Nonprofit · EIN 52-1580757
AFCEA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Also known as ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHAPTER
Tax-exempt · COLORADO SPGS, CO 80962
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,095,380 | $551,808 | $543,572 | $10,501,370 | $41,331 | $10,460,039 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $6,289,789 | $470,624 | $5,819,165 | $9,916,467 | $0 | $9,916,467 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $533,259 | $426,946 | $106,313 | $8,073,252 | $0 | $8,073,252 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $700,000
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $395,380
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $302,722
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Program services (functional)
- $548,825
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,983
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,916,467
- Total assets, end of year
- $10,501,370
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $41,331
- Net assets, end of year
- $10,460,039
- Publicly traded securities
- $10,244,213
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $10,460,039
- Gross receipts
- $1,095,380
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 13
- Year formed
- 1955
- State of legal domicile
- CO
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD JANOSO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3.92 | $0 |
| PHIL PARKER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3.69 | $0 |
| RUSS FELLERS | VP, EDUCATIO Trustee or director, Officer | 5.77 | $0 |
| KRISTINA HALEY | SYMPOSIUM CO Trustee or director, Officer | 5.07 | $0 |
| BRIAN SROUFE | VP, AWARDS Trustee or director, Officer | 0.69 | $0 |
| ANDREW FUNK | VP, EMERGING Trustee or director, Officer | 2.7 | $0 |
| SHANE DEICHMAN | VP, CORP AFF Trustee or director, Officer | 0.34 | $0 |
| YANIKKA MORGAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4.61 | $0 |
| ANTHONY JOHNSON | VP, PROGRAMS Trustee or director, Officer | 1.15 | $0 |
| MIKE FINN | VP, ENDOWMEN Trustee or director, Officer | 1.38 | $0 |
| JASON SIMMONS | EXEC VICE PR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.3 | $0 |
| CODY GOODWIN | VP, MILITARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.38 | $0 |
| ALISHA FAULKNER | VP, MEMBERSH Trustee or director, Officer | 2.88 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD JANOSO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4.25 | $0 |
| PHIL PARKER | EXEC VP Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| RUSS FELLERS | VP, EDUCATIO Trustee or director, Officer | 6.25 | $0 |
| JASON SIMMONS | SYMPOSIUM CO Trustee or director, Officer | 5.5 | $0 |
| BRIAN SROUFE | VP, AWARDS Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| CODY GOODIN | VP, EMERGING Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| SHANE DEICHMAN | VP, CORP AFF Trustee or director, Officer | 0.38 | $0 |
| KRISTINA HALEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ANTHONY JOHNSON | VP, PROGRAMS Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| MIKE FINN | VP, ENDOWMEN Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| ROSS MORRELL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ANDREW FUNK | VP, EMERGING Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| HAROLD HOANG | VP, MEMBERSH Trustee or director, Officer | 3.13 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD JANOSO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3.93 | $0 |
| VANESSA JOHNSON | PRESIDENT EM Trustee or director, Officer | 1.16 | $0 |
| PHIL PARKER | EXEC VP Trustee or director, Officer | 2.31 | $0 |
| RUSS FELLERS | VP, EDUCATIO Trustee or director, Officer | 5.77 | $0 |
| JASON SIMMONS | VP, SYMPOSIU Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BRIAN SROUFE | VP, AWARDS Trustee or director, Officer | 0.56 | $0 |
| CODY GOODIN | VP, EMERGING Trustee or director, Officer | 2.77 | $0 |
| JODI FLEMING | VP, IDE Trustee or director, Officer | 0.23 | $0 |
| TODD DREILING | VP, PUBLIC A Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTINA HALEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4.62 | $0 |
| ANTHONY JOHNSON | VP, PROGRAMS Trustee or director, Officer | 1.08 | $0 |
| STEPHEN BASHAM | VP, MILITARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE FINN | VP, ENDOWMEN Trustee or director, Officer | 1.39 | $0 |
| ROSS MORRELL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3.7 | $0 |
| ANDREW FUNK | VP, EMERGING Trustee or director, Officer | 2.77 | $0 |
| REGGIE ASH | VP, SMALL BU Trustee or director, Officer | 0.35 | $0 |
| HAROLD HOANG | VP, MEMBERSH Trustee or director, Officer | 2.89 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 63054, COLORADO SPGS, CO 80962-3054
- In care of
- % ROSS MORRELL
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JASON SIMMONS
- Signed the 990
- RICHARD JANOSO, TREASURER
- Phone
- (719) 930-5318
- Website
- WWW.AFCEAROCKYMTN.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MAY JACKSON HENDRICK LLC
Mission
TO OFFER ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM).
