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Association for Diplomatic Studies & Training FY2022 filing

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Arlington, VA501(c)(3)International EIN 52-1451990Revenue $938K in FY2022

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.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$63K 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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FY2022 · 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
Looks good: the IRS lists 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
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
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$63K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $922K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 15 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$938K
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$938K
FY2022▼ -21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$501K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$938K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2022▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$542K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2022▼ -15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$877K
FY2024$991K

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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

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $768K Management & general 32% · $354K

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; $63K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$62,783Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
James Bever
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Anne Patterson
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robin Raphel
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 · $768K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Other Programs

Adst hosts interns year-round from colleges and universities all over the united states. Interns contribute directly to our web series "moments in U.S. Diplomatic history," conduct research projects, and attend seminars and presentations at the state department and other locations around washington, D.C.

$358Kprogram expense
02

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 and over 300 in the pipeline; the transcripts of which are accessible on the websites of the library of congress and adst.

$290Kprogram expense
03

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. This program has led to the publication of over 100 books, with more in progress.

$120Kprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$938K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$848K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$255K
Investment incomeLn 3−$165K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$768K
Managementcol C$354K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$117K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$848K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$687K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$255K
Investment incomeLn 3−$165K
Total revenueLn 12$938K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$117K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$117K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$922K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$101K$117K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M$922K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$63K$26K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$683K$482K$201K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$14K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$125K$113K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$945$7K
OccupancyLn 16$185K$126K$59K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$7K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$768K$354K$0

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 Viewing $938K$1.1M−$184K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.0M$169K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 $938,372 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $792,166$847,902
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $166,162$254,965
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $184,117−$165,405
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $43,649$910
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,186,094$938,372
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $724,396$766,425
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $292,509$356,373
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,016,905$1,122,798
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $169,189−$184,426
Part VI · Governance 14 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $938,372 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$847,902
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$686,584
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$847,902
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $254,965$254,965
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax −$165,405−$165,405
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $910$910
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $255,875 · Excluded from tax −$165,405$938,372
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,122,798 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $25,854 · Management $36,929$62,783
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $481,793 · Management $201,320$683,113
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,846 · Management $6,683$20,529
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,150$6,150
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $113,036 · Management $11,975$125,011
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $945 · Management $6,923$7,868
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $125,769 · Management $59,071$184,840
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,453$2,453
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $5,061$5,061
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,991$6,991
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,249 · Management $10,750$17,999
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $768,492 · Management $354,306 · Fundraising $0$1,122,798
Part X · Balance sheet $1,042,389 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $101,073$117,054
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,122,162$921,755
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,580$3,580
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,226,815$1,042,389
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,226,815$1,042,389
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,226,815$1,042,389
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,226,815$1,042,389
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,042,389 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$938,372
XI-2 Total expenses$1,122,798
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$184,426
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,226,815
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,042,389

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