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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by AMERICAN AI FORUM.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,981,226
Total expenses
$6,531,524
Contributions and grants received
$2,396,045
Grants paid
$1,433,680
Program service revenue
$1,439,961
Investment income
$140,457
Other revenue
$4,763
Total assets, end of year
$5,494,954
Total liabilities, end of year
$530,032
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,964,922
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,778,975
Management and general expenses
$533,214
Fundraising expenses
$219,335
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,778,975

Program services were 88.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,396,045

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $204,995

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEES FOR SERVICE

    total $1,336,961 · related or exempt $1,336,961

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SPONSORSHIP

    total $103,000 · related or exempt $103,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $140,457 · excluded $140,457

  • 11a · Other revenue: REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPEN

    total $3,166 · related or exempt $3,166

  • 11b · Other revenue: REBATES

    total $1,597 · excluded $1,597

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,763

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,280,000 · program services $1,280,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $153,680 · program services $153,680

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $512,223 · program services $374,827 · management and general $109,128 · fundraising $28,268

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,152,358 · program services $1,590,411 · management and general $442,004 · fundraising $119,943

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $64,055 · program services $46,873 · management and general $13,647 · fundraising $3,535

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $372,142 · program services $272,320 · management and general $79,284 · fundraising $20,538

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $211,920 · program services $155,076 · management and general $45,149 · fundraising $11,695

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $21,271 · management and general $21,271

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $102,090 · management and general $102,090

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,052,883 · program services $934,757 · management and general $117,326 · fundraising $800

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $16,212 · program services $10,449 · management and general $5,483 · fundraising $280

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $172,976 · program services $92,119 · management and general $76,644 · fundraising $4,213

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $27,870 · program services $17,391 · management and general $10,479

  • 17 · Travel

    total $222,537 · program services $192,430 · management and general $6,774 · fundraising $23,333

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $84,397 · program services $58,946 · management and general $25,451

  • 20 · Interest

    total $12,074 · management and general $12,074

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,098 · management and general $5,098

  • 24a · Other expenses: BUSINESS EXPENSES & REC

    total $37,110 · program services $30,442 · management and general $6,668

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT

    total $28,828 · program services $17,179 · management and general $4,919 · fundraising $6,730

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $1,800 · management and general $1,800

  • 24d · Other expenses: INDIRECT ALLOCATION

    total $0 · program services $552,075 · management and general -$552,075

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,257,527 · end of year $3,109,552

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $6,162,012 · end of year $1,616,295

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $569,889 · end of year $702,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $46,185 · end of year $63,265

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $958 · end of year $3,842

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $76,733 · end of year $97,592

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $444,618 · end of year $432,440

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,758,930 · end of year $3,835,711

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,756,290 · end of year $1,129,211

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

THE AI EDUCATION PROJECT IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT THAT CREATES EQUITABLE LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT EXCITE AND EMPOWER STUDENTS EVERYWHERE WITH AI LITERACY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE AI EDUCATION PROJECT IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT THAT CREATES EQUITABLE LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT EXCITE AND EMPOWER STUDENTS EVERWHERE WITH AI LITERACY.

  • THE AI EDUCATION PROJECT IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT THAT CREATES EQUITABLE LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT EXCITE AND EMPOWER STUDENTS EVERYWHERE WITH AI LITERACY. WE BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE LIKELY TO BE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY AI SYSTEMS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE CONCEPTUAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THEY NEED TO THRIVE AS WORKERS, CREATORS, CONSUMERS, AND CITIZENS.

    Expenses $5,778,975 · Grants $1,433,680 · Revenue $1,443,127

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Alex Kotran

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $321,730
    From this org
    $287,144
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,586
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $287,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $144
    Deferred
    $11,480
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,106
    Filer's total
    $321,730
  • Julie Brickell

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Karen Silverman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Marcus Brauchli

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tiffany Taylor

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ehrik Aldana

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Loni Mahanta

    COO THRU SEPT 2025

    Total calculated
    $190,494
    From this org
    $172,293
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,201
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,938
    Bonus
    $11,250
    Other
    $105
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,201
    Filer's total
    $190,494
  • Emma Doggett

    CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $282,566
    From this org
    $269,020
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,546
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $257,500
    Bonus
    $11,250
    Other
    $270
    Deferred
    $9,463
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,083
    Filer's total
    $282,566
  • Christian Pinedo

    VP, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS & ADVOCACY

    Total calculated
    $183,434
    From this org
    $163,856
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,578
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,712
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $144
    Deferred
    $3,190
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,388
    Filer's total
    $183,434
  • Cj Jackson

    HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $183,156
    From this org
    $149,275
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,881
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,625
    Bonus
    $7,500
    Other
    $150
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,881
    Filer's total
    $183,156
  • Khushali Narechania

    DIRECTOR OF LEARNING

    Total calculated
    $207,022
    From this org
    $159,830
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,192
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,650
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $180
    Deferred
    $6,386
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,806
    Filer's total
    $207,022
  • Ally Kupcewicz

    DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE

    Total calculated
    $163,977
    From this org
    $155,162
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,815
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $162
    Deferred
    $6,200
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,615
    Filer's total
    $163,977

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • THE GRANT IS TO BE USED TO ADVANCE MEANINGFUL AI EDUCATION IN RURAL AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES

  • EAST CENTRAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER

    $75,000

    TO ADVANCE MEANINGFUL AI EDUCATION IN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

  • TO ADVANCE MEANINGFUL AI EDUCATION IN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

  • TO ADVANCE MEANINGFUL AI EDUCATION IN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

  • ULU HI-TECH

    $75,000

    TO ADVANCE MEANINGFUL CULTURALLY RELEVANT AI AND COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION WITHIN NATIVE HAWAIIAN COMMUNITIES

  • TO ADVANCE MEANINGFUL AI EDUCATION IN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

  • SOUTH KITSAP SCHOOL DISTRICT (STEM FOUNDATION)

    $75,000

    TO ADVANCE MEANINGFUL AI EDUCATION IN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

  • CAPITAL REGION EDUCATION SERVICE DISTRICT 113

    $75,000

    TO ADVANCE MEANINGFUL AI EDUCATION IN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

  • TO ADVANCE MEANINGFUL AI EDUCATION IN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

  • COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY #4 (CESA 4)

    $75,000

    TO ADVANCE MEANINGFUL AI EDUCATION IN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
14 August 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202622369349300912

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