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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

Totals

Total revenue
$14,935,169
Total expenses
$15,102,445
Contributions and grants received
$3,358,720
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$10,031,863
Investment income
$1,467,215
Other revenue
$77,371
Total assets, end of year
$42,399,551
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,600,540
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$35,799,011
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$12,531,094
Management and general expenses
$2,181,158
Fundraising expenses
$390,193
Program service expenses (Part III)
$12,531,094

Program services were 83.0% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,358,720

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $6,058,639 · related or exempt $6,058,639

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONSULTING INCOME

    total $1,491,159 · related or exempt $1,491,159

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SPONSORSHIPS

    total $1,212,800 · excluded $1,212,800

  • 2d · Program service revenue: MEETINGS

    total $1,037,233 · related or exempt $1,037,233

  • 2e · Program service revenue: CONTRACTS

    total $220,370 · related or exempt $220,370

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $11,662 · related or exempt $11,662

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $711,483 · excluded $711,483

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $21,501,939

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

    securities $20,746,207

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $755,732

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $755,732 · excluded $755,732

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $77,371 · excluded $77,371

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $77,371

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,392,669 · program services $1,980,163 · management and general $304,134 · fundraising $108,372

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,551,659 · program services $2,939,338 · management and general $451,455 · fundraising $160,866

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $305,017 · program services $252,431 · management and general $38,771 · fundraising $13,815

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $376,761 · program services $311,805 · management and general $47,891 · fundraising $17,065

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $394,054 · program services $326,117 · management and general $50,089 · fundraising $17,848

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $125,113 · program services $108,562 · management and general $16,070 · fundraising $481

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $68,791 · program services $59,690 · management and general $8,836 · fundraising $265

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $170,547 · management and general $170,547

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $5,029,653 · program services $4,364,271 · management and general $646,026 · fundraising $19,356

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,550 · program services $4,453 · management and general $3,942 · fundraising $155

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $133,057 · program services $69,301 · management and general $61,349 · fundraising $2,407

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $797,547 · program services $620,388 · management and general $141,759 · fundraising $35,400

  • 17 · Travel

    total $259,414 · program services $247,912 · management and general $6,170 · fundraising $5,332

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,052,828 · program services $1,047,903 · management and general $3,791 · fundraising $1,134

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $131,510 · program services $39,759 · management and general $89,575 · fundraising $2,176

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROF DEVELOPMENT

    total $120,727 · program services $62,879 · management and general $55,664 · fundraising $2,184

  • 24b · Other expenses: LICENSING

    total $91,927 · program services $47,879 · management and general $42,385 · fundraising $1,663

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $69,525 · program services $36,211 · management and general $32,056 · fundraising $1,258

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $22,936 · program services $11,949 · management and general $10,574 · fundraising $413

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $160 · program services $83 · management and general $74 · fundraising $3

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,259,062 · end of year $7,809,286

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $291,020 · end of year $216,274

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $8,917,485 · end of year $4,952,273

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $320,140 · end of year $491,055

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $218,927 · end of year $254,999

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

    $1,759,266

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

    $1,117,738

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $773,039 · end of year $641,528

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $22,715,545 · end of year $14,628,809

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $11,647,565

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,459,597 · end of year $1,757,762

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,192,832 · end of year $2,110,597

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,121,434 · end of year $2,935,820

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,411,267 · end of year $1,554,123

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $20,573,237 · end of year $23,510,983

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $13,656,045 · end of year $12,288,028

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

AASCU IS A WASHINGTON, D.C. BASED HIGHER EDUCATION ASSOCIATION THAT REPRESENTS THE SECTOR OF OVER 500 REGIONAL PUBLIC COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND SYSTEMS WHOSE MEMBERS SHARE A LEARNING AND TEACHING CENTERED CULTURE, A COMMITMENT TO PREPARING STUDENTS TO THRIVE IN THEIR CHOSEN CAREERS, AND A DEDICATION TO RESEARCH AND CREATIVITY THAT ADVANCES THEIR REGIONS' ECONOMIC PROGRESS AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

AASCU ELEVATES AND TRANSFORMS MEMBER INSTITUTIONS THROUGH EFFECTIVE PUBLIC POLICY AND LEADERSHIP ENABLING ITS MEMBERS TO DRIVE REGIONAL ECONOMIC MOBILITY THROUGH STUDENT ACCESS AND SUCCESS WHILE HELPING TO SOLVE THEIR COMMUNITIES' MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES.

