International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts
Donations deductibleRevenue
$91k
year to 31 July 2025
Expenses
$74k
year to 31 July 2025
Total assets
$227k
year to 31 July 2025
Net assets
$227k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
3.7 years on average
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
Activity
A11
Arts, culture and humanities
International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts' network
4 people1 organisationi4 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
4 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.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrie J Cole | Second Vice-President | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| David Higgins | President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Novella Brooks de Vita | 1st Vice President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sean D Nixon (also filed as Sean Nixon) | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Emily Midkiff | Registration Coordinator | since 2022 |
| Jim Casey | In-person Conference Coordinator | since 2023 |
| Oghenechovwe Ekpeki | Virtual Conference Coordinator | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 July 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Higgins | President | 4 | $0 | ||
| Novella Brooks de Vita | 1st Vice President | 4 | $0 | ||
| Sean D Nixon | Treasurer | 4 | $0 | ||
| Pawel Frelik | Immediate Past President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jim Casey | ICFA Conference Coordinator | 6 | $0 | ||
| Oghenechovwe Ekpeki | VICFA Conference Coordinator | 6 | $0 | ||
| Carrie J Cole | Second Vice-President | 4 | $0 | ||
| Joy Sanchez-Taylor | BIPOC Caucus Representative | 2 | $0 | ||
| Amanda Firestone | Sean Nixon View profile Change password Members of the Executive Board include nine officers Pres | 6 | $0 | ||
| Aylin Walder | Student Caucus Representative | 2 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts
- EIN
- 341489555
- Address
- 5121 Williams Fork TRL Apt 205, Boulder, CO, 80301-3455
- State
- Colorado
- Activity (NTEE)
- A11 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 1985
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsDavid Higgins
≥4years on the filingsSean D Nixon
≥3years on the filingsNovella Brooks de Vita
≥2years on the filingsCarrie J Cole
Latest return
year to 31 July 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 July 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $227k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $227k
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $91k | $74k | $17k |
| 2023 | $79k | $76k | $2k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.