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AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NATIONAL SECURITY LEADERS INC

EIN 82-1546973 WASHINGTON, DC

Revenue 2024
$66,706
Expenses 2024
$78,864

Program services were 49.7% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B60
Classification
2000
Street
825 21ST ST NW NO 281

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Primary exempt purpose

The American College of National Security Leaders is a 501(c)3 organization that provides a unique nonpartisan voice of reason, experience, and integrity to US national security issues. Our fellows are retired admirals, generals, ambassadors, and senior government executives; and our associates are retired career military, foreign service, and national security officials. Together, we are committed to strengthening US national security by informing the debate, engaging decision-makers, and educating the public.

  • Membership - Full membership is open to career US government civil servants who served in national security positions and achieved the rank of 07 or SES 1. With 110 members, our committees met virtually to review and assess global national security issues. We published papers and mentored students to advance a whole-of-government approach to national security to inform the debate, influence the decision, and inspire the next generation.

    Expenses $10,704

  • Research and Education accomplishments include the following. 1. The January-February 2024 edition of Military Review featured an article produced by the American College of National Security Leaders. You can access the article at https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/English-Edition-Archives/January-February-2024/Duty/. Intern scholars from the University of Utah's Hinckley Institute of Politics conducted the primary research, analysis, and writing. They included students from these areas of study Environmental and Sustainability Studies/ Peace and Conflict Studies, Political Science, Political Science and International Studies, and Business Administration and International Studies. 2. Fellows of the American College of National Security Leaders met with the National Security Council twice to discuss the American military manning crisis and the ACNSL concept of a presidential commission and series of state, regional, and a presidential conference to arrive at grassroots solutions. ACNSL also examined the work of the Commission on Military, National, and Public Service and provided their insights on the findings of the Commission. In May, Vice Admiral Kevin Green, US Navy, Retired; Major General Peter S. Cooke, US Army, Retired; Major General Margaret C. Wilmoth, US Army, Retired; and Major General Dennis Laich, US Army, Retired, represented the American College of National Security Leaders at the US Army War College's Civ-Mil Conference. They spoke about two ACNSL papers prepared for the ACNSL by CW4 Mike Roulier, US Army, Retired and Dianna Carson, Colonel, US Army, Retired: * Systemic Shortcomings of the All-Volunteer Force Model that Adversely Affect America's National Security * The Potential Long-Term Effects of Compromises to Recruit Quality and Senior Leader Decision-Making About National Defense, and 3. Hinckley Scholar Connor Brown, Writing and Rhetoric/ Political Science, carried out original research and analysis of military sub-Reddits, examining their commentary about recruiting and retention. His key findings were as follows and are consistent with the Department of Defense's JAMRS Futures Survey: The foremost concern revolves around the urgent need for better mental health assistance, reduction of stigmas, and the implementation of robust suicide prevention programs. Financial issues, including perceptions of being underpaid, managing finances, and recruiter transparency, emerge as significant stressors affecting military personnel. Burnout, exacerbated by staffing shortages and extended deployments, poses a considerable threat to the well-being and morale of service members. Marital and relationship stressors, stemming from frequent relocations and deployment separations, underscore the complex dynamics within military families. The pervasive issues of harassment and hazing culture within the military raise alarms about the erosion of trust and cohesion within units, necessitating ongoing reforms and cultural shifts. Reservists face unique challenges in maintaining civilian employment and job stability, highlighting the need for greater support mechanisms and legislative protections. Additionally, while some issues emerged with lower instances, they underscore the diversity of concerns within the military community, including difficulties in expressing a desire for early contract termination, challenges with recruitment due to MHS GENESIS disqualifications, and disparities in assignments, pay, and promotion equality within the Air Force.

    Expenses $9,965

  • In September, ACNSL conducted a national security summit to discuss pressing ongoing issues. Panels and speakers included the following: * Today's Military Manning Crisis & What We can Learn from the Army's Reset After Vietnam * Learning from Post-Vietnam Reset * What the US Learned from NATO Summit & Service for America Summit * When Military & Civilian Leader Collaboration Fails * National Security Implications of Project 2025 * Is America Ready? The Middle East and China * National Security Outlook from the West Wing * National Security Discussion * Alliances & Global Security Diplomacy * Ensuring Proper Use & Preventing Misuse of National Guard Domestic Deployments * ACNSL Defense &Diplomacy Dinner Address. ACNSL provides a $2,000 cash award for the best national security book from the previous year. At the summit, ACNSL recognized Ambassador Herman "Hank" Cohen for his book Africa, You Have a Friend in Washington: An American Diplomat Adventures South of the Sahara. Ambassador Cohen spoke with attendees about his book, and he, accompanied by his publisher, New Academia Publishing, conducted a book signing.

    Expenses $18,503 · Grants $4,180

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Maj Gen Peter Cooke USA Ret

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • RADM James Arden Barnett Jr USN Ret

    Chairperson

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    30

  • Brig Gen J Scott OMeara USMC Ret

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Robert McBrien SES Ret

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Rear Admiral David Oliver USN ret

    Co Chair Book Award Committee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Maj Gen Mari K Eder USAF Ret

    Co Chair Book Award Committee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Bruce Lemkin SES Ret

    Director at Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • RADM Todd Squire USN Ret

    Chair Indo Pacific Committee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • VADM Lewis Crenshaw USN Ret

    Chair Environment & Polar Security Comm

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Thomas Countryman USFS Ret

    Chair Arms Control Committee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Maj Gen Margaret C Wilmoth Ret

    Chair, Global Health Committee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Maj Gen Steven J Lepper USAF ret

    Director At Large and Chair, American Values Committee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Brig Gen Joseph V Medina USMC Ret

    Director At Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Vice Admiral Kevin Green USN Ret

    Director at Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Maj General Andrew Turley USAF Ret

    Chair, Alliances & Partnerships Committee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • RADM Kelvin N Dixon USN Ret

    Director at Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Brigadier Gen Robert Felderman Ret

    Director at Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Amb Barbara Stephenson

    Director at Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • RADM Jan Hamby USN Ret

    Director At Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Dianna Carson

    Chief of Staff

    Total calculated
    $35,150
    Compensation
    $35,150
    Benefit plans
    $0
    Expense account
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $66,706
    Expenses
    $78,864
    Contributions
    $58,076
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $28,717
    Expenses
    $19,608
    Contributions
    $14,517
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $41,969
    Expenses
    $16,964
    Contributions
    $26,269
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $33,471
    Expenses
    $35,794
    Assets (EOY)
    $58,787

  • 2020 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $18,713
    Expenses
    $15,125
    Assets (EOY)
    $61,030

  • 2019 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $111,169
    Expenses
    $126,271
    Assets (EOY)
    $57,442

  • 2018 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $63,194
    Expenses
    $48,446
    Assets (EOY)
    $72,543

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 23 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.