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AMERICAN ACADEMY FOR LIBERAL EDUCATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024

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Organization
AMERICAN ACADEMY FOR LIBERAL EDUCATION (EIN 52-1789016)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-03-21
IRS object ID
202540839349200614
Schema version
2024v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-03-21T12:27:31-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521789016EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN ACADEMY FOR LIBERAL EDUCATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2023896550PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11802 Vernon Street NW PMB2274AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDale LarsonPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone2144020804PhoneNum
Signature2025-03-21SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Addresswww.aale.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$58,281GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$5,078ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$12,865ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$34,580MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$5,258InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$500OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$58,281TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$0GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$57,593SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$3,485FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$1,350OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$0PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$5,938OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$68,366TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$10,085ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$152,775NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$142,690NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$141,236BOYAmt
EOY$136,601EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,539BOYAmt
EOY$6,089EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$152,775BOYAmt
EOY$142,690EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$152,775BOYAmt
EOY$142,690EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeTo promote excellence in liberal education by providing significant academic recognition of programs and schools worldwide that maintain the highest standards of liberal arts learning.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomAccreditation Education: To establish standards for liberal arts higher education by reviewing standards for undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, reviewing standards for general education or core curriculum by accrediting programs based on its standards and by reviewing other academic requirements that the Academy may be called upon to assess in the course of its operations. K-12 Public Charter Schools: To establish nation-wide voluntary standards for public charter schools with strong academic emphasis, reviewing applications by means of self-studies, site visit reports, school responses and accreditation actions by (granting, deferring or denying) by the Board of Trustees.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$49,559ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$49,559TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Robert Manzer
Board Member President5$0$0$0
Rene Paddags
Board Member - Chair5$0$0$0
Karl Schumann
Board Member - Secretary1$0$0$0
Dale Larson
Board Member - Vice Chair/Treasurer5$0$0$0
Mary Ann Powers
Exec Director, Board Member-non-voting30$53,500$0$0
Stephen Balch
Board Member1$0$0$0
Geoffrey Baum
Board Member1$0$0$0
Joshua Hochschild
Board Member1$0$0$0
Peter Keith
Board Member1$0$0$0
Gary Kelly
Board Member1$0$0$0
Robert Maranto
Board Member1$0$0$0
Terry Croy Lewis
Board Member1$0$0$0
Kathryn Hougham
Board Member1$0$0$0
Lee Skallerup Bessette
Ex Officio Board Member - non-voting5$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed0Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDale LarsonPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11605 Fairway CirAddressLine1Txt
CityGarlandCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP750431122ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2023896550PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$65,965CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$103,869CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$74,028CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$34,414CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$38,958CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$317,234TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,655CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,400CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$22,250CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$19,795CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,865CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$72,965TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$70,620CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$117,269CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$96,278CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$54,209CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$51,823CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$390,199TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$390,199PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,450CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,589CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,258CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,299TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,450CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,589CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,258CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,299TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$600CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$100CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,638CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$500CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,838TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$71,220CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$117,371CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$97,728CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$61,436CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$57,581CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$405,336TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.96266PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.97432PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.03034InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.01635InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests PY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsPY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part III, Line 12FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationReimbursement received from former employee $500ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8Reimbursement received back from former employee
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Information Technology $762, Liability Insurance $4.522, Misc fees $654
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24Accounts receivable $1,400, Pledge receivable $700, Prepaid expense $3,989

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