American Council On Education

Washington, DC
Tax-exempt since July 1936
EIN: 53-0196573

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Professional Societies, Associations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$36.3M (2024)

Expenses

$38.8M (2024)

Total Assets

$94.3M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$18.9M (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2024

Revenue

$36,261,997

Expenses

$38,780,129

Net Income

-$2,518,132

Net Assets

$75,337,303

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$4,510,606	12.4%
Program Services	$22,765,558	62.8%
Investment Income	$2,234,210	6.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$5,816,272	16.0%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$866,297	2.4%
Net Inventory Sales	-$19,315
Other Revenue	$88,369	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,016,520	7.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$14,696,101	37.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$94,252,664
Total Liabilities	$18,915,361
Net Assets	$75,337,303

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Theodore Mitchell (President, Ex Officio)	$1,157,437	$0	$137,714
Louis Soares (Chief L&I Until 05/2024)	$366,753	$0	$44,717
Peter Mcdonough (Vp, General Counsel)	$347,626	$0	$41,903
Derrick Anderson (Svp, Education Futures)	$335,035	$0	$39,869
Terry Hartle (Former Svp, Dgpa Until 02/2023)	$312,886	$0	$3,138
Jon Fansmith (Svp, Government Relations)	$310,951	$0	$21,432
Mushtaq Gunja (Ex. Dir., Ccs And Svp)	$302,344	$0	$40,998
Jessie Brown (Svp, Chief Of Staff)	$276,213	$0	$40,949
Moses Yomi (Avp, Finance & Budget)	$269,443	$0	$31,165
Marlon Sukal (Chief People And Culture O)	$267,933	$0	$20,020
Zenitta Anderson (Svp, Cao)	$263,709	$0	$38,463
Jonathan Riskind (Vp, Public Affairs)	$230,115	$0	$34,872
Kara Freeman (Former Svp, Coo Until 05/2023)	$195,981	$0	$17,198
Kenneth Troshinsky (Former Vp And Cfo Until 05/2023)	$130,442	$0	$10,363
Janice Lambert (Vp Finance, Cfo)	$76,830	$0	$111
Linda A Livingstone (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Felix V Matos Rodriguez (Vice Chair/Chair Elect)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Rao (Immediate Past Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Roslyn Clark Artis (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Neeli Bendapudi (Director)	$0	$0	$0
L Joy Gates Black (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Andy Brantley (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Sylvia M Burwell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Walter Ted Carter Jr (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ana Mari Cauce (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on May 13, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2023

Revenue

$39,731,035

Expenses

$35,938,470

Net Income

$3,792,565

Net Assets

$68,369,434

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$10,422,157	26.2%
Program Services	$21,263,289	53.5%
Investment Income	$2,447,801	6.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$5,449,030	13.7%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$73,426	0.2%
Net Inventory Sales	-$14,886
Other Revenue	$90,218	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,481,801	9.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$13,061,518	36.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$88,069,812
Total Liabilities	$19,700,378
Net Assets	$68,369,434

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Theodore Mitchell (President, Ex Officio)	$811,411	$0	$34,123
Terry Hartle (Svp, Dgpa Until 02/2023)	$436,968	$0	$27,150
Kara Freeman (Svp, Coo Until 05/2023)	$369,126	$0	$38,075
Peter Mcdonough (Vp, General Counsel)	$327,812	$0	$34,193
Derrick Anderson (Svp, L&E)	$316,685	$0	$34,299
Louis Soares (Chief Learning & Innovation Officer)	$304,412	$0	$41,167
Mushtaq Gunja (Ex. Dir., Ccs And Svp)	$285,775	$0	$38,140
Marlon Sukal (Chief People And Culture Officer)	$243,652	$0	$10,722
Bathsheba Philpott (Vp, Advancement 01/2023)	$220,827	$0	$27,312
Jonathan Riskind (Vp, Public Affairs)	$216,179	$0	$32,597
Zenitta Anderson (Svp, Cao)	$200,508	$0	$32,320
Jon Fansmith (Svp, Government Relations)	$194,247	$0	$14,124
Kenneth Troshinsky (Vp And Cfo Until 05/2023)	$160,002	$0	$6,452
Jessie Brown (Svp, Chief Of Staff)	$108,771	$0	$9,259
Linda A Livingstone (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Felix V Matos Rodriguez (Vice Chair/Chair Elect)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Rao (Immediate Past Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Roslyn Clark Artis (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Kenya Ayers Palmore (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Lawrence S Bacow (Director Until 09/2023)	$0	$0	$0
Neeli Bendapudi (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Carrie Billy (Director)	$0	$0	$0
L Joy Gates Black (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Andy Brantley (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Sylvia M Burwell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on June 25, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Revenue

