Nonprofit · EIN 33-0970260
IELTS INC
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,058,574 | $4,579,762 | -$1,521,188 | $1,795,575 | $778,488 | $1,017,087 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,443,171 | $5,059,017 | -$1,615,846 | $3,822,224 | $1,283,949 | $2,538,275 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $555,000
- Program service revenue
- $2,501,150
- Investment income
- $2,424
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $12,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $301,708
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,718,891
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,540,984
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $103,289
- Accounting fees
- $118,750
- Occupancy
- $112,217
- Travel
- $129,863
- Program services (functional)
- $3,036,660
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,543,102
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,822,224
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,795,575
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $778,488
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,017,087
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,017,087
- Gross receipts
- $3,058,574
- Employees
- 35
- Volunteers
- 11
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIEL FOSTER | CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $265,940 | $35,767 |
| AMANDA GRACE | SENIOR DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $149,120 | $38,048 |
| KATHRYN MCKEEN | DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS & HR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,077 | $18,643 |
| SABA AHMED | DIRECTOR, COMPLIANCE & OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,102 | $16,980 |
| JENNIFER KNEIPP | SENIOR MARKETING MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,029 | $19,821 |
| PAMELA BAXTER | DIRECTOR, SECRETARY (AS OF 05/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE NUTTALL | DIRECTOR, SECRETARY (THRU 02/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN CAREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WARWICK FREELAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG SELBY | DIRECTOR (AS OF 04/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL RYHMER | DIRECTOR (THRU 04/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MURRAY WALTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCESCA WOODWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW MACKENZIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIEL FOSTER | CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $246,840 | $12,615 |
| AMANDA GRACE | SENIOR DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,924 | $40,591 |
| GEOFF MOODY | DIRECTOR, MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,750 | $32,639 |
| KATHRYN MCKEEN | DIRECTOR, HIGHER EDUCATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,984 | $18,011 |
| GEORGI CODY | DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,098 | $6,455 |
| SABA AHMED | DIRECTOR, US TEST DELIVERY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,364 | $16,725 |
| CHRISTINE NUTTALL | DIRECTOR, SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW MACKENZIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN CAREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WARWICK FREELAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL RYHMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCESCA WOODWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MURRAY WALTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1 DUPONT CIR NW STE 450 OFC 411, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-1112
- In care of
- % BERYL E MEIRON
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ARIEL FOSTER, 1 DUPONT CIRCLE NW STE 450 OFC 411, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
- Signed the 990
- ARIEL FOSTER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (323) 255-2771
- Website
- WWW.IELTS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WINDES INC
Mission
TO IMPROVE THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH TO NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF EXAMINATIONS TO MEASURE THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (PROFICIENCY OF SAID PERSONS), TO ASSIST EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AT THE POST SECONDARY LEVEL IN EVALUATING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE CAPABILITY OF CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES CONCERNING THE INSTRUCTION OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE.
Program accomplishments
- OVER 3,400 DOMESTIC COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND PROGRAMS HAVE AGREED TO RECOGNIZE THE IELTS EXAMINATION RESULTS FOR ADMISSION PURPOSES.Expenses $1,910,493 · revenue $2,501,150
- EXPAND INSTITUTIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL RECOGNITION AND RAISE AN INCREASED AWARENESS OF IELTS. MANAGE THE ADMINISTRATION OF IELTS TEST OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE US TEST CENTER NETWORK BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO OFFICIAL TESTING CENTERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. CONTRIBUTE TO THE GLOBAL BUSINESS OBJECTIVES OF IELTS THROUGH THE MARKETING OF IELTS TO POTENTIAL TEST TAKERS AND TEST USERS IN THE U.S.Expenses $1,126,167 · grants $12,500
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 33-0970260
- 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
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B90)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,795,575
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,058,574
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,058,574 | $4,579,762 | $1,795,575 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,443,171 | $5,059,017 | $3,822,224 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,273,106 | $4,777,619 | $5,281,049 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 33-0970260).
Questions about IELTS INC
- What is the EIN of IELTS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of IELTS INC is 33-0970260.
- Is IELTS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to IELTS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does IELTS INC 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 IELTS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did IELTS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of IELTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ARIEL FOSTER.
- Who are the officers and directors of IELTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 16 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $265,940 (ARIEL FOSTER, CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does IELTS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,058,574, expenses of $4,579,762 and total assets of $1,795,575 at year end.
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