FRIENDS OF THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF AFGHANISTAN

Financials

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

520 N WASHINGTON ST, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314-2314

In care of

% JAMES HRABA

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

LESLIE M SCHWEITZER, 520 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314

Signed the 990

LESLIE M SCHWEITZER, CHAIR OF THE BOARD

Phone

(202) 775-5901

Website

FRIENDSOFAUAF.ORG

Return prepared by

BROWN PLUS

Mission

FRIENDS OF THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF AFGHANISTAN (FAUAF) IS A 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY THAT ADVANCES HIGHER EDUCATION FOR AFGHAN STUDENTS BY FUNDING ACADEMIC OPERATIONS, SCHOLARSHIPS, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, AND BRIDGE PROGRAMMING AT INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF AFGHANISTAN (AUAF) -- THE ONLY ACCREDITED AMERICAN-STYLE, CO-EDUCATIONAL UNIVERSITY SERVING AFGHAN STUDENTS - AND AT MISSION-ALIGNED PARTNERS THAT EXPAND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG AFGHANS.

Program accomplishments

• DIRECT FUNDING AND ACADEMIC CONTINUITY AT AUAF DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, FAUAF GRANTED 345,000 IN UNRESTRICTED FUNDS TO AUAF, ENABLING THE UNIVERSITY TO SUSTAIN ACADEMIC OPERATIONS DURING A PERIOD OF SUBSTANTIAL EXTERNAL FUNDING DISRUPTION. AUAF ENROLLED OVER 1,100 STUDENTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. DEMAND CONTINUES TO FAR EXCEED CAPACITY: IN EARLY 2025, AUAF RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 21,000 APPLICATIONS FOR 200 FIRST-YEAR SEATS IN THE TWO DAYS FOLLOWING THE OPENING OF ADMISSIONS. THE FISCAL YEAR WAS MARKED BY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN EXTERNAL FUNDING TO AUAF. AUAF'S SPRING SEMESTER WAS TEMPORARILY POSTPONED DUE TO THE SUSPENSION AND SUBSEQUENT RESTORATION OF ITS FEDERAL GRANT SUPPORT, WITH ADMINISTRATION OF THE RELEVANT FEDERAL GRANT TRANSFERRED FROM USAID TO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. FAUAF'S UNRESTRICTED GRANTS SERVED AS BRIDGE SUPPORT DURING THIS PERIOD OF DISRUPTED FEDERAL FUNDING, ALLOWING AUAF TO MAINTAIN INSTRUCTION, RETAIN FACULTY AND STAFF, AND RE-OPEN PROGRAMMING WHEN PERMITTED. UNRESTRICTED GRANTS WERE APPROVED BY THE FAUAF BOARD, AND AUAF REPORTS ON THE USE OF UNRESTRICTED FUNDS AT SEMI-ANNUAL INTERVALS. FUNDING DEPLOYED DURING THIS PERIOD ALIGNED WITH AUAF'S STRATEGIC PLAN TO EXPAND INSTRUCTIONAL CAPACITY, STRENGTHEN TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE, AND MAINTAIN ACADEMIC QUALITY AS ENROLLMENT GROWS. FAUAF'S "DARE TO LEARN" INITIATIVE, LAUNCHED IN EARLY 2024, RAISES UNRESTRICTED FUNDS TOWARD THOSE PURPOSES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, FAUAF ALSO CONCLUDED DIRECT FUNDING OF STUDENT, FACULTY, AND STAFF RELOCATION AND EVACUATION ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN FOLLOWING THE AUGUST 2021 COLLAPSE. RELOCATION SUPPORT, WHICH CONSTITUTED A SIGNIFICANT SHARE OF FAUAF PROGRAMMING IN FISCAL YEARS 2021-2023, IN NO LONGER AN ACTIVE PROGRAM AREA; FAUAF HAS REFOCUSED ITS PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES SERVING AFGHAN STUDENTS. DIRECT STUDENT WELLNESS, SKILL-BUILDING, ALUMNI PROGRAMMING, AND CAREER PLACEMENT FAUAF OPERATES DIRECT PROGRAMS SUPPORTING AUAF STUDENTS AND GRADUATES, FOCUSED ON MENTAL WELLNESS, LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNICATIONS SKILL-BUILDING, ALUMNI COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND CAREER PLACEMENT. PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED AND OPERATED BY FAUAF STAFF IN COORDINATION WITH AUAF PERSONNEL AND ACADEMIC PARTNERS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, FAUAF ALLOCATED APPROXIMATELY 90% OF ITS PROGRAM MANAGER'S PROFESSIONAL TIME TO DIRECT STUDENT AND ALUMNI PROGRAMMING. LET'S CONNECT: FAUAF OPERATES LET'S CONNECT, A MONTHLY VIRTUAL CONVENING FOR AUAF FEMALE STUDENTS FOCUSED ON MENTAL WELLNESS, PEER SUPPORT, AND STRUCTURED MENTORSHIP. SESSIONS ARE CO-FACILITATED BY FAUAF AND WITH PRO- BONO SERVICE FROM CLINICAL PSYCHIATRISTS, AND FEATURE GUEST PRACTITIONERS ACROSS JOURNALISM, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, MEDIATION, AND COUNSELING. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, FAUAF HELD 12 LET'S CONNECT SESSIONS WITH AN ATTENDANCE RANGING FROM 30 TO 130 STUDENTS PER SESSION. THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN OPERATING MONTHLY SINCE 2023. STUDENT STORYTELLING: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, FAUAF OPERATES A STRUCTURED 12-WEEK STORYTELLING AND NARRATIVE-DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR AUAF FEMALE STUDENTS, DELIVERED AS A SMALL-COHORT MODEL WITH WEEKLY WORKSHOPS. THE PROGRAM BUILDS WRITING, COMMUNICATION, AND PERSONAL- ADVOCACY SKILLS FOR STUDENTS. THIS FISCAL YEAR FEATURED EIGHT STUDENTS IN THE INAUGURAL COHORT, WITH AN ADDITIONAL COHORT PLANNED FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. CAREER PLACEMENT FOR AUAF GRADUATES: FAUAF DIRECTLY PURSUES EMPLOYMENT PATHWAYS FOR AUAF GRADUATES RESIDING IN AFGHANISTAN, WORKING WITH EMPLOYERS OPERATING IN-COUNTRY AND IN THE REGION. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CANDIDATE IDENTIFICATION, RESUME REVIEW, INTERVIEW PREPARATION, EMPLOYER CORRESPONDENCE, JOB POSTING, AND PLACEMENT SUPPORT. