Educational Testing Service
Educational Testing Service reported $792.0 million in revenue and $756.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $84.09 went to program services, $15.91 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 83.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,184,468 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 1,415 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 23% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $756MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $792MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 84.1% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 15.9% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.8% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 83.3% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $2,184,468 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.29% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1,415 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 21.2 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 16 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseAssessment research, development, and scoring Educational Testing Service ("ets") conducts research on statistical and psychometric methodology to advance the science of educational measurement and ensure the technical quality and fairness of ets's assessments and assessment related services. Through its policy evaluation and research center, ets also conducts research and analyses that address challenging educational policy issues. In conjunction with its research, ets develops educational assessments for use by states in k-12 assessment, for college admissions and the transition from high…
Assessment administration & delivery the group administers tens of millions of assessments annually in thousands of locations worldwide. Ets does not own or operate any test centers; instead ets engages independent 3rd party service providers to administer and deliver assessments around the world
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $2,032,670 | $0 | $151,798 | $2,184,468 |
| VP CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT Officer, 0.00 hrs/week | $1,187,598 | $0 | $28,358 | $1,215,956 |
| SVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $975,965 | $0 | $109,819 | $1,085,784 |
| CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $965,135 | $0 | $100,565 | $1,065,700 |
| SVP GLOB HIGHER ED & WORKSKILL Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $877,173 | $0 | $80,380 | $957,553 |
| FORMER VP, PRODUCT INNOVATION & DEV. Former, 40.00 hrs/week | $852,287 | $0 | $40,318 | $892,605 |
| VP, K-12-PRAXIS Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $795,032 | $0 | $88,660 | $883,692 |
| SVP GLOBAL STRATEGY & GROWTH Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $814,466 | $0 | $59,712 | $874,178 |
1,415 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Educational Testing Service (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $19M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b16 · 15 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 54,548
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Educational Testing Service totaling $398K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Educational Testing Service's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Educational Testing Service reported that 84.1% of its $756.4 million in expenses went to program services, 15.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Educational Testing Service pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Educational Testing Service reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $2,184,468, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Educational Testing Service get its money?
Of $792.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 0.8% came from contributions and grants (including 0.6% from government grants) and 83.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Educational Testing Service a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 21-0634479 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202602249349301810 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202542279349302009 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202442279349300704 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202302279349302440 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202222159349300527 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202102189349300600 · read the filing
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