Abfm Foundation
Abfm Foundation reported $25.0 million in revenue and $9.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $94.50 went to program services, $5.50 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 52.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $999,441 (DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT/SECRETA). Revenue rose 53% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.5MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $25MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 94.5% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.5% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 52.8% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 13.9% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $999,441 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 10.49% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 157.5 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 8 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseResearch directed towards improving the education, training and certification processes for family physicians
The foundation manages the publication of the journal of the american board of family medicine (jabfm) and of the annals of family medicine. Both journals publish peer reviewed articles from researchers who are addressing health care issues facing the patients in the care of family physicians
The foundation manages the center for professionalism & value in health care. The center, located in washington dc, aims to study relationships between professionalism and value, promote their alignment, reduce health proffessionals' burden and better support outcome and quality improvement. The center also manages the prime registry, an outpatient clinical data registry and is a qualified clinical data registry
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT/SECRETA Director/trustee, officer, 2.00 hrs/week | $0 | $949,266 | $50,175 | $999,441 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $0 | $195,426 | $16,308 | $211,734 |
| DIRECTOR AND CHAIR Director/trustee, officer, 1.50 hrs/week | $6,500 | $0 | $0 | $6,500 |
| DIRECTOR AND TREASURER Director/trustee, officer, 1.50 hrs/week | $6,000 | $0 | $0 | $6,000 |
| DIRECTOR AND VICE CHAIR Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $6,000 | $0 | $0 | $6,000 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $5,500 | $0 | $0 | $5,500 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $4,500 | $0 | $0 | $4,500 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $1,500 | $0 | $0 | $1,500 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Abfm Foundation (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b8 · 7 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to Abfm Foundation totaling $1.3M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Abfm Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Abfm Foundation reported that 94.5% of its $9.5 million in expenses went to program services, 5.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Abfm Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Abfm Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $999,441, for the role of DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT/SECRETA (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Abfm Foundation get its money?
Of $25.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 52.8% came from contributions and grants and 13.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Abfm Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 61-1368512 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503179349300030 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433209349301788 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343199349303414 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213199349307141 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143199349319764 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043219349301934 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 61-1368512: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.