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US nonprofit · EIN 391952160 · Arlington, VAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 391952160) - 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 tenure.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).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 (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data
Exemption reinstated on 15 August 2011. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 May 2010 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.

International Accreditation Forum Inc's network

7 peoplei7 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

7 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Emanuele Riva ChairChair2018
8 yrs
Lori GillespieVice-Chair2022
4 yrs
Mrutunjay JenaDirector2023
3 yrs
Pedro AlvesDirector2021
5 yrs
Rajesh MaheshwariDirector2022
4 yrs
Warren MerkelTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Wolfram HartmannDirector2023
3 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.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Elva NilsenCompany secretarysince 2018
Rick ParsonsCFOsince 2018
Victor GandyCompany secretary2024

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
Emanuele RivaChair2$0
Lori GillespieVice-Chair2$0
Warren MerkelTreasurer2$0
Pedro AlvesDirector2$0
Rajesh MaheshwariDirector2$0
Wolfram HartmannDirector2$0
Mrutunjay JenaDirector2$0
Rick ParsonsCFO2$0
Victor GandySecretary40$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
International Accreditation Forum Inc
EIN
391952160
Address
2200 Wilson Blvd Ste 102 PMB 332, Arlington, VA, 22201-3324
State
Virginia
Mission
Harmonize iso accreditation activities (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P20 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1998
Principal officer
Warren Merkel (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 October 2011
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsEmanuele Riva
≥5years on the filingsPedro Alves
≥4years on the filingsLori Gillespie
≥4years on the filingsRajesh Maheshwari

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
$801k
Total liabilities
$572k
Net assets or fund balances
$229k
Contributions and grants received
$588k
Program service revenue
Minus $40k
Employees
0
Volunteers
13

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$558k$906kDeficit $349k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.