ACE SCHOLARSHIPS ALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
ACE SCHOLARSHIPS ALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION (EIN 84-1531066)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-16
IRS object ID
201543209349306544
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-11-16T12:21:54-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN461497033PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EKS&H LLLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17979 E TUFTS AVENUE SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP802372521ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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)
PersonWENDY BANKSPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3035731603PhoneNum
Signature2015-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDORI J EGGETTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00645252PTIN
Phone3037409400PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-04-25 22:37:26ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ACE SCHOLARSHIPSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerWENDY BANKSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11201 EAST COLFAX AVENUE SUITE 302AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80218ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,203,299GrossReceiptsAmt
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
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Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee12TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers80TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$7,545,879PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$9,048,458CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$11,454PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$5,192CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$52,774PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$90,554CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,504,559PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$8,963,096CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$5,000,544PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$5,361,894CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$940,270CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,218,326PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,179,518CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$6,953,828PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$7,561,428CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$550,731PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,401,668CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$6,240,246TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$7,881,356TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$221,949TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$485,536TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$6,018,297NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$7,395,820NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH THE POWER AND FREEDOM OF GENUINE EDUCATION CHOICE THROUGH PRIVATELY FUNDED K-12 SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCATION ADVOCACY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$6,252,227ExpenseAmt
Grant$5,361,894GrantAmt
DescACE ADMINISTERS TWO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS: A PRIVATELY FUNDED PROGRAM IN COLORADO AND MONTANA, AND A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IN LOUISIANA AS PART OF THE TUITION DONATION REBATE PROGRAM IN THAT STATE. 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 LOUISIANA IN ADHERENCE TO STATE STATUTE AND RULES AND REGULATIONS PUBLISHED BY THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$6,252,227TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
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 StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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
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Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document12IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee12EmployeeCnt
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
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
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
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WENDY BANKSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3035731603PhoneNum

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

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ALEX CRANBERG
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SERGIO GUTIERREZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BERT WILLIAMS
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SKIP NETZORG
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG GIANFORTE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETE LEAVELL
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID LIVINGSTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA PEOTTER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANN MCBOURNIE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON MONTOYA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AUDREY KINSMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NORTON RAINEY
PRESIDENT AND CEO40.00Yes (X)$268,192$0$32,790
JONATHAN TEE
CHIEF OF OPERATIONS40.00$141,289$0$27,252Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsYes (1)CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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All Other Contributions$6,380,089AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$9,048,458TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$5,846ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$654OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$654OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$90,554TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$90,554ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion-$85,362ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$105,000TotalAmt
Program Services$105,000ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,256,894TotalAmt
Program Services$5,256,894ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$807,010TotalAmt
Program Services$347,170ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$139,830ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$320,010FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,980TotalAmt
Program Services$9,490ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,847ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,643FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$138,083TotalAmt
Program Services$62,658ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,840ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$52,585FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,943TotalAmt
Program Services$24,445ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,567ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,931FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,649TotalAmt
Management And General$20,649ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,682TotalAmt
Management And General$30,682ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$276,746TotalAmt
Program Services$164,374ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,726ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$54,646FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$124,578TotalAmt
Program Services$124,578ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$118,684TotalAmt
Program Services$31,610ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,184ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,890FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,238TotalAmt
Program Services$31,619ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,486ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,133FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,236TotalAmt
Program Services$33,945ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,462ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,829FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,178TotalAmt
Program Services$16,089ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,827ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,262FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,768TotalAmt
Program Services$621ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,713ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$434FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT$173,543$1,069$172,474
ORGANIZATION EVENTS$170,339$163,666$6,673
PRINTING EXPENSES$63,331$12,943$48,590$1,798
UTILITIES$17,649$8,825$6,177$2,647

