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US nonprofit · EIN 831264013 · Minneapolis, MNiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 831264013) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990EZ for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code SO), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

American Foregut Society Foundation's network

5 people1 organisationi5 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (3) 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

5 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.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
John Lipham MD (also filed as John Lipham, John Lipham)Trustee2019
7 yrs
Katherine Freeman (also filed as Kate Freeman)Treasurer2021
5 yrs
Michael S Smith MD MBA (also filed as Michael Smith, Michael Smith)Company secretary2019
7 yrs
Reginald Bell MDPresident2021
5 yrs
Sandy SolernoTrustee2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Reginald Bell MDPresident1$0
Michael S Smith MD MBASecretary1$0
Kate FreemanTreasurer1$0
John Lipham MDTrustee1$0
Sandy Solerno Left in 2025Trustee1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

Colorado roster

5 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263026724). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
John LiphamSecretary
Michael SmithPresident
Katie Jo WallsteinExecutive Director
Katie Jo Wallstein
Katherine FreemanTreasurer

About

Legal name
American Foregut Society Foundation
EIN
831264013
Address
1601 Utica Ave S Ste 213, Minneapolis, MN, 55416-3487
State
Minnesota
Activity (NTEE)
H12 Medical research
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Medical Research
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 July 2019
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
SO (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsJohn Lipham MD
≥7years on the filingsMichael S Smith MD MBA
≥5years on the filingsKatherine Freeman
≥5years on the filingsReginald Bell MD

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$112k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$112k