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← INTERFAITH AMERICA

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by INTERFAITH AMERICA.

Totals

Total revenue
$36,915,421
Total expenses
$19,136,896
Contributions and grants received
$35,251,770
Grants paid
$3,674,831
Program service revenue
$1,139,969
Investment income
$510,502
Other revenue
$13,180
Total assets, end of year
$47,010,297
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,429,572
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$43,580,725
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$15,518,986
Management and general expenses
$2,029,518
Fundraising expenses
$1,588,392
Program service expenses (Part III)
$15,518,986

Program services were 81.1% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $71,115

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $35,180,655

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $546,308

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CORPORATE CONTRACT REVENUE

    total $518,500 · related or exempt $518,500

  • 2b · Program service revenue: UNIVERSITY REVENUE

    total $462,500 · related or exempt $462,500

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS

    total $111,506 · related or exempt $111,506

  • 2d · Program service revenue: HONORARIUMS

    total $47,463 · related or exempt $47,463

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $510,447 · excluded $510,447

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $7,417,032

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $7,416,977

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $55 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $55 · excluded $55

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $13,180 · excluded $13,180

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $13,180

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $3,026,862 · program services $3,026,862

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $647,969 · program services $647,969

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,502,332 · program services $1,888,124 · management and general $331,920 · fundraising $282,288

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,163,098 · program services $4,650,339 · management and general $817,500 · fundraising $695,259

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $256,842 · program services $193,297 · management and general $33,290 · fundraising $30,255

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $453,667 · program services $324,393 · management and general $68,655 · fundraising $60,619

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $636,596 · program services $466,184 · management and general $105,222 · fundraising $65,190

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $66,797 · management and general $66,797

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,980,916 · program services $1,555,155 · management and general $156,985 · fundraising $268,776

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,630,242 · program services $1,476,961 · management and general $107,679 · fundraising $45,602

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $246,888 · program services $189,547 · management and general $46,719 · fundraising $10,622

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $291,743 · program services $228,901 · management and general $30,154 · fundraising $32,688

  • 17 · Travel

    total $698,347 · program services $634,169 · management and general $7,103 · fundraising $57,075

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $80,522 · program services $42,062 · management and general $21,611 · fundraising $16,849

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $218,124 · program services $102,141 · management and general $115,983

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $67,245 · program services $11,542 · management and general $54,032 · fundraising $1,671

  • 24a · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $121,804 · program services $63,548 · management and general $38,594 · fundraising $19,662

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $46,902 · program services $17,792 · management and general $27,274 · fundraising $1,836

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,340,000 · end of year $8,734,780

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,606,963 · end of year $9,725,545

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $21,391,286 · end of year $19,066,286

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $187,502 · end of year $147,292

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,260,077 · end of year $2,457,722

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,112,538

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $643,401

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $606,260 · end of year $469,137

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $5,635,613 · end of year $6,409,535

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,727,230 · end of year $2,738,371

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $115,365 · end of year $101,701

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $103,500 · end of year $589,500

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,334,097 · end of year $13,856,941

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $25,747,509 · end of year $29,723,784

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Interfaith America (IA) activates leaders to advance pluralistic values within their spheres of influence, which will in turn drive change in frameworks, policies, and practices across influential American institutions.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PARTNER WITH HIGHER EDUCATION TO ELEVATE THE CIVIC PRIORITY OF INTERFAITH.

  • Campus: IA equips leaders across the campus community from senior administrators, educators, and students with resources and opportunities to enact programs and policies that shift norms in higher education, such that pluralism becomes a dominant paradigm for a thriving, diverse campus culture, equipping students with the bridge building skills to live and lead in a diverse democracy. As a result of new and ongoing initiatives, IA now has a network of 652 campuses that are engaging or have engaged substantively with IA programs over the past 3 years (using calendar years 2023-2025) and are positions to advance institutional change. In FY25, IA staff members provided customized, direct support for 11 campuses, including public institutions, private colleges, and religiously affiliated schools. One major opportunity was the Interfaith Leadership Summit, IA's flagship convening held August 8-10, 2025, where 484 students and educations from 138 campuses gained practical skills, resources, and connections for advancing interfaith cooperation and bridge building on their campuses.

    Expenses $7,810,496 · Grants $1,849,492 · Revenue $573,731

  • Innovation: IA works to strengthen America's civic landscape by building a culture of social cohesion and fortifying democratic institutions. Through trainings, convenings, grants and fellowships, and network engagement, IA carried out programs that activate, equip, and support faith and community leaders to advance pluralism, decrease polarization, and support our diverse democracy. The Team Up Project - our partnership with Catholic Charities, Habitat for Humanity International, and YMCA of the USA - IA supported bridge building initiatives in communities nationwide and helped to embed pluralism skills and resources through our partners' institutional frameworks. IA's Vote is Sacred Fellowship and Faith in Elections Playbook, together with other resources, encouraged nonpartisan, democratic participation and actionable steps to work together for the common good. The Emerging Leaders Network (ELN) grew to over 2,300 members, and IA offered members a range of convenings, trainings, fellowships, grants, and workshops to refine and expand their pluralism and interfaith leadership skills. This support included several Interfaith at Work Cohorts, which provided a space for members of the ELN to build relationships with other professionals in their sector who are interested in leveraging diversity and promoting cooperation. IA works across the business landscape to build leadership skills to drive religious inclusion and cooperation in the workplace. This includes creating learning experiences and tools to engage diversity in new ways, conversations and keynotes to inspire a commitment to pluralism, bespoke leadership development experiences, and opportunities for professionals to interact with and learn from peers in other industries. IA also hosts regular roundtable events to inspire senior leaders, advance IA's thought leadership in the workplace, and grow our network. Each roundtable convenes senior leaders for intimate, closed-door discussions that examine a pressing issue in the workplace related to religious diversity. IA's Workplace efforts include a particular focus on health-related organizations. Health professionals have increasingly recognized the significant potential of engaging diverse religious and spiritual identities and traditions to improve health outcomes for all. Despite this positive potential, however, research shows that clinicians and other health leaders often lack the knowledge and skills to engage religious diversity effectively.

