Commission on Adult Basic Education INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 59-3164580)

Sharon Bonney’s $187K as Chief Executive Officer 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2020
Sharon Bonney	$187,012	$154,938	$126,000	$126,000	$125,000	$125,000

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

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Inspires educators to help adults succeed and communities thrive through professional development and advocacy.

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3 programs · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

National & State Conferences

Adult basic education programs engages in intensive planning and conducts annual & monthly webinars and symposiums for practitioners who wish to upgrade their skills for teaching literacy to adult students. This is a national conference with attendance of aproximately 3,000 plus.

$2.3Mprogram expense

02

Coabe national awards and stipends provided to various winners sponsored by dollar general literacy foundation and essential education.

$41Kprogram expense

03

Journal

Adult basic education programs publishes biannually a scholarly journal with a practical intent devoted to improving the efforts of adult educators working with low literate, educationally disadvantaged and oppressed adults.

$13Kprogram 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 · FY2023

AARP FoundationFY2023$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

Grants paid · 1 grant · $40K · 2019–2019

Unitemized GrantFY2019$40,500

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.5M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$229K

Other incomeLn 4–11$55K

Money outPt IX

$2.6M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.4M

Managementcol C$215K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M

Total assetsLn 16$1.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$612K

PeoplePt VI, VII

14

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a11

IndependentVI 1b11

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$229K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M

Investment incomeLn 3$12K

Other incomeLn 4–11$55K

Gains on assetsLn 7$2K

Total revenueLn 12$2.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$989K

SavingsLn 2$235K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$489K

Total assetsLn 16$1.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$612K

Net assetsLn 32$1.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.6M	$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$130K	$489K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.8M	$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$569K	$612K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.3M	$1.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$187K	$178K	$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$561K	$532K	$28K
Management feesLn 11a	$36K	$35K	$396
Legal feesLn 11b	$100	$100
Accounting feesLn 11c	$50K		$50K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$55K		$55K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$29K	$29K
Office expensesLn 13	$68K	$58K	$10K
Information technologyLn 14	$82K	$82K
TravelLn 17	$140K	$140K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$920K	$875K	$45K
InsuranceLn 23	$2K	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$468K	$451K	$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.6M	$2.4M	$215K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$2.5M	$2.6M	−$129K	$1.1M	990 PDF
FY2023	$2.0M	$1.6M	$390K	$1.3M	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.6M	$1.9M	−$358K	$860K	990 PDF
FY2021	$1.6M	$1.3M	$311K	$1.2M	990 PDF
FY2020	$945K	$1.3M	−$353K	$592K	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

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Part I · Summary $2,468,029 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $374,163$229,378

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,566,657$2,171,651

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,410$12,302

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $70,859$54,698

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,015,089$2,468,029

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 $530,700$747,518

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,094,597$1,849,140

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,625,297$2,596,658

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $389,792−$128,629

Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11

VI-1b Independent voting members11

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

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,468,029 across 8 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for −$127 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1b Membership dues$132,785

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$96,593

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$229,378

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,171,651$2,171,651

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,908$10,908

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,521$1,521

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $30,266 · Unrelated business $24,432$54,698

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,203,438 · Unrelated business $24,432 · Excluded from tax $10,781$2,468,029

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,596,658 across 13 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $177,661 · Management $9,351$187,012

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $532,481 · Management $28,025$560,506

IX-11a Management feesPrograms $35,322 · Management $396$35,718

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $100$100

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $50,032$50,032

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $55,068$55,068

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $28,583$28,583

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $57,509 · Management $10,166$67,675

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $82,370$82,370

IX-17 TravelPrograms $140,085$140,085

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $874,926 · Management $44,978$919,904

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,730$1,730

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $450,770 · Management $17,105$467,875

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,381,537 · Management $215,121 · Fundraising $0$2,596,658

Part X · Balance sheet $1,750,610 assets, 13 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,411,730$988,950

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $230,356$234,641

X-4 Accounts receivable$5,450

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $63,517$32,836

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $129,967$488,733

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,835,570$1,750,610

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $37,654$97,418

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $531,781$514,836

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $569,435$612,254

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,190,177$1,138,356

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $75,958$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,266,135$1,138,356

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,835,570$1,750,610

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,138,356 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,468,029

XI-2 Total expenses$2,596,658

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$128,629

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,266,135

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$850

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,138,356

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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