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US nonprofit · EIN 066100574 · Stamford, CTiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 066100574) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

American Institute for Foreign Study Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$4.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$4.2m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$1.6m
$487k liabilities
Net assets
$1.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
17
7.5 years on average
Staff
14
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

American Institute for Foreign Study Foundation's network

17 people3 organisationsi17 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (17). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

17 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 17 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Fanon HowellTrustee2019
7 yrs
Gail HochhauserVice Chair2018
8 yrs
Hollie HurrellTrustee2018
8 yrs
James MahoneyTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Janet FliegelmanTrustee2022
4 yrs
John A BurgTrustee2018
8 yrs
Joseph Renzulli (also filed as Joe Renzulli)Trustee2019
7 yrs
Kimberly Fleming BalkunTrustee2018
8 yrs
Melanie FrenchExecutive Director2018
8 yrs
Mirka MartelTrustee2022
4 yrs
Paul SavageTrustee2022
4 yrs
Paul WatsonTrustee2018
8 yrs
Peter A TcherepnineTrustee2018
8 yrs
Peter JonesTrustee2018
8 yrs
Rose Marie HurrellTrustee2019
7 yrs
Thomas KiechleTrustee2018
8 yrs
William GertzTrustee2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 17 →

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Lisa SchacterDeputy Directorsince 2023
Michel KabelDirector2023
Michele KabelDirector2024

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Michele KabelDirector35$189k$5k
Lisa SchacterDeputy Director35$127k$16k
Melanie FrenchExecutive Director40$54k$32k
Gail HochhauserVice Chair0.5$0
James MahoneyTreasurer0.5$0
John A BurgTrustee0.5$0
Kimberly Fleming BalkunTrustee0.5$0
William GertzTrustee0.5$0
Fanon HowellTrustee0.5$0
Rose Marie HurrellTrustee0.5$0
Peter JonesTrustee0.5$0
Thomas KiechleTrustee0.5$0
Joseph RenzulliTrustee0.5$0
Peter A TcherepnineTrustee0.5$0
Paul WatsonTrustee0.5$0
Paul SavageTrustee0.5$0
Janet FliegelmanTrustee0.5$0
Hollie HurrellTrustee0.5$0
Mirka MartelTrustee0.5$0

Colorado roster

17 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20193016593). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Benjamin DavenportChairman
Peter MachenTrustee
Melanie FrenchExecutive Director
Kimberly Fleming BalkunTrustee
Peter A. TcherepnineTrustee
Russel TaylorTrustee
John BurgSenior Vice President
Paul WatsonTrustee
William GertzTrustee
Peter JonesTrustee
Thomas KiechleTrustee
Gail HochhauserVice Chairman
Rose Marie HurrellTrustee
James Mahoney
George UrchTrustee
Judith ParkerTrustee
James MahoneyTreasurer

About

Legal name
American Institute for Foreign Study Foundation
EIN
066100574
Address
1 High Ridge Park, Stamford, CT, 06905-1323
State
Connecticut
Mission
Our exempt purpose is to further international understanding through cultural exchange. The organization operates cultural programs whereby teenagers and students are brought to the united states under the auspices of the united states deparment of state and are introduced to the american way of life. An effort is also made to send teenage americans abroad to complement the foundation's... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
Q230 International, foreign affairs and national security
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1967
Principal officer
James Mahoney (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 1993
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsGail Hochhauser
≥8years on the filingsHollie Hurrell
≥8years on the filingsJames Mahoney
≥8years on the filingsJohn A Burg

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.6m
Total liabilities
$487k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.1m
Contributions and grants received
$1.3m
Program service revenue
$3m
Grants and similar paid out
$289k
Employees
14

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$4.3m$4.2m$135k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Institute of International EducationScholarships$30k

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
American Institute For Foreign Study Foundation, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State, business registry and officers (data.ct.gov n7gp-d28j and ka36-64k6). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Connecticut
Entity type
Non-Stock
Status
Active
Formed
16 October 1967
Registered agent
Corporation Service Company (city and state not held)

Officers (3)

  • James M. Mahoney Officer
  • Melanie French Officer, Director
  • Stephen Rasch Officer

City and state of officers are not held in this extract.