Council for Advancement and Support of Education

Also known as Case

Washington, DC · EIN 52-1012307 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Council for Advancement and Support of Education reported $31.0 million in revenue and $34.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $78.23 went to program services, $20.23 to management and general costs and $1.54 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 92.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $830,910 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 43 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 6% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $35M

Program services$78.23 $27M
Management & general$20.23 $7.0M
Fundraising$1.54 $537K

For context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $31M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$0.43 $133K
Program service revenue$92.09 $29M
Investment income$7.07 $2.2M
Other revenue$0.41 $126K

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 2,433 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	78.2%	86.7%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	20.2%	11.5%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	1.5%	0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	Not reported	$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	0.4%	29.9%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	3.8%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	92.1%	58.9%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$830,910	$301,601
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	2.38%	1.38%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	43	6
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	4.3	6.8
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	22 of 22	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 expense

$21M expenses · 78.0% of program spending · revenue $14M

Conferences and workshops - the council offers over 49 conferences and 103 webinars; 10 workshops; 5 online conferences; and 19 online courses as opportunities to network with colleagues and learn about institutional advancement

$3.0M expenses · 10.9% of program spending

Information and research - the council provides up-to-date information on a variety of topics related to all areas of institutional advancement

$2.9M expenses · 10.7% of program spending

External affairs - the external affairs program includes communications, government relations, public relations, media relations, and institutional related foundations

$93,456 all other programs (line 4d)

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 Officer, 36.00 hrs/week	$678,487	$0	$152,423	$830,910
COO & EXECUTIVE VP Officer, 35.00 hrs/week	$356,175	$0	$76,990	$433,165
VP PEOPLE TALENT & CULTURE Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week	$380,615	$0	$44,595	$425,210
VP DATA, RESEARCH Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week	$260,698	$0	$72,378	$333,076
CFO Officer, 35.00 hrs/week	$260,401	$0	$59,987	$320,388
VP STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week	$229,445	$0	$51,782	$281,227
VP VOLUNTEER & MEMBER Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week	$218,995	$0	$49,756	$268,751
CHIEF OF STAFF Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week	$210,372	$0	$34,435	$244,807

43 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Council for Advancement and Support of Education (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.9M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$31M	$35M	78.2%	$13M	$830,910
FY2024 ⓘ	$32M	$35M	81.7%	$16M	$833,910
FY2023 ⓘ	$28M	$32M	79.3%	$18M	$917,358
FY2022 ⓘ	$25M	$25M	78.0%	$20M	$647,243
FY2021 ⓘ	$19M	$19M	76.7%	$26M	$597,547
FY2020 ⓘ	$33M	$27M	67.9%	$20M	$679,867

Governance 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–1b22 · 22 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 5105
Volunteers Part I, line 64,800

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

NEW YORK HILTON MIDTOWN Event services	$879,142
MARRIOTT MARQUIS DC Event services	$507,474
DESIGNDATA SYSTEMS INC It services	$440,408
MEMBERJUNCTION It services	$416,500
INSPIRE EVENT TECHNOLOGIES Audio visual	$361,331

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 10 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Council for Advancement and Support of Education totaling $80,000 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.

Correct a figure or respond

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Questions people ask

How much of Council for Advancement and Support of Education's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Council for Advancement and Support of Education reported that 78.2% of its $34.8 million in expenses went to program services, 20.2% to management and general and 1.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Council for Advancement and Support of Education pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Council for Advancement and Support of Education reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $830,910, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Council for Advancement and Support of Education get its money?

Of $31.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.4% came from contributions and grants and 92.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Council for Advancement and Support of Education a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 52-1012307 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 June 30, 2025, object 202601339349301880 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511339349308396 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401359349303020 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341179349300129 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201339349307195 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141269349302264 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 52-1012307: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.