American Federation for Aging
THE AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR AGING RESEARCH (AFAR) IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO SUPPORT AND ADVANCE HEALTHY AGING THROUGH BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH. IT FULFILLS THIS MISSION BY: SUPPORTING RESEARCH THROUGH GRANT PROGRAMS THAT FURTHER OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE AGING PROCESS AND ITS ASSOCIATED DISEASES AND DISORDERS; HELPING ESTABLISH A PIPELINE OF EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS IN AGING RESEARCH AND GEROSCIENCE; OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCIENTISTS AND PHYSICIANS TO EXCHANGE NEW IDEAS AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT AGING; AND PROMOTING AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH IN THE AGING FIELD.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$48.4M
+3.8% YoY
Annual Giving
$12.8M
-1.6% YoY
Grant Count
57
+14.0% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$225K
-13.7% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $48,385,387 | $46,621,992 | $33,818,934 |
| Revenue | $15,855,058 | $22,829,335 | $15,127,134 |
| Expenses | $17,690,407 | $17,507,802 | $16,259,535 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $1,454,319 | $697,124 | $412,743 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
218 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
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Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS A RANDO MD PHD | PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| LAURA M BARZILAI JD LLM | BOARD CHAIR | 2 | — |
| CHARLES BEEVER MBA | SECRETARY & TREASURER | 2 | — |
| STEVEN N AUSTAD PHD | SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR | 2 | $41,500 |
| NIR BARZILAI MD | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| ANDRE BERTRAM | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| RICHARD BESDINE MD | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| HARVEY J COHEN MD | DIRECTOR | 2 | $1,000 |
| ALEX COLVILLE | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| ANA MARIA CUERVO MD PHD | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| DAVID L EIGEN | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| SARA E ESPINOZA MD MSC | DIRECTOR | 2 | $3,500 |
| RICHARD G A FARAGHER PHD | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| JAMES FICKEL | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| ALEXANDRA L GATJE | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| MICHAEL HODIN PHD | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| CATHERINE KACZOROWSKI PHD | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| THOMAS G KAHN CFA | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| PETER KIMMELMAN | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| JAMES L KIRKLAND MD PHD | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| MARK S LACHS MD PHD | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| KEVIN J LEE PHD | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| MICHAEL RINGEL PHD | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| SAMI SAGOL | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| GARETH W SHEPHERD PHD | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| ROBERT W STEARNS | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| TERRIE FOX WETLE PHD | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| KEITH E WHITFIELD PHD | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| SERGEY YOUNG | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| NIGEL EMMETT | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| DENISE LEFEBVRE | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| JAMES MELLON | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| LAURA NIEDERNHOFFER | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| DAVID SNCLAIR | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| STEPHANIE LEDERMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $442,719 |
| FREDERICA BLUM | FINANCE DIRECTOR | 40 | $188,553 |
| ODETTE VAN DER WILLIK | PROGRAM DIRECTOR | 40 | $250,194 |
| JOHN CHAICH | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | 40 | $162,879 |
| KELLY WHALEN | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR | 40 | $143,783 |
| HATTIE HERMAN | SR PROGRAM OFFICER I | 40 | $142,032 |
| LEE NUNLEY | STRAT PROG MGR/DEV OFF | 40 | $136,339 |
| CATHERINE CULLAR | ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER | 40 | $122,169 |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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