Program accomplishments
- 2025 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: IN 2025 THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHAPTER (RMC) GAINED 212 NEW MEMBERS AND 17 NEW CORPORATE MEMBERSHIPS, FURTHERING THE CHAPTER'S COMMITMENT TO INCREASE ITS PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY. THE 2025 ROCKY MOUNTAIN CYBERSPACE SYMPOSIUM RAISED OVER 560K, WHICH ALLOWED THE CHAPTER TO MAKE AN ENORMOUS IMPACT IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BY DONATING 500K FOR STEM SCHOLARSHIPS, TEACHER GRANTS AND OTHER STEM-RELATED COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. THIS INCLUDED: DONATING 50K IN STEM SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-COLORADO SPRINGS (UCCS), WHICH BENEFITS 20 STUDENTS EACH YEAR WITH OVER A THIRD BEING VETERANS. CHAPTER AWARDS FOR OUR PREMIER PROGRAM, THE MIKE VARNER STEM TEACHER GRANTS, INCREASED FROM TO 189K, PROVIDING SUPPORT TO 72 ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS, RESULTING IN AWARDS TO 39 TITLE 1 SCHOOLS. ADDITIONALLY, WE SUSTAINED OUR STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH UCCS IN 2025 BY COMMITTING 15,000 AS THE PRINCIPAL SPONSOR FOR THREE UCCS RURAL TEACHER GRANTS; TO DATE, RMC HAS PLACED 9 TEACHERS IN COLORADO RURAL SCHOOLS. WE ALSO SPONSOR THE UCCS MATH CLINIC IN WHICH NINETEEN INTERNS WERE FUNDED FOR PROJECTS WITH THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND ACADEMY SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE CHAPTER ALSO PROVIDED A TOTAL OF 103K TO CONTINUE THE GROWTH OF ROBOTICS PROGRAM ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO BY FUNDING THE PIKES PEAK ROBOTICS 501 (C)(3) CHARITY OPERATIONS. RMC AFCEA CONTINUES TO BE THE LARGEST NATIONWIDE SUPPORTER OF THE SCRIPPS HOWARD "IF YOU GIVE A CHILD A BOOK" PROGRAM. THE RMC DONATED 65K, PROVIDING 10 BOOKS TO OVER 1,700 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AT 7 TITLE 1 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH GOODWILL OF COLORADO CONTINUED WITH 50K FOR 20 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THEIR LIFT IT SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM THAT HELPS FILL A CRITICAL NATIONAL SHORTAGE OF CYBERSECURITY PROFESSIONALS. ADDITIONALLY, THE RMC DONATED 2K FOR THE MOUNTAIN WEST CYBER CHALLENGE AND AN ADDITIONAL 1K FOR UCCS MIDDLE SCHOOL CYBER CAMPS AS OUR PARTNERING WITH THE COMMUNITY TO BUILD GREAT STEM PROGRAMS TOGETHER CONTINUES. 2026 GOALS: 1) INCREASE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP BY AT LEAST ONE PERSON 2) INCREASE CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP BY 1 COMPANY 3) ESTABLISH AN AFCEA HEADQUARTERS HOSTED WEBSITE OR MAINTAIN AN EXISTING ONE 4) RAISE AT LEAST 400K THROUGH CHAPTER FUNDRAISING EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR 5) HOLD A QUARTERLY SMALL BUSINESS NETWORKING EVENT 6) DONATE 500K TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY FOR STEM-RELATED EDUCATION ACTIVITIES 7) ATTRACT OVER 2,000 ATTENDEES TO RMCS25 8) HOLD AT LEAST TWO SOCIAL EVENTS DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR FOR EMERGING LEADERS 9) SUBMIT AT LEAST 2 INTERNATIONAL AWARDS DURING THE CALENDAR YEARExpenses $548,825 · grants $302,722
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
- 52-1580757
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Exempt since
- 1984
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 3207: AFCEA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $10,501,370
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,095,380
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,095,380 | $551,808 | $10,501,370 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $6,289,789 | $470,624 | $9,916,467 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $533,259 | $426,946 | $8,073,252 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $645,325 | $541,434 | $4,934,645 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about AFCEA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of AFCEA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AFCEA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION is 52-1580757.
- Is AFCEA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
- Which annual return does AFCEA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 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 AFCEA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 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 AFCEA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 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 AFCEA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JASON SIMMONS.
- Who are the officers and directors of AFCEA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does AFCEA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,095,380, expenses of $551,808 and total assets of $10,501,370 at year end.
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