Virginia · Nonprofit
ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY
ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY (Virginia) receives grants from 44 organizations whose IRS filings report $784,094 to it, the largest being Paul J Mueller Jr and Ann K Mueller Foundation ($140,500). 21 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $51M
- Funders on record
- 44
- Grants received
- $784k
- Net assets
- $128M
What Association of the United States Army does
Mission
The Association of the United States Army (ausa) supports soldiers, their families and army civilians, provides a voice for the army, and honors those who have served. As the army's premier nonprofit, educational and professional association, we: -educate those we serve (soldiers and their families, army civilians, retired soldiers and veterans, and the businesses and industries that support the army) with programs, products, resources, and events,-inform our members, congress, and the american public about issues affecting america's army - regular army, army national guard, and army reserve, and-connect america's total army, its industry partners, like-minded associations, and other supporters at the national, regional, and chapter levels.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Ausa meetings:ausa hosts several educational and professional development events throughout the year, including:ausa coffee seriesthe ausa coffee series features guest speakers from the army and dod leadership. They offer members of the defense community an unparalleled opportunity to network with key military, congressional, and industry leaders. Our keynote speakers for these events include the chief of staff of the u.s. Army, the sergeant major of the army, and many other key leaders. Ausa hot topics series the ausa hot topic series is a professional development event designed with input from key army staff and major commands. Each event provides targeted opportunities for academia, press, and industry leaders to: - connect and exchange ideas with military leaders and government policymakers. - help solve the army's greatest challenges. - learn about current capabilities, future requirements, and soldiers' needs. - understand critical changes in the defense industry and their impact on future business policies. - have a voice in high-level public forums to influence our army's future. These one-day events focus on a wide range of key topics, including contested logistics, army…
$11,427,725 spentof which $561,044 as grants$24,808,404 earned by the program37% of program spendingMembership and chapter activities:ausa provides membership support at the national, regional, and local levels through dedicated volunteer organizations operating within 9 regions and 121 chapters across the united states and in locations where soldiers are stationed worldwide. Our programs support the concepts of lifetime service and soldier for life outcomes through membership and outreach efforts. Membership is open to all who support our mission and values. Members include individual and life members, industry members at national and community levels, and other member-based associations with common goals and objectives. We help connect civic leaders, academic institutions, businesses of all sizes, and local communities with their army by providing programs that promote understanding of the complex issues and decisions involved in national defense.scheduled events at the national, regional, and local levels keep soldiers and those who support them connected to a very busy and engaged army. Chapters provide year-round activities, including mentoring and networking programs for emerging professionals, as well as staff rides. They also offer leadership-focused book and film review…
$9,170,629 spentof which $1,175,429 as grants$5,321,583 earned by the program30% of program spendingEducation and programs:ausa's education & programs (edu&p) is charged with informing and educating our membership; local, regional and national leaders; and the american public on the critical nature of land warfare and the importance of the united states army. In carrying out its mission, the department manages an educational program of professional publications, events and a podcast that are designed to focus the defense debate on issues of importance to the nation's security and on the vital role of the army. Ausa's edu&p publications list: the harding papersas a part of the harding project - the effort to revitalize scholarship and writing across the army - ausa has partnered with army university press to host the ltg (ret) james m. Dubik writing fellows program - a voluntary, non-resident writing fellowship to encourage discourse that contributes to a community of military and national security professionals. The harding papers series exclusively publishes the work and scholarship of the dubik writing fellows. Land warfare papersseries designed to provide an outlet for original, in-depth research essays. These monographs on key defense issues are written by defense subject…
$3,534,433 spentof which $6,890 as grants11% of program spendingArmy magazine and other publications:the association published a monthly publication - army magazine - and two weekly digital publications - ausa's five things and ausa extra - aimed at providing army-specific and ausa-related information to association members. The award-winning magazine includes feature articles and commentaries focusing on education and professional development, a core mission of the association's charter. Ausa extra is a weekly digital newspaper covering news related to the army, ausa events, and ausa chapter activities. Ausa's five things is a weekly tipsheet for association members providing insight into army-related news.
