Association for Learning Environments

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The purpose of the Association is to establish programs to encourage communities to support education facilities; to provide quality professional develop- ment, continuing eduction programs, and training service; and to conduct educational facility research.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 250 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $77K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$341K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $1K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$921K
80% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 80% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.9M
-0.4% vs prior year
Spent
$5.1M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$223K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.9M
FY2025-0.4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.9M
FY2025$4.9M
Expenses
$5.1M
FY2025▲ +0.6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2025$5.1M
Net assets
$223K
FY2025▼ -48%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$815K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$593K
FY2024$432K
FY2025$223K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 Jan 1966.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $4.0M Management & general 22% · $1.1M

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

14 people listed on the 990; $341K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$340,560Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
John K Ramsey$340,560$331,477$242,462$237,959$231,754

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

Programs and updates

Drives innovation in learning and community connections.

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3 programs · $3.5M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Encourage the community to support quality educational facilities (advocacy)

$2.3Mprogram expense
02

Provide quality professional development, continuing education programs, and training service (training)

$1.2Mprogram expense
03

Conduct educational facility research (research)

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$1K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $320K · 2022–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$280,675
Unitemized GrantFY2022$39,460

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$292K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$285K
Money outPt IX
$5.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.0M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$223K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$851K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$921K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$285K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Other incomeLn 4–11$292K
Total revenueLn 12$4.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$680K
SavingsLn 2$171K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$851K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$921K
Net assetsLn 32$223K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6250
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$851K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$958K$921K
Net assetsLn 32$432K$223K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$281K$281K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$341K$197K$144K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$934K$539K$394K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$144$144
Payroll taxesLn 10$373K$215K$157K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$33K$33K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.9M$2.7M$258K
All other expensesLn 24e$187K$101K$86K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.1M$4.0M$1.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.9M$5.1M−$208K$223K 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.9M$5.1M−$161K$432K 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.2M$4.8M−$634K$593K 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.2M$4.1M$142K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.5M$2.2M$270K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$1.7M$127K$815K 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 $4,917,833 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $243,700$285,336
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,240,798$4,340,295
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $58$2
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $452,075$292,200
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,936,631$4,917,833
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $183,252$280,675
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,545,369$1,646,785
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,369,100$3,198,771
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,097,721$5,126,231
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$161,090−$208,398
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,917,833 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$285,336
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$285,336
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,340,295$4,340,295
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2$2
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $292,200$292,200
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,632,495 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2$4,917,833
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,126,231 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $280,675$280,675
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $196,744 · Management $143,816$340,560
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $539,324 · Management $394,235$933,559
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $144$144
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $215,209 · Management $157,313$372,522
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,299$1,299
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,414$15,414
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,330$4,330
IX-17 TravelManagement $33,023$33,023
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,625$5,625
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $11,277$11,277
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,682,117 · Management $258,401$2,940,518
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $101,252 · Management $86,033$187,285
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,015,321 · Management $1,110,910 · Fundraising $0$5,126,231
Part X · Balance sheet $1,143,920 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $897,160$679,616
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $220,171$171,220
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $51,890$32,230
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $205,704$246,462
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,942$14,392
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,389,867$1,143,920
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $473,511$696,033
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $484,540$224,469
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $958,051$920,502
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $431,816$223,418
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $431,816$223,418
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,389,867$1,143,920
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $223,418 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,917,833
XI-2 Total expenses$5,126,231
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$208,398
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$431,816
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$223,418

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