Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2017.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
62 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
7 people listed on the 990; $136K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Jessica Laura Gallagher’s $145K as Executive Director is at the 62nd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica Laura Gallagher | $145,343 | $135,931 |
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 Center for Advanced Learning 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
Fosters lifelong learning through creativity, innovation, and action.
Questions for Center for Advanced Learning
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The health science program students gain the skills, technical knowledge, academic foundation, and real-world experiences they need to prepare for high-demand, high-wage careers in healthcare. Students strengthen their skills for careers in the 21ST century's healthcare industry.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 43-2010038) · Dispute this lineThe tech lab program is not an average information technology program. In taking full advantage of the two year program model, courses build off of each other so that the student experiences long-term projects and learns a deep understanding of technical systems.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 43-2010038) · Dispute this lineThe main focus in change lab is leadership and entrepreneurship, we feel real world experiences and engaging activities are the best methods to learn these skills. We use real world problems to foster an entrepreneurial mindset, and many of our students start and own their own business during this program, which we fully support in…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 43-2010038) · Dispute this lineBy the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.7M | $1.8M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $5.6M | $5.6M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $8.5M | $8.5M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $2.3M | $2.3M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $6.2M | $6.2M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $148K | $80K | $68K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $1.2M | $727K | $445K | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $385K | $239K | $146K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $164K | $101K | $62K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $214K | $133K | $81K | |
| Management feesLn 11a | $20K | $13K | $8K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $10K | $6K | $4K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $279 | $173 | $106 | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $65K | $41K | $25K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $122K | $75K | $46K | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $840 | $521 | $319 | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $196K | $121K | $74K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $61K | $38K | $23K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $395K | $245K | $150K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $96K | $59K | $36K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $3.0M | $1.9M | $1.2M | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 7, 2026 | $3.1M | $3.5M | −$347K | $5.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 12, 2025 | $3.0M | $3.0M | −$14K | $6.2M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $3,034,233 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,034,233 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,047,995 across 15 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $8,537,270 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,232,898 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2024 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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