$34,460,397

Expenses

$33,405,929

Net Income

$1,054,468

Net Assets

$59,877,938

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$5,502,448	16.0%
Program Services	$21,185,209	61.5%
Investment Income	$1,918,696	5.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$5,471,825	15.9%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$311,039	0.9%
Net Inventory Sales	-$7,422
Other Revenue	$78,602	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,177,014	6.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$13,291,294	39.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$75,911,406
Total Liabilities	$16,033,468
Net Assets	$59,877,938

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Theodore Mitchell (President, Ex Officio)	$917,373	$0	$31,126
Terry Hartle (Svp, Dgpa)	$435,146	$0	$21,424
Kara Freeman (Svp, Coo)	$374,570	$0	$31,114
Peter Mcdonough (Vp, General Counsel)	$330,742	$0	$21,424
Louis Soares (Chief Learning & Innovation Officer)	$304,012	$0	$38,634
Mushtaq Gunja (Ex. Dir., Ccs And Svp)	$240,352	$0	$34,083
Moses Yomi (Avp, Finance & Budget)	$202,458	$0	$27,035
Jonathan Riskind (Vp, Public Affairs)	$200,669	$0	$29,901
Derrick Anderson (Svp, L&E)	$105,556	$0	$0
Ronald A Crutcher (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Rao (Vice Chair/Chair Elect)	$0	$0	$0
Paul J Leblanc (Immediate Past Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Linda A Livingstone (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Roslyn Clark Artis (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Lawrence S Bacow (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Neeli Bendapudi (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Andy Brantley (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Sylvia M Burwell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ana Mari Cauce (Director)	$0	$0	$0
F Javier Cevallos (Director)	$0	$0	$0
James P Clements (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Isiaah Crawford (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Peter M Donohue (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Damian J Fernandez (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Joan Ta Gabel (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on July 20, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2021

Revenue

$34,913,177

Expenses

$35,950,231

Net Income

-$1,037,054

Net Assets

$68,406,663

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$6,141,600	17.6%
Program Services	$20,024,396	57.4%
Investment Income	$1,388,845	4.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$6,193,470	17.7%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$1,083,376	3.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$35,886	0.1%
Other Revenue	$45,604	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,131,986	5.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$12,404,366	34.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$87,315,703
Total Liabilities	$18,909,040
Net Assets	$68,406,663

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Theodore Mitchell (President, Ex Officio)	$980,034	$0	$39,258
Terry Hartle (Svp, Dgpa)	$441,920	$0	$29,664
Kara Freeman (Svp, Coo)	$361,805	$0	$39,253
Sonya Williams (Vp, Chief Hr Officer Until 03/20)	$357,346	$0	$8,138
Peter Mcdonough (Vp, General Counsel)	$337,207	$0	$29,664
Philip Rogers (Svp Until 03/21)	$327,784	$0	$40,910
Louis Soares (Chief Learning & Innovation Officer)	$309,824	$0	$46,610
Daniel Madzelan (Avp, Government Relations Until 12/20)	$284,370	$0	$18,931
Bradley Farnsworth (Vp, Global Engagement Until 12/20)	$258,755	$0	$35,739
Ronald A Crutcher (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Rao (Vice Chair/Chair Elect)	$0	$0	$0
Paul J Leblanc (Immediate Past Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Linda A Livingstone (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Carrie Besnette Hauser (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Joan Ta Gabel (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Eloy Ortiz Oakley (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Scott Pulsipher (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Stritikus (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Karen Schuster Webb (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Lawrence S Bacow (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Christopher B Howard (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Mitsui (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Juan Sanchez Munoz (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Brian Noland (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Richard J Pappas (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on June 6, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Revenue

