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Commission on English Language Program Accreditation FY2022 filing

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Alexandria, VA501(c)(3)Education EIN 54-1959691Revenue $1.5M in FY2022Latest return filed Nov 6, 2025

On file with the IRScea-accredit.org1001 N Fairfax St Ste 630, 22314-1798 · Alexandria, VATax-exempt since Dec 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of the Commission on English Language Program Accreditation is to promote excellence in the field of English Language teaching and administration, as well as to protect the interests of students, through Accreditation of English Language programs and institutions worldwide. Cea achieves its mission by advancing widely-held standards to foster continuous Program development through a rigorous process of regular self-assessment and peer evaluation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$248K 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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FY2022 · 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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $30K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$248K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
26 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 26.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$173K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$1.5M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$3.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2022▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.7M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2022▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$3.1M
FY2022▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.7M

From the FY2022 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 Dec 2000.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $1.2M Management & general 9% · $115K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $248K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Heidi Vellenga PHD
Executive Director
$147,428Pt VII · Sec A
Maria B Vassilieva
Director of Compliance
$100,500Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Primak
Treasurer/Public Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Algren
Elected Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nadine Baladi
Elected Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Anna Carson
Elected Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robert Connor
Elected Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heidi Vellenga’s $189K as Executive Director is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Heidi Vellenga$188,568$165,117———
Heidi Vellenga PHD——$147,428$133,985$126,531
Maria B Vassilieva$122,494$112,886$100,500——
Rachel D Herman$112,415————
Mary Reeves PHD————$74,995

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 15aYes

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Cea is a usde-recognized accreditation agency that conducts a quality assurance process, maintains standards, and provides program development for 340+ intensive english programs in the us and internationally.

$1.2Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$115K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$173K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$720K
SavingsLn 2$2.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.8M
Accounts receivableLn 4$408K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$51
Intangible assetsLn 14$14K
Other assetsLn 15$9K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$173K
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 670
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$667$51
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K$173K
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M$3.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$166K$151K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$361K$328K$32K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$25K$23K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$28K$25K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$34K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K$176
Accounting feesLn 11c$55K$50K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$8K$840
Office expensesLn 13$31K$28K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$34K$31K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$107K$97K$10K
TravelLn 17$198K$180K$18K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K$644
InterestLn 20$2K$2K$168
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K$252
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$411
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$204K$186K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.2M$115K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 6, 2025 $1.7M$1.9M−$158K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 $1.5M$1.7M−$234K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 25, 2023 $1.5M$1.3M$186K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 4, 2022 $1.3M$1.2M$111K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 9, 2022 $1.5M$1.2M$248K$2.8M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,458,705 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,326,511$1,451,046
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,471$4,570
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$3,089
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,329,982$1,458,705
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 $739,215$615,687
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $480,150$657,154
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,219,365$1,272,841
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $110,617$185,864
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $1,458,705 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,451,046$1,451,046
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,570$4,570
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,089$3,089
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,451,046 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,659$1,458,705
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,272,841 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $150,772 · Management $14,912$165,684
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $328,100 · Management $32,449$360,549
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $22,592 · Management $2,234$24,826
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,265 · Management $2,499$27,764
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,546 · Management $3,318$36,864
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,781 · Management $176$1,957
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $49,936 · Management $4,939$54,875
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,498 · Management $840$9,338
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $28,461 · Management $2,816$31,277
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $30,815 · Management $3,048$33,863
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $97,225 · Management $9,616$106,841
IX-17 TravelPrograms $180,387 · Management $17,840$198,227
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,515 · Management $644$7,159
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,703 · Management $168$1,871
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,546 · Management $252$2,798
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,156 · Management $411$4,567
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $185,987 · Management $18,394$204,381
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,158,285 · Management $114,556 · Fundraising $0$1,272,841
Part X · Balance sheet $3,229,587 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $64,545$720,146
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,350,298$2,067,670
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $462,057$408,062
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,861$10,267
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $667$51
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $16,543$14,361
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,030$9,030
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,917,001$3,229,587
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,919$60,888
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $14,250$91,861
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,751$19,893
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $45,920$172,642
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,871,081$3,056,945
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,871,081$3,056,945
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,917,001$3,229,587
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,056,945 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,458,705
XI-2 Total expenses$1,272,841
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$185,864
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,871,081
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,056,945

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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