Nonprofit · EIN 23-7218933
COUNCIL FOR AMERICAN PRIVATE EDUCATION
Tax-exempt · FRONT ROYAL, VA 22630
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $501,541 | $453,141 | $48,400 | $1,528,515 | $17,622 | $1,510,893 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $462,640 | $456,086 | $6,554 | $1,370,145 | $19,128 | $1,351,017 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $432,546 | $416,851 | $15,695 | $1,262,680 | $61,447 | $1,201,233 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $122,363
- Program service revenue
- $345,499
- Investment income
- $33,679
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $274,103
- Other salaries and wages
- $39,907
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $331,640
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $28,550
- Occupancy
- $2,856
- Travel
- $5,933
- Program services (functional)
- $299,695
- Management and general (functional)
- $146,982
- Fundraising (functional)
- $6,464
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,370,145
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,528,515
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $17,622
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,510,893
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,141
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,208,669
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,506,386
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,507
- Gross receipts
- $501,541
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 22
- Year formed
- 1971
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL SCHUTTLOFFEL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $230,218 | $39,617 |
| DREW SMITH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY PAT DONOGHUE VP | AS OF SEP. 2024 THROUGH MAR. 2025 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR LARRY TAYLOR SECRETARY | UNTIL MAR. 2025, THEN VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM RADEMAN TRUSTEE | UNTIL MAR. 2025, THEN TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER THOMPSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SHAZA KHAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ALAN FREEMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REV DAVID MADISON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ZWIEBEL ESQ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE LINDQUIST | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUFIA AZMAT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KATHRYN WIENS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CORY NEWMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN BRALLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEVERLY AMICO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR ANDREW BAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN DEJAK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS BELYEU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA GRIFFITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBRA WILSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN CHEESMAN | TRUSTEE AS OF AUG. 2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL SCHUTTLOFFEL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $223,496 | $39,045 |
| DREW SMITH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINCOLN SNYDER | VICE PRESIDENT UNTIL MAY 2024 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR LARRY TAYLOR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY PAT DONOGHUE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA MOSKOWITZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SHAZA KHAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ALAN FREEMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REV DAVID MADISON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ZWIEBEL ESQ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE LINDQUIST | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUFIA AZMAT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KATHRYN WIENS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CORY NEWMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN BRALLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA COLANGELO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM RADEMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ANDREW BAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM SOUTHARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ASHLEY ROGERS BERNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR GARY ARNOLD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER THOMPSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS BELYEU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA GRIFFITH | TRUSTEE AS OF SEPT. 2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBRA WILSON | TRUSTEE AS OF AUG. 2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA OREM | TRUSTEE UNTIL AUG. 2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL SCHUTTLOFFEL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $216,970 | $38,492 |
| DREW SMITH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINCOLN SNYDER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR LARRY TAYLOR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY PAT DONOGHUE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA MOSKOWITZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DRSHAZA KHAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR REBECCA SCHMIDT | TRUSTEE UNTIL OCT, 2022 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ALAN FREEMAN | TRUSTEE AS OF OCT. 2022 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REV DAVID MADISON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA OREM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ZWIEBEL ESQ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE LINDQUIST | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM DYKHOUSE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUFIA AZMAT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYN WIENS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CORY NEWMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DONNIE PEAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN BRALLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA COLANGELO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM RADEMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ANDREW BAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM SOUTHARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ASHLEY ROGERS BERNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR GARY ARNOLD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4 FAMILY LIFE LN, FRONT ROYAL, VA 22630-6453
- In care of
- % JOSEPH W MCTIGHE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MICHAEL SCHUTTLOFFEL, 1300 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20004
- Signed the 990
- MICHAEL SCHUTTLOFFEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (844) 883-2273
- Website
- HTTPS://CAPENETWORK.ORG/
- Return prepared by
- JM&M
Mission
TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL PLURALISM SO THAT PARENTS HAVE A CHOICE IN THE SCHOOLING OF THEIR CHILDREN, COMMUNICATION AND COOPERATION WITHIN THE EDUCATION COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- ADVOCACY FOR PRIVATE EDUCATION - ADVOCACY EXPENSES INCURRED TO PROVIDE A COHERENT PRIVATE SCHOOL VOICE IN THE EDUCATION COMMUNITY AND TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL PLURALISM SO THAT PARENTS HAVE A CHOICE IN THE SCHOOLING OF THEIR CHILDREN. COUNCIL IS A COALITION OF 20 NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT PRIVATE LEVELS K-12 EDUCATION.Expenses $228,238 · revenue $305,200
- BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS PROGRAM - THE BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS PROGRAM IS SPONSORED BY THE US DEPT. OF EDUCATION TO IDENTIFY EXEMPLARY ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. THE COUNCIL FOR AMERICAN PRIVATE EDUCATION ADMINISTERS THE PRIVATE SCHOOL COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAM.Expenses $36,344 · revenue $40,299
- NEWSLETTER - CAPE OUTLOOK IS A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER TO KEEP PEOPLE INFORMED ABOUT FEDERAL LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS, RESEARCH, KEY EVENTS, AND REPORTS, ALL PERTAINING TO PRIVATE EDUCATION.Expenses $35,113
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7218933
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1972
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B00A)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,528,515
- Income (IRS master file)
- $501,541
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $501,541 | $453,141 | $1,528,515 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $462,640 | $456,086 | $1,370,145 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $432,546 | $416,851 | $1,262,680 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-7218933).
Questions about COUNCIL FOR AMERICAN PRIVATE EDUCATION
- What is the EIN of COUNCIL FOR AMERICAN PRIVATE EDUCATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COUNCIL FOR AMERICAN PRIVATE EDUCATION is 23-7218933.
- Is COUNCIL FOR AMERICAN PRIVATE EDUCATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1972.
- Are donations to COUNCIL FOR AMERICAN PRIVATE EDUCATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COUNCIL FOR AMERICAN PRIVATE EDUCATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of COUNCIL FOR AMERICAN PRIVATE EDUCATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COUNCIL FOR AMERICAN PRIVATE EDUCATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COUNCIL FOR AMERICAN PRIVATE EDUCATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MICHAEL SCHUTTLOFFEL.
- Who are the officers and directors of COUNCIL FOR AMERICAN PRIVATE EDUCATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $230,218 (MICHAEL SCHUTTLOFFEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does COUNCIL FOR AMERICAN PRIVATE EDUCATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $501,541, expenses of $453,141 and total assets of $1,528,515 at year end.
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