2026-05-15T12:16:56+00:00 2025-06-30 135381590 BDO USA 8401 GREENSBORO DR STE 800 MCLEAN VA 221023599 990 2024-07-01 521067256 AMERICAN COUNCILS FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION ACTR ACCELS INC AMER 2028337522 1828 L STREET NW 1200 WASHINGTON DC 20036 Haresh Vayal Chief Financial Officer 2028337522 2026-05-15 false TODD TERESCO P00247720 7038930600 2026-05-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Haresh Vayal 1828 L STREET NW 1200 WASHINGTON DC 20036 114275301 false X www.americancouncils.org X 1974 DC Leader in international education, academic exchange, and overseas language immersion. 26 24 458 270 0 108984180 106405299 4509394 4462656 253706 609763 176798 169025 113924078 111646743 465434 590830 0 0 30204654 31967201 0 0 187779 81862895 78068200 112532983 110626231 1391095 1020512 49821651 59986485 34943045 43771279 14878606 16215206 X American Councils for International Education is a leader in international education, academic exchange, and overseas language immersion. false false 65408990 119907 2109613 Student Exchange: AMERICAN COUNCILS ADMINISTERS EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITIES. IN COORDINATION WITH THE U.S. AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, FOUNDATIONS AND PRIVATE SECTOR FUNDERS FOR OVER 5,000 SECONDARY SCHOOL, UNDERGRADUATE, AND GRADUATE STUDENTS EACH YEAR FROM APPROXIMATELY 85 COUNTRIES ACROSS AFRICA, SOUTH AND EAST ASIA, EUROPE, EURASIA, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA. AMERICAN COUNCILS ALSO MANAGES LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL IMMERSION PROGRAMS FOR AMERICANS IN AFRICA, ASIA, EUROPE, EURASIA, AND THE MIDDLE EAST FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND SCHOLARS. THESE PROGRAMS PROMOTE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN AMERICANS AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS. INBOUND STUDENTS TO THE U.S. LEARN FIRSTHAND ABOUT U.S. VALUES, VOLUNTEERISM AND LEADERSHIP. IN ADDITION, STUDENTS SHARE THEIR U.S. EXPERIENCES WITH FRIENDS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES IN THEIR HOME COUNTRIES. SIMILARLY, U.S. OUTBOUND STUDENTS ARE AFFORDED OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE AMERICAN CULTURE AND VALUES WITH THEIR INTERNATIONAL HOST FAMILIES, HOST INSTITUTIONS, AND FRIENDS DURING THEIR OVERSEAS PROGRAMS, STRENGTHENING THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE U.S. AND ITS PEOPLE ON A GLOBAL SCALE.AMERICAN COUNCILS ALSO WORKS WITH GOVERNMENTS AND INSTITUTIONS TO STRENGTHEN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS. AMERICAN COUNCILS HAS HELPED ESTABLISH NATIONAL SYSTEMS OF HIGHER EDUCATION ADMISSIONS THAT ARE BASED ON PRINCIPLES OF OPENNESS, TRANSPARENCY, AND MERITOCRACY. AMERICAN COUNCILS HAS ADVISED MINISTRIES TO BOLSTER ACADEMIC INTEGRITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION, HELPED DRAFT LEGISLATION THAT OUTLINES A NEW CODES OF CONDUCT, AND HAS ADVISED ON THE CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAMS. AMERICAN COUNCILS CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND PROVIDES CONSULTING ON DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION LEARNING IN K12, ADULT SECONDLANGUAGE LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION, TEACHER EVALUATION AND TRAINING, AND SCHOLARSHIP ADMINISTRATION FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 24593988 470923 2326824 Program Development: AMERICAN COUNCILS OFFERS SHORTTERM TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THESE ROBUST PROGRAMS PROVIDE FOR THE SHARING OF FIELDSPECIFIC INFORMATION BETWEEN PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR U.S. COUNTERPARTS, AND THEN, UPON RETURN TO THEIR HOME COUNTRIES, PROGRAM ALUMNI SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES. AMERICAN COUNCILS ADMINISTERED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL AND LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIPS, BUSINESS LEADER FELLOWSHIPS, AND THE INTERNATIONAL VISITORS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, AS WELL AS THE OPEN WORLD PROGRAM, A PROGRAM ADMINISTERED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP. OVER 32,000 PARTICIPANTS FROM A WIDE VARIETY OF PROFESSIONAL FIELDS HAVE TRAVELED TO OVER 2,400 U.S. COMMUNITIES IN ALL 50 STATES TO MEET AND SHARE KNOWLEDGE WITH THEIR PROFESSIONAL COLLEAGUES TO LEARN ABOUT LIFE IN AMERICA. 