The Afsm Foundation

Grantmaker New Haven, CT EIN: 27-1224572

The Afsm Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on public and societal benefit, based in New Haven, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets.

The Afsm Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$1,000,000
+0.0% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990 filing, 2024 View filing

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

Who The Afsm Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 4 (25%).

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M0 grants2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024

From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $26K (2022) to $5.6M (2021). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $580K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Shanghai Museum Zhang daqian panting "mushrooms", bronze mirrors and 65 books and photographs for the purpose of exhibiting and promoting the study of the works by making them available to scholars$580,196
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying Distributions
2024$1,000,000—————
2023$1,000,000—$580,196$580,1961$580,196
2022$1,580,196—$25,875$25,8751$25,875
2021$1,606,071$1,000,000$5,602,265$5,602,2652$5,602,265
2020$6,208,336$530,196————

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Afsm Foundation is led by Patricia Pei, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 9 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Patricia Pei

    President

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clara Xing

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mimi Gates

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Kimmelman

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William M. Griswold

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christina Yu Yu

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Xu

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janine Luke

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shau-Wai Lam

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: George Fan (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Lillian Chin (2020–2023) — Director

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 The Afsm Foundation

How large is The Afsm Foundation?

The Afsm Foundation reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing.

What is The Afsm Foundation?

The Afsm Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on public and societal benefit, based in New Haven, CT. It holds $1.0M in total assets as of 2024.

What is The Afsm Foundation's EIN?

The Afsm Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1224572. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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