Association for Enterprise Opportunity Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$2.4m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$2.8m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$2.9m
$646k liabilities
Net assets
$2.3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
14
4.8 years on average
Staff
15
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
10
named in Part VII
Association for Enterprise Opportunity Inc's network
14 people3 organisationsi14 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). 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
14 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 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Martinez | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Chris Wheat | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Christopher R Upperman | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ebony Sunala Johnson | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ines Polonius | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Irma Esparza Diggs | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Janaye Ingram | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jessie Lee | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jose Martinez | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Lenwood Long | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Mitch Jacobs | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ron Fong | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Theresa Bedeau | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Tyler Spalding | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Williams | VP, Chief Te | since 2022 |
| Connie Evans | President & CEO | since 2018 |
| Heber Manuel Delgado | Research Dir | 2022 |
| Hyacinth Vassell | VP,Innovation Engineering | since 2019 |
| Jessica Milli | Research Director | 2020 |
| Mabell Fernandez | Innovation D | since 2022 |
| Natalie Cofield | President & | 2024 |
| NOU Vang | VP, Operations | since 2018 |
| Tammy Halevy | Senior Vice President | 2018 |
| Tanya Hughes | Interim Pre | 2023 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie Cofield | President & | 40 | $258k | $4k | |
| Mabell Fernandez | Innovation D | 40 | $118k | $5k | |
| Ebony Sunala Johnson | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Christopher R Upperman | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Theresa Bedeau | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jose Martinez | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | ||
| Ron Fong | Secretary | 3 | $0 | ||
| Mitch Jacobs | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tyler Spalding | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jessie Lee | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Janaye Ingram | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lenwood Long | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carolina Martinez | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Irma Esparza Diggs | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ines Polonius | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chris Wheat | Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Association for Enterprise Opportunity Inc
- EIN
- 363834357
- Address
- 1310 L St Nw Ste 830, Washington, DC, 20005-4543
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- Aeo is the voice of innovation in microbusiness and microfinance in the united states. Aeo works to change the way that capital and services flow to underserved entrepreneurs so that they can create jobs and opportunities for all. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T70Z 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
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1991
- Principal officer
- Natalie Cofield (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 1997
- 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 filingsRon Fong
≥7years on the filingsCarolina Martinez
≥7years on the filingsChris Wheat
≥7years on the filingsInes Polonius
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
- $2.9m
- Total liabilities
- $646k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.2m
- Program service revenue
- $31k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $21k
- Employees
- 15
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.4m | $2.8m | Deficit $459k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
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.Association For Enterprise Opportunity 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: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 7 July 1992
- Registered agent
- Shavon Smith (city and state not held)