1803500 Research Scholars: AMERICAN COUNCILS OFFERS NUMEROUS PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR SCHOLARS FROM THE U.S., EURASIA, AND SOUTHEAST EUROPE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PUBLISHES DOZENS OF MAJOR TEXTBOOKS AND TEACHING TOOLS, AND OFFERS ONLINE LANGUAGE LEARNING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING A VAST ONLINE LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING NETWORK FOR TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN CRITICAL LANGUAGE ACQUISITION. AMERICAN COUNCILS ALSO ADMINISTERS THE OVERSEAS NATIONAL FLAGSHIP LANGUAGE PROGRAMS FOR AFRICAN LANGUAGES, RUSSIAN, THAI, AND VIETNAMESE. THE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE CRITICAL NEED FOR GREATER NUMBERS OF U.S. PROFESSIONALS IN BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, ACADEMIA, AND THE THIRD SECTOR WHO ARE ABLE TO SPEAK, READ, UNDERSTAND, AND WRITE THESE LANGUAGES AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF FUNCTIONAL PROFICIENCY. 587894 26219 TEACHER AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT: AMERICAN COUNCILS SERVES AS A LEADER IN THE FIELD OF TEACHER EXCHANGE, ADMINISTERING INNOVATIVE TEACHER TRAINING AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THAT OFFER INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL TO THE U.S. TO LEARN NEW TEACHING METHODOLOGIES, STRENGTHEN CURRICULA, AND BUILD STRONG PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH AMERICAN COLLEAGUES. AMERICAN COUNCILS ALSO ADMINISTERS BILATERAL FACULTY PROGRAMS THAT OFFER U.S. TEACHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL ABROAD FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, CONTRIBUTING TO THE DISSEMINATION OF VITAL EXPERTISE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING. WORKING WITH MINISTRIES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, AMERICAN COUNCILS HAS DEVELOPED NATIONAL STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS AND LARGESCALE TEACHER AND FACULTY TRAININGS, AND IMPLEMENTED COUNTRYWIDE ACADEMIC INTEGRITY SYSTEMS AND POLICIES. 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THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO MATERIAL UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024, THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE. U.S. GAAP REQUIRES MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY (OR ASSET) IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURE IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THEREFORE, NO ASSET OR LIABILITY HAS BEEN RECORDED AS OF JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024 FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS, HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROCESS. true East Asia and the Pacific 1 4 Program Services INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION 5458743 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 11 38 Program Services INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION 6835102 Middle East and North Africa 0 0 Program Services INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION 1627612 Russia and Neighboring States 12 183 Program Services INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION 26808858 South America 0 0 Program Services INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION 263967 South Asia 0 0 Program Services INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION 841931 Sub-Saharan Africa 1 4 Program Services INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION 2336536 Russia and Neighboring States 12 Grantmaking SMALL GRANTS 394389 37 229 0 0 37 229 44567138 0 44567138 SMALL GRANTS Russia and Neighboring States 219 394389 WIRE false false false false false false Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds ALL GRANTEES ARE SELECTED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE MECHANISM THAT ANALYZES THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE FUNDING AS WELL AS MEASURES THE GRANTEE AGAINST OBJECTIVE CRITERIA TO DETERMINE SUITABILITY FOR FUNDING. FOR INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS, FUNDS ARE OFTEN PROVIDED NOT AS A DOLLAR OUTLAY, BUT IN TERMS OF PAYING FOR PROGRAM EXPENSES