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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by AFF FOUNDATION.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 9 November 2023. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Program services expenses
$2,201,796 changed to $2,201,795
Fundraising expenses
$339,279 changed to $339,280
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,201,796 changed to $2,201,795

Listed only on the earlier return

  • Alexander El-Fakir

Listed only on the later return

  • Bob Work

Listed under a different title

  • Dr Edlyn Levine: SENIOR SCIENCE OFFICER then CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER

Totals

Total revenue
$9,436,535
Total expenses
$5,421,380
Contributions and grants received
$9,436,535
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$4,789,348
Total liabilities, end of year
$781,425
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,007,923
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,201,795
Management and general expenses
$2,880,305
Fundraising expenses
$339,280
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,201,795

Program services were 40.6% 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

    $9,436,535

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $315,692 · program services $155,090 · management and general $146,693 · fundraising $13,909

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,083,376 · program services $1,023,496 · management and general $968,088 · fundraising $91,792

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $97,373 · program services $47,837 · management and general $45,246 · fundraising $4,290

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $183,992 · program services $90,388 · management and general $85,496 · fundraising $8,108

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $161,557 · program services $79,368 · management and general $75,071 · fundraising $7,118

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $485,136 · program services $212,568 · management and general $272,568

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $71,463 · management and general $71,463

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $30,000 · program services $30,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $678,140 · program services $99,591 · management and general $577,809 · fundraising $740

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $264,882 · program services $26,488 · management and general $238,394

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $17,522 · management and general $17,522

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $137,515 · management and general $137,515

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $132,559 · management and general $132,559

  • 17 · Travel

    total $619,947 · program services $415,364 · fundraising $204,583

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $25,730 · program services $12,865 · management and general $12,865

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,540 · management and general $5,540

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $87,341 · management and general $87,341

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRINTING, POSTAGE, DELI

    total $17,480 · program services $8,740 · fundraising $8,740

  • 24b · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $2,943 · management and general $2,943

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $1,864 · management and general $1,864

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $1,328 · management and general $1,328

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $186,716 · end of year $4,122,613

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $275,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $6,588 · end of year $156,705

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

    $38,330

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

    $5,540

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $32,790

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $202,240

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $167,224 · end of year $557,415

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $33,312

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $224,010

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$7,232 · end of year $4,007,923

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

AMERICA'S FRONTIER FUND (AFF) IS THE FIRST NONPROFIT, FRONTIER TECH FUND FOCUSED ON SECURING THE TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP AND COLLECTIVE PROSPERITY OF AMERICA, ITS PARTNERS, AND OTHER DEMOCRACIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

AMERICA'S FRONTIER FUND (AFF) IS THE FIRST NONPROFIT, FRONTIER TECH FUND (CONTINUED SCHEDULE O) (CONTINUED FROM PART I)FOCUSED ON SECURING THE TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP AND COLLECTIVE PROSPERITY OF AMERICA, ITS PARTNERS, AND OTHER DEMOCRACIES.

  • IN 2022, AMERICA'S FRONTIER FUND (AFF) FOCUSED ITS ACTIVITIES ON (1) EDUCATING AND INFORMING FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ON FRONTIER TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES AND ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; (2) ALIGNING INDUSTRY, CAPITAL ALLOCATORS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AROUND SHARED TECHNOLOGY PRIORITIES AND ROADMAPS; (3) PURSUING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CAPITAL FOR CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES VITAL TO U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY AND ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS; (4) PLANNING A NEW TECHNOLOGY HUB IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO TO CATALYZE INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; AND (5) ESTABLISHING A NON-PROFIT INITIATIVE FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS TO SUPPORT JOINT TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACROSS INDIA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, AND THE UNITED STATES.

    Expenses $2,201,795

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • The Hon Gilman Louie

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $82,135
    From this org
    $45,310
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,825
    Hours/week
    40
  • Joanne Isham

    DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Pahlka

    DIRECTOR AND VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sam Palmisano

    DIRECTOR AND CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nick Beim

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Braverman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leslie Brun

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ashton B Carter

    DIRECTOR (THRU 10/2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mignon Clyburn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • The Hon Michele Flournoy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Hurley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Suzanne Nora Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Kang

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lt Gen Hr McMaster Ret

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr J Michael McQuade

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cliff Sobel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bob Work

    DIRECTOR (THRU 2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jordan Blashek

    PRESIDENT & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $233,557
    From this org
    $209,545
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,012
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,378
    Bonus
    $9,167
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,012
    Filer's total
    $233,557
  • Dr Edlyn Levine

    CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $259,442
    From this org
    $232,839
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,603
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $198,672
    Bonus
    $34,167
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,333
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,270
    Filer's total
    $259,442
  • Kevin McGinnis

    SPECIAL ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $214,054
    From this org
    $200,974
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,080
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,974
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,045
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,035
    Filer's total
    $214,054
  • Zach Beecher

    HEAD OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $220,693
    From this org
    $197,113
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,580
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,113
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,770
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,810
    Filer's total
    $220,693
  • Muhammed Asif Bhatti

    PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $193,691
    From this org
    $162,759
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,932
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,759
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,488
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,444
    Filer's total
    $193,691
  • Matthew Dunne

    STAFF COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $174,092
    From this org
    $141,773
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,319
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,773
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,864
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,455
    Filer's total
    $174,092

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 · First-class or charter travel
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 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)

PART I, LINE 1A
AT TIMES, CERTAIN SENIOR EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS WERE PROVIDED FIRST-CLASS OR CHARTER TRAVEL.
PART I, LINE 1B
AT TIMES, CERTAIN SENIOR EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS WERE PROVIDED FIRST-CLASS OR CHARTER TRAVEL.
PART I, LINE 7
FROM TIME TO TIME, THE CEO WILL APPROVE BONUSES TO SELECTED STAFF

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202421369349312337

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