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
NTEE code, primary
Description
AAC&U promotes excellence in liberal education, advancing democracy through equity and innovation. Publications and meetings inform leadership and educators.
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
Ascendium Education SolutionsGrant, Maintain Momentum: Supporting Postsecondary Education Membership Organizations and Networks$599,400
Argosy FoundationEducation Project$333,333
...and 13 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 Michele WhiteheadVice President , Office of Global Citizenship for Campus , Community , and Careers$178,788
David TritelliVice President for Communications and Public Affairs
Melvina NorriedVice President, Human Resources, Facilities and Administration
...and 35 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
July 10, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
December 31, 2023
Received grants
Identified 10 new grant, including a grant for $600,000 from The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation
October 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $599,400 from Ascendium Education Solutions
July 19, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 18 new personnel
July 9, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsTrade associationsBusiness and community development organizationsSchoolsEducational service providersCharities
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
B90: Educational Services
NAICS code, primary
813910: Trade Associations
Parent/child status
Independent
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