Nonprofit · EIN 33-0451093
AIRFORWARDERS ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20004
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,001,300 | $779,720 | $221,580 | $1,262,038 | $107,540 | $1,154,498 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $905,931 | $701,039 | $204,892 | $1,139,469 | $206,551 | $932,918 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $882,377 | $633,812 | $248,565 | $992,181 | $264,155 | $728,026 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $973,142
- Investment income
- $28,158
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $232,108
- Other salaries and wages
- $58,081
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $293,419
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $32,389
- Occupancy
- $28,117
- Travel
- $22,799
- Depreciation
- $3,333
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,139,469
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,262,038
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $107,540
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,154,498
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,389
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,154,498
- Gross unrelated business income
- $1,347
- Gross receipts
- $1,001,300
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 30
- Year formed
- 1991
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Fried | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $232,108 |
| Kirk McCann | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Bob Imbriani | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Aaron Ambrite | Vice-President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Noel Howard | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jarrett Williams | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Amanda Barlow | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jacob Fisher | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Matt Castle | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David King | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dennis Mitchell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alan White | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Garcia | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sandy Gregory | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Warren Jones | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendra Tanner | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Fried | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $241,680 |
| Kirk McCann | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Bob Imbriani | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Aaron Ambrite | Vice-President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Noel Howard | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jarrett Williams | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Amanda Barlow | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jacob Fisher | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Matt Castle | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David King | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dennis Mitchell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alan White | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Garcia | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sandy Gregory | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Warren Jones | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kendra Tanner | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Fried | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $196,680 |
| Kirk McCann | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Bob Imbriani | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Aaron Ambrite | Vice-President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Noel Howard | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jarrett Williams | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Amanda Barlow | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jacob Fisher | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Matt Castle | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rula Fakhouri | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dennis Mitchell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alan White | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Garcia | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sandy Gregory | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Warren Jones | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kendra Tanner | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1455 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW STE 400, WASHINGTON, DC 20004-1017
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Brandon Fried, 1455 Pennsylvania Avenue NW 400, Washington, DC 200041017
- Signed the 990
- Brandon Fried, Executive Director
- Phone
- (202) 577-9536
- Return prepared by
- Rogers & Company PLLC
Mission
To be an effective advocate for the Airforwarders Association members and to provide information and education to the air and expedited freight forwarding industry.
Program accomplishments
- Membership: The Airforwarders Association (AfA) represents nearly 400 member companies dedicated to moving cargo throughout the supply chain. The Association's members range from small businesses with fewer than 20 employees to large companies employing more than 1,000 people and business models varying from domestic to worldwide freight forwarding operations. In short, they are the travel agents for freight shipments, moving cargo in the timeliest and most cost efficient manner whether it is carried on aircraft, truck, rail or ship.See Schedule O for continuation
- Annual Conference: The Annual Conference brings together all actors in the air cargo supply chain in one location to discuss trends, challenges, opportunities and the future of the air cargo industry. Airlines, airport authorities, freight forwarders, truckers and expediting companies along with the vendors who support them are all in one place. Sessions cover management challenges and solutions, technology, regulatory agency updates and more.
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 | 990 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
- 33-0451093
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,262,038
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,001,300
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,001,300 | $779,720 | $1,262,038 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $905,931 | $701,039 | $1,139,469 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $882,377 | $633,812 | $992,181 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $644,900 | $542,177 | $688,026 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | 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 33-0451093).
Questions about AIRFORWARDERS ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of AIRFORWARDERS ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AIRFORWARDERS ASSOCIATION is 33-0451093.
- Is AIRFORWARDERS ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1992.
- Are donations to AIRFORWARDERS ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does AIRFORWARDERS ASSOCIATION 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 AIRFORWARDERS ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AIRFORWARDERS ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AIRFORWARDERS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Brandon Fried.
- Who are the officers and directors of AIRFORWARDERS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $232,108 (Brandon Fried, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does AIRFORWARDERS ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,001,300, expenses of $779,720 and total assets of $1,262,038 at year end.
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