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US nonprofit · EIN 521940191 · Washington, DCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 521940191) - 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 - 990EZ for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.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.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

The American Committees on Foreign Relations' 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 (2) 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.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Bob GoughTreasurer2019
7 yrs
Bob MillerDirector2023
3 yrs
David HymanCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Duff WeddleDirector2025
1 yr
Erich FranklandDirector2019
7 yrs
Jay YoungDirector2025
1 yr
John DreifortDirector2019
7 yrs
Lynne NovackVice President2019
7 yrs
Richard JacobsonDirector2023
3 yrs
Thomas GarrettPresident2025
1 yr
Tony BraidaDirector2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Charlotte PonticelliProgram Directorsince 2019

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Vangala RamProg Director40$65k
Lynne NovackVice President1$0
David HymanSecretary1$0
Duff WeddleDirector1$0
Tony BraidaDirector1$0
Bob GoughTreasurer1$0
Thomas GarrettPresident1$0
John DreifortDirector1$0
Erich FranklandDirector1$0
Charles ZieglerPast-President1$0
Bob MillerDirector1$0
Richard JacobsonDirector1$0
Jay YoungDirector1$0

About

Legal name
The American Committees on Foreign Relations
EIN
521940191
Address
1250 H St Nw Ste 300, Washington, DC, 20005-5906
State
District of Columbia
Activity (NTEE)
Q050 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
3 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 June 1996
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsBob Gough
≥7years on the filingsErich Frankland
≥7years on the filingsJohn Dreifort
≥7years on the filingsLynne Novack

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
$95k
Net assets or fund balances
$95k

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$81k$90kDeficit $10k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.