$33,920,222

Expenses

$35,368,854

Net Income

-$1,448,632

Net Assets

$61,455,176

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$3,770,470	11.1%
Program Services	$20,616,287	60.8%
Investment Income	$1,644,895	4.8%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$7,207,189	21.2%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$406,545	1.2%
Net Inventory Sales	$184,524	0.5%
Other Revenue	$90,312	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,361,097	6.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$13,586,934	38.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$82,629,480
Total Liabilities	$21,174,304
Net Assets	$61,455,176

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Theodore Mitchell (President, Ex Officio)	$723,800	$0	$93,992
Terry Hartle (Svp, Dgpa)	$424,800	$0	$34,764
Peter Mcdonough (Vp, General Counsel)	$326,007	$0	$34,754
Kara Freeman (Svp, Coo)	$323,091	$0	$43,992
Philip Rogers (Svp)	$314,711	$0	$50,844
Louis Soares (Chief Learning & Innovation Officer)	$297,442	$0	$50,834
Sonya Williams (Vp, Chief Hr Officer Until 03/20)	$282,555	$0	$43,980
Cathy Jones (Vp, Cfo Until 06/20)	$276,079	$0	$50,844
Daniel Madzelan (Avp, Government Relations)	$229,020	$0	$27,599
Andrea Burnett (Avp, Its Until 02/20)	$221,826	$0	$37,119
Paul J Leblanc (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Ronald A Crutcher (Vice Chair/Chair Elect)	$0	$0	$0
Mark P Becker (Immediate Past Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Rao (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Jonathan R Alger (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Roslyn Clark Artis (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Waded Cruzado (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Andrew D Hamilton (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Dianne F Harrison (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Timothy L Killeen (Director)	$0	$0	$0
James B Milliken (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Bill Pink (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Barbara R Snyder (Director)	$0	$0	$0
A Clayton Spencer (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Carrie Besnette Hauser (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on April 22, 2021

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This audit found:

Significant deficiency in internal controls

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Revenue

$42,742,259

Expenses

$36,108,616

Net Income

$6,633,643

Net Assets

$65,320,623

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$14,798,188	34.6%
Program Services	$6,639,884	15.5%
Investment Income	$1,909,108	4.5%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$7,149,080	16.7%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$11,750,334	27.5%
Net Inventory Sales	$320,286	0.7%
Other Revenue	$175,379	0.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$5,908,584	16.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$11,886,254	32.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$86,524,943
Total Liabilities	$21,204,320
Net Assets	$65,320,623

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Terry Hartle See Schedule J (Svp, Dgpa)	$1,012,340	$0	$71,722
Theodore Mitchell (President, Ex Officio)	$726,307	$0	$84,328
Kara Lee (Vp, Administration & Cio)	$361,609	$0	$52,043
Peter Mc Donough (Vp, General Counsel)	$346,413	$0	$38,321
Louis Soares (Chief Learning & Innovation Officer)	$327,334	$0	$59,921
Philip Rogers (Svp)	$324,180	$0	$59,474
Sonya Williams (Vp, Chief Hr Officer)	$297,644	$0	$45,103
Daniel Madzelan (Avp, Government Relations)	$239,989	$0	$28,538
Andrea Burnett (Avp, Its)	$233,043	$0	$37,454
Margaret Broad (Former President)	$192,111	$0	$0
Cathy Jones (Vp, Chief Financial Officer)	$137,908	$0	$13,854
Mark P Becker (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Paul J Le Blanc (Vice Chair/Chair Elect)	$0	$0	$0
Barbara R Snyder (Immediate Past Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Gail O Mellow (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Jonathan R Alger (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Lawrence Bacow (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Roger N Casey (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Rebecca Chopp (Director)	$0	$0	$0
James P Clements (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ronald A Crutcher (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Waded Cruzado (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Peter M Donohue (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Howard Gillman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Andrew D Hamilton (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on April 28, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Revenue