  • ACADEMIC INNOVATION AND TRANSFORMATION (AIT) PROMOTES INNOVATIVE ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAMS. AIT SUPPORTS MEMBER INSTITUTIONS IN THEIR MISSION TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO SERVE AND LEAD PRODUCTIVE AND FULFILLING LIVES. DRIVEN BY AN UNDERSTANDING THAT TODAY'S COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES NEED TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR WORK, LIFE AND CITIZENSHIP IN LOCAL, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL CONTEXTS, AIT'S PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON FOUR KEY AREAS: STUDENT SUCCESS, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, AND TEACHER EDUCATION.

    Expenses $5,717,290 · Revenue $1,735,030

  • LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS (LDP) IS DEDICATED TO THE GOAL OF BUILDING AND ENHANCING LEADERSHIP FOR PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE PRESIDENT OR CHANCELLOR AND HIS OR HER SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM. LDP PROGRAMMING INCLUDES PREPARATION FOR THE PRESIDENCY, ORIENTATION AND DEVELOPMENT FOR NEW PRESIDENTS, PROGRAMMING FOR EXPERIENCED PRESIDENTS, SPOUSE/PARTNER PROGRAMMING, AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT OF PROVOSTS AND OTHER EMERGING LEADERS.

    Expenses $2,408,139 · Revenue $3,764,693

  • AASCU CONSULTING ASSISTS INSTITUTIONAL LEADERS IN RESPONDING TO THE BROAD RANGE OF STRATEGIC AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHALLENGES FACED BY ADMINISTRATORS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

    Expenses $1,430,319 · Revenue $1,491,159

  • GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND POLICY ANALYSIS (GR & PA) PROMOTES AN UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATION AND SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE DISTINCTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AASCU MEMBERS. GR & PA PROACTIVELY ADVOCATES FOR PUBLIC POLICY THAT FOSTERS ACADEMIC QUALITY AND INNOVATION, ACCESS, AND REGIONAL STEWARDSHIP.

    Expenses $1,007,040 · Revenue $1,514,660

  • ALL OTHER PROGRAMS

    Expenses $1,968,306 · Revenue $1,526,321

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mildred Garcia

    PRESIDENT AND CEO (THRU 09/23)

    Total calculated
    $727,060
    From this org
    $686,128
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,932
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $612,428
    Bonus
    $35,000
    Other
    $38,700
    Deferred
    $40,285
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,368
    Filer's total
    $730,781
  • Charles Welch

    PRESIDENT AND CEO (AS OF 01/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Ron Rochon

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Alisa White

    CHAIR- ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.7
  • Heidi Anderson

    PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.7
  • Andy Feinstein

    SECRETARY-TREASURER (AS OF 01/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Timothy Mottet

    SECRETARY-TREASURER (THRU 12/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Carlos Vargas

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Brendan Kelly

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Houston Davis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Nora Miller

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Daniel Wubah

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Mark Nook

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Gloria Gibson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Derionne Pollard

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Zulma Toro

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Ora Pescovitz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Berenecea Johnson Eanes

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Karrie Dixon

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Erika Beck

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Jose Luis Cruz Rivera

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU 08/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Cynthia Teniente-Matson

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU 10/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Emily Cutrer

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU 07/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Jean Cibuzar

    VP, ADMIN. & FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $282,642
    From this org
    $243,439
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,203
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $242,923
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $516
    Deferred
    $24,739
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,876
    Filer's total
    $284,054
  • Jose Cabrales

    VP / CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $317,678
    From this org
    $277,228
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,450
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $276,805
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $423
    Deferred
    $27,971
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,756
    Filer's total
    $322,955
  • Teresa Brown

