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Falls Church, VA501(c)(3)Since 2001Community Development EIN 52-2353169Revenue $471K in FY2025Latest return filed Jul 13, 2026

On file with the IRSsecaf.orgFalls Church, VATax-exempt since Jun 2005Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The Small and Emerging Contractors Advisory Forum(secaf)was formed to support Contractors in their efforts to secure and fulfill contracts with government entities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$138K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$471K
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$469K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$421K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$471K
FY2025▲ +19%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$224K
FY2021$307K
FY2022$340K
FY2023$371K
FY2024$395K
FY2025$471K
Expenses
$469K
FY2025▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$173K
FY2021$285K
FY2022$329K
FY2023$366K
FY2024$388K
FY2025$469K
Net assets
$421K
FY2025▲ +0.5%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$375K
FY2021$396K
FY2022$407K
FY2023$412K
FY2024$419K
FY2025$421K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 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 Jun 2005.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $409K Management & general 13% · $60K

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

18 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Jon Williams
General Counsel
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nasser Basir
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Frank Sturek
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeff Mujsce
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shiv Krishnan
Founding Chair Emeriti
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Moore
Founding Chair Emeriti
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Andrew Sherman
Founding Chair Emeriti
$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

Helps small contractors win and complete government contracts.

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2 programs · $409K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Education & Events

Secaf helps guide contractors through the process of acquiring or expanding their contract base by educating them on the essential topics: a) where the trends in funding priorities are headed; b)what new regulations and practices might affect their existing and prospective client base; and c) how to navigate in current procurement…

$266Kprogram expense
02

Outreach

Secaf will reach out to the contractor community to disseminate information and advisory materials through the worldwide web and other methods. It will encourage members to share their observations and opinions, as well as seek out opinions of experts from both industry and government.

$143Kprogram 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 · 1 grant · $10K · 2024–2024
Tragedy Assistance Program for SurvFY2024$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$471K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$381K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$80K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$469K
Ln 25
Programscol B$409K
Managementcol C$60K
Owns and owesPt X
$421K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$530K
Total assetsLn 16$558K
LiabilitiesLn 26$138K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$80K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$381K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Total revenueLn 12$471K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$530K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$530K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$29K
Total assetsLn 16$558K
LiabilitiesLn 26$138K
Net assetsLn 32$421K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$528K$530K
Total assetsLn 16$555K$558K
LiabilitiesLn 26$137K$138K
Net assetsLn 32$419K$421K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$10K$10K
Management feesLn 11a$127K$102K$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$270K$270K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$300$24K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$469K$409K$60K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 13, 2026 $471K$469K$2K$421K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 23, 2025 $395K$388K$7K$419K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 14, 2024 $371K$366K$5K$412K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 23, 2023 $340K$329K$10K$407K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 7, 2022 $307K$285K$22K$396K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 11, 2021 $224K$173K$51K$375K 990 PDF

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 $470,982 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $86,810$80,400
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $296,525$380,555
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,620$10,027
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $394,955$470,982
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$10,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $388,245$458,759
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $388,245$468,759
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,710$2,223
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $470,982 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$80,400
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$80,400
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $380,555$380,555
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $10,027$10,027
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $390,582 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$470,982
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $468,759 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $101,920 · Management $25,480$127,400
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,709$1,709
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,230$18,230
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,475$2,475
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,083$5,083
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $269,599$269,599
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,096$1,096
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $300 · Management $23,940$24,240
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,927$8,927
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $408,976 · Management $59,783 · Fundraising $0$468,759
Part X · Balance sheet $558,365 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $527,672$529,772
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $27,540$28,593
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $555,212$558,365
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,951$21,222
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $116,750$116,409
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $136,701$137,631
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $418,511$420,734
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $418,511$420,734
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $555,212$558,365
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $420,734 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$470,982
XI-2 Total expenses$468,759
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,223
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$418,511
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$420,734

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

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