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Afcea Education Foundation

Tax-deductible

Colorado Springs, CO501(c)(3)Since 1955EIN 52-1580757

To offer annual scholarships and grants for students and teachers in science, technology, engineering and math (stem).

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 13 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.1M a year · 72% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $700K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$41K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.1M
-83% vs prior year
Spent
$552K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$10.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -83%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$243K
FY2021$293K
FY2022$645K
FY2023$533K
FY2024$6.3M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$552K
FY2025▲ +17%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$236K
FY2021$303K
FY2022$541K
FY2023$427K
FY2024$471K
FY2025$552K
Net assets
$10.5M
FY2025▲ +5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.4M
FY2021$7.1M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$8.1M
FY2024$9.9M
FY2025$10.5M

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1984.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $549K Management & general 1% · $3K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Phil Parker
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Russ Fellers
VP, Educatio
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kristina Haley
Symposium Co
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brian Sroufe
VP, Awards
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Andrew Funk
VP, Emerging
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shane Deichman
VP, Corp Aff
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Provides scholarships and grants for students and teachers in STEM fields.

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1 program service account for $549K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

2025 accomplishments: in 2025 the rocky mountain chapter (RMC) gained 212 new members and 17 new corporate memberships, furthering the chapter's commitment to increase its presence in the community.

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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 · FY2025
Rocky Mountain ChapterFY2025$700K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$700K
Grants paid · 40 grants · $1.3M · 2022–2025
Regents of the University of ColoradoCO · FY2025$75,000
The Scripps Howard FoundationOH · FY2025$65,000
Pikes Peak BestCO · FY2025$65,000
Goodwill of ColoradoCO · FY2025$50,000
Colorado Springs SchoolFY2025$13,500
Harrison School DistrictFY2025$10,199
Community Partnership for Child DevelopmentCO · FY2025$10,000
Otero Elementary SchoolFY2025$8,100
Carson Middle SchoolFY2025$5,923
Regents of the University of ColoradoCO · FY2024$82,000
The Scripps Howard FoundationOH · FY2024$65,000
Pikes Peak BestCO · FY2024$65,000
Goodwill of ColoradoCO · FY2024$50,000
Harrison School DistrictFY2024$10,625
Community Partnership for Child DevelopmentCO · FY2024$10,000
Widefield High SchoolFY2024$9,000
Pikes Peak BestCO · FY2023$65,000
Goodwill of ColoradoCO · FY2023$50,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$700K
Investment incomeLn 3$395K
Money outPt IX
$552K
Ln 25
Programscol B$549K
Managementcol C$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$257K
Total assetsLn 16$10.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$700K
Investment incomeLn 3$395K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$257K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$257K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.2M
Total assetsLn 16$10.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K
Net assetsLn 32$10.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 613
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K$257K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.9M$10.2M
Total assetsLn 16$9.9M$10.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$41K
Net assetsLn 32$9.9M$10.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$303K$303K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$623$623
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$247K$246K$644
Total functional expensesLn 25$552K$549K$3K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$552K$544K$10.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.3M$471K$5.8M$9.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $533K$427K$106K$8.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $645K$541K$104K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $293K$303K−$10K$7.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $243K$236K$6K$5.4M 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $1,095,380 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$700,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$700,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $395,380$395,380
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $395,380$1,095,380
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $551,808 across 4 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $302,722$302,722
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,716$1,716
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $623$623
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $246,103 · Management $644$246,747
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $548,825 · Management $2,983 · Fundraising $0$551,808
Part X · Balance sheet $10,501,370 assets, 8 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $63,939$257,157
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $9,852,528$10,244,213
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,916,467$10,501,370
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$41,331
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$41,331
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,916,467$10,460,039
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,916,467$10,460,039
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,916,467$10,501,370
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,460,039 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,095,380
XI-2 Total expenses$551,808
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$543,572
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,916,467
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,460,039

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

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