American Educational Trust FY2020 filing

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Education about middle eastern countries

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$68K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $66K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$68K
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
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$586
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$750K
Spent
$690K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$323K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$750K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$750K
FY2021$714K
FY2022$685K
FY2023$714K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$690K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$690K
FY2021$612K
FY2022$680K
FY2023$707K
FY2024$903K
Net assets
$323K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$323K
FY2021$425K
FY2022$430K
FY2023$437K
FY2024$594K

From the FY2020 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1982.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $614K Management & general 8% · $57K Fundraising 3% · $19K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $68K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Director
$68,318Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Delinda Hanley$76,977$72,670$68,318$68,318
Janet McMahon—$4,582——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates the public about Middle Eastern countries.

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3 programs · $614K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Washington report on middle east affairs- this magazine is published to disseminate information and promote under- standing of middle eastern people and cultures. ( print 8300 7 times per year and 972 online)

$406Kprogram expense
02

Book club- provides desimination of books about middle eastern peoples and cultures and of books written by middle eastern authors. (serves approx. 10000 people)

$182Kprogram expense
03

Annual conference to educate participants about middle east affairs (350 attenders)

$26Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$750K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$614K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$110K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Money outPt IX
$690K
Ln 25
Programscol B$614K
Managementcol C$57K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$323K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$212K
Total assetsLn 16$324K
LiabilitiesLn 26$586
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$110K
Government grantsLn 1e$43K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$614K
Investment incomeLn 3$16
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Total revenueLn 12$750K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$212K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$212K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Other assetsLn 15$212
Total assetsLn 16$324K
LiabilitiesLn 26$586
Net assetsLn 32$323K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$135K$212K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$263K$324K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$586
Net assetsLn 32$263K$323K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$198K$161K$34K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$27K$22K$5K$548
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$14K$3K$357
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$9K$2K$217
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$10K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$1K$119
OccupancyLn 16$25K$22K$4K
TravelLn 17$771$771
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$355$42
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$547$64
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$383K$365K$4K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$516
Total functional expensesLn 25$690K$614K$57K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.1M$903K$157K$594K 990 PDF
FY2023 $714K$707K$7K$437K 990 PDF
FY2022 $685K$680K$5K$430K 990 PDF
FY2021 $714K$612K$102K$425K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $750K$690K$60K$323K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $749,683 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $121,075$110,381
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $499,808$614,236
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $36$16
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $24,745$25,050
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $645,664$749,683
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $243,222$243,004
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $496,564$447,032
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $739,786$690,036
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$94,122$59,647
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $749,683 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$43,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$67,181
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$110,381
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $614,236$614,236
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16$16
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $25,050$25,050
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $614,236 · Unrelated business $25,050 · Excluded from tax $16$749,683
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $690,036 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $161,145 · Management $33,619 · Fundraising $3,416$198,180
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,935 · Management $4,661 · Fundraising $548$27,144
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,287 · Management $3,036 · Fundraising $357$17,680
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,668 · Management $1,842 · Fundraising $217$10,727
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,955 · Management $3,682$13,637
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,776 · Management $1,015 · Fundraising $119$5,910
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,544 · Management $3,802$25,346
IX-17 TravelPrograms $771$771
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,670 · Management $355 · Fundraising $42$2,067
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,575 · Management $547 · Fundraising $64$3,186
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $365,141 · Management $4,324 · Fundraising $13,945$383,410
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,462 · Fundraising $516$1,978
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $613,929 · Management $56,883 · Fundraising $19,224$690,036
Part X · Balance sheet $323,569 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $135,032$211,970
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $29,501$30,854
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $81,657$75,187
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,434$5,346
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $212$212
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $263,336$323,569
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$586
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$586
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $263,336$322,983
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $263,336$322,983
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $263,336$323,569
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $322,983 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$749,683
XI-2 Total expenses$690,036
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$59,647
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$263,336
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$322,983

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