$35,846,029

Expenses

$35,267,317

Net Income

$578,712

Net Assets

$70,370,148

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$13,988,130	39.0%
Program Services	$9,986,764	27.9%
Investment Income	$2,145,793	6.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$7,092,130	19.8%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$1,986,251	5.5%
Net Inventory Sales	$343,916	1.0%
Other Revenue	$303,045	0.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$6,434,962	18.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$11,202,576	31.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$92,891,236
Total Liabilities	$22,521,088
Net Assets	$70,370,148

Provided first-class or charter travel

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Margaret Broad (Ex Officio (Until 08/2017))	$1,594,627	$0	$58,328
Terry Hartle (Svp, Dgpa)	$401,691	$0	$80,909
Jeffrey Davies (Vp For Finance (Until 12/2017))	$384,916	$0	$46,029
Kara Lee (Vp, Administration & Cio)	$339,438	$0	$51,353
Peter Mcdonough (Vp, General Counsel)	$331,145	$0	$39,546
Philip Rogers (Vp, Chief Of Staff)	$282,303	$0	$59,310
Louis Soares (Vp, Strategy , Research & Advnc)	$281,934	$0	$60,559
Sonya Williams (Vp, Chief Hr Officer)	$249,743	$0	$41,676
Timothy Mcdonough (Former Vp, Communications & Marketing)	$238,650	$0	$0
Daniel Madzelan (Avp, Government Relations)	$231,946	$0	$30,195
Andrea Burnett (Avp, Its)	$217,402	$0	$38,915
Bradley Farnsworth (Vp, Cige)	$214,334	$0	$41,333
Michelle Armour (Sr. Director, Fin. Oper. & Tech)	$207,670	$0	$48,494
Theodore R Mitchell (President (Started 09/2017))	$203,804	$0	$55,377
Moses Yomi (Avp, Finance & Budget)	$199,824	$0	$42,662
Felicia Carr (Avp, Marketing & Membership)	$191,011	$0	$30,120
Steven Bloom (Director, Federal Relations)	$182,649	$0	$31,355
Tamarra Nuri (Director, Total Rewards & Hris)	$179,133	$0	$55,559
Lorelle Espinosa (Avp, Cprs)	$179,044	$0	$32,527
Kim Bobby (Dir., Inclusive Excel. Group)	$169,426	$0	$1,280
Sherri Hughes (Director, Ace Leadership)	$168,948	$0	$33,183
Jonathan Riskind (Avp, Public Affairs)	$160,066	$0	$36,698
Scott Jensen (Avp, Leadership Progs (Til 10/2017))	$155,449	$0	$27,527
Lynn Gangone (Former Vp, Leadership)	$110,309	$0	$19,418
Barbara R Snyder (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Aug. 13, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Revenue

$32,371,524

Expenses

$34,166,504

Net Income

-$1,794,980

Net Assets

$69,486,325

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$12,762,331	39.4%
Program Services	$9,597,862	29.6%
Investment Income	$1,582,426	4.9%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$7,015,245	21.7%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$859,528	2.7%
Net Inventory Sales	$459,915	1.4%
Other Revenue	$94,217	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$6,432,564	18.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$11,025,067	32.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$93,741,155
Total Liabilities	$24,254,830
Net Assets	$69,486,325

