Nonprofit · EIN 14-1260763
ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY
Tax-exempt · WEST POINT, NY 10996
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $124,882,349 | $209,866,373 | -$84,984,024 | $784,418,553 | $132,706,288 | $651,712,265 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $89,481,104 | $53,156,813 | $36,324,291 | $718,567,287 | $16,916,346 | $701,650,941 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $83,780,134
- Program service revenue
- $1,925,496
- Investment income
- $37,866,932
- Royalties
- $714,564
- Net rental income
- -$626,555
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $25,845,661
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,221,778
- Other revenue
- $1,309,787
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $185,067,928
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,482,786
- Other salaries and wages
- $11,996,538
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $16,333,794
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $22,536
- Accounting fees
- $78,120
- Occupancy
- $89,888
- Travel
- $221,502
- Depreciation
- $591,550
- Program services (functional)
- $192,864,722
- Management and general (functional)
- $6,182,514
- Fundraising (functional)
- $10,819,137
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $718,567,287
- Total assets, end of year
- $784,418,553
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $132,706,288
- Net assets, end of year
- $651,712,265
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $8,124,187
- Publicly traded securities
- $490,557,324
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $79,493,427
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $572,218,838
- Gross unrelated business income
- $972,567
- Gross receipts
- $501,935,282
- Employees
- 230
- Volunteers
- 71
- Year formed
- 1869
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARK D BIEGER | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $348,909 | $8,224 |
| KRISTIN SORENSON | VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT Key employee | 40 | $324,345 | $30,441 |
| ROBERT SCHAFFER | VICE PRESIDENT & CFO Officer | 40 | $215,006 | $49,062 |
| PATRICK O ORTLAND | VICE PRESIDENT & COO Officer | 40 | $238,694 | $21,790 |
| JAYE DONALDSON | VP, COMM. & MARKETING (UNTIL 10/1/24) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $226,540 | $20,881 |
| MICHAEL WHITE | SR DIR. MAJOR & LEADERSHIP GIVING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $179,308 | $34,883 |
| TERENCE SINKFIELD | VICE PRESIDENT, ALUMNI SUPPORT Key employee | 40 | $184,805 | $26,780 |
| SAMANTHA SOPER | SR.DIR DONOR RELATIONS & ADV SVCS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $167,595 | $42,776 |
| JESSICA KUHLMAN | SR.DIR DONOR STRATEGY & ANALYTICS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $167,843 | $42,185 |
| RICHARD FRENCH | VICE PRESIDENT OF IT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $172,678 | $12,742 |
| ROBERT A MCDONALD | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 | $0 |
| HERMAN E BULLS | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK W HOUSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 | $0 |
| CURTIS HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS E AYRES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 | $0 |
12 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEN HUNZEKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 |
| MIKE FISHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 |
| BRANDI B PEASLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 |
| DANA J H PITTARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 |
| SCOTT M SAUER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 |
| CHARLES C CORRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 |
| ERICA JEFFRIES PURDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 |
| KEIRN C BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 |
| GUY C SWAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 |
| JAMES A GATES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 |
| LEOPOLD A QUINTAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 |
| PETER CAREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TODD A BROWNE | PRESIDENT/CEO (UNTIL 7/31/23) Officer | 40 | $399,949 | $17,721 |
| KRISTIN SORENSON | VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT Key employee | 40 | $312,379 | $38,796 |
| ROBERT SCHAFFER | VICE PRESIDENT & CFO Officer | 40 | $199,877 | $41,785 |
| PATRICK O ORTLAND | VICE PRESIDENT & COO Officer | 40 | $224,069 | $16,461 |
| JAYE DONALDSON | VP, COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $185,232 | $23,991 |
| MICHAEL WHITE | SR DIR. MAJOR & LEADERSHIP GIVING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $173,512 | $31,384 |
| TERENCE SINKFIELD | VICE PRESIDENT, ALUMNI SUPPORT Key employee | 40 | $174,753 | $24,230 |
| JESSICA KUHLMAN | SR.DIR DONOR STRATEGY & ANALYTICS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $158,062 | $38,652 |
| SAMANTHA SOPER | SR.DIR DONOR RELATIONS & ADV SVCS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $156,179 | $38,643 |
| RICHARD FRENCH | VICE PRESIDENT OF IT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $164,797 | $12,952 |
| MARK D BIEGER | PRESIDENT/CEO (AS OF 8/1/23) Officer | 40 | $168,519 | $1,070 |
| ROBERT A MCDONALD | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 | $0 |
| HERMAN E BULLS | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD L JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 | $0 |
| CURTIS HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS E AYRES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 | $0 |
| DEIRDRE P DIXON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 | $0 |
