The mission of the Center for Applied Linguistics (cal) is to promote language learning and cultural understanding by serving as a trusted source for research, resources, and policy analysis. Through its work, cal seeks solutions to issues involving language and culture as they relate to access and equity in education and society around the globe.

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79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$911K 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
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.1M a year · 9% 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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$911K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $32K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.9M
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.7M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$9.2M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$6.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$10.7M
FY2021▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.3M
FY2021$10.7M
FY2022$11.6M
FY2023$13.3M
FY2024$13.3M
FY2025$14.1M
Expenses
$9.2M
FY2021▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.9M
FY2021$9.2M
FY2022$10.2M
FY2023$11.4M
FY2024$12.8M
FY2025$13.2M
Net assets
$6.5M
FY2021▲ +37%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$7.8M
FY2023$9.8M
FY2024$10.3M
FY2025$11.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 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 Jul 1964.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $7.3M Management & general 21% · $1.9M

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

18 people listed on the 990; $911K 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
President
$237,791Pt VII · Sec A
$168,710Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Director
$155,098Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Programs & Development
$126,360Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$112,701Pt VII · Sec A
SR Director
$110,512Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joel Gomez$166,704$286,634$286,634$251,999$237,791$219,292
Ngoc Diep T Nguyen$218,181—————
Lolita Hewett-King$183,566$196,232$189,219$167,126$168,710$133,283
Keria Ballantyne—$179,743$158,696$154,073$126,360—
Shu Jing Yen$162,214$175,981$170,068$164,855$155,098$148,132
Keira Ballantyne$168,721—————
Yu Lan Su$152,816—————
Justin Kelly$127,586$124,534$117,202—$110,512—

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

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

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2 programs · $7.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Venture Activities

Includes services (professional development and technical assistance), product and publication activities, and on-line education. Cal's services include PREK-12 english language learners. This area primarily focuses on improving educational opportunities for english language learners, adult education, bilingual and dual language…

$4.9Mprogram expense
02

Sponsored Programs

Funded projects remain cal's primary and most significant funding source. Areas of focus within sponsored programs include PREK-12 english language learners, adult english language learners, world languages, and language planning and policy.

$2.4Mprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$32K
Grants paid · 28 grants · $9.4M · 2019–2024
Georgetown UniversityDC · FY2024$975,812
Diane August & Associates INCFY2024$176,533
Edge Studio LLCFY2024$106,825
University of MarylandFY2024$50,556
Skyview Consulting Group LLCFY2024$14,625
Georgetown UniversityDC · FY2023$955,862
Edge StudioFY2023$93,350
The University of MarylandFY2023$39,364
Georgetown UniversityDC · FY2022$687,162
Edge StudioFY2022$79,275
The University of MarylandFY2022$25,358
Georgetown UniversityDC · FY2021$871,348
The University of MarylandFY2021$45,500
Edge StudioFY2021$35,850
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$982K
Other incomeLn 4–11$248K
Money outPt IX
$9.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.3M
Managementcol C$1.9M
Owns and owesPt X
$6.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.6M
Total assetsLn 16$9.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$982K
Government grantsLn 1e$982K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$248K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$86K
Total revenueLn 12$10.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5.7M
SavingsLn 2$893K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$933K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$547K
Other assetsLn 15$45K
Total assetsLn 16$9.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32$6.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 582
VolunteersI 614
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.7M$6.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$748K$933K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$650K$547K
Total assetsLn 16$7.5M$9.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.7M$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M$6.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.7M$1.7M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$412K$321K$91K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.3M$2.6M$667K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$178K$142K$37K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.1M$859K$224K
Payroll taxesLn 10$295K$234K$61K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K$182
Accounting feesLn 11c$42K$42K
Investment management feesLn 11f$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$853K$353K$499K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$39K$16K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$176K$38K$138K
Information technologyLn 14$90K$20K$70K
OccupancyLn 16$671K$671K
TravelLn 17$10K$9K$493
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$105K$105K
InsuranceLn 23$50K$50K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$177K$939K−$762K
All other expensesLn 24e$28K$24K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.2M$7.3M$1.9M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $14.1M$13.2M$913K$11.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $13.3M$12.8M$463K$10.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $13.3M$11.4M$1.9M$9.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $11.6M$10.2M$1.4M$7.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $10.7M$9.2M$1.5M$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $10.3M$9.9M$392K$4.7M 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $10,701,396 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $234,552$982,127
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,864,669$9,471,404
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$7,826−$67,237
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $208,391$315,102
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,299,786$10,701,396
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,579,451$1,720,453
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,712,597$5,226,721
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,616,014$2,263,256
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,908,062$9,210,430
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $391,724$1,490,966
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $10,701,396 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $313,881 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$982,127
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$982,127
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,471,404$9,471,404
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18,471$18,471
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $1,221$1,221
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$85,708−$85,708
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,471,404 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $247,865$10,701,396
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,210,430 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,720,453$1,720,453
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $321,080 · Management $90,561$411,641
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,591,999 · Management $666,762$3,258,761
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $141,697 · Management $36,631$178,328
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $859,471 · Management $223,961$1,083,432
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $233,636 · Management $60,923$294,559
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,999 · Management $182$6,181
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $42,333$42,333
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $14,561$14,561
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $353,475 · Management $499,295$852,770
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,302 · Management $23,027$39,329
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $38,038 · Management $138,341$176,379
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,025 · Management $70,004$90,029
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $671,350$671,350
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,262 · Management $493$9,755
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $105,276$105,276
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $49,709$49,709
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $938,790 · Management −$761,699$177,091
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $23,767 · Management $4,726$28,493
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,273,994 · Management $1,936,436 · Fundraising $0$9,210,430
Part X · Balance sheet $9,420,510 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,816,770$5,706,123
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $892,317$893,361
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,093,805$1,105,746
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $85,897$67,408
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $127,714$123,604
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $649,917$546,537
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $747,621$932,562
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $770$564
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $50,074$44,605
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,464,885$9,420,510
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $751,051$770,874
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $38,876$112,137
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $982,127$868,325
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $957,841$1,175,350
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,729,895$2,926,686
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,602,936$6,361,770
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $132,054$132,054
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,734,990$6,493,824
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,464,885$9,420,510
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,493,824 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,701,396
XI-2 Total expenses$9,210,430
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,490,966
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,734,990
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$267,868
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,493,824

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