Friends of Intelligence Practitioners INC EIN 54-2172610

Friends of Intelligence Practitioners INC

EIN  54-2172610 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lake Worth, FL Founded 2005
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Identifies and addresses threats to the US from extremist ideologies and rogue nations through research and education.
Leadership
Ken Abramowitz · Director
Money in and out
$152K revenue, $102K expenses
Bottom line
54% program efficiency

Identifies and addresses threats to the US from extremist ideologies and rogue nations through research and education. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $152K in revenue, $102K in expenses, and $29K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$152K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$102K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$29K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $51K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.54 Management & general $0.46
Program efficiency
54%
of spending reaches programs▼ -17% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +42% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+33%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +184% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$152K
FY2025▲ +28%
Expenses
$102K
FY2025▼ -3%
Total assets
$29K
FY2025▲ +40%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$152K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$102K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$29K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$51K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$29K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B54%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 41
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $55K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Presented multiple educational seminars, open to the public, on national security issues. The objective was to provide citizens with expert-based, non-partisan, objective information to aid in their understanding of the strategic and tactical threats confronting America.

$55Kprogram expense
02

Identified and vetted flawed K-12 public school textbooks. Objective was to identify and correct bias. Some school districts had certain history and geography textbooks reprinted, revised their content, or rejected them outright based upon CFNS intervention.

Pt IX · col B
03

Conducted research on organizations and movements that use terrorism and other radical measures in attempts to overthrow America's judicial and political systems and replace them with their extremist legal and religious ideologies.

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFriends of Intelligence Practitioners INC
EINHdr · item D54-2172610
Principal addressHdr · item CLake Worth, FL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.cfns.us
Year of formationHdr · item L2005
State of legal domicileHdr · item MFL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q43)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2008

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b1
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$133K · 88%
Program service revenue$10K · 7%
Investment income$9K · 6%
Contributions & grants88%$133K
Program service revenue7%$10K
Investment income6%$9K
Total revenueLn 12$152K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.54 Management & general $0.46
Program services54%$55K
Management & general46%$47K
Total functional expensesLn 25$102K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$29K
Total assetsLn 16$29K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$29K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $29K · Operating expenses/yr $102K
3.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $55K · Total expenses $102K
54%
Management & General
Management & general $47K · Total expenses $102K
46%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $102K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $117K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $133K · Total revenue $152K
88%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $152K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $10K · Total revenue $152K
7%
Investment reliance
Investment income $9K · Total revenue $152K
+6%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $10K · Total expenses $102K
10%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $152K · Prior year $119K
+28%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $99K · FY2025 $152K
+9%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $29K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $152K · Expenses $102K
+33%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $29K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $29K · Total assets $29K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $29K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ken Abramowitz · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $102K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $102K
0%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 54%
Overhead ratio 46%
Revenue growth 28%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$152K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$119K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$50K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$43K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$75K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$99K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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