Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1982.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
109 people listed on the 990; $2.7M paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ltgen Robert Shea Usmc Ret | — | — | $1,021,327 | $571,843 | $754,494 |
| Ltg Susan Lawrence USA Ret | $822,696 | $706,395 | — | — | — |
| Patrick Miorin | $433,120 | $403,132 | $380,710 | $293,491 | $350,882 |
| Paul Fredenburgh III | $377,804 | $348,374 | — | — | — |
| John Wood | — | — | $321,855 | $286,197 | $334,220 |
| James Griggs | $201,809 | $232,603 | $213,834 | — | — |
| Ray Cross | $230,881 | $217,728 | $206,108 | $190,500 | $196,358 |
| Michael Warlick | — | — | $226,162 | — | — |
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
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 15aYes
Programs and updates
Hosts events and forums to discuss technology needs and future requirements for the armed forces.
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Membership
The afcea membership department serves afcea members by providing an ethical forum for the exchange of information. It develops and implements policies that enhance the recruitment and retention of new and existing individual and corporate members.
Publications
Afcea publishes signal, a monthly international news magazine serving the critical information needs of government, military, and industry professionals. Other periodicals include signal connections (online publication), the source book and the various source directories, social media outlets, and signal kids (quarterly publication).
Events, Conventions, and Symposia
Afcea executes approximately 15 events annually. The events provide and facilitate for ethical forums for the discussion of needs and future requirements of the armed forces as they relate to technology; attendees at these events include individuals from government, industry, and academia.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $2.7M | $5.0M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $15.0M | $18.6M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $506K | $322K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $20.0M | $29.2M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $12.2M | $17.6M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $7.8M | $11.6M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $226K | |||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $1.8M | |||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $6.0M | |||
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $267K | |||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $354K | |||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $466K | |||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $485K | |||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $10K | |||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $540K | |||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $442K | |||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $1.1M | |||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $53K | |||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $626K | |||
| TravelLn 17 | $631K | |||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $11.4M | |||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $154K | |||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $113K | |||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $299K | |||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $5K | |||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $25.0M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest Viewing | $26.1M | $25.0M | $1.1M | $11.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $20.6M | $23.0M | −$2.4M | $7.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $22.4M | $19.4M | $3.0M | $9.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $12.8M | $12.6M | $258K | $10.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $13.0M | $14.5M | −$1.5M | $8.2M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $26,127,688 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 101 of 101 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $26,127,688 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $24,980,169 across 19 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $29,203,305 assets, 17 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,644,827 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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