The Foundation for the Advancement of

Public charity · Grantmaker Fort Lauderdale, FL EIN: 26-1841557

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The Foundation for the Advancement of at a glance

In short: The Foundation for the Advancement of gave $32K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $32K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$32,085
+60.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$32,085
Median grant
$32,085
Total assets
$1,235,518
+15.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The Foundation for the Advancement of funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Society of Psych in Managemen: $32KSociety of Psych in Managemen$32K

The largest 2025 recipient was Society of Psych in Managemen ($32K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Fort Lauderdale

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 Total only2024 1 grant2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $16K (2023) to $32K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $32K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Society of Psych in Managemen Fort Lauderdale, FLConference Grant Spim$32,085
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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
2025$1,235,518$98,148$50,954$32,0851$39,683
2024$1,067,969$164,180$32,209$20,000Total only$33,990
2023$902,564$211,466$21,524$15,6001$14,781
2022$716,122$482,720$2,482——$8,373
2021$254,151$94,617$93,471———
2020$236,803$11,982$30,079———
2019$242,100$60,918$25,512———

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About The Foundation for the Advancement of

Based on IRS filings

The Foundation for the Advancement of is a public charity focused on Social Science, based in Fort Lauderdale, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $32K. Net investment income was $40K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Foundation for the Advancement of is led by Judith Albino, Chairman since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Judith Albino

    Chairman

    Director → President, 2022

    President → Chairman, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Carl Greenberg

    Director

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • George Watts

    Director

    President → Chairman, 2021

    Chairman → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • John Reed

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Marlene Thorn

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Lowman

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • John Shutitzky

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Coussons-Read

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Day

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Tamara Lyn

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Christina Federick

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • John Bruckman

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Jill Draime

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Thuy Boardman

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Jennifer Wisdom (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Albert Hollenbeck (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Allen Parchem PhD (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Arthur Freedman (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Beth Mitchell (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Connie Rath (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Myranda Grahek (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Terry Maple (2019–2020) — 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.

Frequently asked questions about The Foundation for the Advancement of

How much does The Foundation for the Advancement of give each year?

The Foundation for the Advancement of gave $32K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $20K in grants paid.

How large is The Foundation for the Advancement of?

The Foundation for the Advancement of reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $98K.

What is The Foundation for the Advancement of?

The Foundation for the Advancement of is a public charity focused on Social Science, based in Fort Lauderdale, FL. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The Foundation for the Advancement of operate?

The Foundation for the Advancement of has awarded grants in Florida.

What is The Foundation for the Advancement of's EIN?

The Foundation for the Advancement of's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1841557. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 24, 2026)

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