Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1956.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
23 people listed on the 990.
Adriane Kathryn Griffen’s $188K as Interim Executive Director, Anf is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine Judge | $120,134 | $256,651 |
| Adriane Kathryn Griffen | $187,597 | — |
| Nyuma M Harrison | $133,948 | — |
| Dukin Barber | $130,858 | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See American Nurses Foundation INC executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Provides grants and program support to nurses and nursing organizations to advance research, education, clinical practice, leadership, and mental health well-being.
Questions for American Nurses Foundation INC
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Improving the health of the nation through public policy, leadership programs, scholarships, disaster relief, and educational materials.
Nursing research grants program supports excellence in nursing research focused on improving the health of the public.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 | FY16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $4.6M | $4.3M | $3.8M | $4.0M | $3.4M |
| Given inLn 1b | $254K | $270K | $142K | $383K | $120K |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $86K | $330K | $214K | $301K | $411K |
| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $739K | $920K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $5.2M | $15.5M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $13K | $9K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $7.0M | $18.1M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $835K | $1.8M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $6.2M | $16.2M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $5.4M | $5.4M | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $8K | $8K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $607K | $479K | $128K | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $62K | $45K | $16K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $99K | $73K | $26K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $45K | $33K | $12K | |
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $35K | $35K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $1.3M | $1.1M | $2K | $190K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $17K | $10K | $7K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $30K | $6K | $23K | $2K |
| TravelLn 17 | $48K | $45K | $2K | $970 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $14K | $14K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $4K | $4K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $21K | $3K | $8K | $10K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $7.8M | $7.3M | $74K | $391K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 6, 2025 | $4.5M | $8.4M | −$3.9M | $24.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 | $5.0M | $9.9M | −$5.0M | $27.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2023 | $4.5M | $5.3M | −$843K | $31.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 | $22.3M | $5.1M | $17.1M | $33.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 | $17.5M | $7.8M | $9.7M | $16.2M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $17,504,221 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $17,504,221 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,756,583 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $18,050,746 assets, 17 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,226,355 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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