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Margaret Broad (Ex Officio)	$683,390	$0	$314,799
Timothy Mcdonough (Vice President, Comm. & Marketing)	$411,795	$0	$59,128
Terry Hartle (Senior Vice President, Dgpa)	$401,584	$0	$78,315
Jeffrey Davies (Vice President For Finance)	$355,291	$0	$44,717
Kara Freeman Lee (Vice President, Administration & Cio)	$331,727	$0	$49,985
Peter Mcdonough (Vice President, General Counsel)	$299,450	$0	$44,425
Lynn Gangone (Vice President, Leadership)	$293,660	$0	$46,577
Louis Soares (Vice President, Cprs)	$267,593	$0	$56,700
Deborah Seymour (Chief Academic Innovation Officer)	$258,262	$0	$29,300
Sonya Williams (Vice President, Chief Hr Officer)	$242,449	$0	$40,672
Philip Rogers (Vice President & Chief Of Staff)	$240,713	$0	$52,721
Daniel Madzelan (Asst Vice President, Gov't Relations)	$228,252	$0	$29,835
Patti Peterson (Pres. Advisor/Global Initiatives)	$210,485	$0	$22,899
Andrea Burnett (Asst Vice President, Its)	$199,429	$0	$37,755
Moses Yomi (Asst Vice President, Finance/Budget)	$191,757	$0	$42,461
Michelle Armour (Director, Accounting Systems)	$184,686	$0	$46,352
Felicia Carr (Asst Vice Pres, Marketing/Members)	$183,835	$0	$31,748
Bradley Farnsworth (Asst Vice President, Cige)	$182,597	$0	$38,289
Lorelle Espinosa (Asst Vice President, Cprs)	$173,583	$0	$31,379
Bloom Steven (Director, Federal Relations)	$170,042	$0	$39,661
Tamarra Nuri (Director, Total Rewards & Hris)	$169,235	$0	$48,941
Meehan Hickey Anne (Director, Government Relations)	$164,065	$0	$45,689
Brian Jenkins (Director, Pdsc)	$156,148	$0	$37,262
John J Degioia (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Judy C Miner (Vice Chair/Chair Elect)	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on June 27, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Revenue

$36,435,437

Expenses

$35,242,333

Net Income

$1,193,104

Net Assets

$67,278,292

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$17,870,559	49.0%
Program Services	$16,075,001	44.1%
Investment Income	$2,050,156	5.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$15,432	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$299,279
Net Inventory Sales	$392,422	1.1%
Other Revenue	$331,146	0.9%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$5,851,964	16.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$12,028,531	34.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$89,246,756
Total Liabilities	$21,968,464
Net Assets	$67,278,292

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Margaret Broad (Ex Officio)	$678,778	$0	$296,358
Terry Hartle (Sr Vp, Dgpa)	$385,444	$0	$75,052
Patti Peterson (Presidential Advisor/Global Initiatives)	$344,369	$0	$37,942
Jeffrey Davies (Vp For Finance)	$342,896	$0	$42,590
Kara Freeman (Vp, Administration & Cio)	$328,925	$0	$43,146
Timothy Mcdonough (Vp, Communications & Marketing)	$320,852	$0	$58,743
Nicole Chestang (Vp & Chief Strategist)	$287,979	$0	$52,220
Louis Soares (Vp, Cprs)	$252,715	$0	$52,996
Sonya Williams (Vp, Chief Hr Officer)	$233,835	$0	$37,465
Philip Rogers (Vp & Chief Of Staff)	$224,378	$0	$46,078
Daniel Madzelan (Avp, Government Relations)	$224,292	$0	$26,568
Tully Cornick (Executive Director)	$199,631	$0	$27,463
Lynn Gangone (Vp, Leadership (Beginning 4/1/2015))	$196,522	$0	$19,901
Andrea Burnett (Sr Director, Its)	$193,373	$0	$36,425
Deborah Seymour (Avp, Ceai)	$186,750	$0	$34,112
Jeanne Marie Pierrelouis (Deputy Executive Director)	$179,426	$0	$32,970
Moses Yomi (Avp, Finance & Budget)	$178,947	$0	$40,240
Felicia Carr (Avp, Marketing & Membership)	$177,775	$0	$29,975
Michelle Armour (Director Accounting Systems)	$170,013	$0	$39,814
Lorelle Espinosa (Avp, Cprs)	$169,287	$0	$28,630
Bradley Farnsworth (Avp, Cige)	$168,529	$0	$35,697
Steven Bloom (Director, Federal Relations)	$165,156	$0	$37,116
Robert L Caret (Secretary Through March 2015)	$0	$0	$0
Susan Herbst (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Cornelius M Kerwin (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on Aug. 11, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Revenue

