Public Charity

American Academy of Forensic Sciences

American Academy of Forensic Sciences is a Public Charity headquartered in COLORADO SPGS, CO. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $5.0M revenue, $5.1M expenses, $5.2M total assets. 1 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $44K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 870287045 COLORADO SPGS, CO Crime & Legal-Related N.E.C. NTEE: I99 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.0M
Total Expenses$5.1M
Total Assets$5.2M
Grant Records1
Funding Total$44K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC SCIENCES IS A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES LEADERSHIP TO ADVANCE SCIENCE AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE LEGAL SYSTEM. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ACADEMY ARE TO PROMOTE PROFESSIONALISM INTEGRITY COMPETENCY EDUCATION FOSTER RESEARCH IMPROVE PRACTICE AND ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION IN THE FORENSIC SCIENCES.

Where $100 goes at American Academy of Forensic Sciences

How American Academy of Forensic Sciences divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$82 Programs the work itself
$18 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $82 for programs

$47
Other program revenue and expenses
58% of program spending
$32
Annual meeting seminars for forensic education and member conferences providing a forum for forensic scientists to meet
39% of program spending
$3
Publications for members and nonmembers to further education and scientific research of various disciplines in forensic sciences
3% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2022
TO ASSIST WITH GENERAL OPERATIONS.
$43,970

Showing up to 5 of 1 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Chris Milroy
PRESIDENT Christopher Thompson
PAST PRESIDENT C Ken Williams
DIRECTOR Claire Shepard
DIRECTOR Daniel Anderson
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Donna M Grogan

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$43,970 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.0M $5.1M $5.2M
2024 $4.2M $4.7M $5.0M
2023 $3.8M $4.4M $5.6M
2021 $3.0M $3.0M $7.1M
2020 $3.7M $4.0M $6.5M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.7M to $5.0M (+36%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.2M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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