| FELISA SA LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK W HOUSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA J H PITTARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT M SAUER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES C CORRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICA JEFFRIES PURDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 | $0 |
| KEIRN C BROWN JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 | $0 |
| GUY C SWAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES A GATES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 | $0 |
| LEOPOLD A QUINTAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER CAREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 698 MILLS RD, WEST POINT, NY 10996-1611
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARK D BIEGER, 698 MILLS ROAD, WEST POINT, NY 10996
- Signed the 990
- ROBERT SCHAFFER, CFO
- Phone
- (845) 446-1500
- Website
- WWW.WESTPOINTAOG.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
Mission
THE ASSOCIATION IS AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO FURTHERING THE IDEALS AND PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY AND SERVING ITS GRADUATES.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES: THE ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES SERVES AS THE FOUNDATION WHICH SECURES PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FROM INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATIONS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING SUPPORT TO THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT ("USMA") AND THE ARMY WEST POINT ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION BASED ON THE NEEDS ESTABLISHED BY USMA SUPERINTENDENT. INCLUDED IN THIS SUPPORT IS FUNDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES AND ENHANCEMENTS TO SUPPORT USMA, A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK. THESE FUNDS ARE ALSO DIRECTED TOWARDS ACADEMIC PROGRAMS THAT ENRICH THE CADET EXPERIENCE WITH AN ARRAY OF DIVERSE OPPORTUNITIES TO AUGMENT THE CORE CURRICULUM. OVERALL FUNDING, PROVIDED FROM PRIVATE SOURCES, HELPS TO SECURE USMA'S POSITION AS ONE OF THE PREEMINENT COLLEGES IN THE COUNTRY. IN ADDITION, THE ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES IS THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION FOR WEST POINT GRADUATES, KNOWN THROUGHOUT HISTORY AS THE "LONG GRAY LINE."Expenses $185,216,027 · grants $185,067,928
- ALUMNI SERVICES: THE ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES IS THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION FOR THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT WHOSE GRADUATES ARE KNOWN THROUGHOUT HISTORY AS THE "LONG GRAY LINE." THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES VARIOUS PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES, AND SERVICES TO HELP GRADUATES STAY CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER AND THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY (USMA). THESE INCLUDE SUPPORT TO OVER 80 GRADUATE CLASSES AND OVER 120 WEST POINT SOCIETIES LOCATED AROUND THE WORLD. AMONG THE SERVICES ARE THE PROVISION OF SOFTWARE PLATFORMS TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF CLASSES AND SOCIETIES, MEMORIAL SUPPORT FOR FUNERALS AT WEST POINT, GRADUATE EVENTS AND REUNIONS, 50-YEAR CLASS AFFILIATION EVENTS, PROGRAMS TO WELCOME GRADUATES VISITING WEST POINT, GRADUATE INSIDER TOURS AND TRAVEL PROGRAMS, SMART PHONE APPLICATIONS TO FACILITATE GRADUATE CONNECTIONS, CAREER AND TRANSITION SERVICES AND SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS. THE ASSOCIATION ALSO MAINTAINS DETAILED BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL RECORDS ON GRADUATES OF USMA, AND IT OPERATES A GIFT SHOP.Expenses $5,779,900 · revenue $3,008,422
- COMMUNICATIONS: DISSEMINATES INFORMATION ON THE CURRENT AND HISTORICAL ACTIVITIES, OBJECTIVES, AND METHODS OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY TO GRADUATES AND OTHERS THROUGH VARIOUS PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA TO ENHANCE THE IMAGE OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY. THIS INCLUDES THE PUBLICATION OF "TAPS", AND THE ASSOCIATION'S QUARTERLY "WEST POINT MAGAZINE" PROVIDED TO OVER 55,000 GRADUATES FREE OF CHARGE, OVER 2,700 SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATES REACHING 96,000 INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS REGULAR COMMUNICATIONS BY EMAIL.Expenses $1,868,795 · revenue $138,852
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 14-1260763
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1948
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Public and societal benefit (W030)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $784,418,553
- Income (IRS master file)
- $501,935,282
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $124,882,349 | $209,866,373 | $784,418,553 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $89,481,104 | $53,156,813 | $718,567,287 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $76,571,050 | $57,014,012 | $618,863,190 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 14-1260763).
Questions about ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY
- What is the EIN of ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY is 14-1260763.
- Is ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1948.
- Are donations to ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MARK D BIEGER.
- Who are the officers and directors of ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 27 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $348,909 (MARK D BIEGER, PRESIDENT/CEO).
- How much revenue does ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $124,882,349, expenses of $209,866,373 and total assets of $784,418,553 at year end.
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