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United States Student Association Foundation

Location:

WASHINGTON, DC
Tax ID:

23-7211922
Tax-Exempt Status:

501(c)(3)

Budget (2017):

Revenue: $130,591
Expenses: $110,040
Assets: $204,752
Formation:

1972
President:

Joseline Garcia

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United States Student Association Foundation (USSAF) is a left-of-center student membership group that sought to increase government regulation of education. 1 USSAF has also supported left-of-center policy goals, including the implementation of race-based social policies like devoting spaces and resources at universities exclusively to ethnic minorities. 2

USSAF does not engage in much activism on its own. Rather, through a cost-sharing agreement, USSAF funds the United States Student Association (USSA), an advocacy organization which directly engages in public policy initiatives. 3

Funding

In 2018, USSAF received $99,493 in contributions,4 $19,700 in program service revenue,5 and $118,667 in total revenue. 6 That year, the organization reported $79,887 in expenses. 7 At the end of the year, USSAF reported $243,532 in assets. 8

In 2018, USSAF received funding from prominent left-of-center grantmaking organizations. USSAF received $75,000 from NEO Philanthropy9 and $15,000 from the Tides Foundation. 10

Leadership

Joselina Garcia is president of USSAF. 11 Prior to joining the organization, she served as the rimary Student Negotiator for the Department of Education Borrower Defense Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. 12 Garcia is a consultant at Solidarity Strategies, a Democratic Party-aligned political consulting firm. 13

References

  1. “Campaigns – Cost of Tuition Policy” United States Student Association. https://www.usstudents.org/free-higher-education.html
  2. “Campaigns –State of Emergency” United States Student Association. https://www.usstudents.org/state-of-emergency.html
  3. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). United States Student Association Foundation. Schedule O. 2017.
  4. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990-EZ). United States Student Association Foundation. Part I, line 1. 2018.
  5. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990-EZ). United States Student Association Foundation. Part I, line 2. 2018.
  6. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990-EZ). United States Student Association Foundation. Part I, line 9. 2018.
  7. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990-EZ). United States Student Association Foundation. Part I, line 17. 2018.
  8. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990-EZ). United States Student Association Foundation. Part I, line 21. 2018.
  9. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Neo Philanthropy. Schedule I. Part II, line (a) (174). 2018.
  10. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Tides Foundation. Schedule I.  Part II, line (a) (1963). 2018.
  11. “Joselina Garcia” Linkedin. https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseline-garcia-88923b1ab/
  12. “Joselina Garcia” Linkedin. https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseline-garcia-88923b1ab/
  13. “Joselina Garcia” Linkedin. https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseline-garcia-88923b1ab/

Donor Organizations

  1. Proteus Fund (Non-profit)
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Nonprofit Information

  • Accounting Period: December - November
  • Tax Exemption Received: July 1, 1972

    • Available Filings

    Period Form Type Total revenue Total functional expenses Total assets (EOY) Total liabilities (EOY) Unrelated business income? Total contributions Program service revenue Investment income Comp. of current officers, directors, etc. Form 990
    2017 Dec Form 990EZ $130,591 $110,040 $204,752 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 PDF
    2016 Dec Form 990 $352,920 $488,453 $184,201 $0 N $299,728 $53,168 $24 $43,595 PDF
    2015 Dec Form 990 $338,729 $691,637 $324,708 $493 N $324,047 $14,100 $582 $38,021 PDF
    2014 Dec Form 990 $423,521 $640,065 $677,515 $391 N $414,287 $7,750 $1,484 $35,867 PDF
    2013 Dec Form 990 $386,787 $640,341 $894,223 $555 N $371,313 $14,233 $1,241 $37,821 PDF
    2012 Dec Form 990 $1,291,923 $739,846 $1,147,773 $551 N $1,281,618 $9,423 $882 $39,006 PDF
    2011 Dec Form 990 $761,587 $632,340 $619,489 $24,344 N $745,480 $15,040 $1,067 $37,650 PDF

    Additional Filings (PDFs)

    United States Student Association Foundation

    1211 CONNECTICUT AVE NW STE 406
    WASHINGTON, DC 20036-2719