$3,053,317 spent$1,622,869 earned by the program10% of program spendingGovernment affairsausa government affairs manages the development and implementation of the association's strategy for advocating ausa and total army priorities with the united states congress, the department of defense, and like-minded organizations. Government affairs' work products include annually publishing ausa focus areas (advocacy priorities), plans to meet with congress to seek support for ausa and total army priorities, hosting congressional staff during the ausa annual meeting and other ausa sponsored events.
$1,340,238 spentof which $747,006 as grants4% of program spendingNon-commissioned officer (nco) and soldier programs:nco and soldier programs provide professional development and educational materials for the army's enlisted force. Approximately 83% of the regular army, army national guard, and the army reserve consist of enlisted volunteers who serve for a specified period. Nco and soldier programs develops educational, leadership, mentoring, and professional development materials and participates in programs suited for the soldiers and leaders of america's army. These materials and programs range from journal-type articles published for the monthly magazine, an on-line professional forum titled the noon report, a weekly digital publication soldier today, the ausa coffee series which features guest speakers from the army and dod leadership, and ausa's army matters podcast series that amplifies the voices of the total army. All nco and soldier programs publications, to include the sma quote book comprised of quotes from former and the current sma, provide leaders with the necessary tools needed for the professional development and growth of their soldiers and subordinate leaders in their respective organizations serving globally. Nco and…
$1,291,132 spent4% of program spendingCenter for leadership the ausa center for leadership educates, inspires, and connects leaders at the brigade level and below through leadership forums that strengthen the army profession. It delivers relevant and inspirational programs that develop leaders of character and cohesive teams across the total army.the center for leadership shared leader development ideas and best practices at major ausa symposiums. This included the 2024 leader solarium and generation next forum in conjunction with the ausa annual meeting (october 2024); the 2025 generation next forum in conjunction with global force (march 2025); and the 2025 lanpac leadership forum in conjunction with the lanpac symposium (may 2025). The center for leadership also planned and executed the 2nd annual senior leader development conference, which merged senior leaders with cadets from across the 4th rotc brigade for a day of panels, speed mentoring, and candid discussions (february 2025). The character in the profession forum merged recent west point graduates with west point cadets for discussions on the importance of living honorably, leading honorably, and demonstrating excellence as commissioned officers (may 2025).
$1,020,894 spentof which $3,354 as grants3% of program spending
The 7 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $30,838,368.
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 2020 to 2021, from $92M to $118M (+28%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 9% · 2022 5%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
9% of ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (30% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 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.
Chief executive
Robert B Brown
President & CEO
Board chair
Phebe N Novakovic
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 5 funders to 13 funders, grant income rose $58k → $94k.
6 of 44 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 22% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $73k from 6 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Huntsville Rehabilitation Foundation Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY raised.
From the IRS filings of ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 44 funders by total. 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 OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 18% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
60% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 61% · 2018 72% · 2019 30% · 2020 48% · 2021 52% · 2022 39% · 2023 26% — 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
20% of ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 48% 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 OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY draws 97% of its grant income from funders outside Virginia, across 20 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $170k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 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 OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 132 public benefit nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 132 public benefit nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $1.4M on record.
- Department of Defense$1.4M
- Department of Commerce$31k
- Department of Transportation$7k
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 OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY
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
86% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
89%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 40 states
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY: 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 OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY?
- ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY (Virginia) receives grants from 44 organizations whose IRS filings report $784,094 to it, the largest being Paul J Mueller Jr and Ann K Mueller Foundation ($140,500). 21 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY have?
- IRS filings report 44 organizations giving $784,094 in grants to ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, 21 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY?
- Paul J Mueller Jr and Ann K Mueller Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $140,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY 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.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 44 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