ACE SCHOLARSHIPS ALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
ACE SCHOLARSHIPS ALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION (EIN 84-1531066)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-15
IRS object ID
201823199349318697
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-11-15T18:24:07-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN381357951PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PLANTE & MORAN PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18181 E TUFTS AVENUE SUITE 600AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP802372579ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN841531066EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlALLIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3035731603PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11201 EAST COLFAX AVENUE SUITE 302AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80218ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGINA DIMATTEOPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3035731603PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDORI J EGGETTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00645252PTIN
Phone3037409400PhoneNum
Preparation2018-11-15PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address208.42.238.142IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-15IPDt
IP Tm18:23:35IPTm
IP TimezoneMSIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ACE SCHOLARSHIPSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerNORTON RAINEYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11201 EAST COLFAX AVENUE SUITE 302AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80218ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$26,100,676GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ACESCHOLARSHIPS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2000FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH THE POWER OF EDUCATION CHOICE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body10VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent10VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee34TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers60TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$30,064PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$10,179CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$46,442PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$117,389CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$14,046,226PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$25,683,870CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$9,408,390PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$12,187,886CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$3,031CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$2,244,789CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,291,072PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,754,672CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$12,502,582PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$16,619,954CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,543,644PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$9,063,916CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$19,382,204TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$666,609TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$398,090TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$10,013,569NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$18,984,114NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE CHILDREN OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH SCHOLARSHIPS TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN GRADES K-12 AND TO ADVOCATE FOR EXPANDED SCHOOL CHOICE.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$14,095,187ExpenseAmt
Grant$12,187,886GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescACE ADMINISTERS TWO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS: A PRIVATELY FUNDED PROGRAM IN COLORADO, MONTANA, KANSAS, TEXAS, WYOMING AND MISSOURI AND A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IN LOUISIANA. SEE SCHEDULE O.ACE'S PRIVATE PROGRAM AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WANTING PRIVATE SCHOOLING FROM KINDERGARTEN TO HIGH SCHOOL. LOW-INCOME IS DEFINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ADMINISTERING THE PRIVATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE ACE PROGRAM COMMITTEE. ACE ALSO SERVES AS A STATE-APPROVED SCHOOL TUITION ORGANIZATION IN THE LOUISIANA TUITION DONATION REBATE PROGRAM AND AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO QUALIFIED STUDENTS IN ADHERENCE TO STATE STATUTES AND RULES AND REGULATIONS PUBLISHED BY THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.IN 2017, ACE REGISTERED AS A SCHOLARSHIP GRANTING ORGANIZATION (SGO) WITHIN KANSAS' TAX CREDIT PROGRAM AND WILL BEGIN DISTRIBUTING SCHOLARSHIPS IN 2018.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$14,095,187TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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IRP Document21IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee34EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GINA DIMATTEOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3035731603PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11201 EAST COLFAX AVENUE SUITE 302AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80218ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

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ALEX CRANBERG
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETE LEAVELL
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SERGIO GUTIERREZ
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM ZANECCHIA
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEOFF BAILEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDSAY BROWN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN GIANFORTE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE MCCARTHY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOE SMITH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LIZ WRIGHT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NORTON RAINEY
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)$307,830$0$28,546
JONATHAN TEE
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$194,829$0$26,447
GINA DIMATTEO
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$89,824$0$7,910
JOHN OLIVER
CHEIF PROGRAM OFFICER40.00$128,241$0$23,630Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOHN DAVENPORT & ASSOCIATES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14191 PRESERVE PARKWAY SOUTHAddressLine1Txt
CityGREENWOOD VILLAGECityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80121ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesINTERIM CFO SERVICESServicesDesc
Compensation$125,000CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$3,283,421FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$22,528,017AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$514,390NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$25,811,438TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,138TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$7,138ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$17,317OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$17,317OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$17,317TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$17,317ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$282,100FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$3,283,421ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$399,489FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$117,389TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$117,389ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$25,683,870TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$127,568ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$105,900TotalAmt
Program Services$105,900ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,081,986TotalAmt
