Public Charity

AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SURGERY OF THE HAND

AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SURGERY OF THE HAND is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $4.3M revenue, $2.1M expenses, $41.4M total assets. 41 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $13.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 742428242 CHICAGO, IL Medical Research NTEE: H Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.3M
Total Expenses$2.1M
Total Assets$41.4M
Grant Records41
Funding Total$13.4M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

TO ADVANCE THE CARE OF HAND AND UPPER EXTREMITY DISORDERS BY SUPPORTING RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH THROUGH THE EFFICIENT COLLECTION OF DONATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION OF GRANTS.

Where $100 goes at American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand

How American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$85 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $85 for programs

$40
Grants program
47% of program spending
$24
Education program
28% of program spending
$17
Outreach program
20% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND OUTREACH IN THE FIELD OF HAND SURGERY
$2,000,000
2023
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND OUTREACH IN THE FIELD OF HAND SURGERY
$1,100,000
2023
TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS CONCERNING HAND SURGERY
$500,000

Showing up to 5 of 41 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Amy L Ladd
TRUSTEE Ana Escagedo
TRUSTEE Bobby Chhabra
TRUSTEE Brent R Degeorge
TREASURER Charles A Goldfarb
TRUSTEE Duretti T Fufa Md

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$13,090,000 11 grants
General Support
$269,948 22 grants
Health & Medicine
$49,950 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $4.3M $2.1M $41.4M
2023 $3.4M $1.9M $37.0M
2022 $7.4M $1.7M $32.8M
2020 $3.2M $832K $32.1M
2019 $5.0M $2.0M $27.8M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $5.0M to $4.3M (-15%), with total assets most recently reported at $41.4M.

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

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