    VP, ACADEMIC INNOVATIONS & TRANSFORMATIONS

    Total calculated
    $300,625
    From this org
    $248,617
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,008
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $247,327
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,290
    Deferred
    $25,814
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,555
    Filer's total
    $301,986
  • Kathleen Scott

    VP, LEADERSHIP DEV & PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $250,610
    From this org
    $226,223
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,387
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $224,074
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,149
    Deferred
    $22,587
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,162
    Filer's total
    $251,972
  • Kellee Edmonds

    VP, COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC RELATIONS

    Total calculated
    $253,473
    From this org
    $217,571
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,902
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,695
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $876
    Deferred
    $22,050
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,214
    Filer's total
    $254,835
  • Luis Maldonado

    VP, GOV'T RELATIONS, POLICY ANALYSIS & GRC

    Total calculated
    $244,726
    From this org
    $210,531
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,195
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $209,655
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $876
    Deferred
    $21,254
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,302
    Filer's total
    $246,087
  • Matt Ceppi

    EXEC. DIRECTOR, AASCU CONSULTING

    Total calculated
    $263,374
    From this org
    $211,719
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,655
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,767
    Bonus
    $11,266
    Other
    $30,686
    Deferred
    $22,411
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,493
    Filer's total
    $264,623
  • Jacquelyn Jones

    ASSISTANT VP, STUDENT SUCCESS

    Total calculated
    $189,194
    From this org
    $153,922
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,272
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,489
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $433
    Deferred
    $16,147
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,319
    Filer's total
    $190,388
  • Sheden Alsaaty

    ASSISTANT VP, ADVANCEMENT & PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $177,372
    From this org
    $139,328
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,044
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $139,036
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $292
    Deferred
    $14,700
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,279
    Filer's total
    $178,307
  • Nhu Duong

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $177,958
    From this org
    $135,530
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,428
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,008
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $522
    Deferred
    $14,628
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,814
    Filer's total
    $178,972
  • Erika Thompson

    DIRECTOR, GRANTS RESOURCE CENTER

    Total calculated
    $153,083
    From this org
    $126,276
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,807
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $125,537
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $739
    Deferred
    $16,687
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,010
    Filer's total
    $153,973

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

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel
  • 1a · Discretionary spending account
  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Personal services (maid, chauffeur, chef)
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 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)

PART I, LINE 1A
FIRST CLASS TRAVEL: THE PRESIDENT IS ALLOWED TO TRAVEL BUSINESS OR FIRST CLASS IF THE FLIGHT IS MORE THAN 5 HOURS. THIS IS NOT TAXABLE TO THE PRESIDENT. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ACCOUNT (AUTO): A TAXABLE ALLOWANCE IS PROVIDED TO THE PRESIDENT BASED ON AN AGREEMENT SIGNED BY THE BOARD AND THE PRESIDENT. HOUSING ALLOWANCE: A TAXABLE HOUSING ALLOWANCE IS PROVIDED TO THE PRESIDENT BASED ON AN AGREEMENT SIGNED BY THE BOARD AND THE PRESIDENT. PERSONAL SERVICES: A PORTION OF MAID SERVICE COSTS ARE PROVIDED FOR THE PRESIDENT'S RESIDENCE BASED ON AN AGREEMENT SIGNED BY THE BOARD AND THE PRESIDENT. THE PRESIDENT PAYS 47% OF THE MAID SERVICE. ALL AMOUNTS ARE PROPERLY REPORTED ON THE FORM 990, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J, PART II.
PART I, LINE 4B
DR. GARCIA PARTICIPATED IN A 457F PLAN WHERE AASCU CONTRIBUTED. THE FUNDS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY FORFEITED AS SHE DEPARTED PRIOR TO VESTING.
PART I, LINE 5
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AASCU CONSULTING WAS PROVIDED A BONUS BASED ON ACHIEVEMENT OF AGREED-UPON PERFORMANCE METRICS.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
5 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541259349302759

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