Program Services$12,081,986ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$655,386TotalAmt
Program Services$193,143ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,802ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$398,441FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,609,377TotalAmt
Program Services$799,389ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,521ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$782,467FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,676TotalAmt
Program Services$36,898ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$747ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44,031FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$171,050TotalAmt
Program Services$83,195ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,383ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$82,472FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$156,876TotalAmt
Program Services$67,457ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,622ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$83,797FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$41,250ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$41,250FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,464TotalAmt
Program Services$9,624ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,840ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,323TotalAmt
Program Services$3,016ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,307ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,031TotalAmt
Fundraising$3,031FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$161,347TotalAmt
Program Services$129,429ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,409ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,509FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$484,497TotalAmt
Program Services$92,846ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$391,651FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$237,823TotalAmt
Program Services$95,897ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,226ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$91,700FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$131,232TotalAmt
Program Services$74,501ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,377ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$51,354FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$137,672TotalAmt
Program Services$68,601ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,821ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$65,250FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$163,384TotalAmt
Program Services$47,626ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,121ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$113,637FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$75,750TotalAmt
Program Services$34,430ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,566ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,754FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$83,826TotalAmt
Program Services$50,892ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,777ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,157FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,834TotalAmt
Program Services$6,944ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$498ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,392FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
EXPANSION EXPENSE$34,553$27,643$3,455$3,455
FAMILY AND ALUMNI ENGAG$29,659$29,659
STAFF DEVELOPMENT$18,480$10,549$760$7,171
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES$6,828$4,312$246$2,270

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,619,954TotalAmt
Program Services$14,095,187ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$279,978ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,244,789FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,816,300BOYAmt
EOY$3,125,513EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,191,776BOYAmt
EOY$7,961,214EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,331,139BOYAmt
EOY$8,031,594EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$95,707BOYAmt
EOY$58,928EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$330,381LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$133,334LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$231,823BOYAmt
EOY$197,047EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,433BOYAmt
EOY$7,908EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,680,178BOYAmt
EOY$19,382,204EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$666,609BOYAmt
EOY$398,090EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$666,609BOYAmt
EOY$398,090EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,860BOYAmt
EOY-$16,152EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,991,709BOYAmt
EOY$19,000,266EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,013,569BOYAmt
EOY$18,984,114EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,680,178BOYAmt
EOY$19,382,204EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$9,063,916ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$5,829NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$99,200OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,545,879CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,048,458CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,483,219CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,062,604CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$25,811,438CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$66,951,598TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,545,879CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,048,458CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,483,219CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,062,604CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$25,811,438CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$66,951,598TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$11,396,385SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$55,555,213PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,993CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,846CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,829CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,737CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,138CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,543TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$66,989,141TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.82930PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.82500PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$14,375,914FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$14,375,914FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$868,796FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$217,199FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$481,058CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$556,308CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$720,180CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$868,796CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,626,342TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$3,939,513LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$0CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$0CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$0CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$120,264CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$139,077CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$180,045CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$217,199CurrentYearAmt
Total$656,585TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$984,878GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$128,494OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$42,831DepreciationAmt
Book Value$85,663BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$153,022OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$72,006DepreciationAmt
Book Value$81,016BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$48,865OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$18,497DepreciationAmt
