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Independent Order of Foresters

EIN: 98-0000680 Website

Foresters Common Bond informs its purpose is to champion the well-being of its members, their families and communities where they live, which it does through quality life insurance, unique member benefits, and inspiring community activities. Foresters is governed by its members.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$5.2B

+0.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.1M

+16.9% YoY

Grant Count

5

-16.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$618K

+40.3% YoY

About Independent Order of Foresters

Based on IRS filings

Independent Order of Foresters is a nonprofit organization. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $5.2B in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 5 grants totaling $3.1M. Net investment income was $101.2M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states
+1 more states

Cities

American CanyonAustinBooneClearwaterDenverDetroitFresnoHoustonLongwoodOrlandoPhoenixSwannanoaWashington

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$311M$622M$933M$1.2B20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$5,193,474,694$5,161,949,709$5,126,809,799
Revenue$835,751,204$928,907,905$843,418,120
Expenses$762,172,580$814,587,687$756,949,204
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$101,181,194$342,090,094$-809,198,494
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$772K$2M$2M$3M3 grants20204 grants20219 grants20226 grants20235 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2024

US Branch Network$2.4MKaBOOM$333KMember Engagement$243KMarjaree Mason Center$50KUS Hunger$46K

Grant Size Distribution

27 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K1$50–100K4$100–250K3$250–500K$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Matthew BermanPresident and Chief Executiv…$1.0MRene ZaninChief Legal, Administrative …$829KAlvin SharmaGlobal Chief Financial Officer$778KMehul KapadiaGlobal Chief Information and…$698KMark RushChief Distribution Officer, …$512KClark WagnerChief Investment Officer$413KTrudy EngelVice President and Appointed…$367KParker BrownGeneral Counsel & Vice Presi…$356KPatricia ColavitaSVP and Chief Internal Auditor$352KSujeether KumareswaranVice President, Capital, Bus…$348KCaroline RendallChief Risk Officer$342KDaniel FortinDirector$308KCindy WangInterim Executive Head, Can Op$308KKelly SteinmetzAVP, US Sales$290KMeghan SeyboldVP, People & Culture$285KCharles MorrisonAVP, US Sales$284KBruce BurakAVP, US Sales$277KDouglas ParrottAssistant Vice President, Ch…$273KJulia FantilliVP, US Customer service and …$268KBalina BawaVice President, Global Tax C…$266KDavid SullivanAVP, Claims, Compensation an…$252KTerence ChanVice President, Finance$243KIan CollinsChief Compliance & Privacy O…$227KJeremy WingVice President, Pricing and …$223KJS LedouxAssistant Vice President, Pr…$219KRichard HennickDirector$215KNagesh ChawlaVice President, Enterprise T…$208KGerry SalvatoreAssistant Vice President, Sa…$196KLinda WattersDirector$184KWendy MaoAssistant Vice President, US…$182KVivian YipAssistant Vice President, Fi…$180KKelly ShumAVP, Financial Management Op…$176KKris SarkissianAVP, IT Operations$175KNadine KuhlkampVP, Marketing & Communications$173KZol MellaryAVP, Project Management Office$170KNoel MakVice President$168KAziz RguigueVice President$164KTerry ChanAVP, Business Planning and ALM$163KValerie HowesChief AML Officer, Special I…$162KKatherine BardswickDirector$155KSonia BaxendaleDirector$155KJanice MadonDirector$153KGino ScapillatiDirector$143KWendy WatsonDirector$136KCindy WorleyDirector$136KMichael EdgeDirector$136KMichael LombardiDirector$135KMichael StramagliaDirector$135KShelly HermanDirector$126KRobert WightDirector$125K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Matthew BermanPresident and Chief Executive Officer50$1,029,578
Rene ZaninChief Legal, Administrative & Membership Officer50$829,308
Alvin SharmaGlobal Chief Financial Officer50$777,677
Mehul KapadiaGlobal Chief Information and Operations Officer50$697,502
Mark RushChief Distribution Officer, US Sales50$511,780
Clark WagnerChief Investment Officer50$412,500
Trudy EngelVice President and Appointed Actuary50$366,563
Parker BrownGeneral Counsel & Vice President, Data Governance50$356,401
Patricia ColavitaSVP and Chief Internal Auditor50$351,895
Sujeether KumareswaranVice President, Capital, Business Planning and Strategy50$347,757
Caroline RendallChief Risk Officer50$342,280
Daniel FortinDirector5$307,777
Cindy WangInterim Executive Head, Can Op50$307,549
Kelly SteinmetzAVP, US Sales50$289,878
Meghan SeyboldVP, People & Culture50$284,890
Charles MorrisonAVP, US Sales50$284,294
Bruce BurakAVP, US Sales50$276,833
Douglas ParrottAssistant Vice President, Chief Underwriter-North America50$272,815
Julia FantilliVP, US Customer service and New Business50$267,687
Balina BawaVice President, Global Tax Compliance and Planning50$266,474
David SullivanAVP, Claims, Compensation and Contracting50$251,601
Terence ChanVice President, Finance50$242,567
Ian CollinsChief Compliance & Privacy Officer and Associate General Counsel50$227,043
Jeremy WingVice President, Pricing and Advanced Analytics50$222,625
JS LedouxAssistant Vice President, Product Management50$219,466
Richard HennickDirector5$215,000
Nagesh ChawlaVice President, Enterprise Technology and Cybersecurity50$207,635
Gerry SalvatoreAssistant Vice President, Sales Operations & Business Development50$195,727
Linda WattersDirector5$184,400
Wendy MaoAssistant Vice President, US Reporting50$181,795
Vivian YipAssistant Vice President, Financial Risk Management50$179,852
Kelly ShumAVP, Financial Management Operations50$176,016
Kris SarkissianAVP, IT Operations50$175,201
Nadine KuhlkampVP, Marketing & Communications50$173,344
Zol MellaryAVP, Project Management Office50$170,155
Noel MakVice President50$168,277
Aziz RguigueVice President50$164,430
Terry ChanAVP, Business Planning and ALM50$162,642
Valerie HowesChief AML Officer, Special Investigations & Consumer Complaints50$161,852
Katherine BardswickDirector5$155,273
Sonia BaxendaleDirector5$155,261
Janice MadonDirector5$153,293
Gino ScapillatiDirector5$143,359
Wendy WatsonDirector5$136,400
Cindy WorleyDirector5$136,400
Michael EdgeDirector50$136,400
Michael LombardiDirector5$135,416
Michael StramagliaDirector5$135,416
Shelly HermanDirector5$126,400
Robert WightDirector5$125,493

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

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