American Diplomacy Foundation

Tax-deductible

New Canaan, CT501(c)(3)Since 2006EducationEIN 20-2832124Revenue $201K in FY2025

On file with the IRS377 Main Street, 06840-5941 · New Canaan, CTTax-exempt since Dec 2006Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To hold meetings, including dinners, in the u.s. And abroad, with members of the American press and with members of the press from foreign countries and with diplomats serving in both the u.s. And abroad to discuss and explain aspects of u.s. Foreign policy not regularly covered in the popular press.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
36¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$156K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
36%
of spending
Concern: 36% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$156K
to officers and key staff · 84% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 96% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 84% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $189K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$201K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$185K
To programs
36%
Net assets
$21K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$201K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$169K
FY2021$189K
FY2022$191K
FY2023$180K
FY2024$189K
FY2025$201K
Expenses
$185K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$180K
FY2021$172K
FY2022$184K
FY2023$194K
FY2024$187K
FY2025$185K
Net assets
$21K
FY2025▲ +334%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$638
FY2021$17K
FY2022$17K
FY2023$3K
FY2024$5K
FY2025$21K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2006.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

36 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 36% · $67K Management & general 64% · $118K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $156K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and Secretary
$155,795Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Louise V Oliver’s $156K as President and Secretary is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Louise V Oliver$155,795$155,795$155,795$155,795$150,000$157,008

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Facilitates discussions on U.S. foreign policy with journalists and diplomats worldwide.

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1 program · $67K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

To hold meetings, including dinners, in the U.S. And abroad, with members of the american press and with members of the press from foreign countries and with diplomats serving in both the U.S. And abroad to discuss and explain aspects of U.S. Foreign policy not regularly covered in the popular press.

$67Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Donors Trust INCFY2024$189K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$189K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$201K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$201K
Money outPt IX
$185K
Ln 25
Programscol B$67K
Managementcol C$118K
Owns and owesPt X
$21K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26K
Total assetsLn 16$26K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$201K
Total revenueLn 12$201K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$26K
Total assetsLn 16$26K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$21K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16K$26K
Total assetsLn 16$16K$26K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$5K$21K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$156K$57K$99K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$7K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$840$840
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$111$111
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$1K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$185K$67K$118K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $201K$185K$16K$21K 990 PDF
FY2024 $189K$187K$2K$5K 990 PDF
FY2023 $180K$194K−$14K$3K 990 PDF
FY2022 $191K$184K$7K$17K 990 PDF
FY2021 $189K$172K$17K$17K 990 PDF
FY2020 $169K$180K−$11K$638 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $201,150 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $189,000$201,150
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $189,000$201,150
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $168,731$174,150
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $18,155$10,644
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $186,886$184,794
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,114$16,356
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $201,150 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$201,150
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$201,150
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$201,150
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $184,794 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,602 · Management $99,193$155,795
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,669 · Management $11,686$18,355
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $840$840
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,298$4,298
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,511$2,511
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $111$111
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,245 · Management $1,639$2,884
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $67,138 · Management $117,656 · Fundraising $0$184,794
Part X · Balance sheet $26,237 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $15,770$26,237
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,770$26,237
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,872$4,983
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,872$4,983
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,898$21,254
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,770$26,237
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $21,254 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$201,150
XI-2 Total expenses$184,794
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,356
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,898
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$21,254

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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