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Afcea International

501(c)(6) organization Colorado Springs, CO EIN: 52-1241142 Website

To preserve and foster the spirit and fellowship among former, present, and future members of the military, industry, and federal and civil governments. To present conferences offering problem-solving and networking opportunities through exhibits, technically and featured speakers, as well as, offer annual scholarships for students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

Key facts about Afcea International

In short: Afcea International gave $710K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $355K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
52-1241142
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$710,000
Grants made (2025)
2
Average grant
$355,000
Median grant
$355,000
Total assets
$2,802,639
Primary geography
Colorado (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$2.8M

+8.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$710K

+56.9% YoY

Grant Count

2

+100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$355K

-21.6% YoY

How Afcea International gives

  • Giving grew 29% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Afcea International

Based on IRS filings

Afcea International is a public charity, based in Colorado Springs, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $710K. Net investment income was $75K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

Colorado SpringsFairfaxVoorhees

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800KTotal only2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $184K (2021) to $710K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $710K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Afcea Rocky Mountain Chapter Education Foundation: $700KAfcea Rocky Mountain ChapterEducation Foundation$700KOur Community Salutes: $10KOur Community Salutes$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Afcea Rocky Mountain Chapter Education Foundation ($700K). Together the top 2 received $710K.

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K2$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 6 (33%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Afcea Rocky Mountain Chapter Education Foundation Colorado Springs, COProgram EXP$700,000
Our Community Salutes Voorhees, NJGeneral Support$10,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$2,802,639$2,582,610$2,195,934
Revenue$1,755,322$1,769,338$1,430,227
Expenses$1,695,374$1,547,719$1,396,142
Net Investment Income$74,756$60,463$11,520

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 6, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 25, 2023)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 24, 2026)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 3, 2020)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 24, 2022)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Afcea International is led by Phillip Parker, President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Phillip Parker

    President

    Executive Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    3.7 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cody Goodin

    Vice President & Military

    Vice President Emerging Leaders → Vice President & Emerging, 2023

    Vice President & Emerging → Vice President & Military, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1.4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Funk

    Vice President & Emerging

    On filings since 2022

    2.7 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Sroufe

    Vice President & Awards

    On filings since 2022

    0.7 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Simmons

    Executive Vice President

    Vice President & Programs → Symposium Co, 2023

    Symposium Co → Executive Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristina Haley

    Symposium Co

    Vice President & Administrator → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Symposium Co, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    5.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Finn

    Vice President & Endowmen

    On filings since 2022

    1.4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Russ Fells

    Vice President & Educatio

    On filings since 2022

    5.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony Johnson

    Vice President & Programs

    On filings since 2023

    1.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Janoso

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    3.9 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shane Deichman

    Vice President & Corp Aff

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alisha Faulkner

    Vice President & Membersh

    New on the 2025 filing

    2.9 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yanikka Morgan

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    4.6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (29)
  • Former: Harold Hoang (2022–2024) — Vice President & Membersh
  • Former: Ross Morrell (2022–2024) — President
  • Former: Vanessa Johnson (2019–2023) — President Em
  • Former: Reggie Ash (2022–2023) — Vice President & Small Bu
  • Former: Stephen Basham (2022–2023) — Vice President & Military
  • Former: Todd Dreiling (2022–2023) — Vice President & Public A
  • Former: Jodi Fleming (2023) — Vice President & Ide
  • Former: Phil Parker (2019–2022) — Vice President & Technolo
  • Former: Rich Janoso (2021–2022) — Vice President & Symposia
  • Former: Sean McKirdy (2021–2022) — Vice President & Cor Affa
  • Former: Michael Sinks (2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Greg Hollister (2019–2021) — Vice President Endowments
  • Former: Joan Janov (2019–2021) — Vice President Public Affairs
  • Former: Michael Varner (2019–2021) — CFO & Treasurer
  • Former: Russell Fellers (2019–2021) — Vice President Education
  • Former: Brian Soufre (2020–2021) — Vice President Awards
  • Former: Dennis Kater (2020–2021) — Vice President Small Business
  • Former: James Appleyard (2020–2021) — Vice President Programs
  • Former: Clinton Austin (2021) — Vice President Administration
  • Former: Dave Gueting (2021) — Executive Vice President
  • Former: Gene Dollarhide (2021) — Vice President Membership
  • Former: Justin Kromrie (2021) — Vice President Military Activities
  • Former: Christopher Colon (2019–2020) — Vice President Young Afceans
  • Former: Joyce Jenkins Harden (2019–2020) — Vice President Administration
  • Former: Rodney Pohlmann (2019–2020) — Executive Vice President
  • Former: Srikant Mantravadi (2019–2020) — Chairman Science Fair
  • Former: Aaron Smith (2019) — Vice President Programs
  • Former: Andy Heo (2019) — Executive Vice President
  • Former: Tim Schwamb (2019) — Vice President Military Affairs

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Afcea International

How much does Afcea International give each year?

Afcea International gave $710K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $453K across 1 grant.

How large is Afcea International?

Afcea International reported $2.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.8M.

Where does Afcea International operate?

Afcea International has awarded grants in Colorado, New Jersey, Virginia.

What is Afcea International's EIN?

Afcea International's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1241142. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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