American Foundation for Courtesy and Grooming

The American Foundation for Courtesy and Grooming (AFCG) is a private foundation whose president and primary contributor is David Letterman. The foundation's treasurer is Fred Nigro, who has appeared on Late Show with David Letterman where he has been identified as Letterman's accountant. The foundation operates out of Nigro's Los Angeles, California offices.

According to AFCG's tax returns (Form 990-PF), made available by the Foundation Center, for the years from 2001 through 2009, AFCG donated a total of over $7.7 million to various foundations and other organizations.^[1]

During 2005, the net proceeds from online purchases of Explod-O-Pop Popcorn benefited AFCG.^[2]

Recipients

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The following is a partial list of organizations receiving grants from the foundation, based on tax forms from 2001 through 2004, available via The Foundation Center.^[1]

Indianapolis-based organizations

The largest AFCG beneficiary by far is Child Advocates of Indianapolis, Indiana, a CASA affiliate — from 2001 through 2004, the organization received donations each year of between $194,000 – $290,000, with a four-year total of nearly $950,000 (over a third of AFCG's total contributions during those years).^[1] Other recipients in Indianapolis include:^[1]

• Broad Ripple Haverford Little League
• Broad Ripple High School (Letterman's alma mater)
• Damar Services
• Marion County Children's Guardian Home
• Indianapolis Art Center
• Indiana Historical Society
• Indiana School for the Deaf
• Little Red Door Cancer Agency
• Muscular Dystrophy Family Foundation
• Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United School (in nearby Trafalgar)
• Protective Order Pro Bono Project
• Riley Children's Foundation
• Special Olympics of Indiana
• University of Indianapolis Center for Aging and Community

Montana-based organizations

AFCG has donated to various organizations in Montana, including:^[1]

• Choteau AYSO Soccer
• Choteau High School
• Choteau Youth Special Olympics
• Montana Wilderness Association
• Montana State 4-H Horse Show
• The Nature Conservancy of Montana
• Special Olympics
• Teton Medical Center Foundation of Choteau
• Yellowstone Valley Cycling Club of Billings

Universities

AFCG has donated to several universities:^[1]

• Ball State University (Letterman's alma mater)
• Butler University
• Case Western Reserve University
• Cornell University
• Rutgers University

Celebrity-affiliated organizations

AFCG has contributed to various foundations associated with celebrities, including:^[1]

• Earnhardt Family Foundation
• Michael J. Fox Foundation
• The Larry King Cardiac Foundation
• Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang Camp

Other organizations

Other recipients include:^[1]

• American Cancer Society
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
• American Red Cross
• Being Kind of New York City
• Bennett Cancer Center of Stamford, Connecticut
• Breast Cancer Foundation
• The Buckley School Parents Association
• Congregation Beth Simchat Torah of New York City
• Connecticut State Police Academy Alumni Association
• Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America
• Doctors without Borders
• Friends of Karen of Purdys, New York
• Giving Back Fund of California
• Holy Trinity Orthodox Church of Danbury, Connecticut
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
• New York-Presbyterian Hospital
• North Salem Free Library
• North Salem Open Land Foundation
• North Salem Voluntary Ambulance Center
• Martha's Vineyard Hospital
• Martha's Vineyard Historical Society
• A Place Called Home^{[disambiguation needed ]} of South Central Los Angeles
• Retinitis Pigmentosa International
• Silver Shield Association of Greenwich, Connecticut
• Salvation Army
• Seattle University Mexico Mission
• Shoes That Fit of Claremont, California
• World Vision

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "Entry for the AFCG" (PDF). Form 990-PF, Part V, Item 1(b) ("Adjusted Qualifying Distributions"). The Foundation Center. http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/ffindershow.cgi?id=DLFO001. Retrieved 2011-03-25. 
2. ^ Explod-O-Pop Popcorn, available at the CBS website during 2005 (Internet Archive February 2005 copy available here)

External links

• Treasurer Fred Nigro's appearance in the April 12, 1996 edition of the Top 10 List from The Late Show
• Treasurer Fred Nigro's appearance on the January 14, 2002 episode of The Late Show