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, FAUAF'S PARTNERSHIP WITH GHAZANFAR BANK PLACED 2 AUAF GRADUATES IN ROLES IN THE BANK'S AUDIT DEPARTMENT, WITH MORE CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR LATER HIRING CYCLES. THE CAREER PLACEMENT PROGRAM IS BEING EXTENDED TO OTHER FINANCIAL SECTORS AND INSTITUTIONAL EMPLOYERS. ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT AND CAPACITY-BUILDING: FAUAF MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE ALUMNI COMMUNITY OF MORE THAN 300 AUAF GRADUATES AND OPERATIONS PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO KEEP ALUMNI CONNECTED TO ONE ANOTHER, TO AUAF, AND TO ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL, AND ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, FAUAF PROVIDED COORDINATION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND DESIGN SUPPORT TO A VOLUNTEER-LED ALUMNI CONSORTIUM CO-CHAIRED BY AUAF GRADUATES, CONDUCTING PROGRAM PLANNING AND ALUMNI-ENGAGEMENT OUTREACH. HIGH SCHOOL BRIDGE PROGRAMMING FOR AFGHAN STUDENTS QUALITY SECONDARY-TO-TERTIARY EDUCATIONAL PIPELINES ARE CRITICAL FOR THE CONTINUATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN AFGHANISTAN. FAUAF DIRECTS GRANT FUNDING TOWARD BRIDGE PROGRAMS PREPARING HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY YOUNG WOMEN -- WHO ARE FORMALLY BARRED FROM SECONDARY AND UNIVERSITY EDUCATION INSIDE AFGHANISTAN UNDER EDICTS - FOR ENTRY INTO HIGHER EDUCATION AND SKILLED EMPLOYMENT. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, FAUAF RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION TO CONTINUE FUNDING HIGH-SCHOOL PREPARATORY BOOTCAMPS IN TECHNOLOGY AND ACADEMIC READINESS, BUILDING ON FAUAF'S EARLIER SEED FUNDING FOR THE MODEL. THE BOOTCAMPS PREPARE HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS FOR UNIVERSITY COURSEWORK IN IT AND COMPUTER SCIENCE. PROGRAMMING UNDER THE GRANT IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN FISCAL YEAR 2026. FAUAF'S EARLIER SEED FUNDING CONTRIBUTED TO THE DESIGN OF AUAF'S "TRANSITION TO SUCCESS" (TTS) INITIATIVE, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED SEPARATE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT FUNDING ADMINISTERED THROUGH AUAF. IN FEBRUARY 2025, THE FEDERAL GRANT SUPPORTING TTS WAS TERMINATED. FAUAF'S HIGH-SCHOOL BRIDGE PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT IS CRITICAL FOR THE EDUCATIONAL ECOSYSTEM IN AFGHANISTAN AND REMAINS A STRATEGIC PRIORITY FOR FUNDING. GRANTS TO MISSION-ALIGNED PARTNERS ADVANCING EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND AWARENESS FOR YOUNG AFGHANS FAUAF MAKES GRANTS TO MISSION-ALIGNED ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADVANCE EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG AFGHANS. FAUAF AWARDED A 3,000 GRANT TO EAGLE ONLINE ACADEMY IN SUPPORT OF AN ACADEMIC TUTORING PROGRAM FOR AFGHAN YOUTH. THE PROGRAM HAD A DUAL MISSION: PROVIDING ACADEMIC TUTORING TO HIGH-SCHOOL-AGE AFGHAN STUDENTS AND CREATING PAID INSTRUCTIONAL EMPLOYMENT FOR AUAF FEMALE STUDENTS SERVING AS TUTORS. FAUAF MADE ADDITIONAL MODEST GRANTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED IN ADVOCACY, OPPORTUNITY BUILDING, AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR AFGHAN STUDENTS.
  Expenses $772,009 · grants $367,059 · revenue $82,491

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

26-3639601

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

2009

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

International, foreign affairs and national security (Q30)

Assets (IRS master file)

$608,777

Income (IRS master file)

$784,830

Filing history

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 26-3639601).

Questions about FRIENDS OF THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF AFGHANISTAN

What is the EIN of FRIENDS OF THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF AFGHANISTAN?

The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS OF THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF AFGHANISTAN is 26-3639601.

Is FRIENDS OF THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF AFGHANISTAN tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.

Are donations to FRIENDS OF THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF AFGHANISTAN tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does FRIENDS OF THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF AFGHANISTAN 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 FRIENDS OF THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF AFGHANISTAN due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did FRIENDS OF THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF AFGHANISTAN last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of FRIENDS OF THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF AFGHANISTAN?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LESLIE M SCHWEITZER.

Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDS OF THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF AFGHANISTAN?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $102,166 (JAMES HRABA, EXECUTIVE DI).

How much revenue does FRIENDS OF THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF AFGHANISTAN have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $784,830, expenses of $898,480 and total assets of $608,777 at year end.

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