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AMERICAN ACADEMY FOR LIBERAL EDUCATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025

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Organization
AMERICAN ACADEMY FOR LIBERAL EDUCATION (EIN 52-1789016)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-03-19
IRS object ID
202610799349200211
Schema version
2025v4.0
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)
Return2026-03-19T18:39:07-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 Line11930 18th Street NW STE B2 PMB2274AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDale LarsonPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone2144020804PhoneNum
Signature2026-03-19SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
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$54,608GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$6,290ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$8,085ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$35,795MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$3,888InvestmentIncomeAmt
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$550OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$54,608TotalRevenueAmt
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$4,125FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$1,890OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$0PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$8,648OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$72,256TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$17,648ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$142,690NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$125,042NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$136,601BOYAmt
EOY$110,539EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,089BOYAmt
EOY$14,638EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$142,690BOYAmt
EOY$125,177EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$135EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$142,690BOYAmt
EOY$125,042EOYAmt
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$50,199ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$50,199TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

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
Kathryn Hougham
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
Benjamin Storey
Board Member1$0$0$0
Lee Skallerup Bessette
Ex Officio Board Member - non-voting1$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)
Phone2144020804PhoneNum
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$103,869CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$74,028CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$34,414CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$38,958CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$42,085CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$293,354TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,400CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$22,250CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,795CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,865CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,085CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$76,395TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$117,269CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$96,278CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$54,209CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$51,823CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$50,170CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$369,749TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$369,749PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,450CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,589CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,258CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,888CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,187TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,450CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,589CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,258CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,888CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,187TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$100CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,638CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$500CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$550CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,788TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$117,371CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$97,728CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$61,436CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$57,581CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$54,608CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$388,724TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.95119PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.96266PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.04164InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.03034InvestmentIncomePYPct
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 of $550 from a former employeeExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8Reimbursement received from former employee $550 dollars
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Insurance D&O liability $4,656, IT and Internet $2,790, Travel $481, Postage and telephone $434, Accounting and bank fees $287.
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24Accounts receivable $10,030, Pledge receivable $500, Prepaid expense - insurance $4,108
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26Accounts payable $135.

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