ON BEHALF OF A PARTICIPANT TO A VENDOR. FUNDING GIVEN TO A PARTICIPANT EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH PAYMENTS ON HIS OR HER BEHALF ARE TRACKED BY PARTICIPANT. AMERICAN COUNCILS MONITORS INDIVIDUALS IN ITS PROGRAMS TO DETERMINE AND ENSURE THAT THEY ARE ENGAGING IN THE ACTIVITIES AS OUTLINED AS A CONDITION OF THEIR AWARD. INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT REPORTS, INCLUDING GRADES IF APPLICABLE, DURING THE COURSE OF THE PROGRAM. IN THE CASE OF GRANTS GIVEN TO INDIVIDUALS TO CARRY OUT PROJECTS, FUNDS ARE NORMALLY DISBURSED IN TWO OR MORE PAYMENTS, WITH THE FINAL PAYMENT DEPENDENT UPON SUBMISSION OF ACTIVITIES AND A FINANCIAL REPORT. true SMALL GRANT (TRAVEL RELATED, CULTURE ENRICHMENT, AND ETC.) 111 160828 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds ALL GRANTEES ARE SELECTED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE MECHANISM THAT ANALYZES THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE FUNDING AS WELL AS MEASURES THE GRANTEE AGAINST OBJECTIVE CRITERIA TO DETERMINE SUITABILITY FOR FUNDING. THE SELECTION TO GRANT ENTITIES PROVIDED BY GRANTING AGENCIES AND AMOUNT OF GRANTS WAS INCLUDED TO THE BUDGET. MONITORING AND TRACKING OF THE PAYMENTS ARE BASED ON AMERICAN COUNCILS REGULAR PRODECURES. X X X false false false false false false false false false LISA CHOATE President 370941 0 0 0 5080 0 8585 0 25875 0 410481 0 0 0 JOHN HENDERSON Chief Financial Officer 323186 0 33000 0 5080 0 10893 0 24675 0 396834 0 0 0 MICHAEL CURTIS Executive Vice President, Strategic Development 275041 0 25000 0 2064 0 9887 0 21215 0 333207 0 0 0 KASIA HUTORON Senior Human Resources Director 223727 0 25000 0 632 0 2026 0 16884 0 268269 0 0 0 SHAWN P BEIGHLE Chief Information Officer 216943 0 4000 0 1087 0 9678 0 16915 0 248623 0 0 0 BRIAN GIBSON Vice President for Language Programs 219975 0 0 0 1905 0 2546 0 0 0 224426 0 0 0 TRAVIS JAMES GARTNER Chief of Party, Uzbekistan 261638 0 0 0 632 0 7470 0 0 0 269740 0 0 0 NADRA GARAS Research Director, ARC 209659 0 3000 0 2974 0 8663 0 16151 0 240447 0 0 0 ANN DOMORAD Senior Managing Director, Field Ops & Prog 181296 0 15000 0 835 0 10410 0 14315 0 221856 0 0 0 CARLOS J PAZ CUADROS Controller 202942 0 8000 0 932 0 8903 0 0 0 220777 0 0 0 TODD DRUMMOND Director of Assessment and Education Services 191194 0 0 0 1762 0 5967 0 14655 0 213578 0 0 0 Form 990, Part III, Line 4a-4c Description of program services (Expenses $ 587,894 including grants of $)(Revenue $ 26,219) TEACHER AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT: AMERICAN COUNCILS SERVES AS A LEADER IN THE FIELD OF TEACHER EXCHANGE, ADMINISTERING INNOVATIVE TEACHER TRAINING AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THAT OFFER INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL TO THE U.S. TO LEARN NEW TEACHING METHODOLOGIES, STRENGTHEN CURRICULA, AND BUILD STRONG PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH AMERICAN COLLEAGUES. AMERICAN COUNCILS ALSO ADMINISTERS BILATERAL FACULTY PROGRAMS THAT OFFER U.S. TEACHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL ABROAD FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, CONTRIBUTING TO THE DISSEMINATION OF VITAL EXPERTISE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING. WORKING WITH MINISTRIES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, AMERICAN COUNCILS HAS DEVELOPED NATIONAL STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS AND LARGESCALE TEACHER AND FACULTY TRAININGS, AND IMPLEMENTED COUNTRYWIDE ACADEMIC INTEGRITY SYSTEMS AND POLICIES. AMERICAN COUNCILS HAS ADVISED GOVERNMENTS AND INSTITUTIONS ON EDUCATIONAL REFORMS AND DEVELOPMENT. Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a THE ORGANIZATION HAS ESTABLISHED AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH HAS THE POWERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS FROM THE GOVERNING BODY. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SERVES AS A MEMBER AND CHAIR OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING POSITIONS AS VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES: 1. THE PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF RUSSIAN. 