$47,061,650

Expenses

$50,221,229

Net Income

-$3,159,579

Net Assets

$64,539,235

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$29,343,065	62.4%
Program Services	$14,745,331	31.3%
Investment Income	$2,143,427	4.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$24,470	0.1%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$3,478	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$508,215	1.1%
Other Revenue	$293,664	0.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$6,869,480	13.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$12,985,543	25.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$88,322,574
Total Liabilities	$23,783,339
Net Assets	$64,539,235

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Margaret Broad (Ex Officio)	$647,935	$0	$190,868
Terry Hartle (Sr Vp, Dgpa)	$376,230	$0	$73,368
Patti Peterson (Presidential Advisor/Global Initiatives)	$336,989	$0	$32,462
Jeffrey Davies (Vp For Finance)	$333,744	$0	$41,351
Kara Freeman (Vp, Administration & Cio)	$319,185	$0	$41,655
Timothy Mcdonough (Vp, Communications & Marketing)	$312,708	$0	$57,158
Ada Meloy (General Counsel)	$298,894	$0	$39,039
Nicole Chestang (Vp & Chief Strategist)	$286,838	$0	$26,942
Cathy Sandeen (Vp, Ceai)	$256,820	$0	$39,766
Louis Soares (Vp, Cprs)	$246,169	$0	$52,098
Sonya Williams (Vp, Chief Hr Officer)	$221,519	$0	$41,457
Philip Rogers (Vp & Chief Of Staff)	$219,618	$0	$39,884
Kevin Reilly (Presidential Advisor/Leadership Prog)	$202,500	$0	$0
Tully Cornick (Executive Director)	$189,583	$0	$38,723
Burnett Andrea (Sr Director, Its)	$188,097	$0	$35,094
Armour Michelle (Director Accounting Systems)	$182,501	$0	$35,372
Daniel Madzelan (Avp, Government Relations)	$181,075	$0	$9,365
Moses Yomi (Avp, Finance & Budget)	$173,275	$0	$39,312
Jeff Johnson (Avp, Advancement)	$170,596	$0	$43,316
Pierrelouis Jeanne Marie (Deputy Executive Director)	$167,513	$0	$45,570
Deborah Seymour (Avp, Ceai)	$166,204	$0	$28,440
Hickey Anne (Director, Government Relations)	$164,211	$0	$34,158
Bradley Farnsworth (Avp, Cige)	$164,094	$0	$33,853
Lorelle Espinosa (Avp, Cprs)	$161,576	$0	$25,423
Joan Wodiska (Former Vp, Leadership Programs)	$151,201	$0	$8,031
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Filed on July 29, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Revenue

$46,894,884

Expenses

$51,419,861

Net Income

-$4,524,977

Net Assets

$70,235,068

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$30,491,199	65.0%
Program Services	$14,235,276	30.4%
Investment Income	$1,521,772	3.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$54,640	0.1%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$26,419
Net Inventory Sales	$506,868	1.1%
Other Revenue	$111,548	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$5,315,455	10.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$14,040,767	27.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$97,694,991
Total Liabilities	$27,459,923
Net Assets	$70,235,068

