American Federation for Children Growth

COLUMBIA, MD EIN: 52-2111508 Website

TO EMPOWER FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY LOWER-INCOME FAMILIES, WITH THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE THE BEST K-12 EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$9.4M

+17.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$2.4M

+17.9% YoY

Grant Count

11

+10.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$218K

+7.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$4M$8M$12M$16M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$9,387,483$8,024,821$7,919,910
Revenue$14,793,929$12,027,528$10,112,654
Expenses$13,215,663$12,117,751$11,596,217
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$392,081$76,211$37,279
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$872K$2M$3M$3M11 grants20207 grants202116 grants202210 grants202311 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

SCHOOL CHOICE OHIO$750KPARENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL …$500KEMPOWER KENTUCKY PARENTS…$500KINSTITUTE FOR QUALITY ED…$225KEDUCATION FREEDOM ALABAMA$150KOPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS…$100KCHILDREN'S SCHOLARSHIP F…$50KIOWA ASSOCIATION OF CHRI…$40KPALMETTO PROMISE INSTITUTE$35KNEBRASKA COALITION OF NO…$25K

Grant Size Distribution

55 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K5$50–100K16$100–250K9$250–500K9$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

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

ANN DUPLESSISDIRECTOR$22K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ANN DUPLESSISDIRECTOR0.5$22,000
WILLIAM E OBERNDORFCHAIRMAN2
JOHN KIRTLEYVICE-CHAIR1
KATHY HUBBARDSECRETARY1
LEE BARFIELD IIDIRECTOR1
KEVIN P CHAVOUSDIRECTOR1
HON JOSEPH LIEBERMANDIRECTOR (THRU 02/24)1
EDWARD MCDERMOTTDIRECTOR1
SISTER ROSEMARIE NASSIFDIRECTOR1
PAUL SHIVERICKDIRECTOR1
ELISA CLEMENTS LINDECHIEF OPERATING OFFICER24.45
THOMAS SCHULTZCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER22.35
JENNIFER MILLERCFO/TREASURER16.56

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

22states
+14 more states

Cities

AlbanyAlexandriaBaton RougeBirminghamBrookfieldChicagoColumbiaColumbusDallasDes MoinesFlat TopFrankfortIndianapolisLincolnMemphisOkemosOklahoma CityPhiladelphiaPhoenixPittsburgh

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

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