American Association of Endodontists Foundation
Donations deductibleAmerican Association of Endodontists Foundation's network
18 people1 organisationi18 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (18). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
18 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 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Aguirre | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Amy Warren-Kimbro | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Barbara Nordquist | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Blake Brownell | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Carla Y Falcon | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Craig Hirschberg | Aae Officer Serving As Tru | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jack Burlison | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Katherine Divine | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Moein Sadrkhani | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Morgan Celistan | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Natasha Flake | Aae Officer Serving As Tru | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Poppy Blasceio | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Robert S Roda | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ryan B McMahan | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Stefan I Zweig | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Steven J Katz | Aae Officer Serving As Tru | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Tom Von Sydow | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| W Craig Noblett | Aae Officer Serving As Tru | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alyson Hall | Foundation Director | 2018 |
| Alyson Whittlesey | Foundation Director | since 2019 |
| Anthony T Borgia | Treasurer | since 2023 |
| Bruce Justman | Company secretary | 2024 |
| Clara Spatafore | President-Elect (Effective 2024) | 2024 |
| Fiza Singh | Company secretary | since 2023 |
| Ken Widelka | Executive Director | since 2023 |
| Margot Kusienski | President | since 2023 |
| Patricia Tordik | President-Elect (Effective | since 2023 |
| Rebecca Perry | Chief Financial Officer | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clara Spatafore | President-Elect (Effective 2024) | 2 | $3k | ||
| Patricia Tordik | President | 4 | $2k | ||
| Moein Sadrkhani | Board Member | 1 | $2k | ||
| Bruce Justman | Secretary | 1 | $2k | ||
| Ryan B McMahan | Board Member | 1 | $2k | ||
| Stefan I Zweig | Board Member | 1 | $2k | $4k | |
| Carla Y Falcon | Board Member | 1 | $1k | $4k | |
| Natasha Flake | Aae Officer Serving As Tru | 1 | $1k | $40k | |
| Poppy Blasceio | Board Member | 1 | $1k | ||
| Katherine Divine | Board Member | 1 | $1k | $700 | |
| Fiza Singh | Secretary | 1 | $1k | $1k | |
| Alejandro Aguirre | Board Member | 1 | $900 | ||
| Jack Burlison | Board Member | 1 | $900 | ||
| Morgan Celistan | Board Member | 1 | $900 | ||
| Craig Hirschberg | Aae Officer Serving As Tru | 1 | $900 | $56k | |
| W Craig Noblett | Aae Officer Serving As Tru | 1 | $900 | $28k | |
| Blake Brownell | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Barbara Nordquist | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert S Roda | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tom von Sydow | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Amy Warren-Kimbro | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steven J Katz | Aae Officer Serving As Tru | 1 | $0 | $31k | |
| Anthony T Borgia | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Margot Kusienski | President | 4 | $0 | ||
| Ken Widelka | Executive Director | 5 | $0 | $502k | $85k |
| Rebecca Perry | Chief Financial Officer | 4 | $0 | $235k | $28k |
| Alyson Whittlesey | Foundation Director | 28 | $0 | $129k | $44k |
About
- Legal name
- American Association of Endodontists Foundation
- EIN
- 366143003
- Address
- 180 N Stetson Ave Ste 1500, Chicago, IL, 60601-6811
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- The foundation for endodontics is committed to improving oral health by increasing engagement and resources for endodontic research, education, and access to care. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- E030 Health care
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Health Care
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1966
- Principal officer
- Kenneth Widelka (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 1967
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsCraig Hirschberg
≥6years on the filingsStefan I Zweig
≥5years on the filingsKatherine Divine
≥5years on the filingsRyan B McMahan
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
- $40.1m
- Total liabilities
- $419k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $39.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.3m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.2m
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 60
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.2m | $2.4m | $797k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| American Association of Endodontists | Educator workshop | $118k |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | Competitive research | $80k |
| University of Pittsburgh | Competitive research | $45k |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | Competitive research | $35k |
| American Association of Endodontists | $25k | |
| University of Minnesota Grad Endo Division | Competitive research | $20k |
| Texas A&m College of Dentistry Dept of Endodontics | Competitive research | $17k |
| University of Pittsburgh | Competitive research | $15k |
| University of Maryland | Competitive research | $14k |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | Competitive research | $11k |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | Resident research | $8k |
| The Regents of the University of Michigan | Competitive research | $5k |