American Federation for Children Inc

COLUMBIA, MD EIN: 33-0627955 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

$6.3M

+21.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$859K

-43.9% YoY

Grant Count

9

-30.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$95K

-19.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$7M$10M$13M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$6,313,490$5,198,587$5,215,670
Revenue$11,825,233$11,135,289$8,995,479
Expenses$10,808,906$11,010,965$8,835,736
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$262,758$43,296$28,603
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$423K$847K$1M$2M0 grants202014 grants202115 grants202213 grants20239 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2024

EMPOWER KENTUCKY PARENTS…$500KPARTNERS FOR EDUCATION F…$100KKENTUCKY STUDENTS FIRST …$75KHOOSIERS FOR QUALITY EDU…$75KSCHOOL CHOICE OHIO ALLIA…$50KSTATE FREEDOM CAUCUS NET…$25KCHARTER SCHOOLS NOW$15KTHE REVITALIZATION PROJECT$13KAMERICAN FEDERATION FOR …$6K

Grant Size Distribution

51 grants across all recorded years

25<$50K11$50–100K10$100–250K2$250–500K3$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

THOMAS SCHULTZCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$383KELISA CLEMENTS LINDECHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$351KRYAN CANTRELLVP GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS$316KMARK Z DAWESSPECIAL ADVISOR$283KKATIE LINEHANVP COMMUNICATIONS & DEVELOPM…$266KJENNIFER MILLERCFO/TREASURER$263KSTEVE SAXEGENERAL COUNSEL$259KGILLUM FERGUSONDIRECTOR OF POLITICAL STRATEGY$232K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ANN DUPLESSISDIRECTOR1
WILLIAM E OBERNDORFCHAIRMAN1.5
JOHN KIRTLEYVICE-CHAIR0.5
KATHY HUBBARDSECRETARY0.75
LEE BARFIELD IIDIRECTOR0.75
STACY HOCKDIRECTOR1
HON JOSEPH LIEBERMANDIRECTOR (THRU 02/24)0.75
EDWARD MCDERMOTTDIRECTOR0.75
PAUL SHIVERICKDIRECTOR0.75
THOMAS SCHULTZCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER17.05$383,293
ELISA CLEMENTS LINDECHIEF OPERATING OFFICER15.05$350,522
JENNIFER MILLERCFO/TREASURER23.09$263,230
RYAN CANTRELLVP GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS26.2$316,320
MARK Z DAWESSPECIAL ADVISOR18.54$283,380
STEVE SAXEGENERAL COUNSEL33.58$259,289
KATIE LINEHANVP COMMUNICATIONS & DEVELOPMENT15.08$265,544
GILLUM FERGUSONDIRECTOR OF POLITICAL STRATEGY32.25$232,029

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

18states
+10 more states

Cities

AlexandriaAnnapolisArlingtonAtlantaAustinBirminghamChicagoColumbiaColumbusDallasDe MoinesDes MoinesIndianapolisKansas CityLouisvilleMilwaukeeOkemosOklahoma CityPhoenixRaleigh

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

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