2. ONE INDIVIDUAL CHOSEN BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF RUSSIAN 3. THE PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERFORMS A DETAILED REVIEW OF FORM 990, WHICH IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM, AND PROVIDES A COPY OF THE RETURN TO THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT APPLIES TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY EXIST WHEN THE INTERESTS OR POTENTIAL INTERESTS OF ANY BOARD MEMBER, DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR STAFF MEMBER, OR THAT PERSON'S CLOSE RELATIVE, OR ANY INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, OR ORGANIZATION TO WHICH THE PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH AMERICAN COUNCILS FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION HAS ALLEGIANCE, MAY BE SEEN AS COMPETING WITH THE INTERESTS OF AMERICAN COUNCILS FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, OR MAY IMPAIR SUCH PERSON'S INDEPENDENCE OR LOYALTY TO AMERICAN COUNCILS FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DEFINED AS AN INTEREST THAT MIGHT AFFECT, OR MIGHT REASONABLY APPEAR TO AFFECT, THE JUDGMENT OR CONDUCT OF ANY BOARD MEMBER, OFFICER, OR STAFF MEMBER IN A MANNER THAT IS ADVERSE TO THE INTERESTS OF AMERICAN COUNCILS FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION. ANY BOARD MEMBER OF AMERICAN COUNCILS FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION HAVING AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN CONNECTION WITH A MATTER BEFORE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY BE REQUIRED TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING OR TAKING PART IN ANY BOARD ACTION OR ACTIVITY ON THAT MATTER. SUCH BOARD MEMBER SHALL REFRAIN FROM EXERCISING PERSONAL INFLUENCE ON THE MATTER AND SHALL NOT BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING WHETHER A QUORUM EXISTS FOR ANY MEETING ON THE MATTER. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER A POTENTIAL CONFLICT EXISTS AND WHETHER ACTION IS NECESSARY TO PRECLUDE ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FROM VOTING ON OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATING IN CONSIDERATION OF THE MATTER. AS ADMINISTERED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO, EACH BOARD MEMBER WILL BE ASKED TO COMPLETE A CERTIFICATION OF AGREEMENT WITH THE POLICY AND DISCLOSURE OF ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST UPON HIS OR HER ELECTION OR REELECTION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. ALL CERTIFICATIONS SHALL BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS APPROPRIATE. THE POLICY AND ITS APPLICATION SHALL BE REVIEWED ANNUALLY FOR THE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE OF BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS, EACH OF WHOM HAS A CONTINUING RESPONSIBILITY TO SCRUTINIZE THEIR TRANSACTIONS AND OUTSIDE BUSINESS INTERESTS AND RELATIONSHIPS FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AND MAKE SUCH DISCLOSURES AS DESCRIBED IN THIS POLICY. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED ENTIRELY OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS. AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CONSULTS A NUMBER OF SALARY SURVEYS, INCLUDING FORPROFIT AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, MATCHING THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND ORGANIZATION BUDGET SIZE, AS WELL AS GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, TO ENSURE AN ACCURATE MATCH. THE REVIEW PROCESS AND DECISION ARE DOCUMENTED. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2022. THE COMPENSATION OF THE OTHER OFFICERS IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES. AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, THEY CONSULT A NUMBER OF SALARY SURVEYS, INCLUDING FORPROFIT AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, MATCHING THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND ORGANIZATION BUDGET SIZE, AS WELL AS GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, TO ENSURE ACCURATE MATCH. THE COMPENSATION BUDGET IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE REVIEW PROCESS AND DECISION ARE DOCUMENTED. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2022. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public The Organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are made available to the public upon request. 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