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Nafsa Association of International

Foundation · Grantmaker Washington, DC EIN: 13-1878953 Website

See schedule o.nafsa leads the way in advocating for a better world through international education by serving international educators, their institutions, and the profession, advancing international education in institutions of higher education, and promoting international education and the policies that sustain it in the public arena. The association helps define the profession of international education by establishing principles of good practice and providing professional development opportunities. Nafsa encourages networking among professionals by convening physical and virtual conferences and collaborative dialogues and promotes research and knowledge creation to strengthen and serve the field. Nafsa seeks to conduct international education in socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable ways.

Key facts about Nafsa Association of International

In short: Nafsa Association of International gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
13-1878953
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$20,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$20,000
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$33,646,568
Primary geography
District of Columbia (100% 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

$33.6M

+6.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$20K

-86.7% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$20K

-86.7% YoY

About Nafsa Association of International

Based on IRS filings

Nafsa Association of International is a nonprofit organization focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $33.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $20K. Net investment income was $355K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of all 1 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

WashingtonIndianapolis

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grants20201 grants20210 grants20220 grants20231 grants20241 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2025

Parami University Inc: $20KParami University Inc$20K

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

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

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
PARAMI UNIVERSITY INC Washington, DCSCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT$20,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$10M$20M$30M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$33,646,568$31,671,564$29,691,494
Revenue$20,391,783$19,477,151$18,645,743
Expenses$18,271,061$17,753,408$16,103,165
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$355,002$644,282$182,349
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 16, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Nafsa Association of International is led by Fanta Aw, Executive Director & CEO on every filing since 2023; 10 of 29 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Fanta Aw

    Executive Director & CEO

    On filings since 2023

    35 hrs/week

    $350K (2023) → $438K (2025)

  • Tatiana Mackliff

    Dep. Executive Director & Lpds

    Dep. Executive Director, Lpds & Assistant Secretary → Dep. Executive Director & Lpds, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $148K (2020) → $171K (2025)

  • Ahmad M. Ezzeddine PhD

    President & Chair

    Board Member → Vice President, 2021

    Vice President → President & Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Heinritz

    Controller & Senior Director of Finance

    Controller, Senior Director & Finance → Controller & Senior Director of Finance, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $142K (2020) → $151K (2025)

  • David Fosnocht

    Director & Immigration Practice Resources

    Director & Immigration Practice Resources → Director & Immigration Practice Resource, 2024

    Director & Immigration Practice Resource → Director & Immigration Practice Resources, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    35 hrs/week

    $146K (2021) → $160K (2025)

  • Caroline White

    Senior Director & Education Abroad Services

    Senior Director, Edu. Abrd Svcs & Vol. Eng. → Senior Director & Education Abroad Services, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    35 hrs/week

    $150K (2024) → $151K (2025)

  • Greg Osburn

    Senior Director & Technology

    New on the 2025 filing

    35 hrs/week

    $154K (2025)

  • Stephen K. Appiah-Padi PhD

    Director of Regulatory Practice

    Board Member → Director of Regulatory Practice, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dorothea Antonio

    Deputy Executive Director & Knowledge Development

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $152K (2020) → $173K (2025)

  • Jill Allen Murray

    Deputy Executive Director & Public Policy

    Deputy Executive Director & Public Policy → Dep. Executive Director, Pub. Pol. & Assistant Secretary, 2024

    Dep. Executive Director, Pub. Pol. & Assistant Secretary → Deputy Executive Director & Public Policy, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $143K (2020) → $165K (2025)

  • Joann Ng Hartmann

    Senior Impact Officer

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $150K (2022) → $154K (2025)

  • Gilbert Deans

    Deputy Executive Director & CFO

    On filings since 2023

    35 hrs/week

    $104K (2023) → $208K (2025)

  • Julie Sinclair PhD

    Vice President

    Board Member → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lawrence Schovanec PhD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Kidd PhD

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Francis Ricciardone

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joanna Regulska PhD

    Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samantha Lu

    Vice President

    Board Member → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Malaika Marable Serrano PhD

    Board Member

    Board Member → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samba Dieng

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shabeer H. Amirali

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Courtney Brown PhD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elena Anderson

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Kelso EdD

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eylem Atakav

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jenny Bowen

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine Hammett

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Peter Pelletier

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tamara Cunningham

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (27)
  • Former: Ann Mason PhD (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Fernando Leon-Garcia PhD (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Heather Barclay Hamir PhD (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Lanitra M. Berger PhD (2020–2024) — President & Chair
  • Former: Shinn Ko (2020–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: James Mahoney (2021–2024) — Senior Director, Marketing & Membership
  • Former: Tammy Hettinger (2024) — Senior Director Strategic Partnerships & Development
  • Former: Esther Brimmer Dphil (2020–2023) — Former Executive Director & CEO
  • Former: Jane Hoffman (2020–2023) — CFO & Assistant Treasurer
  • Former: Nelson W. Cunningham (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Francisco Marmolejo (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Lee Feinstein (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Muddassir Siddiqi EdD (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Daniel Stoll (2023) — Interim CEO
  • Former: Jenny Heinritz (2023) — Controller & Senior Director of Finance
  • Former: Bonnie Bissonette EdD (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Kristen Johnson (2020–2022) — Senior Director & Technology Solutions
  • Former: Sara Thurston PhD (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Diana B. Carlin PhD (2020–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Jeffrey M. Riedinger PhD (2020–2021) — President & Chair -
  • Former: Susana Carrillo (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Barry J. Morris PhD (2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: James Dorsett PhD (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Joel A. Gallegos Ma (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Joseph Vallina (2020) — Deputy Executive Director & Mmp
  • Former: Ravi Shankar Ma Ms (2020) — President & Chair
  • Former: Valerie Royal (2020) — Senior Director, Conf. & Meeting Planning

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Fanta Aw — Executive Director & CEO: $438KFanta AwExecutive Director & CEO$438KGilbert Deans — Deputy Executive Director, CFO: $208KGilbert DeansDeputy Executive Director, CFO$208KDorothea Antonio — Deputy E.D., Knowledge Development: $173KDorothea AntonioDeputy E.D., Knowledge…$173KTatiana Mackliff — Dep. E.D., LPDS: $171KTatiana MackliffDep. E.D., LPDS$171KJill Allen Murray — Deputy E.D., Public Policy: $165KJill Allen MurrayDeputy E.D., Public Policy$165KDavid Fosnocht — Dir., Immigration Practice Resources: $160KDavid FosnochtDir., Immigration Practice…$160KJoann NG Hartmann — Senior Impact Officer: $154KJoann NG HartmannSenior Impact Officer$154KGreg Osburn — Senior Director, Technology: $154KGreg OsburnSenior Director, Technology$154KCaroline White — Sr. Dir., Education Abroad Services: $151KCaroline WhiteSr. Dir., Education Abroad…$151KJennifer Heinritz — Controller/Senior Director of Fin.: $151KJennifer HeinritzController/Senior Director of…$151K

Frequently asked questions about Nafsa Association of International

How much does Nafsa Association of International give each year?

Nafsa Association of International gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $150K across 1 grant.

How large is Nafsa Association of International?

Nafsa Association of International reported $33.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $20.4M.

What is Nafsa Association of International?

Nafsa Association of International is a nonprofit organization focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Washington, DC. It holds $33.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Nafsa Association of International operate?

Nafsa Association of International has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Indiana.

What is Nafsa Association of International's EIN?

Nafsa Association of International's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-1878953. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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