Youth Football Association Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Appleton

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024

In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Appleton Area School District Appleton, WIAssistance to school district$100,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$357,345$208,095$151,490——$8,909
2023$300,740$200,689$147,528——$2,167
2022$247,579$142,991$89,922———
2021$194,510$241,864$202,123$100,0001$1,198
2020$154,769$71,231$91,331———

About Appleton Youth Football Association Inc

Based on IRS filings

Appleton Youth Football Association Inc is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Appleton, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $357K in total assets. Net investment income was $9K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Appleton Youth Football Association Inc is led by Chris Birn, President since 2024 (on filings since 2021); none of the 9 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Chris Birn

    President

    Communications Officer → Director of, 2023

    Director of → President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Graf

    Director Spo

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • August Hoeltzel

    Director of Committee

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joel Moyer

    Director Foo

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ben Olson

    Vice President

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Birn

    Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jackson Straughan

    Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marty Thurber

    Treasurer

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacie Dobb

    Secretary

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (20)
  • Former: Brent Rehberg (2020–2023) — Director Foo
  • Former: Kip Golden (2020–2023) — Co-President
  • Former: Nick Salm (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Andy Goodyear (2021–2023) — Director Foo
  • Former: Kyle Roy (2021–2023) — Director Foo
  • Former: August Hoetlzel (2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Chris Swartout (2023) — Member
  • Former: David Savides (2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: John Dinse (2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Joe Ornstein (2020–2022) — Director of Officials
  • Former: Josh Krueger (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Mark Krommenacker (2020–2022) — Head Coach Appleton East
  • Former: Megan Bertrand (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Rob Salm (2020–2022) — Head Coach Appleton North
  • Former: Jim Dean (2021–2022) — Director of Football Ops - North
  • Former: Mitch Johnson (2021–2022) — Head Coach Appleton West
  • Former: Brett Kadlec (2020) — Director of Football Ops -
  • Former: Erik Hansen (2020) — Communications Officer
  • Former: Jason Verboomen (2020) — Director of Football Ops -
  • Former: Katie Fisher (2020) — Safety Officer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Appleton Youth Football Association Inc

How large is Appleton Youth Football Association Inc?

Appleton Youth Football Association Inc reported $357K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $208K.

What is Appleton Youth Football Association Inc?

Appleton Youth Football Association Inc is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Appleton, WI. It holds $357K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Appleton Youth Football Association Inc operate?

Appleton Youth Football Association Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is Appleton Youth Football Association Inc's EIN?

Appleton Youth Football Association Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-1444406. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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