Association for Specialty Coffee
To create an effective, authentic and dynamic organization to give voice and substance to the possibilities for speciality coffee worldwide.
Association for Specialty Coffee at a glance
In short: Association for Specialty Coffee gave $22K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $22K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $21,600
- Grants made (2024)
- 1
- Average grant
- $21,600
- Median grant
- $21,600
- Total assets
- $28,639,081
- +18.6% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Association for Specialty Coffee
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Association for Specialty Coffee
Who Association for Specialty Coffee funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Caravela Coffee LLC ($22K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2020) to $170K (2021, 15 months). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $22K.
*2021: Covers 15 months (fiscal year-end changed).
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Caravela Coffee LLC Spring, TX | Plant trees for carbon offset of EXPO | $21,600 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $28,639,081 | $21,392,313 | $16,350,274 | $21,600 | 1 | $612,839 |
| 2023 | $24,147,527 | $19,482,937 | $14,120,552 | — | — | $378,309 |
| 2022 | $18,879,785 | $15,308,064 | $11,298,634 | — | — | $108,159 |
| 2021* | $12,863,204 | $14,628,772 | $11,274,417 | $170,000 | 2 | $1,801 |
| 2020 | $5,211,605 | $6,875,639 | $8,079,289 | $8,871 | 1 | $10 |
| 2019 | $3,282,544 | $8,405,025 | $8,562,898 | $66,383 | 2 | $312 |
*2021: Covers 15 months (fiscal year-end changed).
About Association for Specialty Coffee
Based on IRS filings
Association for Specialty Coffee is a public charity, based in Irvine, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $28.6M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $22K. Net investment income was $613K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Association for Specialty Coffee is led by Ioannis Apostolopoulos, CEO on every filing since 2021; 10 of 29 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Ioannis Apostolopoulos
CEO
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$421K (2021) → $869K (2024)
Pamela Chng
President
2nd Vice President → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacy Woods
Events Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$112K (2023) → $156K (2024)
Joanna Alm
Director
Director → Board Member, 2023
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Giovanni Fucili
Director
Director → Board Member, 2023
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Browning
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julia Leach
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Luiz Roberto Saldanha Rodrigues
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nadine Rasch
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tsega Melesse
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Christensen
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Yi-Ling Wu
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeanine Niyonzima Aroian
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jiyoon Han
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Stephen
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cynthia Ludviksen
Chief Operating Officer
Deputy Chief & Membership → Chief Commercial Officer, 2021
Chief Commercial Officer → Chief Operating Officer, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$122K (2019) → $278K (2024)
Peter Giuliano
Chief Research Officer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$175K (2019) → $264K (2024)
Kimberly Ionescu
Chief Sustainability Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$111K (2020) → $254K (2024)
Mario Roberto Fernandez Alduenda
Technical Officer
Technical Director → Technical Officer, 2022
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$114K (2021) → $161K (2024)
Amy Ball
Events Officer
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$127K (2022) → $165K (2024)
David Latourell
Sales Manager
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$161K (2022) → $137K (2024)
Dorit Goossens Lessard
Education Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$126K (2023) → $142K (2024)
Jennifer Karaismailoglu
Chief Financial Officer
CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$208K (2023) → $259K (2024)
Cosimo Libardo
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Garfield Kerr
Vice President
Director → 2nd Vice President, 2023
2nd Vice President → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Tolley
2nd Vice President
Director → 2nd Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emi-Beth Quantson
Crg Ex-Officio
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessika Sosa
Bg Ex-Officio
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kurt Benedict
Ctg Ex-Officio
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (48)
- Former: Konstantinos Konstantinopoulos (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Sabrina Prabasi (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jeanine Niyonzima-Aroian (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Carrie Gibson (2023) — Events Director
- Former: David Myers (2023) — Director
- Former: Kathie Hilberg (2023) — Director
- Former: Simon Green (2023) — Director
- Former: Asli Yaman (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Juan Luis Barrios (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Mbula Musau (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Tracy Savage (2019–2022) — Director of Accounting
- Former: Vera Espindola Rafael (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Burak Alici (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Gloria Pedroza (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Jrg Peter Schwartze (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Bailey Arnold (2022) — Director
- Former: Filip Bartelak (2022) — Director
- Former: Mansi Chokshi (2022) — Regional Community Director
- Former: Rene Strik (2022) — Chief Finance Officer
- Former: Richard Muhl (2022) — Director
- Former: Stephen Morrissey (2022) — Chief Commercial Officer
- Former: Colleen Anunu (2019–2021) — President
- Former: David Piza (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Doreen Zankowski (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Apodaca (2021) — Director
- Former: Jessie May Peters (2021) — Director
- Former: Phu Nguyen (2021) — Systems Manager
- Former: Shelby Paul (2021) — Exhibitions Officer
- Former: Christina Meinl (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Katherine Goulding (2019–2020) — Business Development Manager
- Former: Nils Erichsen (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Vava Angwenyi (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Cynthia Cohn Hierbaum (2020) — Chief Events Officer
- Former: Richard Rhinehart (2020) — CEO & Executive Director
- Former: Seongil Choi (2020) — Director
- Former: Sonja Bjork Grant (2020) — Director
- Former: Stuart Ritson (2020) — Director
- Former: Andrew Hetzel (2019) — Director
- Former: Barbara Hudson (2019) — Director of Special Projec
- Former: Choi Seongil (2019) — Director
- Former: Cynthia Cohn (2019) — Chief Events Officer
- Former: Emilio Lopez Diaz (2019) — Director
- Former: Heather Perry (2019) — President
- Former: Inyoung Anna Kim (2019) — Director
- Former: Ludovic Maillord (2019) — Director
- Former: Ric Rhinehart (2019) — CEO & Executive Director
- Former: Sarah Leslie (2019) — Director
- Former: Tracy Ging (2019) — 2nd Vice President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $869K, to Ioannis Apostolopoulos (CEO). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Association for Specialty Coffee
How much does Association for Specialty Coffee give each year?
Association for Specialty Coffee gave $22K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990.
How large is Association for Specialty Coffee?
Association for Specialty Coffee reported $28.6M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $21.4M.
Where does Association for Specialty Coffee operate?
Association for Specialty Coffee has awarded grants in California, Louisiana, Missouri, Texas, Vermont.
What is Association for Specialty Coffee's EIN?
Association for Specialty Coffee's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1312827. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 18, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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