THE AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR AGING RESEARCH ("AFAR") IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE SCIENCE OF HEALTHIER AGING. AFAR SUPPORTS NEW AND EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS WHOSE RESEARCH EXPLORES THE BIOLOGY OF HOW PEOPLE AGE AND THE BIOLOGICAL CHANGES THAT CAUSE AGE-RELATED DISEASE. AFAR IDENTIFIES AND FUNDS A BROAD RANGE OF CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH THAT IS MOST LIKELY TO INCREASE THE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE ON THE BIOLOGY OF AGING AND LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT MEDICAL BREAK-THROUGHS IN PREVENTING AND TREATING DISEASE AND INCREASING A HEALTHY LIFESPAN. IN ADDITION, AFAR ADDRESSES THE CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF PHYSICIANS WHO ARE ADEQUATELY TRAINED TO TAKE CARE OF AN AGING SOCIETY BY COLLABORATING WITH FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO OFFER UNIQUE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 9 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
| Base salary | Bonus | Other compensation | Benefits | Executive compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Program Director director (operational) $301k $338k | |||||
Communications Director director (operational) $191k $214k | |||||
Sr. Project Officer highest compensated employee $172k $193k | |||||
Administrative Manager highest compensated employee $148k $166k | |||||
Project Manager highest compensated employee $114k $128k | |||||
Interim Chair/consultant officer (unspecified) $42k $47k | |||||
Director board member $1k $1k | |||||
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 33 unpaid individuals.
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