Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1966.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
17 people listed on the 990; $86K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Sherwin Little’s $86K as Executive Di is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin Little | $86,373 | $93,289 | $92,239 | $96,278 | $91,739 | $93,768 |
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.
See American Classical League executive salaries →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
Programs and updates
Promotes teaching and learning of Greek, Latin, and classical cultures.
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Conventions the Organization Holds Two Annual Conferences
One for american classical league members and another for national junior classical league members. The conferences bring together students, teachers and affiliates for discussion, competitions, networking and other incentives for students to continue the study of classical language and literature.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 31-0555960) · Dispute this lineOther program service other program services include the excellence through classics program, which promotes the classics by providing teaching packets and study materials for students wishing to compete in annual exams in topics such as mythology, exploratory latin and greek.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 31-0555960) · Dispute this lineMEMBERSHIP/PUBLICATIONS american classical league provides teaching materials, conventions and other resources for teachers and students of the classics across the nation. The organization and its members motivate students to study classical literature and languages by providing teachers with innovative classroom tools and teaching aids…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 31-0555960) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $219K | $315K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $6K | $3K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $463K | $579K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.2M | $1.1M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $51K | $51K | ||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $96K | $38K | $57K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $144K | $93K | $51K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $57K | $31K | $26K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $18K | $10K | $8K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $68K | $68K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $40K | $22K | $18K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $43K | $23K | $19K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $26K | $26K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $973K | $973K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $3K | $3K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $19K | $19K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $129K | $86K | $43K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $95K | $48K | $47K | $453 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.8M | $1.4M | $362K | $453 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 30, 2025 | $1.7M | $1.8M | −$66K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 29, 2025 | $1.4M | $1.7M | −$300K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 30, 2024 | $1.2M | $1.4M | −$238K | $1.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 7, 2023 | $674K | $747K | −$73K | $1.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2021 | $835K | $733K | $101K | $2.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 24, 2021 | $1.4M | $2.0M | −$542K | $1.7M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $1,698,623 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,698,623 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,764,834 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,712,786 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,134,042 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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