EIN 52-1945674

American Association of Colleges and Universities

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
62
Year formed
1994
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
American Association of Colleges and Universities promotes equity, innovation, and excellence in liberal education while enhancing educational quality and student success.
Also known as...
Association of American Colleges and Universities
Total revenues
$15,054,199
2023
Total expenses
$14,849,607
2023
Total assets
$21,674,851
2023
Num. employees
62
2023

Program areas at American Association of Colleges and Universities

Grant funded programs to study, research and address common educational issues as well as targeted areas of concern, in efforts to advance the broad individual and societal purposes of liberal education.
Meetings and other communications of the Association with its members regarding issues affecting higher education. The annual meeting, held each january, attracts over 1,300 attendees. Six institutes and four topical meetings were also held.
Programs to study and research common educational problems and issues, in efforts to advance the broad individual and societal purposes of liberal education.
Membership services recruits new members, develops strategies to retain members, assesses member satisfaction, answers member inquiries, prepares materials concerning member benefits, and maintains membership records.
Other program services: aac&u publications focus on teaching, learning, curriculum, and academic leadership. Journals and other materials are published to provide the membership with information on methods of education. Each issue of our three periodicals is distributed to approximately 7,000 members and paid subscribers. We also have over 80 publication titles available for sale.
Communications and public affairs

Grants made by American Association of Colleges and Universities

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Women in Engineering Programs and Advocates NetworkConvergence Program$50,000
Quinnipiac UniversityThe Value of Aligning Assignments for Learning Project; Open Educational Resources$18,750
St Edward's UniversityThe Value of Aligning Assignments for Learning Project$15,000

Who funds American Association of Colleges and Universities

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family FoundationSupport for the Clte$600,000
Henry Luce FoundationThe Convergence Fellowship Program for Black & Indigenous Women in Stem - Part Two$182,000
Henry Luce FoundationThe Convergence Fellowship Program for Black & Indigenous Women in Stem$170,000
...and 12 more grants received

Personnel at American Association of Colleges and Universities

NameTitleCompensation
Charles Edward WatsonChief Information Officer and Associate Vice President for$174,677
Christen AragoniEditor in Chief of Liberal Education
Dawn MicheleVice President , Office of Global
David TritelliVice President for Communications and Public Affairs
C. Edward WatsonVice President for Digital Innovation
...and 34 more key personnel

Financials for American Association of Colleges and Universities

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,684,109
Program services$10,059,750
Investment income and dividends$331,157
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$1,503
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-24,197
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$1,877
Total revenues$15,054,199

Form 990s for American Association of Colleges and Universities

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-05-15990View PDF
2022-062023-05-08990View PDF
2020-062021-04-27990View PDF
2019-062020-09-01990View PDF
2018-062019-06-19990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s
Data update history
November 29, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 13 new personnel
November 22, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
September 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $74,050 from Trellis Foundation
July 23, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
July 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsTrade associationsBusiness and community development organizationsSchoolsCharities
Issues
EducationCommunity improvementBusiness and industry
Characteristics
MembershipsOperates internationallyNational levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
1818 R St NW
Washington, DC 20009
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County
District of Columbia, DC
Website URL
aacu.org/ 
Phone
(202) 387-3760
Facebook page
Association-of-American-Colleges-and-Universities 
Twitter profile
@aacu 
IRS details
EIN
52-1945674
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1994
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B80: Student Services and Organizations of Students
NAICS code, primary
813910: Trade Associations
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
114598
FTB Entity ID
None yet
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2024-12-04
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