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AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC FOUNDATION INC

EIN 36-6056120 CHICAGO, IL

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Revenue 2025
$2,787,843
Expenses 2025
$2,856,296

Program services were 48.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
1280
Street
142 E ONTARIO ST STE 1450

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

This address is a suite or unit (STE 1450). Organizations that share one are often clients of the same office-services firm, accountant or registered agent rather than related to each other.

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC FOUNDATION IS TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT PROMOTE OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND ENHANCE PATIENT-CENTERED CARE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT PROMOTE OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND ENHANCE PATIENT-CENTERED CARE. THE AOF HAS WORKED DILIGENTLY TOWARD REALIZING ITS VISION, TO ENRICH GLOBAL HEALTH BY PROMOTING OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE. THE AOF IS ENERGIZED AND INSPIRED TO ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH ITS MISSION, TO SUPPORT PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE OSTEOPATHIC PROFESSION. THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF LEADERSHIP, THE DEDICATION AND FORESIGHT OF THE AOF BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND THE GENEROSITY OF THE FOUNDATION'S LOYAL DONORS, THE AOF PROUDLY SERVES AS THE PHILANTHROPIC PARTNER FOR THE OSTEOPATHIC PROFESSION, THE ASSOCIATION AND THE AFFILIATES. AOF HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF MANY WITHIN THE PROFESSION AND CONTINUES TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AWARDS GIVEN, GRANTS EXTENDED, SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED, AND SERVICES PROVIDED THAT ENHANCE AND BENEFIT OSTEOPATHIC STUDENTS, RESIDENTS, PHYSICIANS - AND THE PATIENTS THEY SO HONORABLY SERVE.

  • FOR 75 YEARS, THE AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC FOUNDATION (AOF) HAS OPERATED AS THE CHARITABLE HEART OF THE OSTEOPATHIC PROFESSION. AOF ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGEAND DISSEMINATE THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE. THE AOF IS THE ONLY NATIONAL OSTEOPATHIC FOUNDATION THAT SUPPORTS AND INVESTS IN THE WHOLE PROFESSION BY RECOGNIZING OSTEOPATHIC STUDENTS, RESIDENTS AND PRACTICING PHYSICIANS BASED ON PROFESSIONAL MERIT.EDUCATION: THE AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC FOUNDATION (AOF) PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL STUDENTS IN AN EFFORT TO DEFRAY COSTS OF MEDICAL SCHOOL.

    Expenses $706,693 · Grants $366,728 · Revenue $3,906

  • RECOGNITION AWARDS: THE AOF'S INDUSTRY RECOGNITION AWARDS CELEBRATE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT TO THE OSTEOPATHIC PROFESSION.

    Expenses $200,498 · Grants $59,772

  • RESEARCH: AOF SUPPORTS OSTEOPATHIC RESEARCHERS WHO EXPLORE NEW MEDICAL INSIGHTS AND MODALITIES TO ENHANCE PATIENT CENTERED CARE. AOF GRANTS PRIMARILY SUPPORT EARLY INVESTIGATORS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS TO ENCOURAGE THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS.

    Expenses $430,309 · Grants $186,840 · Revenue $8,766

  • INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN OUTREACH: THE AOF PROVIDES GRANTS TO HELP DEFRAY INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL COSTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE OSTEOPATHIC PROFESSION WHO PROVIDE MEDICAL SUPPORT TO UNDERSERVED, UNDERDEVELOPED AND/OR DISASTER-STRICKEN AREAS ACROSS THE WORLD. THIS GRANT PROGRAM BRINGS MEDICAL ATTENTION TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS WHO MAY HAVE OTHERWISE GONE WITHOUT CARE. AN EXPANSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN OUTREACH PROGRAM INCLUDES GRANTS TO DOMESTIC ORGANIZATIONS RUN BY AN OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN(S) THAT TREAT PATIENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY(S). ORIGINALLY INCORPORATED INTO AOF'S PORTFOLIO TO PROVIDE MEDICAL AID FOLLOWING THE PANDEMIC, MULTI-YEAR INTERNATIONAL GRANTS ARE NOW PART OF THE OVERALL PROGRAM.

    Expenses $51,509 · Grants $27,500

  • COMMUNITY SERVICE: THE AOF OFFERS GRANTS TO SUPPORT OSTEOPATHIC EFFORTS THAT PROVIDE COMMUNITY WELLNESS SERVICES AND/OR ACCESSIBLE CARE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Joseph Zammuto Do

    IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Scott Cyrus Do

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Dawn Tartaglione Do

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Seger Morris Do

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Julieanne Sees Do

    PRESIDENT-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Jill Helenbrook

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Barbara Ross-Lee Do

    PAST PRESEIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeffrey Grove Do

    PAST PRESEIDENT (THROUGH 12/31/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Kowalczyk Do

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Linda Saulnier

    DIRECTOR (THROUGH 12/31/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sonbol Shahid-Salles Do

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sonia Rivera-Martinez Do

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Wendy McDonald RN

    DIRECTOR (THROUGH 12/31/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Shereece Dove

    STUDENT DIRECTOR (THROUGH 12/31/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joel Feder Do

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Henry Knox

    STUDENT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Michelle Larson Cae Cme

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Wes Metheny

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Laura Rosch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rita Forden

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $341,104
    From this org
    $320,210
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,894
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $320,210
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,051
    Nontaxable benefits
    $843
    Filer's total
    $341,104
  • Richard Blair

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, CO-TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $191,276
    From this org
    $153,272
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,004
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,272
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,671
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,333
    Filer's total
    $191,276
  • Teresa Sanders

    DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $145,916
    From this org
    $117,852
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,064
    Hours/week
    40
  • Julia Jung

    DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND MISSION COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $118,347
    From this org
    $105,324
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,023
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $2,787,843
    Expenses
    $2,856,296
    Contributions
    $1,984,539
    Grants paid
    $640,840
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $7,631,230
    Expenses
    $2,724,646
    Contributions
    $6,820,063
    Grants paid
    $543,198
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,236,558
    Expenses
    $2,479,137
    Contributions
    $1,323,418
    Grants paid
    $474,771
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,843,079
    Expenses
    $1,972,320
    Contributions
    $1,487,697
    Grants paid
    $365,607

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,314,044
    Expenses
    $1,724,161
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,265,366
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,987,136
    Expenses
    $1,599,421
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,125,388
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,780,723
    Expenses
    $1,509,165
    Assets (EOY)
    $15,798,537
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,526,227
    Expenses
    $1,393,850
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,618,663
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,907,003
    Expenses
    $1,415,567
    Assets (EOY)
    $13,577,922
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,182,533
    Expenses
    $1,343,671
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,267,173
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,148,617
    Expenses
    $1,576,440
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,116,576
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,903,116
    Expenses
    $1,582,890
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,394,390
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,927,726
    Expenses
    $1,481,072
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,337,843
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $1,494,073
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,935,099

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.