Public Charity

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LAFAYETTE

Based in Gaithersburg, MD, AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LAFAYETTE operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $547K in revenue, $717K in expenses, $158K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 10 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $80K.

EIN: 236298448 Gaithersburg, MD Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$547K
Total Expenses$717K
Total Assets$158K
Grant Records10
Funding Total$80K
Filing Years2023–2025

Mission

The purpose of The American Friends of Lafayette (AFL) is to educate the public about the life and career of General Lafayette through educational programs, publications, and lectures. The AFL was founded in 1932. It publishes the Gazette of the American Friends of Lafayette semi-annually, in which is found both scholarly commentary and reports of the various events conducted by the AFL and other Lafayette societies.

Where $100 goes at American Friends of Lafayette

How American Friends of Lafayette divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 3 years.

$79 Programs the work itself
$21 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $79 for programs

$78
Bicentennial celebrations of Lafayette's 1824-1825 Farewell Tour of the United States
98% of program spending
$1
Completion of a free app with TravelStorysGPS to provide travelogues for mobile devices and web-based use to follow Lafayette on his Farewell Tour and learn about his role…
2% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

President Alan R Hoffman
Director Bob Kelly
Secretary/Treasurer Bonnie Fritz
First Vice President and Executive Director Chuck Schwam
Curator Diane Shaw
Director Frank Womble

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$35,400 4 grants
Arts & Culture
$17,000 2 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$10,000 1 grant
Education
$2,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$16,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $547K $717K $158K
2024 $432K $209K $329K
2023 $194K $136K $108K

Between 2023 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $194K to $547K (+181%), with total assets most recently reported at $158K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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