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Margaret Broad (President)	$806,118	$0	$96,321
Terry Hartle (Sr Vp, Dgpa)	$372,756	$0	$72,738
Patti Peterson (Presidential Advisor)	$330,554	$0	$22,504
Jeffrey Davies (Vp, Finance)	$328,967	$0	$34,190
Timothy Mcdonough (Vp, Communications & Mktg)	$308,593	$0	$55,492
Kara Freeman (Vp, Admin & Cio)	$300,536	$0	$40,908
Ada Meloy (General Counsel)	$291,770	$0	$42,035
Cathy Sandeen (Vp, Caei)	$267,922	$0	$25,686
Becky Timmons (Avp, Gov't Relations)	$235,844	$0	$40,101
Andrea Fetsick Burnett (Sr Director, Its)	$195,217	$0	$34,592
Sonya Williams (Vp, Chief Hr Officer)	$194,222	$0	$40,698
Stephanie Morris (Avp, Mktg/Membership)	$192,602	$0	$36,153
Tully Cornick (Executive Director)	$189,088	$0	$41,772
Gretchen Bataille (Sr Vp)	$171,943	$0	$49,170
Jeanne Marie Pierrelouis (Deputy Executive Director)	$171,510	$0	$44,972
Jeffrey Johnson (Avp, Advancement)	$170,353	$0	$41,864
Anne Hickey (Director, Gov't Relations)	$170,059	$0	$32,381
Steven Bloom (Director, Fed Relations)	$165,102	$0	$35,040
Bradley Farnsworth (Avp, Cige)	$157,482	$0	$37,565
Moses Yomi (Avp, Finance & Budget)	$157,197	$0	$35,592
Diana Cordova (Vp, Leadership Programs)	$139,894	$0	$25,568
Joseph E Aoun (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Philip P Distefano (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Elson S Floyd (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jo Ann M Gora (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on Aug. 14, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2013

Revenue

$53,027,068

Expenses

$51,995,482

Net Income

$1,031,586

Net Assets

$71,524,553

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$33,311,694	62.8%
Program Services	$16,916,532	31.9%
Investment Income	$1,046,478	2.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$22,677	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$1,085,870	2.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$585,643	1.1%
Other Revenue	$58,174	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,821,408	7.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$14,715,392	28.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$98,354,362
Total Liabilities	$26,829,809
Net Assets	$71,524,553

990

Filed on July 29, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2012

Revenue

$52,733,849

Expenses

$50,933,153

Net Income

$1,800,696

Net Assets

$65,949,963

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$34,023,249	64.5%
Program Services	$17,200,857	32.6%
Investment Income	$685,737	1.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$36,927	0.1%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$49,798	0.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$645,005	1.2%
Other Revenue	$92,276	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$4,276,955	8.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$10,612,173	20.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$94,124,711
Total Liabilities	$28,174,748
Net Assets	$65,949,963

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2011

Revenue

$60,253,686

Expenses

$50,327,607

Net Income

$9,926,079

Net Assets

$58,225,974

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$32,336,742	53.7%
Program Services	$25,838,968	42.9%
Investment Income	$820,998	1.4%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$316,779	0.5%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$103,108	0.2%
Net Inventory Sales	$788,748	1.3%
Other Revenue	$48,343	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,051,197	6.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$11,600,578	23.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$86,155,904
Total Liabilities	$27,929,930
Net Assets	$58,225,974

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Revenue $36.3M (2024)

Expenses $38.8M (2024)

Total Assets $94.3M (2024)

Total Liabilities $18.9M (2024)

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Revenue

$36.3M (2024)

Expenses

$38.8M (2024)

Total Assets

$94.3M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$18.9M (2024)

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