Acquire, own, operate, provide, maintain and perpetuate an institution of higher learning

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$519K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $77K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$519K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$4.0M
90% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 90% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 2 voting members
Fine: 1 of 2 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.0M
+0.3% vs prior year
Spent
$4.9M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$437K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.0M
FY2021+0.3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.0M
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$7.2M
FY2023$6.9M
FY2024$6.5M
FY2025$6.1M
Expenses
$4.9M
FY2021+0.3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.9M
FY2021$4.9M
FY2022$7.2M
FY2023$6.8M
FY2024$6.3M
FY2025$6.1M
Net assets
$437K
FY2021▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$363K
FY2021$437K
FY2022$447K
FY2023$519K
FY2024$652K
FY2025$741K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2011.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $4.9M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $519K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Professor
$156,377Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Dean of Academic Programs
$142,464Pt VII · Sec A
$138,454Pt VII · Sec A
Development Director
$81,417Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Lee’s $150K as Professor is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Michael T Lee——$150,000$156,377
Michael Lee$150,000$150,000——
Konstantin Krotov$150,000———
Konstantin—$150,000——
Mohamed a Desoky——$135,000$142,464
Paul Staneski——$140,000—
Alexander Deshkovski——$135,000$138,454
Gisa Rollin$110,016$110,000——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Operate and maintain a higher learning institution for students.

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1 program · $4.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Operate programs of higher learning with a focus on education of international students

$4.9Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$78K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$4.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.9M
Owns and owesPt X
$437K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$78K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$5.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.4M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$232K
Other assetsLn 15$221K
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.0M
Net assetsLn 32$437K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$2.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$344K$232K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M$4.0M
Net assetsLn 32$363K$437K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$220K$220K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.4M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$24K$24K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$51K$51K
Payroll taxesLn 10$122K$122K
Management feesLn 11a$227K$227K
Legal feesLn 11b$190K$190K
Accounting feesLn 11c$78K$78K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$451K$451K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$195K$195K
Office expensesLn 13$49K$49K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$912K$912K
TravelLn 17$173K$173K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$19K$19K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$124K$124K
InsuranceLn 23$600$600
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$575K$575K
All other expensesLn 24e$125K$125K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.9M$4.9M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $6.1M$6.1M$89K$741K 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.5M$6.3M$133K$652K 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.9M$6.8M$84K$519K 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.2M$7.2M$10K$447K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $5.0M$4.9M$74K$437K 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.0M$4.9M$74K$363K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,986,543 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,919,483$4,901,812
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,162$7,060
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $33,180$77,671
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,973,825$4,986,543
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,874,836$1,793,858
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,025,484$3,118,992
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,900,320$4,912,850
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $73,505$73,693
Part VI · Governance 1 of 2 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,986,543 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,901,812$4,901,812
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $7,060$7,060
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $77,671$77,671
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,986,543$4,986,543
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,912,850 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $219,819$219,819
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,377,516$1,377,516
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $23,703$23,703
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $50,779$50,779
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $122,041$122,041
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $227,227$227,227
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $190,101$190,101
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $77,935$77,935
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $451,141$451,141
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $194,960$194,960
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $48,513$48,513
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $912,370$912,370
IX-17 TravelPrograms $172,919$172,919
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $19,259$19,259
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $124,201$124,201
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $600$600
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $574,582$574,582
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $125,184$125,184
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,912,850 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,912,850
Part X · Balance sheet $4,455,636 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,831,794$2,355,376
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $107,398$221,675
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $344,414$232,334
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,300,000$1,425,000
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $184,966$221,251
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,768,572$4,455,636
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $43,119$361,396
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $16,000$18,480
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,346,305$3,638,919
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,405,424$4,018,795
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $363,148$436,841
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $363,148$436,841
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,768,572$4,455,636
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $436,841 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,986,543
XI-2 Total expenses$4,912,850
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$73,693
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$363,148
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$436,841

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