American Federation for Aging
Donations deductibleAmerican Federation for Aging's network
35 people5 organisationsi35 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (35). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
35 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 35 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven N Austad PHD Chair (also filed as Steven N Austad PhD) | Interim Chair/Consultant | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Alexandra L Gatje (also filed as Alexandra Gatje) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| ANA Maria Cuervo MD PHD | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Andre Bertram | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Charles Beever MBA (also filed as Charles Beever) | Treasurer and Secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David A Sinclair PHD AO | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| David L Eigen (also filed as David Eigen) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Denise Lefebvre | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Harvey Jay Cohen MD (also filed as Harvey Cohen) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| James Fickel | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| James L Kirkland MD PHD (also filed as James L Kirkland) | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| James Mellon (also filed as Jim Mellon) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Joyce M Yaeger (also filed as Joyce Yaeger) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Keith Whitfield | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kenneth A Buckfire (also filed as Kenneth Buckfire) | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Kevin J Lee PHD (also filed as Kevin J Lee) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Laura M Barzilai JD LLM | Vice Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Laura Niedernhofer MD PHD | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Mark R Collins (also filed as Mark Collins) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mark S Lachs MD MPH (also filed as Mark Lachs, Mark S Lachs MPH) | Immediate Past President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michael W Hodin PHD (also filed as Michael W Hodin) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Nathaniel E David PHD (also filed as Nathaniel E David) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Nigel F Emmett (also filed as Nigel Emmett) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| NIR Barzilai MD (also filed as NIR Barzilai) | Scientific Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Normal Volk | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Peter Kimmelman | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| POL Vandenbroucke MD (also filed as POL Vandenbroucke) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Richard GA Faragher PHD (also filed as Richard GA Faragher) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Richard W Besdine MD (also filed as Richard Besdine, Richard Besdine MD) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| S Jay Olshansky PHD (also filed as S Jay Olshansky) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sami Sagol | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Sergey Young | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Terrie Fox Wetle PHD | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Thomas A Rando MD PHD (also filed as Thomas A Rando) | President-Elect | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Thomas G Kahn CFA | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
9 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Sherman | Project Manager | 2023 |
| Catherine A Cullar | Administrative Manager | since 2019 |
| Frederica L Blum | Finance Director | since 2018 |
| Hattie Herman | Sr. Project Officer | since 2019 |
| John A Chaich | Public Relations Director | since 2019 |
| Karen Wenderoff | Director of Development | 2018 |
| Odette S Van Der Willik | Deputy Executive Director | since 2020 |
| Odette Van Der Willik | Program Director | since 2018 |
| Stephanie Lederman | Executive Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Lederman | Executive Director | 40 | $443k | $82k | |
| Odette van der Willik | Program Director | 40 | $250k | $63k | |
| Frederica Blum | Finance Director | 40 | $189k | $38k | |
| John Chaich | Communications Director | 40 | $163k | $36k | |
| Kelly Whalen | Development Director | 40 | $144k | $17k | |
| Hattie Herman | Sr Program Officer I | 40 | $142k | $35k | |
| Lee Nunley | Strat Prog MGR/Dev Off | 40 | $136k | $20k | |
| Catherine Cullar | Administrative Manager | 40 | $122k | $32k | |
| Steven N Austad PhD | Scientific Director | 2 | $42k | ||
| Sara E Espinoza MD MSC | Director | 2 | $4k | ||
| Harvey J Cohen MD | Director | 2 | $1k | ||
| Thomas A Rando MD PhD | President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Laura M Barzilai JD LLM | Board Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Charles Beever MBA | Secretary & Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Nir Barzilai MD | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Andre Bertram | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Richard Besdine MD | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Alex Colville | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ana Maria Cuervo MD PhD | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| David L Eigen | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Richard G A Faragher PhD | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| James Fickel | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Alexandra L Gatje | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Michael Hodin PhD | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Catherine Kaczorowski PhD | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Thomas G Kahn Cfa | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Peter Kimmelman | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| James L Kirkland MD PhD | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Mark S Lachs MD PhD | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kevin J Lee PhD | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Michael Ringel PhD | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sami Sagol | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Gareth W Shepherd PhD | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Robert W Stearns | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Terrie Fox Wetle PhD | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Keith E Whitfield PhD | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sergey Young | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Nigel Emmett | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Denise Lefebvre | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| James Mellon | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- American Federation for Aging
- EIN
- 133045282
- Address
- 55 W 39th St FL 16, New York, NY, 10018-0541
- State
- New York
- Mission
- The american federation for aging research (afar) is a national organization whose mission is to support and advance healthy aging through biomedical research. It fulfills this mission by: supporting research through grant programs that further our understanding of the aging process and its associated diseases and disorders; helping establish a pipeline of early career scientists in aging... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- V360 Social science research
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Social Science
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1980
- Principal officer
- Stephanie Lederman (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 1986
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsSteven N Austad PHD
≥8years on the filingsAlexandra L Gatje
≥8years on the filingsCharles Beever MBA
≥8years on the filingsHarvey Jay Cohen MD
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $48.4m
- Total liabilities
- $18.3m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $30.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $14.4m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $12.9m
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 340
Grants paid
25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rockefeller University | Scientific research | $905k |
| University of California San Diego | Scientific research | $776k |
| Boston University | Scientific research/conference | $758k |
| Pennsylvania State University | Scientific research | $750k |
| University of Minnesota | Scientific research | $750k |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Scientific research | $525k |
| Ut Southwestern Medical Center | Scientific research | $450k |
| University of Maryland Baltimore | Scientific research | $429k |
| Yale University | Scientific research | $414k |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Scientific research | $380k |
| Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Ctr | Scientific research | $375k |
| University of Arizona | Scientific research/conference | $375k |
| Louisiana State Univ and A&m College | Scientific research | $375k |
| University of Virginia | Scientific research | $375k |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital Inc | Scientific research | $375k |
| Northwestern University | Scientific research | $375k |
| Washington University | Scientific research | $375k |
| New York University | Scientific research | $375k |
| Columbia University | Scientific research | $375k |
| University of Michigan | Scientific research | $300k |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Scientific research | $300k |
| University of California Berkeley | Scientific research/conference | $155k |
| University of Alabama Birmingham | Scientific research | $155k |
| University of California Los Angeles | Scientific research | $154k |
| Rutgers State University New Jersey | Scientific research | $150k |