EIN 58-2088040

International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(6)
Num. employees
28
Year formed
1993
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
To provide leadership in forensic nursing practice by developing, promoting, and disseminating information internationally about forensic nursing science.
Related structure
IAFN is a parent organization to a group of 28 other organizations.
Also known as...
Internat'l Association of Forensic Nurses
Total revenues
$4,913,817
2022
Total expenses
$4,846,285
2022
Total assets
$3,453,752
2022
Num. employees
28
2022

Program areas at IAFN

Education: iafn offers continuing education through live and online training independently and in conjunction with other partners. In 2022 iafn offered 16 live clinical skills labs, 75 short (3 hours or less) online courses; adult/adolescent online didactic sane training (1219 attendees); pediatric online didactic sane training (283 attendees); and intimate partner violence Forensic nurse examiner online course (271 attendees). There was one live didactic adult/adolescent sane training in 2022. Iafn responds to a variety of technical assistance requests both inside and outside of federal grant projects. Thousands of ta requests were answered by iafn staff in 2022. For the 17th year, iafn provided ta regarding the national protocols for sexual assault medical Forensic examinations (adult and pediatric) and the national safe training standards through a us department of justice office on violence against women (ovw) safeta project grant. In 2022 there were 303 requests for assistance answered under this project. In addition to safeta, iafn responded to 148 ta requests related specifically to sexual assault exam payment; 262 ta requests from tribal sites serving sexual assault victims; 105 ta request under the national indian country clearinghouse grant; and 944 ta requests that fell within the realm of iafn general services.
Membership: membership remains steady at 5,576 members representing 32 countries. Member services include access to the journal of Forensic nursing, member community and networking opportunities, online learning system, access to resources through iafn and its partnerships, research and research grants, news and career opportunities. More than 300 members served on boards, committees or task force, while hundreds more volunteered their time, expertise and energy through involvement in their local iafn chapters or by offering education in our online learning center. 3 new chapters were started in 2022, bringing the total chapter number to 26.
Annual meeting: iafn hosted the annual international conference on Forensic nursing science and practice live in in dallas, tx. 1395 attendees joined 187 presenters, and more than 100 contact hours in nursing were offered. Conference was also available in a pre-recorded virtual fashion from october 17-november 21, 2022, where 70 presentations were offered and 19 poster sessions.
Products & publications: iafn produces a variety of documents, including position papers, statements, and education guidelines, addressing issues that impact Forensic nursing practice, and/or patients who require Forensic nursing care. In 2022, iafn worked with springer publishing to publish the 2nd edition iafn sane-a and sane-p certification exam prep textbook.
Certification: through its certifying body, the commission for Forensic nursing certification, iafn offers professional certification for sexual assault nurse examiners who specialize in caring for adult and adolescent patients (sane-a) and pediatric and adolescent patients (sane-p). As of december 31, 2022, 603 Nurses applied to take sane certification and 434 renewed their existing certification.
Other program services: iafn conducts services and engages in partnerships that promote Forensic nursing education, evidence-based practice, and patient access to Forensic nursing care. In 2022, iafn partnered with the human rights and war crimes unit of the us department of homeland security to provide training on the medical Forensic response to gender-based violence for an event in botswana; provided education and clinical skills training for peace corps medical officers in the needs of sexual assault victims; presented to officials in security and law enforcement throughout mexico on improving their response to gender-based violence; provided a series of presentations organized by the college of nursing and department of Forensic medicine at the all india institute of medical sciences, new delhi, india; presented at a us embassy-organized event in new delhi, india; and visited the republic of Georgia at the request of the us state department to provided training, assess current responses, and model the effectiveness of multidisciplinary teams. Iafn awarded $16,150 in research grants to members who are seeking to expand the Forensic nursing evidence base on critical practice issues. In addition, iafn conducts policy work to provide factual information about Forensic nursing to legislators. Finally, iafn collaborates with other organizations both to improve patient access to care and patient outcomes through quality Forensic nursing care delivery. In 2022, iafn continued its partnerships with the urban institute on its ovw award: examining the implementation of the safe protocol by sexual assault nurse examiners: a national snapshot and case study analysis;; with the Alaska native women's resource center and Alaska network on domestic violence and sexual assault on iafn's national indian country clearinghouse on sexual assault ovw grant; with a number of health resources and services administration (hrsa)-funded sites working to increase the availability of sane-trained and sane-certified clinicians; and clinical sexual assault programs in 22 different states in the us to ensure availability to clinical skills lab training.

Personnel at IAFN

NameTitleCompensation
Jennifer Pierce-WeeksExecutive Director and Chief Executive Officer / Interim Chief Executive Officer$165,518
Megan LechnerChief Operating Officer / Director at Large$127,218
Stacy RobertsonFinance Director
Kathleen MaguireCertification Director
Nicole StahlmannForensic Nursing Director
...and 27 more key personnel

Financials for IAFN

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,897,698
Program services$2,800,554
Investment income and dividends$63,484
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$93,712
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$76,164
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$-17,795
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$4,913,817

Form 990s for IAFN

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-01990View PDF
2021-122022-11-07990View PDF
2020-122021-09-22990View PDF
2019-122020-09-15990View PDF
2018-122019-10-12990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 21, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 31, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
May 6, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $12,428 from Urban Institute
May 1, 2022
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
April 12, 2022
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Professional associationsBusiness and community development organizationsHealth organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizations
Issues
HealthScience and technologyCommunity improvementBusiness and industry
Characteristics
MembershipsReceives government funding
General information
Address
6755 Business Pkwy Ste 303
Elkridge, MD 21075
Metro area
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
County
Howard County, MD
Website URL
forensicnurses.org/ 
Phone
(410) 626-7805
Facebook page
ForensicNurses 
Twitter profile
@forensicnurses 
IRS details
EIN
58-2088040
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1993
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
No
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
E03: Health Care Professional Societies and Associations
NAICS code, primary
813920: Professional Associations
Parent/child status
Parent of group exemption
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