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Nonprofit · EIN 87-0485763

INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION

Tax-exempt · STORRS, CT 06269

Financials

$3.8M$3.6M2022$4.2M$3.9M2023$4.1M$4.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$4,126,797$4,330,854-$204,057$6,139,591$603,628$5,535,963
June 30, 2024990$4,188,794$3,947,233$241,561$6,024,525$622,515$5,402,010
June 30, 2023990$3,819,849$3,588,231$231,618$5,531,161$712,321$4,818,840
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$885,027
Membership dues
$855,336
Program service revenue
$2,936,181
Investment income
$241,666
Net gain from sales of assets
$88,924
Other revenue
$63,923

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$49,995
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$201,641
Other salaries and wages
$1,528,655
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,794,544
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$10,468
Accounting fees
$22,000
Travel
$36,689
Program services (functional)
$3,361,516
Management and general (functional)
$921,460
Fundraising (functional)
$47,878

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$6,024,525
Total assets, end of year
$6,139,591
Total liabilities, end of year
$603,628
Net assets, end of year
$5,535,963
Land, buildings and equipment
$45,431
Publicly traded securities
$5,066,715
Net assets without donor restrictions
$5,402,295
Net assets with donor restrictions
$133,668
Gross receipts
$5,272,056
Employees
21
Volunteers
1,133
Year formed
1959
State of legal domicile
CT

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JENNIFER FONTANELLADIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS/SEC
Trustee or director, Officer
35$141,304$77,483
LISA GARVEYDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer
35$107,257$0
MICHAEL BOSIAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
10$15,000$0
MARIJKE BREUNINGPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
SIBA GROVOGUIPRESIDENT ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
LAURA SHEPHERDPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
OMAR SHAHABUDIN MCDOOMVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
SHIPING TANGVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JENIFER WHITTEN-WOODRINGVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JEREMY YOUDETREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MICHAEL WILLIAMSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
A BURCU BAYRAMMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ERICA ALMEIDA RESENDEMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
HOLLEY E HANSENMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
KARINA JEDRZEJOWSKAMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
1 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ZAYNAB EL BERNOUSSIMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LISA GARVEYDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer
35$103,227
MARK BOYEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
10$60,000
JENNIFER FONTANELLADIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS/SEC
Trustee or director, Officer
35$37,400
OUMAR BAMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0
RAMON BLANCOMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0
MICHAEL WILLIAMSMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0
LEAH CATHERINE WINDSORMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0
AIGUL KULNAZAROVAMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0
DEBORAH AVANTPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
LAURA SHEPHERDPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
MARIJKE BREUNINGPRESIDENT ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
MARK CRESCENZITREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
KRISTINA HINDSVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
VICTOR ASALVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
NITA RUDRAVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 14 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LISA GARVEYDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer
35$103,293
MARK BOYEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
10$60,000
JENNIFER FONTANELLADIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS/SECRETARY
Officer
35$33,400
KRISTIAN SKREDE GLEDITSCHPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
DEBORAH AVANTPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
MARK CRESCENZITREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
LAURA SHEPERDPRESIDENT ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
JULIET KAARBOVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
ROBBIE SHILLIAMVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
ARLENE TICKNERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
BAHAR BASERMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0
AIGUL KULNAZAROVAMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0
LUBA LEVIN-BANCHIKMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0
VALERIE MORKEVICIUSMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
362 FAIRFIELD WAY UNIT 4013, STORRS, CT 06269-4013
In care of
% JENNIFER FONTANELLA
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JENNIFER FONTANELLA, 362 FAIRFIELD WAY 4013, STORRS, CT 062694013
Signed the 990
JENNIFER FONTANELLA, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Phone
(860) 486-5850
Return prepared by
WHITTLESEY PC

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • MEMBERSHIP: MEMBERSHIP GIVES THE BENEFIT OF ACCESS TO SCHOLARS AND PRACTITIONERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE.
    Expenses $810,031 · grants $49,995 · revenue $855,336
  • CONVENTIONS: THE GOAL OF THE CONFERENCES IS TO BRING SCHOLARS AND PRACTITIONERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE TOGETHER TO DISCUSS AND DISSEMINATE INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH.
    Expenses $1,683,346 · revenue $1,477,281
  • PUBLICATIONS: PROMOTE OUR MISSION FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION. ISA PUBLISHES 7 JOURNALS AND 1 ENCYCLOPEDIA ANNUALLY. JOURNALS ALLOW MEMBERS A COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS FOR PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH.
    Expenses $868,139 · revenue $1,458,900

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
87-0485763
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
1991
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Social science (V35Z)
Assets (IRS master file)
$6,139,591
Income (IRS master file)
$5,272,056

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$4,126,797$4,330,854$6,139,591XML
990June 2024$4,188,794$3,947,233$6,024,525XML
990June 2023$3,819,849$3,588,231$5,531,161XML
990June 2022$3,367,265$3,350,424$4,902,621IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 87-0485763).

Questions about INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION

What is the EIN of INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION is 87-0485763.
Is INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.
Are donations to INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does INTERNATIONAL STUDIES 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 INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JENNIFER FONTANELLA.
Who are the officers and directors of INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $141,304 (JENNIFER FONTANELLA, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS/SEC).
How much revenue does INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,126,797, expenses of $4,330,854 and total assets of $6,139,591 at year end.

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