Aist Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$3.7m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$1.2m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$16m
$31k liabilities
Net assets
$15.9m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
11
6.4 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
7
named in Part VII
Aist Foundation's network
11 people2 organisationsi11 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (4) 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
11 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 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy J Fisher | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Charles E Greene | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Glenn A Pushis | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| James F Dudek | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jennifer J Durbin | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Joseph T Dzierzawski | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mark L Fedor | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mark R Olson | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Ronald E Ashburn | Executive Director/Secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Terry G Fedor II | President Elect | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Theodore F Lyon | Past President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
7 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Voss | Manager Technology Programs | since 2022 |
| Brian Bliss | General Manager, Technolog | since 2018 |
| Jon Roman | General Manager, Sales | since 2018 |
| Kenneth Landau | Staff Engineer | since 2022 |
| Mark Didiano | General Manager, Administr | since 2018 |
| Stacy Varmecky | General Manager, Membershi | since 2018 |
| William L Patterson | Manager, Information Techn | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald E Ashburn | Executive Director/Secreta | 10 | $0 | $867k | $52k |
| Joseph T Dzierzawski | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Terry G Fedor II | President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Glenn A Pushis | Past President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Mark R Olson | President Elect | 2 | $0 | ||
| Mark L Fedor | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer J Durbin | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andrew S Bissot | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Benjamin E Kowing | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lee P Morgan | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lauren Russell | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Daniel J Keown | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Francesco Memoli | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Maxine Stankich | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Didiano | GM - Administration | 10 | $0 | $412k | $49k |
| William L Patterson | Manager Information Techno | 1 | $0 | $185k | $40k |
| Brian Bliss | GM - Programs and Publicat | 1 | $0 | $316k | $30k |
| Stacy Varmecky | GM - Operations | 1 | $0 | $349k | $39k |
| Kenneth Landau | Staff Engineer | 1 | $0 | $146k | $29k |
| Anna Voss | Manager Technology Program | 1 | $0 | $165k | $30k |
| Catherine Davidson | Manager Sales | 1 | $0 | $167k | $30k |
| Kurt Edwards | Manager Marketing | 1 | $0 | $132k | $27k |
About
- Legal name
- Aist Foundation
- EIN
- 251402010
- Address
- 186 Thorn Hill Rd, Warrendale, PA, 15086-7528
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Mission
- To ensure the iron and steel industry of tomorrow will have a sufficient number of qualified professionals. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T21 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1981
- Principal officer
- Ronald E Ashburn (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1982
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- SOUNK (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsGlenn A Pushis
≥8years on the filingsJoseph T Dzierzawski
≥8years on the filingsRonald E Ashburn
≥8years on the filingsTerry G Fedor II
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $16m
- Total liabilities
- $31k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $15.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $3.3m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $864k
- Employees
- 0
Grants paid
8 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.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri University of Science & Technology | Faculty Grant & Sustainable Tech Grant | $55k |
| University of Illinois | Faculty Grant | $50k |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Faculty Grant & Sustainable Tech Grant | $30k |
| Purdue University | Digital Grant | $20k |
| Michigan Technological University | Steel Curriculum Grant & Faculty Grant | $15k |
| University of Alabama | Faculty Grant | $15k |
| Georgia Southern University | Curriculum Grant and Faculty Grant | $15k |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Curriculum Grant | $10k |
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.Aist Foundation 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: Pennsylvania Department of State, business entities (data.pa.gov xvd7-5r2c). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 20 July 1981
- Registered agent
- Not stated
Officers (2)
- Ronald Ashburn Secretary
- Stacy Varmecky Governor
City and state of officers are not held in this extract.