Virginia · Nonprofit
ASSOCIATION FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES AND TRAINING
ASSOCIATION FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES AND TRAINING (Virginia) receives grants from 17 organizations whose IRS filings report $461,656 to it, the largest being NELSON B DELAVAN FOUND PART A XXXXX9000 ($140,000). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.5M
- Funders on record
- 17
- Grants received
- $462k
- Net assets
- $991k
What Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training does
Mission
The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (hereinafter referred to as "adst- or the "organization") is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non- governmental, not-for-profit corporation. The organization seeks to enhance the professional knowledge of diplomatic practitioners and to strengthen public appreciation of diplomacy's contributions to the national interest. The organization's mission is to preserve and make available for scholarly study the recollections and observations of foreign affairs personnel, and to promote the study of diplomatic history.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Oral history: adst records and shares the oral histories of diplomatic practitioners, facilitates the preparation and publication of books and memories dealing with diplomacy and foreign affairs, contributes to diplomatic case studies and educational materials and supports the work of the foreign service institution. Adst is committed to strengthening public appreciation of diplomacy's contribution to america's national interests, and enriching the professional knowledge of diplomatic practitioners. We do this by: recording the oral histories of diplomats, family members, and others, facilitating the preparation and publication of books and memoirs, contributing to diplomatic case studies and educational materials, supporting the work of the foreign service institute. The program's mission is to capture, preserve, and share the experiences of america's diplomats. Adst is supported by fees derived from performance of project work relating to its' mission which are funded by other non-profit organizations, by grants and contributions from other non-profit organizations and individuals who are largely former u.s. Government officials who were involved in the foreign policy process.
$320,996 spent36% of program spendingOutreach and advocacy program: the outreach and advocacy program of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (adst) works to connect the broader public with the essential work of the usa diplomacy and international relations. By engaging with diverse communities, students, and professionals, the program promotes understanding of diplomatic history, practice, and the importance of global cooperation, as well as shares at first hand the usa role, involvement and experiences outlined by its foreign services personnel. Through meetings and lobbying, events, publications, and educational initiatives, adst advocates for the value of diplomacy in addressing global challenges, while also supporting the development of future usa diplomats and leaders. The program seeks to inspire informed dialogue and foster greater awareness of the role diplomacy plays in shaping a more peaceful and interconnected world.
$423,572 spent48% of program spendingHistory of us diplomacy exhibit: the program is part of the fsi/state department initiative to enhance awareness of the historical contributions of american diplomacy. The goal is to create an updated version of the original 1996 adst exhibit, "a brief history of united states diplomacy," by modernizing and refreshing its content. The updated exhibit will be available in digital, poster, and booklet formats for broader distribution.
$139,554 spent16% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $884,122.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $1.2M to $1.0M (−15%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
78% of ASSOCIATION FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES AND TRAINING’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (97% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Anne Patterson
Chairperson
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 6 funders, grant income rose $10k → $28k.
5 of 17 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 8% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of ASSOCIATION FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES AND TRAINING’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
ASSOCIATION FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES AND TRAINING has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 30% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 53% · 2018 65% · 2019 82% · 2020 57% · 2021 58% · 2022 30% · 2023 36% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
63% of ASSOCIATION FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES AND TRAINING's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 59% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
ASSOCIATION FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES AND TRAINING draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Virginia, across 9 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $38k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
ASSOCIATION FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES AND TRAINING runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 1,607 international nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,607 international nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding ASSOCIATION FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES AND TRAINING receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $150k on record.
- Agency for International Development$150k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like ASSOCIATION FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES AND TRAINING
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Virginia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
63% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for ASSOCIATION FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES AND TRAINING: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ASSOCIATION FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES AND TRAINING?
- ASSOCIATION FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES AND TRAINING (Virginia) receives grants from 17 organizations whose IRS filings report $461,656 to it, the largest being NELSON B DELAVAN FOUND PART A XXXXX9000 ($140,000). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ASSOCIATION FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES AND TRAINING have?
- IRS filings report 17 organizations giving $461,656 in grants to ASSOCIATION FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES AND TRAINING, 10 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ASSOCIATION FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES AND TRAINING?
- NELSON B DELAVAN FOUND PART A XXXXX9000 is the largest funder on record, with $140,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ASSOCIATION FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES AND TRAINING find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 17 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing