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Air Force Sergeants Association

EIN 52-0743333 · Suitland, MD

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LegitimacyCautionRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE AND ECONOMIC FAIRNESS THAT WILL SUPPORT THE WELL-BEING OF ALL UNIFORMED SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

Income
$2.6 million
Spending
$3.5 million
Employees
20
Volunteers
13
Highest pay
$184,387, executive director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Governance

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)
  1. FIELD SUPPORT:TO ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE AND ECONOMIC FAIRNESS THAT WILL SUPPORT THE WELL-BEING OF ALL UNIFORMED SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. MEMBER BENEFITS INCLUDE A VARIETY OF AFFORDABLE HEALTH, AND AUTO INSURANCE PLANS, CREDIT AVAILABILITY, AND OTHER MONEY-SAVING SERVICES TAILORED TO UNIFORMED SERVICE MEMBERS' LIFE AND NEEDS. AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION (AFSA) SERVED 67,644 MEMBERS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024.
  2. MAGAZINE AND NEWSLETTER:DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, AND MAILING OF SERGEANTS MAGAZINE, NEWSLETTER, AND SIMILAR PUBLICATIONS TO KEEP MEMBERS ABREAST OF AIR FORCE ISSUES. AFSA PUBLISHED ITS MAGAZINE ONLINE IN 2024 AND MADE IT AVAILABLE TO APPROXIMATELY 284,000 READERS DURING THE YEAR.
  3. CONFERENCES:PROVIDE A CONFERENCE TO DEVELOP AND EDUCATE MEMBERS ON UNIFORMED SERVICES, CURRENT LEGISLATION, AND EARN CEU CREDITS. THE AFSA 2024 CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN HOUSTON, TX, AND OVER 2,917 PERSONNEL ATTENDED.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(19) veterans' organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.

    The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(19) veterans' organization as not deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 1965.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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