Avery-Fuller-Welch Childrens Foundation
The Avery-Fuller-Welch Children’s Foundation is a private foundation based in San Francisco, California. It provides grant funding to support early intervention and professional services for children with physical, behavioral, emotional, and learning challenges.
Avery-Fuller-Welch Childrens Foundation at a glance
In short: Avery-Fuller-Welch Childrens Foundation gave $227K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $38K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $227,469
- -16.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $37,912
- +25.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $41,475
- Total assets
- $5,053,382
- -0.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Avery-Fuller-Welch Childrens Foundation
- Invitation Only
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The foundation’s website says applications are considered by invitation only. Its 2024 filing directs applicants to an attached schedule for forms and materials, deadlines, and award restrictions; those details are not specified in the information available here.
- Contact
Application contact: Derek Aspacher
Mailing address: 1660 Bush St Ste 300, San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone: (415) 561-6540
Email: daspacher@pfs-llc.net
Website: https://afwchildrensfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Avery-Fuller-Welch Childrens Foundation
Who Avery-Fuller-Welch Childrens Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco ($85K across 2 grants). Together the top 3 received $145K.
Organizations only. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($82,950), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
49 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 38 grants of 49 (78%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation limits its treatment and therapy grants to services for residents of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties. All grant dollars reported for filing year 2025 went to recipients in California.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Avery-Fuller-Welch Childrens Foundation gives
- Giving fell 20% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 97% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $227K (2025) to $331K (2020). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $227K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | Grant Provided to Support Behavioral Health Services | $50,000 |
| Learnup Centers San Francisco, CA | Grant provided to support tutoring services and the expansion of partnerships | $50,000 |
| 2 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $82,950 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | Grants Provided for Psychotherapy Services Provided to Individuals | $34,637 |
| Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes Berkeley, CA | Grants provided for remedial education services provided to individual | $9,882 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,053,382 | $354,671 | $387,671 | $227,469 | 6 | $321,044 | $312,539 | $329,870 |
| 2024 | $5,084,244 | $442,577 | $374,272 | $272,803 | 9 | $322,032 | $402,181 | $310,688 |
| 2023 | $5,011,804 | $120,192 | $386,590 | $268,860 | 11 | $322,872 | $85,275 | $307,102 |
| 2022 | $5,278,202 | $563,101 | $391,669 | $284,843 | 10 | $327,000 | $518,135 | $340,823 |
| 2021 | $5,106,770 | $616,368 | $391,773 | $290,134 | 13 | — | $571,685 | $335,230 |
| 2020 | $4,882,175 | $121,482 | $426,466 | $331,420 | 16 | — | $106,021 | $349,252 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Avery-Fuller-Welch Childrens Foundation reported a distributable amount of $330K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s mission is to provide funding for early intervention and professional guidance to children with physical, behavioral, emotional, and learning challenges. Its website describes grants for speech therapy, including hearing aids; psychotherapy; remedial education; physical or occupational therapy, including mobility and functionality devices; and behavioral therapy.
The foundation’s website says its treatment and therapy grants are made through an invitation-only process to nonprofits administering restorative therapy for children age 21 or younger who have a remedial disability and are from low-income families. Services must be for residents of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, or San Mateo counties. The foundation does not fund for-profit providers, dental or orthodontic care, eyeglasses or routine eye care, annual appeals, capital requests, conferences, or events.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported six grants totaling $227,469. Itemized grants ranged from $9,882 to $50,000, with a median of $41,475. The foundation’s program information describes a typical grant size of $3,000–$10,000, with an average of $6,000.
The largest grants named in the 2025 filing included $50,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco for behavioral health services, $34,637 to the same organization for psychotherapy services, and $9,882 to Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes for remedial education services. Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco describes its mission as helping young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, reach their potential through youth development programs. Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes is identified in the filing as a grant recipient; no grantee mission statement is provided here.
The foundation also describes two board-selected memorial grants, chosen from invited applications: the Ruth and David Wisnom grant for an organization serving children or youth with high needs in one of its five program areas, and the Judge David B. Flinn grant for an organization serving children or youth with high needs in remedial education.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Arlene Auerbach as president; Sherry Madding as vice president and secretary; and Richard L. Oken, M.D., as treasurer. It also lists Elizabeth F. O’Leary, Minoo Shah, Michael Ross, and Susan Harvey as directors.
Avery-Fuller-Welch Childrens Foundation is led by Arlene Auerbach, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Arlene Auerbach
President
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth F. O'Leary
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Ross
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Minoo Shah
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Harvey
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard L. Oken MD
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sherry Madding
Vice President & Secretary
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: David B. Flinn (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Ruth Wisnom (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Evan Jones (2020–2023) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Avery-Fuller-Welch Childrens Foundation
How much does Avery-Fuller-Welch Childrens Foundation give each year?
Avery-Fuller-Welch Childrens Foundation gave $227K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $273K across 9 grants.
What is Avery-Fuller-Welch Childrens Foundation's typical grant size?
Avery-Fuller-Welch Childrens Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $41,475, and its average grant was $37,912, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Avery-Fuller-Welch Childrens Foundation give grants?
Avery-Fuller-Welch Childrens Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were San Francisco, CA (3 grants).
Does Avery-Fuller-Welch Childrens Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Avery-Fuller-Welch Childrens Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Avery-Fuller-Welch Childrens Foundation's largest grantees?
Avery-Fuller-Welch Childrens Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco ($84,637 across 2 grants), Learnup Centers ($50,000) and Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes ($9,882), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($82,950), which are not listed by name. Together they received 64% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Avery-Fuller-Welch Childrens Foundation?
Avery-Fuller-Welch Childrens Foundation reported $5.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $321K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $330K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Avery-Fuller-Welch Childrens Foundation fund?
The foundation’s mission is to provide funding for early intervention and professional guidance to children with physical, behavioral, emotional, and learning challenges. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Avery-Fuller-Welch Childrens Foundation?
The foundation’s website says applications are considered by invitation only. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Avery-Fuller-Welch Childrens Foundation's EIN?
Avery-Fuller-Welch Childrens Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-1243657. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
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