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Afcea - Washington DC Chapter Educational Foundation

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Falls Church, VA501(c)(3)Since 1997 EIN 52-1523012Revenue $79K in FY2025

On file with the IRSdc.afceachapters.org200 Little Falls St Ste 205, 22046-4302 · Falls Church, VATax-exempt since Oct 1984Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Educational scholarship fund promotes higher education in engineering, mathematics, and science through financial scholarship and Educational initiatives in an effort to foster continued development and advancement within the communications and electronics industry in support of overall military preparedeness and national defense.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 39 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $40K a year · 36% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $180K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$63K
427% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 427% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
39
of 39 voting members
Looks good: 39 of 39 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$79K
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$75K
To programs
100%
Net assets
−$48K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$79K
FY2025▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5K
FY2021$212K
FY2022$120K
FY2023$180K
FY2024$65K
FY2025$79K
Expenses
$75K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$182K
FY2021$337K
FY2022$202K
FY2023$20K
FY2024$86K
FY2025$75K
Net assets
−$48K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$17K
FY2021−$109K
FY2022−$190K
FY2023−$31K
FY2024−$52K
FY2025−$48K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1984.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $75K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

36 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Becci Defrank
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Griffith
Executive Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Theresa Pines
Senior Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Berce
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Annie John
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Danielle Manson
Vice President at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Raymond Rj Welsh
Vice President, Chapter Operations
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Christina Thayer
Vice President, Communications
$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

Programs and updates

Awards scholarships and funds educational initiatives in STEM fields to support the communications, electronics, and national defense industries.

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2 programs · $75K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Scholarship programs promotes higher education in engineering, mathematics, and science by providing educational scholarships to worthy students.

$75Kprogram expense
02

Contributions are also provided in support of international education initiatives and educational scholarships award by like-minded entities.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2022
Armed Forces Communications & Electronic Association - Washington DC ChapterFY2022$180K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$180K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $834K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$74,800
Unitemized GrantFY2023$92,194
Unitemized GrantFY2022$193,306
Unitemized GrantFY2021$195,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$101,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$176,750

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$79K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$79K
Money outPt IX
$75K
Ln 25
Programscol B$75K
Owns and owesPt X
−$48K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15K
Total assetsLn 16$15K
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K
PeoplePt VI, VII
36
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a39
IndependentVI 1b39
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$79K
Total revenueLn 12$79K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$15K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$15K
Total assetsLn 16$15K
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K
Net assetsLn 32−$48K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 639
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$13K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$13K$15K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K$63K
Net assetsLn 32−$52K−$48K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$75K$75K
Office expensesLn 13$2$2
Total functional expensesLn 25$75K$75K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $79K$75K$4K−$48K 990 PDF
FY2024 $65K$86K−$21K−$52K 990 PDF
FY2023 $180K$20K$160K−$31K 990 PDF
FY2022 $120K$202K−$82K−$190K 990 PDF
FY2021 $212K$337K−$125K−$109K 990 PDF
FY2020 $5K$182K−$177K$17K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $78,760 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $65,000$78,760
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 $65,000$78,760
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $86,250$74,800
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 $0$2
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $86,250$74,802
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$21,250$3,958
Part VI · Governance 39 of 39 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body39
VI-1b Independent voting members39
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 $78,760 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$77,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,760
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$78,760
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$78,760
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $74,802 across 2 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $74,800$74,800
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2$2
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $74,802 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$74,802
Part X · Balance sheet $14,652 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,194$14,652
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,194$14,652
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $65,056$62,556
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $65,056$62,556
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$51,862−$47,904
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$51,862−$47,904
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,194$14,652
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$47,904 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$78,760
XI-2 Total expenses$74,802
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,958
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$51,862
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$47,904

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

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