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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,739,154
Total expenses
$6,653,273
Contributions and grants received
$1,205,653
Grants paid
$387,000
Program service revenue
$5,257,524
Investment income
$229,514
Other revenue
$46,463
Total assets, end of year
$9,066,075
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,247,935
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,818,140
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,205,653

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $3,859,862 · related or exempt $3,859,862

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE

    total $967,643 · related or exempt $967,643

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SPONSORSHIP REVENUE

    total $265,341 · excluded $265,341

  • 2d · Program service revenue: ADVERTISING

    total $116,303 · unrelated business $116,303

  • 2e · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $48,375 · related or exempt $48,375

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $218,694 · excluded $218,694

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $42,322 · excluded $42,322

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,820,000

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

    securities $1,809,180

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $10,820

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $10,820 · excluded $10,820

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $4,141 · excluded $4,141

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,141

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $387,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $782,981

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,208,996

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $56,127

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $65,146

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $121,365

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,672,339

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $127,802

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $19,942

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $654,223

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,056

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $219,723

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $23,425

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $128,334

  • 17 · Travel

    total $174,921

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $749,065

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $24,648

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $31,213

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSES

    total $79,841

  • 24b · Other expenses: PUBS/SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $33,874

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL/LEASES

    total $16,320

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $9,959

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $61,973

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,405,915 · end of year $821,208

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,940,698 · end of year $3,207,356

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $118,020 · end of year $50,719

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $89,621 · end of year $87,105

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $274,809

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $251,383

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $30,212 · end of year $23,426

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,425,010 · end of year $3,787,291

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,047,850 · end of year $1,088,970

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,268,501 · end of year $1,194,266

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,219,776 · end of year $1,965,003

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,106,157 · end of year $1,088,666

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,130,002 · end of year $4,482,034

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $332,890 · end of year $336,106

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (CECU) IS THE PREMIER SOURCE OF CRUCIAL INFORMATION AND PUBLIC POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT PROMOTE ACCESS TO CAREER EDUCATION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, PREVIOUSLY NAMED THE ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE SECTOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, IS AN ORGANIZATION OF PRIVATE, POSTSECONDARY CAREER COLLEGES, SCHOOLS AND OTHER ENTITIES ESTABLISHED TO FOSTER POLICIES TO ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS FOR STUDENTS TO QUALITY CAREER AND SKILL EDUCATION, ENABLE CAREER COLLEGES TO GROW AND PROSPER, AND HELP THE NATION ATTAIN A MORE GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE.

  • GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS: PROVIDED FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY ON ISSUES RELATING TO POSTSECONDARY ACCESS, AFFORDABILITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY; FAIR TREATMENT FOR SECTION 102 INSTITUTIONS IN OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS; WORKED FOR REASONABLE REGULATION AND REGULATORY OVERSIGHT AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVELS; AND LED GRASSROOTS MOBILIZATION EFFORTS AIMED AT GAINING WIDESPREAD PARTICIPATION OF CECU MEMBERS IN ADVOCACY OUTREACH.

  • COMMUNICATIONS/PUBLIC AFFAIRS: WORKED TO ADVANCE THE IMAGE, REPUTATION AND PERCEPTION OF THE CAREER COLLEGE SECTOR THROUGH A WIDE VARIETY OF OUTREACH EFFORTS, PROGRAMS AND CHANNELS; MAINTAINED REGULAR MEDIA RELATIONS PROGRAM AND CRAFTED REGULAR COMMUNICATIONS VEHICLES, INCLUDING PRINT PUBLICATIONS, DIGITAL PUBLICATIONS, WEBSITE BLOGS, ETC.

  • CONVENTION, CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS: PROVIDED CECU MEMBERS WITH TIMELY INFORMATION AND NETWORKING PLATFORMS FOR FEDERAL REGULATORY COMPLIANCE, MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES, INTERACTION WITH OFFICIALS AND EXPERTS FROM OUTSIDE THE SECTOR, AND EXPOSURE TO NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lynelle Lynch

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bhavna Tailor

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrea Harvey-York

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Arthur Keiser PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brad Kuykendall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cary Metz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Vice

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Farnaz Farkish Thompson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Janis Paulson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karla Aragon-Joyce

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Loretta Sanchez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Dreyfus

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mary Kelly

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Melvyn Weiner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mitchell Fuerst

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nick Mansour

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nick Michiels

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sally Mikhail-Bemis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Altmire

    CEO/PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $569,502
    From this org
    $511,652
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,850
    Hours/week
    37.5 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $466,652
    Bonus
    $45,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,991
    Nontaxable benefits
    $50,859
    Filer's total
    $569,502

  • Deepti Taneja

    VP OF OPERATIONS & BOD LIASON

    Total calculated
    $226,715
    From this org
    $179,205
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,510
    Hours/week
    37.5 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,205
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,219
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,291
    Filer's total
    $226,715

  • Kelley Blanchard

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $251,810
    From this org
    $229,877
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,933
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $224,877
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,437
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,496
    Filer's total
    $251,810

  • Nicholas Kent

    CHIEF POLICY OFFICER (THRU 9/2023)

    Total calculated
    $182,097
    From this org
    $161,833
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,264
    Hours/week
    37.5 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,833
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,353
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,911
    Filer's total
    $182,097

  • Joanne Zurcher

    VP OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

    Total calculated
    $187,505
    From this org
    $142,053
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,452
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,053
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,850
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,602
    Filer's total
    $187,505

  • Jedediah G Brinton

    SVP AND GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $230,210
    From this org
    $230,210
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $230,210
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $230,210

  • Jordan Wicker

    SVP, LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY

    Total calculated
    $190,350
    From this org
    $182,185
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,165
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,185
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,866
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,299
    Filer's total
    $190,350

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

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE CEO'S COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED BY A SEARCH FIRM AND A SEARCH COMMITTEE, AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. INCREASES IN COMPENSATION ARE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE VIA ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS OF THE CEO'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

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

  • CECU RESEARCH FOUNDATION

    $300,000

    RESEARCH

  • REPUBLICAN ATTORNEYS GENERAL ASSOCIATION

    $50,000

    ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION

  • REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION

    $25,000

    ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION

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.

  • CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

    527(A) · POLITICAL ACTION · DC · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CECU

  • CECU RESEARCH FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · RESEARCH · DC · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CECU

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • ALLIANCE FOR CAREER EDUCATION IN THE STATES LLC

    SUPPORT PRIVATE CAREER EDUCATION · DE · income $328,031 · assets $72,625

    Directly controlled by CECU

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • CAMPUSWISE ADVISORS

    C · CONSULTING · VA · 100% owned · share of assets $50,000 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CECU

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541079349300314

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