    Expenses $5,575,415 · Grants $1,320,236 · Revenue $409,550

  • Narrative: IA's narrative and message of pluralism is a critical part of organizational strategy. By sharing stories of successful cooperation across differences, IA inspires others to act and provide models for others to emulate! Efforts to create a social norm of cooperation across difference through storytelling drives our thought leadership strategy. IA also aids a variety of outlets for individuals outside of our organization to become ambassadors for pluralism. Our efforts to cultivate the thought leadership of others emerges from all program areas and elevates a range of voices including academics and intellectuals, senior leaders, and emerging leaders across the American civic landscape. IA curates these voices and perspectives through an online web hub called IA Today, multimedia storytelling, social media outreach, and email communications.

    Expenses $2,133,075 · Grants $505,103 · Revenue $156,688

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Cassidy Burns

    Finance Committee Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Frederique Hartog-Levin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jessica Green

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joshua Good

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kabir Kumar

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mary Dana Hinton

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Strautmanis

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephen Bell

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sumreen Ahmad

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thomas Griffith

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Toni Clark

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • William Foster

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Zina Jacque

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adam Phillps

    Chief Executive Officer

    Total calculated
    $326,750
    From this org
    $275,423
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,327
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $260,423
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $25,056
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,271
    Filer's total
    $326,750

  • Amber Hacker

    Chief of External Affairs & Chief Financial Officer/ Treasurer to the BOD

    Total calculated
    $320,523
    From this org
    $258,229
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $62,294
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $243,229
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $31,755
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,539
    Filer's total
    $320,523

  • Ebrahim Patel

    FOUNDER & PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $593,215
    From this org
    $530,006
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $63,209
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $470,006
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $30,000
    Deferred
    $36,946
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,263
    Filer's total
    $593,215

  • Jenan Mohajir

    Vice President of External Affairs

    Total calculated
    $212,285
    From this org
    $183,371
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,914
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,371
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,508
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,406
    Filer's total
    $212,285

  • Kathryn Baxter

    Chief Impact Officer & Chief Operating Officer

    Total calculated
    $306,823
    From this org
    $256,008
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,815
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $241,008
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,181
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,634
    Filer's total
    $306,823

  • Mary Ellen Giess

    Chief Program Officer

    Total calculated
    $306,450
    From this org
    $259,253
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,197
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $244,253
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,844
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,353
    Filer's total
    $306,450

  • Noah Silverman

    Vice President of Strategic Communications

    Total calculated
    $216,391
    From this org
    $166,425
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,966
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,425
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,253
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,713
    Filer's total
    $216,391

  • Rebecca Russo

    Vice President of Higher Education Strategy

    Total calculated
    $219,896
    From this org
    $185,981
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,915
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,981
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $28,848
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,067
    Filer's total
    $219,896

  • Kevin Coval

    Senior Advisor

    Total calculated
    $187,695
    From this org
    $157,808
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,887
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,808
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,698
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,189
    Filer's total
    $187,695

  • Megan Johnson

    Sr. Director of Corporate Strategy

    Total calculated
    $163,888
    From this org
    $150,152
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,736
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,152
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,109
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,627
    Filer's total
    $163,888

  • Angela Zonderman

    Senior Director of HR and Operations

    Total calculated
    $166,188
    From this org
    $140,129
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,059
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,129
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,414
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,645
    Filer's total
    $166,188

  • Chrisopher Portman

    Senior Advisor of Institutional Advancement

    Total calculated
    $171,353
    From this org
    $129,744
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,609
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,744
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,504
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,105
    Filer's total
    $171,353

  • Nadia Salam

    Controller

    Total calculated
    $169,622
    From this org
    $130,773
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,849
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $125,773
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,937
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,912
    Filer's total
    $169,622

  • Rebecca Hartman-Pickerill

    Senior Director of Democracy Initiatives

    Total calculated
    $161,103
    From this org
    $106,706
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,397
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $106,706
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,257
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,140
    Filer's total
    $161,103

  • Suzanne Henderson

    Senior Director of Faith & Health

    Total calculated
    $171,396
    From this org
    $149,488
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,908
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,488
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,508
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,400
    Filer's total
    $171,396

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

  • 1a · Travel for companions
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Travel for companions
$30,000 TRAVEL ALLOWANCE IS GIVEN TO THE "FOUNDER & PRESIDENT" FOR HIS FAMILY TRAVEL. THIS AMOUNT IS INCLUDED IN HIS ANNUAL SALARY.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
ALL BONUSES WERE ISSUED ON THE BASIS OF ANNUAL PERFORMANCE.

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

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Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
3 June 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202631549349301233

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