Book Value$30,368BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$197,047TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$26,100,988TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$5,829NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$11,800DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$399,489OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$417,118RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$25,683,870RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$25,683,870TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$17,031,243TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$11,800DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$399,489OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$411,289ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$16,619,954ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$16,619,954TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION APPLIES A MORE-LIKELY-THAN NOT MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY TO REFLECT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT IMPACT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. AFTER EVALUATING THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, NONE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE UNCERTAIN; THEREFORE, NO AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 OR 2016. INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH TAX POSITIONS ARE RECORDED IN THE PERIOD ASSESSED AS MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE. NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES HAVE BEEN ASSESSED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 OR 2016.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE 399,489.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE 399,489.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL LUNCHEONEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$3,089,164GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$2,935,564CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$153,600GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$41,863RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$77,579FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$75,875EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$23,233OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2WOMEN'S LUNCHEONEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$366,762GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$275,762CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$91,000GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$2,150NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$36,315RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$40,668FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$50,000EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$17,892OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$109,595GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$72,095CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$37,500GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$4,690RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$19,255FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$2,500EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$7,469OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$3,565,521GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$3,283,421CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$282,100GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$2,150NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$82,868RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$137,502FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$128,375EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$48,594OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$399,489DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$117,389NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
DE LA SALLE BLACKFEET SCHOOL
204 1ST ST NW PO BOX 1489BROWNINGMT594171489760723952501(C)(3)$20,000MONTANA NATIVE AMERICAN SCHOOL INITIATIVE
ST LABRE NATIVE AMERICAN SCHOOL
1000 TONGUE RIVER ROADASHLANDMT59003810244542501(C)(3)$80,000ST. LABRE PRESCHOOL AT LAME DEER
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient5881RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$12,081,986CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDONORS WHO GIVE RESTRICTED GIFTS FOR SPECIFIC ACE PARTNER SCHOOLS RECEIVE A LETTER FROM ACE EXPLAINING THAT, IF THE NEED ARISES AT ANY TIME OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SEES FIT, ACE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REDIRECT FUNDS FOR ANOTHER PROGRAM PURPOSE. DONORS ARE ASKED TO NOTIFY ACE IF THIS ARRANGEMENT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. FOR STUDENTS IN COLORADO, KANSAS, MONTANA, TEXAS, WYOMING AND MISSOURI: TO ASSIST RECIPIENTS WITH THE COST OF OBTAINING AN EDUCATION AT EITHER A PRIVATE OR PAROCHIAL SCHOOL (AS DEFINED IN SEC. 170(B)(1)(II)). THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE ADVERTISED THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL. SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE SELECTED THROUGH AN APPLICATION PROCESS, WHERE APPLICATIONS ARE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE SCHOOL THE STUDENT WISHES TO ATTEND. THE SCHOOL IS ALLOWED A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS DEPENDING ON SEVERAL DATA POINTS DETERMINED BY ACE STAFF AND THE PROGRAM COMMITTEE. THE SCHOOL SELECTS THE STUDENTS TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS. ACE STAFF THEN VERIFIES ELIGIBILITY. THE ACE PROGRAM COMMITTEE HAS FINAL AUTHORITY ON SCHOLARSHIP ALLOCATIONS. IN THE FALL AND SPRING, FOLLOWING CONFIRMATION OF STUDENT ENROLLMENT, PAYMENTS ARE MADE TO EACH SCHOOL VIA ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING FOR THAT SCHOOL. FOR STUDENTS IN LOUISIANA: ACE IS A STATE-APPROVED SCHOOL TUITION ORGANIZATION IN THE LOUISIANA TUITION DONATION REBATE PROGRAM, AND AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO QUALIFIED STUDENTS IN LOUISIANA IN ADHERENCE TO STATE STATUTE AND RULES AND REGULATIONS PUBLISHED BY THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THE SCHOLARSHIP CHECKS ARE WRITTEN TO THE STUDENT'S PARENTS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. BEFORE SENDING THE CHECKS TO THE PARENTS, ACE CONFIRMS WITH THE STUDENT'S SCHOOL THAT THE STUDENT IS STILL ENROLLED. THUS, ACE IS ABLE TO ENSURE THAT THE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS ARE USED FOR THEIR INTENDED PURPOSE. FOR STUDENTS IN KANSAS SGO: ACE IS A STATE-APPROVED SCHOLARSHIP GRANTING ORGANIZATION IN THE TAX CREDIT FOR LOW INCOME STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (2016 K.S.A.72-99A 01-07). IN 2018, ACE WILL BEGIN AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO STATE-QUALIFIED STUDENTS AND PARTICIPATING QUALIFIED SCHOOLS IN KANSAS IN ADHERENCE TO STATE STATUTE AND RULES AND REGULATIONS PUBLISHED BY THE KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. IN THE FALL AND SPRING, FOLLOWING CONFIRMATION OF STUDENT ENROLLMENT, PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE TO EACH SCHOOL VIA ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING FOR THAT SCHOOL.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
NORTON RAINEY
PRESIDENT & CEO$237,614$0$70,000$0$216$0$11,999$0$16,547$0$336,376$0$0$0
JONATHAN TEE
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$159,613$0$35,000$0$216$0$9,900$0$16,547$0$221,276$0$0$0
JOHN OLIVER
CHEIF PROGRAM OFFICER$113,447$0$13,500$0$1,294$0$7,130$0$16,500$0$151,871$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1ATHE ORGANIZATION PAYS MEMBERSHIP DUES TO A GOLF CLUB FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE CLUB MEMBERSHIP IS USED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO FOR FUNDRAISING PURPOSES FOR ACE. IF THERE IS ANY PERSONAL USE OF THE CLUB MEMBERSHIP BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO, HE REIMBURSES ACE FOR THOSE COSTS.
