Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 52-1272922)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$97K
FY2022	$38K
FY2023	$347K
FY2024	$212K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$124K
FY2022	$156K
FY2023	$221K
FY2024	$423K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$730K
FY2022	$612K
FY2023	$737K
FY2024	$526K

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

97%

Program services 97% · $409K Management & general 3% · $14K

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

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII

Richard Palmieri

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Don Cloud

EVP

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Gonzalez

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cheyenne Hesse

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brandon Lester

Past Preside

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeff Bloom

VP

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Vincent Dirienzo

VP

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Neal Faradineh

VP

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · $409K · in their own filed words · FY2023

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Promoting industry-academia-government cooperation in developing effective intelligence and information management including the development of equipment, systems, and services in communications. The organization has approximately 721 members.

$409Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · 7 grants · $705K · 2020–2023

VariousFY2023$193,180

Unitemized GrantFY2023$160,750

VariousFY2022$80,700

Unitemized GrantFY2022$74,249

Unitemized GrantFY2021$80,579

VariousFY2021$33,000

Unitemized GrantFY2020$82,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$212K

Ln 12

Other incomeLn 4–11$145K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$54K

Investment incomeLn 3$13K

Money outPt IX

$423K

Ln 25

Programscol B$409K

Managementcol C$14K

Owns and owesPt X

$526K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$266K

Total assetsLn 16$526K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

15

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a15

IndependentVI 1b15

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$54K

Investment incomeLn 3$13K

Other incomeLn 4–11$145K

Total revenueLn 12$212K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$4K

SavingsLn 2$262K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$266K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$260K

Total assetsLn 16$526K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$526K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 647

Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$488K	$266K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$248K	$260K
Total assetsLn 16	$737K	$526K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$737K	$526K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$193K	$193K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$161K	$161K
Management feesLn 11a	$12K		$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K		$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$5K	$5K
Information technologyLn 14	$4K	$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$45K	$45K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$900	$900
Total functional expensesLn 25	$423K	$409K	$14K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$212K	$423K	−$211K	$526K	990 PDF
FY2023	$347K	$221K	$125K	$737K	990 PDF
FY2022	$38K	$156K	−$119K	$612K	990 PDF
FY2021	$97K	$124K	−$27K	$730K	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

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Part I · Summary $212,444 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $52,457$54,191

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,122$13,032

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $284,067$145,221

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $346,646$212,444

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $154,949$353,930

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $66,442$69,338

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $221,391$423,268

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $125,255−$210,824

Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15

VI-1b Independent voting members15

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $212,444 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$54,191

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$54,191

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,032$13,032

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $145,221$145,221

VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $158,253$212,444

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $423,268 across 8 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $193,180$193,180

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $160,750$160,750

IX-11a Management feesManagement $12,350$12,350

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,049$2,049

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,722$4,722

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,497$4,497

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $44,820$44,820

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $900$900

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $408,869 · Management $14,399 · Fundraising $0$423,268

Part X · Balance sheet $525,989 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $230,825$3,931

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $257,585$262,330

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $248,403$259,728

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $736,813$525,989

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $736,813$525,989

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $736,813$525,989

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $736,813$525,989

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $525,989 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$212,444

XI-2 Total expenses$423,268

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$210,824

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$736,813

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$525,989

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

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Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV