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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 4,335,454 | 4,368,973 | 837,509 | 9,642,723 | 2,701,946 | 21,886,605 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 1,618,689 | 873,252 | 172,818 | 963,847 | 1,860,893 | 5,489,499 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | 0 | |||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 5,954,143 | 5,242,225 | 1,010,327 | 10,606,570 | 4,562,839 | 27,376,104 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 2,647,700 | 2,679,600 | 1,355,750 | 3,078,350 | 0 | 9,761,400 |
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 2,647,700 | 2,679,600 | 1,355,750 | 3,078,350 | 0 | 9,761,400 |
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 17,614,704 | |||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 5,954,143 | 5,242,225 | 1,010,327 | 10,606,570 | 4,562,839 | 27,376,104 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 1,319,754 | 1,265,776 | 495,124 | 876,021 | 3,667,744 | 7,624,419 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 1,319,754 | 1,265,776 | 495,124 | 876,021 | 3,667,744 | 7,624,419 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | 0 | |||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | 1,600,000 | 0 | 0 | 800,000 | 0 | 2,400,000 |
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 8,873,897 | 6,508,001 | 1,505,451 | 12,282,591 | 8,230,583 | 37,400,523 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2022. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 3 continued | WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ACADEMY TO PRODUCE AND FOSTER GRADUATES WITH AN ENDURING COMMITMENT TO INTEGRITY, EXCELLENCE, AND SERVICE TO COUNTRY. II. PROVIDING LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATION, AND SUPPORT TO ALL THE ACADEMY'S GRADUATES AND PROMOTING CAMARADERIE AMONG THEM. III. PROMOTING THE ACADEMY'S HERITAGE, OUR COMMON TRADITIONS, AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR GRADUATES TO WORK IN SUPPORT OF THE AIR FORCE, THE ACADEMY AND THE GRADUATES TO RAISE PRIVATE FUNDS TO SUPPORT AND DEVELOP ACADEMY, CADET AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE FUNDED. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | HOMECOMING AND REUNIONS - FUNDS UTILIZED TO PROVIDE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY HOMECOMING AND CLASS REUNIONS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 | Board member bob lowe AND board member Kendra Lowe ARE RELATED AS DEFINED BY THE IRS DEFINITION OF A FAMLY RELATIVE. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 | The organization has the following membership categories: (1) Graduate membership is granted to all graduates of the Academy; (2) Honorary membership may be awarded to non-graduates who have rendered outstanding and conspicuous service to the Air Force, the Academy and/or the AOG. Honorary members must be recommended by a member of the Board and receive at least 80 percent acceptance of all Directors. Honorary membership is restricted to 25 living persons. Honorary members will not pay dues and will be eligible for all the benefits of membership but may not vote in elections; (3) Associate membership has been awarded in the past to non-graduates who were identified by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as friends of the Academy. Associate members pay annual dues or have become life associate members. Associate members are eligible for all the benefits of membership and may vote, and (4) Affiliate membership may be awarded to non-graduates who have been identified by the CEO as friends of the Academy. Affiliate members pay annual dues or can become life affiliate members by paying a lifetime fee. Affiliate members are eligible for all the benefits of membership but may not vote in elections. Each Graduate and associate member has one vote, and may not allocate their vote to anyone else. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a | ELECTIONS ARE HELD BIENNIALLY AND APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE ELECTED DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED TO 4-YEAR TERMS. CANDIDATES ARE PLACED ON THE BALLOT BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE OR BY PETITION OF 25 MEMBERS. ALL GRADUATE MEMBERS ARE NOTIFIED BY MAIL, EMAIL, AND OTHER MEANS OF HOW THEY MAY BECOME A CANDIDATE. ALL MEMBERS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE TO RECEIVE NOTICE OF HOW TO CAST THEIR BALLOT. CANDIDATES RECEIVING THE MOST VOTES ARE ELECTED TO THE BOARD. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b | Graduate and associate members may vote in elections of directors, to amend the Articles of Incorporation and/or Bylaws, and on any issues submitted to the membership by the Board. Each member has one vote and may not allocate their vote to anyone else. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | FORM 990 WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THEN EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PHYSICALLY OR BY ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO ITS FILING DUE DATE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED, UPDATED, IF NECESSARY, AND PRESENTED TO THE BOARD EACH AUGUST. ALL DIRECTORS and officers MUST REVIEW AND SIGN THE STATEMENT DECLARING THAT THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, OR THAT THEY MUST REPORT WHEN THEY HAVE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A & B | THE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO IS DETERMINED BY A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM COMPARATIVE DATA FOR OTHER ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES: THE CEO APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE SENIOR STAFF IN BUDGET PREPARATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | FORM 990 IS POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AFTER FILING; THE FORM 1023 WAS FILED PRIOR TO 1985 AND IS NOT AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC INSPECTION: THE FORM 990-T AND FORM 990 PUBLIC INSPECTION COPIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S ADDRESS. |
| FORM 990, PART VII, COLUMN (D), COLUMN (F) | FORM 990, PART VII, LINE 5 FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 11A SCHEDULE J, PART II, LINE 1, 2 THE ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATES IN A COOPERATIVE OPERATING AGREEMENT WITH THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY FOUNDATION. THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR SHARED LEADERSHIP, WHO SERVE ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS, AND COSTS ARE SHARED PRO-RATABLY. THROUGH THIS AGREEMENT, THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MICHAEL C.GOULD'S, COMPENSATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $179,856 OF WAGES, AND $6,481 OF BENEFITS. THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS COMPENSATION IS REPORTED ON THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE, FORM 990, PART 8, LINE 11A, WITHIN THE TOTAL OF "AFAF AGREEMENT". The total of all compensation and benefits paid to mr. gould, for for his work on all organizations, has been reported within the Statement of Functional on line 5. ALL PAYROLL TAXES AND PAYROLL RETURNS ARE FILED AND PAID BY THE ASSOCIATES FOR AIR FORCE GRADUATES. THE TOTAL FOR MR. GOULD'S 2022 FORM W2 WAS $359,711, AND THE TOTAL BENEFITS HE RECEIVED WAS $13,869 FOR THE 2022 CALENDAR YEAR. THE PRO-RATA SHARE OF THESE WAGES AND BENEFITS, DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN PAID BY AOG, AND EXCLUDING THE REIMBURSED COMPENSATION AMOUNTS from the AIR FORCE ACADEMY FOUNDATION, have BEEN REFLECTED ON THE FORM 990 PART VII, LINE 1, AND SCHEDULE J, PART 2, LINE 1 : $179,856 OF WAGES AND $7,387 OF BENEFITS. MARK HILLE, A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE OF THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY FOUNDATION, ALSO SERVED AS AN UNCOMPENSATED OFFICER OF THE ASSOCIATES OF GRADUATES, HOLDING THE POSITION OF PRESIDENT. FOR 2022, THE AOG WAS NOT DEEMED TO HAVE COMPENSATED MR. HILLE. |
| Form 990, part x, line 21, 25 | COLUMN (A) BEGINNING YEAR BALANCE: LINE 21, escrow and custodial accounts WAS ADJUSTED TO RECLASSIFY agency funds Liability, from LINE 25, Other liabilities. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C | THE PROCESS FOR OVERSEEING THE AUDIT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | Other changes in net assets: CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE - TRUST INTEREST $(12,709,993) |
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