PART I, LINE 7THE AMOUNT OF THE BONUS FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO IS DETERMINED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES A POTENTIAL BONUS POOL AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET. IF IT'S DECIDED THAT EMPLOYEE BONUSES WILL BE AWARDED, THEY ARE DETERMINED BY ACE'S EXECUTIVE TEAM.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,900NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,150NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution29ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$493,443NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescEVENT SUPPLIESDesc
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$16,897NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE FORM 990 IN DETAIL. THE BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE A COPY OF THE FORM 990 BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH BOARD MEMBER RECEIVES A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SIGNS A DISCLOSURE STATING THAT THEY HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND AND WILL COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. ANNUAL CONFIRMATIONS WITH THE BOARD ARE CONDUCTED. IF ANY CONFLICT EXISTS, THE BOARD MEMBER LEAVES THE MEETING WHILE THE ISSUE IS ADDRESSED AND RECUSES HIMSELF FROM VOTING ON THE MATTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE, GOAL AND COMPENSATION REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. COMPENSATION IS DIRECTLY TIED TO GOAL ACHIEVEMENT AND IS BENCHMARKED AGAINST LIKE ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MAKES THE FINAL COMPENSATION DETERMINATION AND ISSUES A LETTER THAT OUTLINES ANY ACTIONS OR CHANGES APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THIS LETTER IS PLACED IN THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S EMPLOYEE FILE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19AT ITS DISCRETION, THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:LOSS FROM UNCOLLECTIBLE PROMISES TO GIVE -99,200.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (8 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdTotal IncomeTotalIncomeAmtEnd Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
ACE SCHOLARSHIPS LOUISIANA LLC
1201 E COLFAX AVE 302DENVERCO80218471533890EDUCATIONLA$6,512,405$4,419,269ALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION
ACE SCHOLARSHIPS KANSAS LLC
1201 E COLFAX AVE 302DENVERCO80218813539170EDUCATIONCO$2,250,031$2,092,920ALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION
ACE SCHOLARSHIPS MONTANA LLC
1201 E COLFAX AVE 302DENVERCO80218813502397EDUCATIONCO$1,766,574$1,449,535ALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION
ACE SCHOLARSHIPS COLORADO LLC
1201 E COLFAX AVE 302DENVERCO80218813521769EDUCATIONCO$6,920,183$5,589,746ALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION
ACE SCHOLARSHIPS TEXAS LLC
1201 E COLFAX AVE 302DENVERCO80218820652790EDUCATIONCO$4,424,345$3,891,735ALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION
ACE SCHOLARSHIPS WYOMING LLC
1201 E COLFAX AVE 302DENVERCO80218814044609EDUCATIONCO$1,710,649$1,432,508ALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION
ACE SCHOLARSHIPS MISSOURI LLC
1201 E COLFAX AVE 302DENVERCO80218821829357EDUCATIONCO$392,855$392,855ALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION
ACE SCHOLARSHIPS SGO KANSAS LLC
1201 E COLFAX AVE 302DENVERCO80218822440191EDUCATIONCO$400,000$395,484ALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION

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