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Connects higher education stakeholders to improve data sharing and student success. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $289K in revenue, $262K in expenses, and $-109K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Washington, DC
Website
www.pesc.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$289KFY2025
Expenses
$262K
Net assets
$-109K
People
14
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  52-2179499 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Washington, DC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects higher education stakeholders to improve data sharing and student success.
Leadership
Michael McIntyre · Acting Executive Director
Money in and out
$289K revenue, $262K expenses
Bottom line
48% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$289K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$262K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-109K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $27K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.48 Management & general $0.51 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
48%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -76% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+9%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -48% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$289K
FY2025▲ +10%
Expenses
$262K
FY2025▲ +21%
Total assets
$65K
FY2025▼ -42%
Total liabilities
$174K
FY2025▼ -30%
Total revenue
$289K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$262K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-109K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$27K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$65K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B48%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPostsecondary Electronic Standards Council
EINHdr · item D52-2179499
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.pesc.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B02)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 1999

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Acting Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Sessa’s $146K as President and CEO is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $76K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Conference & Meetings

Meetings to disseeminate information and share ideas and development resources while hearing from industry experts on emerging techonologies and user-friendly processes that impact students and technology expectations. These meeting include the annual spring summit and annual fall summit.

$45Kprogram expense
02

Education & Outreach

Newsletter, website, article for publication, and presentations - all to further PESC's exempt purpose. See www.PESC.com

$32Kprogram expense
03

Standards Committee/Fourm

Group formed to study standard-related issues, develop data standards and supporting tools, including a data dictionary for education, as well as work on the U.S. Deparment of Education's national student loan data system (NSLDS) and NCES' common education data standards (CEDS).Task forces - Open, collaborative committees that study…

Pt IX · col B

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$254K · 88%
Contributions & grants$35K · 12%
Program service revenue88%$254K
Contributions & grants12%$35K
Total revenueLn 12$289K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.48 Management & general $0.51 Fundraising $0.01
Program services48%$126K
Management & general51%$135K
Fundraising1%$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$262K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$21K
Total assetsLn 16$65K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$174K
Total net assetsLn 32$-109K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $21K · Operating expenses/yr $262K
1.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $126K · Total expenses $262K
48%
Management & General
Management & general $135K · Total expenses $262K
51%
Fundraising
Fundraising $2K · Total expenses $262K
0.7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $2K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $46K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $35K · Total revenue $289K
12%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $289K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $254K · Total revenue $289K
88%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $289K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $254K · Total expenses $262K
97%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $289K · Prior year $264K
+10%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $286K · FY2024 $289K
+0.3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-109K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $289K · Expenses $262K
+9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $65K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-109K · Total assets $65K
-167%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $65K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Michael McIntyre · Reported title Acting Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $262K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $180K · Total expenses $262K
69%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 48%
Overhead ratio 51%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth 10%
Accounting fee ratio 1.0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$39

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$289K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$264K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$313K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$393K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$286K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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