Maryland · Nonprofit
INTERNAT'L ASSOC OF FORENSIC NURSES INC
INTERNAT'L ASSOC OF FORENSIC NURSES INC (Maryland) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $19,268 to it, the largest being THE URBAN INSTITUTE ($19,268). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2026
- $841k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $19k
- Net assets
- $0
What Internat'L Assoc of Forensic Nurses Inc does
Mission
To support forensic nurses globally.
As stated on its FY2026 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2025 return the organization reported a significant change in how it conducts a program.
Membership, chapters, certification, education, and journal were all put on hold in october and november 2025.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
Education: delivering evidence-based, trauma-informed care is founded on specialized education and clinical training for nurses entering the specialty and progressing throughout their forensic nursing careers. Iafn offers online and in-person education throughout the year for forensic nurses to support their practice.
$1,517,749 spent$1,037,965 earned by the program35% of program spendingCertification: as nurses progress through the specialty, iafn offers paths to certifications that deepen their education and elevate their careers.
$552,771 spent$326,350 earned by the program13% of program spendingAnnual meeting: the centerpiece of our education programs, the international conference on forensic nursing science & practice, had fewer attendees than usual with 786 nursing educators, clinicians and researchers to omaha, ne. The conference offered 61 sessions, including keynotes, live and poster presentations.
$521,410 spent$794,876 earned by the program12% of program spendingMembership: our membership, distributed across all 50 u.s. States and 26 countries, reflects a pool of approximately 5,700 nurses, victim advocates, social workers, physicians, and other multi-disciplinary team members.
$414,378 spent$635,368 earned by the program9% of program spendingProducts & publications: the journal of forensic nursing (jfn), iafn's official publication, celebrated its 20th anniversary, elevating the specialty by providing a place for peer-reviewed research. Through the jfn, the iafn has established itself within academia and among researchers, administrators, and clinicians as a critical voice in nursing, publishing nearly 700 articles by authors from 26 countries!subject matter experts worked to develop one iafn position papers in 2025: gender-affirming care and comprehensive sexuality education.
$145,706 spent$43,651 earned by the program3% of program spendingOther program services: iafn works to advance the field through public policy advocacy. Staff delivered on-site assessments, training, and international conference presentations, while iafn collaborated closely with u.s. Department of state partners year-round. Countries of focus included ukraine, costa rica, armenia and canada.
$1,227,707 spentof which $26,921 as grants28% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,379,721.
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 2024 to 2025, from $2.5M to $757k (−69%).
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: 2017 39% · 2018 32% · 2019 30% · 2020 43% · 2021 43% · 2022 39% · 2023 41% · 2024 47% · 2025 26% · 2026 25%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
25% of INTERNAT'L ASSOC OF FORENSIC NURSES INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 10 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
Jennifer Pierce-Weeks
CEO - ex officio
As listed on its FY2026 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2021: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $7k → $12k.
From the IRS filings of INTERNAT'L ASSOC OF FORENSIC NURSES INC’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.
Where its funders are
INTERNAT'L ASSOC OF FORENSIC NURSES INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Maryland, across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
INTERNAT'L ASSOC OF FORENSIC NURSES INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 175 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 175 health nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2026
Organizations like INTERNAT'L ASSOC OF FORENSIC NURSES INC
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In Maryland
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- The Iafn Foundation Inc · exempt
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds INTERNAT'L ASSOC OF FORENSIC NURSES INC?
- INTERNAT'L ASSOC OF FORENSIC NURSES INC (Maryland) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $19,268 to it, the largest being THE URBAN INSTITUTE ($19,268). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does INTERNAT'L ASSOC OF FORENSIC NURSES INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $19,268 in grants to INTERNAT'L ASSOC OF FORENSIC NURSES INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of INTERNAT'L ASSOC OF FORENSIC NURSES INC?
- THE URBAN INSTITUTE is the largest funder on record, with $19,268 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like INTERNAT'L ASSOC OF FORENSIC NURSES INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maryland. 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 FY2026 (financials across 2017–2026), and the filings of 1 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