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← ACSI CHILDREN EDUCATION FUND INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ACSI CHILDREN EDUCATION FUND INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$16,210,592
Total expenses
$14,493,380
Contributions and grants received
$15,842,238
Grants paid
$13,426,198
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$368,354
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$11,255,532
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,437,732
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,817,800
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$14,493,380
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$14,493,380

Program services were 100.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,024,916

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $14,817,322

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $198,487

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $368,354 · excluded $368,354

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $198,487

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $198,487

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $13,426,198 · program services $13,426,198

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $126,465 · program services $126,465

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $476,729 · program services $476,729

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $9,353 · program services $9,353

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $80,457 · program services $80,457

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $41,927 · program services $41,927

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $45,400 · program services $45,400

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $60,786 · program services $60,786

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $91,069 · program services $91,069

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $29,776 · program services $29,776

  • 17 · Travel

    total $76,769 · program services $76,769

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,188 · program services $6,188

  • 24a · Other expenses: REGISTRATION FEES

    total $22,263 · program services $22,263

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,117,658 · end of year $5,703,290

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,327,508 · end of year $5,552,242

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $8,468 · end of year $5,448

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $919,620 · end of year $2,250,309

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,416,490 · end of year $6,181,975

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $237,256 · end of year $213,749

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $863,332 · end of year $2,604,051

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL CHOICE AND INNOVATION THROUGH SCHOOL VOUCHERS, SCHOLARSHIP TAX CREDIT PROGRAMS AND OTHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS, EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, AND OTHER CHOICE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE PARENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE A CHRIST-CENTERED EDUCATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE A CHRIST-CENTERED EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN.

  • THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS FOR QUALIFIED EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES INCURRED IN ATTENDING ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS. IT SUPPORTS EDUCATIONAL CHOICE AND INNOVATION THROUGH SCHOOL VOUCHERS, SCHOLARSHIP TAX CREDIT PROGRAMS AND OTHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS, EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, AND OTHER CHOICE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE PARENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE A CHRIST-CENTERED EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN. THE ORGANIZATION ACCEPTS FUNDS FROM INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, AND SCHOLARSHIP TAX CREDIT PROGRAMS FOR ELIGIBLE STUDENTS TO PURSUE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

    Expenses $14,493,380 · Grants $13,426,198

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dr Todd Marah

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Elisa Carlson

    VICE CHAIR/CHAIR ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Tia Gains

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Kevin Kyser

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Alan Miller

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Dr Nate Johnson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Francisco Solano Portela Neto

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Joseph Kim

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Linda Harrelson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Milton Gonzalez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Kevin Buelke

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $218,967
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $185,711
    Other
    $33,256
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $184,820 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $891 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $240 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $33,016 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $218,967 related
  • James Elliott

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $119,723
    From this org
    $89,332
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,391
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 3
THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT PAY ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES DIRECTLY AND THEREFORE DOES NOT HAVE A COMPENSATION SETTING POLICY. KEY PERSONNEL SUPPORTING THE ORGANIZATION ARE EMPLOYEES OF ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL ('ACSI'), A RELATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. ACSI HAS ADOPTED AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SETTING POLICY APPLICABLE TO ALL DISQUALIFIED PERSONS, INCLUDING ACSI'S CEO. UNDER THE POLICY, AN INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION LEVELS OF ACSI'S CEO. THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY SUBSTANTIATED. ACSI'S CEO DETERMINES, APPROVES, AND DOCUMENTS THE SALARY OF THE REMAINING KEY PERSONNEL. BOTH THE COMMITTEE AND THE CEO UTILIZE COMPARABILITY DATA IN ITS DELIBERATIONS; UPDATED COMPARABILITY DATA IS GENERALLY OBTAINED EVERY TWO TO THREE YEARS.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL

    501(C)(3) · TO SUPPORT MEMBER SCHOOLS IN ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION. · TX

  • ACSI EDUCATION FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · SUPPORT THE WORK OF ASSOC OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INT'L · VA

    Directly controlled by ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL

  • ACSI CAPITAL CORPORATION

    501(C)(3) · SUPPORT THE WORK OF ASSOC OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INT'L · CO

    Directly controlled by ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL

  • CHILDRENS TUITION FUND OF RHODE ISLAND

    501(C)(3) · SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE A CHRIST-CENTERED EDUCATION · RI · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by ACSI CHILDREN EDUCATION FUND

  • YAYASAN ASA CIPTA SEKOLAH INTERNUSA

    TO SUPPORT THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION · ID

    Directly controlled by ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202600439349301510

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