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,897TotalAmt
Program Services$20,897ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,561,428TotalAmt
Program Services$6,252,227ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$368,931ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$940,270FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$38,643EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,474,991BOYAmt
EOY$5,422,794EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,575,179BOYAmt
EOY$2,280,075EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$123,010BOYAmt
EOY$76,664EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$205,321LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$148,996LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,941BOYAmt
EOY$56,325EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,125BOYAmt
EOY$6,855EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,240,246BOYAmt
EOY$7,881,356EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$221,949BOYAmt
EOY$485,536EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$221,949BOYAmt
EOY$485,536EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,480,501BOYAmt
EOY$2,407,120EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,537,796BOYAmt
EOY$4,988,700EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,018,297BOYAmt
EOY$7,395,820EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,240,246BOYAmt
EOY$7,881,356EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,401,668ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$24,145OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$4,250,321CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,214,365CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,999,780CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,545,879CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,048,458CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$32,058,803TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,250,321CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,214,365CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,999,780CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,545,879CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,048,458CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$32,058,803TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,080,807SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$27,977,996PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,762CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,164CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,514CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,993CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,846CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$44,279TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,497CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$7,497TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$32,110,579TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.87130PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.88220PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$158,805OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$110,954DepreciationAmt
Book Value$47,851BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$46,516OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$38,042DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,474BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$56,325TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,437,760TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$235,115DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$235,115RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,202,645RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$239,549OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$239,549RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,963,096TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,036,092TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$235,115DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$239,549OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$474,664ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,561,428ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,561,428TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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, 2014 OR 2013. 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, 2014 OR 2013.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE -239,549.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE 239,549.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL LUNCHEONEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$2,698,944GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$2,567,824CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$131,120GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$117,495FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$108,614EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Event2LADIES LUNCHEONEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$118,420GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$100,545CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$17,875GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$13,440FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$2,817,364GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$2,668,369CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$148,995GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$130,935FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$108,614EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$239,549DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$90,554NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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
ST LABRE INDIAN SCHOOL
1000 TONGUE RIVER ROADASHLANDMT59003810244542501(C)3$80,000DONOR DIRECTED SPONSORSHIP
DE SALLE BLACKFEET ACADEMY
204 1ST ST NW PO BOX 1489BROWNINGMT59417760723952501(C)3$20,000DONOR DIRECTED SPONSORSHIP
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient3180RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$5,256,894CashGrantAmt

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 AND MONTANA: 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. 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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 (2 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 AND CEO$211,262$0$55,000$0$1,930$0$11,512$0$21,278$0$300,982$0$0$0
JONATHAN TEE
CHIEF OF OPERATIONS$106,289$0$35,000$0$0$0$6,613$0$20,639$0$168,541$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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 BONUS POOL AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET, AND THE PRESIDENT AND CEO DETERMINES THE AMOUNT OF BONUSES FOR ACE'S EMPLOYEES AT HIS DISCRETION.
SCHEDULE J, PART IINORTON RAINEY SERVES AS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE ORGANIZATION. HE IS AN EMPLOYEE OF ASPECT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, WHICH PAYS HIS SALARY, UP TO A FIXED AMOUNT, AND HIS BENEFITS.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 2ASALARIES AND BENEFITS ARE PAID THROUGH A THIRD PARTY, THEREFORE A FORM W-3, TRANSMITTAL OF WAGE AND TAX STATEMENT, HAS NOT BEEN FILED BY ALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION (ACE). ACE REIMBURSES THE THIRD PARTY FOR THE SALARIES AND BENEFITS FOR ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. TO HELP ADVANCE THE MISSION OF ACE, THE THIRD PARTY CONTRIBUTES A PORTION OF THE SALARY AND BENEFITS OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO TO ACE AND DOES NOT ASK TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THOSE COSTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4THE ORGANIZATION REVISED ITS BYLAWS IN 2014. THE NEW BYLAWS STIPULATE THAT THE SECRETARY AND TREASURER OF THE ORGANIZATION SERVE AS DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION, WHICH WAS NOT A REQUIREMENT UNDER THE PREVIOUS BYLAWS. ADDITIONALLY, THE NEW BYLAWS STIPULATE THAT THE TREASURER MUST HAVE EITHER A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF FINANCE, ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR HAVE BUSINESS OR FINANCIAL EXPERIENCE THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DEEMS MAKES HIM OR HER SUITABLE TO SERVE AS TREASURER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEW 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. 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 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'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 -24,145.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ACE SCHOLARSHIPS LOUISIANA LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1309 MAPLE RIDGE DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityMETAIRIECityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN471533890EIN
Primary ActivitiesEDUCATIONPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateLALegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$1,220,000TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$1,207,705EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

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

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