Nonprofit · EIN 23-7417702
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FOREIGN
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20045
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,595,865 | $1,504,760 | $91,105 | $2,362,668 | $1,438,954 | $923,714 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,475,725 | $1,508,837 | -$33,112 | $2,003,941 | $1,171,332 | $832,609 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,545,244
- Investment income
- $30,123
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $11,811
- Other revenue
- $20,498
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $176,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $324,933
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $702,111
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $27,801
- Accounting fees
- $50,556
- Occupancy
- $107,305
- Travel
- $10,789
- Depreciation
- $7,515
- Program services (functional)
- $559,326
- Management and general (functional)
- $945,434
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,003,941
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,362,668
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,438,954
- Net assets, end of year
- $923,714
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $17,560
- Publicly traded securities
- $774,561
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $923,714
- Gross receipts
- $1,595,865
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 150
- Year formed
- 1973
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFREY TAFEL | PRESIDENT Officer | 50 | $176,000 |
| KATIE TANGMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| PATRICIA CANNON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| LEIGH RYAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| DIANA URELIUS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JAMES GROGAN | IMMED. PAST Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT BALLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEAN LYDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIGUEL ZAMORA II | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM CAWTHERN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIELLE CONVERSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANA HEAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ILEANA KLEPEISZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH MESSEIH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA MISERENDINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY STEWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TREY BORING | PARLIAMENTAR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFREY TAFEL | PRESIDENT Officer | 50 | $176,000 |
| ROBERT BALLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC BERRY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| PATRICIA CANNON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| TORREY CHAMBLISS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANNON FURA | IMMED. PAST Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES GROGAN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MIGUEL ZAMORA II | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA IRMEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WAYNE LIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEAN LYDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEIGH RYAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID SIKKINK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATIE TANGMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| DIANA URELIUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER VANGUNDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANE WILLIAMS | IMMED. PAST Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENISE YANEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 529 14TH ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20045-1000
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JEFFREY TAFEL, 529 14TH STREET NW 1071, WASHINGTON, DC 20045
- Signed the 990
- JEFFREY TAFEL, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (202) 331-1950
- Website
- WWW.NAFTZ.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SEBER TANS PLC
Mission
THE NAFTZ, AN ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MEMBERS, IS THE COLLECTIVE VOICE OF THE FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES PROGRAM. THE NAFTZ IS THE PROGRAM'S PRINCIPAL EDUCATOR AND LEADER IN DEMONSTRATING THE PROGRAM'S VALUE AND ROLE IN THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE.
Program accomplishments
- ADVOCACY FOR THE U.S. FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES PROGRAM, FTZ USERS, FTZ OPERATORS, FTZ GRANTEES, AND THE MORE THAN 550,000 U.S. JOBS WITHIN FTZS: ONE OF NAFTZ'S MOST IMPORTANT ROLES IS ENSURING THE UNIQUE INTERESTS OF THE FOREIGN-TRADE ZONE COMMUNITY ARE EFFECTIVELY REPRESENTED, RECOGNIZED, AND ADVANCED IN WASHINGTON. WE ADVOCATE FOR THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICIES AND REGULATIONS TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM SIMPLICITY AND EFFECTIVENESS FOR THE FTZ COMMUNITY. THE NAFTZ WORKS TO ENSURE CONGRESSIONAL DECISION-MAKERS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANT LOCAL AND NATIONAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF AMERICA'S FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES. NAFTZ'S DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP CONTRIBUTES SIGNIFICANT EXPERTISE AND INFORMED PERSPECTIVES TO MAJOR POLICY DISCUSSIONS IN WASHINGTON. NAFTZ CONTINUOUSLY MONITORS AND NAVIGATES THE CONSTANTLY CHANGING NATURE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE. NAFTZ HOSTS AN ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT IN WASHINGTON DC INVITING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, POLICY MAKERS, AND INDUSTRY LEADERS FOR LEGISLATIVE BRIEFINGS, DISCUSSIONS ON VARIOUS CURRENT ADVOCACY TOPICS AND RELATED AND EMERGING ISSUES.
- CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, AND NETWORKING: NAFTZ OFFERS MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS ALIKE TWO ANNUAL EVENTS FEATURING SPEAKERS, PANELISTS, AND SPECIALIZED SESSIONS RELEVANT TO OPERATOR/USERS, GRANTEES, CONSULTANTS, OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND THOSE NEW TO THE INDUSTRY. TOPICS ARE UPDATED AND SELECTED EACH YEAR TO ADDRESS CURRENT ISSUES AND TRENDS IN THE FTZ COMMUNITY. PARTICIPANTS CAN HEAR FROM - AND INTERACT WITH - GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND INDUSTRY EXPERTS. THESE EVENTS ARE WHERE MEMBERS CONNECT AND BUILD THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS TO SUPPORT THEIR FTZ ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH HUNDREDS OF ATTENDEES AT EACH EVENT.
- EDUCATION, CREDENTIALS, AND PUBLICATIONS: NAFTZ HAS BEEN PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS IN SUPPORT OF OUR OVERARCHING MISSION TO SERVE AS THE FTZ PROGRAM'S PRINCIPAL EDUCATOR. NAFTZ'S "FUNDAMENTALS OF FTZS" IS ONE OF THE ASSOCIATION'S MOST POPULAR OFFERINGS AND IS A TRAINING STAPLE FOR MANY FTZ USER/OPERATORS ADDING NEW STAFF TO THEIR FTZ FUNCTION. NAFTZ'S ACCREDITED ZONE SPECIALIST (AZS) DESIGNATION, AND ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE BASED CERTIFIED ZONE SPECIALIST CREDENTIAL ARE DESIGNED TO ELEVATE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND DISTINGUISH FOREIGN-TRADE ZONE PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED KNOWLEDGE OF THE FTZ PROGRAM AND REGULATORY CHANGES IN TODAY'S CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT. NAFTZ ALSO CONTINUOUSLY UPDATES OUR FORMAL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM AFTER EACH ANNUAL COHORT. THIS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES WAYS FOR THOSE IN THE FTZ COMMUNITY TO GROW, LEARN, AND DEVELOP SKILLS WHILE ESTABLISHING LASTING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN EXPERIENCED AND NEWER PRACTIONERS IN THE FTZ COMMUNITY.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7417702
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,362,668
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,595,865
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,595,865 | $1,504,760 | $2,362,668 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,475,725 | $1,508,837 | $2,003,941 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,318,597 | $1,409,998 | $2,418,738 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-7417702).
Questions about NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FOREIGN
- What is the EIN of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FOREIGN?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FOREIGN is 23-7417702.
- Is NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FOREIGN tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1996.
- Are donations to NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FOREIGN tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FOREIGN file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FOREIGN due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FOREIGN last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FOREIGN?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JEFFREY TAFEL.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FOREIGN?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 18 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $176,000 (JEFFREY TAFEL, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FOREIGN have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,595,865, expenses of $1,504,760 and total assets of $2,362,668 at year end.
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