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Armed Forces Communications and Electron

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Fairborn, OH501(c)(6)Mutual / membership EIN 31-1025564Revenue $124K in FY2024

On file with the IRSPo Box 902, 45324-0902 · Fairborn, OHTax-exempt since Sep 1982

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To bring together individuals, industrial organizations and educational institutions with a common interest in furthering the Communications and electronics profession for the purposes of national defense. This collaboration shall focus on developing effective intelligence and information management, including the delvelopment, manufacturing, and operation of equipment, and provision of services in the fields of signals, information management and processing, Communications, electronics, computers, intelligence systems, command and control, and imagery.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 60 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$43K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$124K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$107K
Net assets
$103K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$124K
FY2024▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$63K
FY2021$81K
FY2022$143K
FY2023$114K
FY2024$124K
Expenses
$107K
FY2024▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$51K
FY2021$81K
FY2022$139K
FY2023$120K
FY2024$107K
Net assets
$103K
FY2024▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$88K
FY2021$88K
FY2022$92K
FY2023$87K
FY2024$103K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1982.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

24 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Joe Sciabica
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brent Ahlers
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jim Masonbrink
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dennis Drayer
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Elizabeth Ristich
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tim Meixner
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kate Mercer
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects professionals, industry, and education to advance communications and electronics for national defense.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To have monthly luncheons and meetings which 1) preserve and foster the spirit of fellowship among former, present and future personnel of the military, industries, civic organizations and governments, 2) promote efficiency and cooperation through better liaison among industry, military, civil organizations and civilian government, 3)…

Pt IX · col B
02

Hold annual programming events to include golf outing, information technology summit, luncheons, and other social events. These events foster networking and the exchange of technical ideas between industry, government, and academic leaders. The events also serve as fundraising opportunities to promote the scholarship fund.

Pt IX · col B
03

To encourage interest, study, and careers in the scientific and engineering disciplines or other career fields which benefit the department of defense by providing scholarships, awards, and tuition assistance to a variety of local individuals and educational organizations.

Pt IX · col B

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 3 grants · $60K · 2020–2023
Afcea Educ Found Dayton Wright ChapterOH · FY2023$30,000
Afcea Educ Found Dayton Wright ChapterOH · FY2022$20,000
Afcea Educ Found Dayton Wright ChapterOH · FY2020$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$124K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$109K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Money outPt IX
$107K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$103K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$138K
Total assetsLn 16$146K
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$109K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Total revenueLn 12$124K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$138K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$138K
Total assetsLn 16$146K
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K
Net assetsLn 32$103K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 660
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$117K$138K
Total assetsLn 16$128K$146K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K$43K
Net assetsLn 32$87K$103K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$105K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$107K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $124K$107K$17K$103K 990 PDF
FY2023 $114K$120K−$6K$87K 990 PDF
FY2022 $143K$139K$5K$92K 990 PDF
FY2021 $81K$81K−$497$88K 990 PDF
FY2020 $63K$51K$12K$88K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $123,657 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $109,495$109,431
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,780$14,226
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $114,275$123,657
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $30,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $89,885$107,015
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $119,885$107,015
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$5,610$16,642
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $123,657 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $109,431$109,431
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $14,226$14,226
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $109,431 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $14,226$123,657
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $107,015 across 2 lines filed
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$104,714
IX-24e All other expenses$2,301
IX-25 Total functional expenses$107,015
Part X · Balance sheet $146,273 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $117,323$137,686
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,158$3,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,854$5,587
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $128,335$146,273
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $41,700$42,996
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $41,700$42,996
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $86,635$103,277
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $128,335$146,273
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $103,277 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$123,657
XI-2 Total expenses$107,015
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,642
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$86,635
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$103,277

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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