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Association for Diplomatic Studies & Training FY2020 filing

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Arlington, VA501(c)(3)International EIN 52-1451990Revenue $501K in FY2020

On file with the IRSadst.org4000 Arlington Blvd, 22204-0000 · Arlington, VATax-exempt since Jun 1986Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (hereinafter referred to as adst or the organization) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non- governmental, not-for-profit corporation. The organization seeks to enhance the professional knowledge of Diplomatic practitioners and to strengthen public appreciation of diplomacys contributions to the national interest. To preserve and make available for scholarly study the recollections and observations of foreign affairs personnel, and to promote the study of Diplomatic history, adst records and shares the oral histories of Diplomatic practitioners, facilitates the preparation and publication of books and memories dealing with diplomacy and foreign affairs, contributes to Diplomatic case Studies and educational materials and supports the work of the foreign service institution. Adst is supported primarily by grants and contributions from other non-profit organizations and individuals who are largely former u.s. Government officials in the foreign

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$51K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $21K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$51K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $938K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $84K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$41K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 17 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$501K
Spent
$542K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$501K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$501K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$938K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$542K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$542K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$877K
FY2024$991K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1986.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $439K Management & general 16% · $89K Fundraising 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

17 people listed on the 990; $51K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Susan R Johnson
President &
$51,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Harold Geisel
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
James Bever
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Eric Boswell
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan R Johnson’s $62K as President an is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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

NameFY2024FY2022FY2020
Susan R Johnson$62,492$62,783$51,000

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

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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

Preserves and shares diplomatic oral histories and promotes the study of foreign affairs.

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3 programs · $336K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Oral History Programs

Annually conduct and disseminate approximately 60 oral history interviews of former u. S. Government foreign affairs practitioners. Collection currently contains over 2,200 completed oral histories, the transcripts of which are accessible on the websites of the library of congress and adst.

$237Kprogram expense
02

Publications Program

Adst offers diplomats and diplomacy and the memoirs and occasional papers book series to increase public knowledge and appreciation of the professionalism of american diplomats and their involvement in world history.

$68Kprogram expense
03

Fsi Training Support

Adst sponsors awards for excellence in language teaching and channels private sector support for fsi programs and activities not funded by government appropriations. Activities include development of a U.S.

$31Kprogram 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
Diana Davis Spencer Foundation INCFY2024$50K
The First Alliance FoundationFY2024$10K
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$8K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$6K
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management INCFY2024$5K
Cobb Family Foundation INCFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$84K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$501K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$408K
Investment incomeLn 3$85K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Money outPt IX
$542K
Ln 25
Programscol B$439K
Managementcol C$89K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$150K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$408K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$184K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$85K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$501K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$70K
SavingsLn 2$80K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$150K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$938K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 664
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$197K$150K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$891K$938K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$41K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$196K$162K$24K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$14K$2K$796
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$309K$254K$51K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$9K$2K
TravelLn 17$111$62$49
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$542K$439K$89K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.5M$1.4M$114K$991K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.2M−$165K$877K 990 PDF
FY2022 $938K$1.1M−$184K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.0M$169K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $501K$542K−$41K$1.1M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $500,883 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $487,734$408,260
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $253$5,288
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $58,985$85,032
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,301$2,303
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $548,273$500,883
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $213,433$212,441
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $457,469$329,095
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $670,902$541,536
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$122,629−$40,653
Part VI · Governance 16 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $500,883 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$408,260
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$184,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$408,260
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,288$5,288
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $85,032$85,032
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $2,227$2,227
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $76$76
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $92,623$500,883
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $541,536 across 7 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $162,053 · Management $24,455 · Fundraising $9,471$195,979
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,612 · Management $2,054 · Fundraising $796$16,462
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,150$6,150
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $254,403 · Management $51,229 · Fundraising $3,326$308,958
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,518 · Management $1,677$10,195
IX-17 TravelPrograms $62 · Management $49$111
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,681$3,681
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $438,648 · Management $89,295 · Fundraising $13,593$541,536
Part X · Balance sheet $1,091,791 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $116,650$70,106
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $80,047$80,060
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $891,367$938,045
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,580$3,580
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,091,644$1,091,791
X-25 Other liabilities$40,800
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$40,800
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,053,398$1,047,241
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $38,246$3,750
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,091,644$1,050,991
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,091,644$1,091,791
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,050,991 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$500,883
XI-2 Total expenses$541,536
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$40,653
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,091,644
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,050,991

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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