Nonprofit · EIN 34-1414606
COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · PITTSBURGH, PA 15213
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,113,766 | $1,188,904 | -$75,138 | $2,998,901 | $1,012,888 | $1,986,013 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,295,726 | $1,103,849 | $191,877 | $2,809,285 | $839,033 | $1,970,252 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,264,408 | $1,334,397 | -$69,989 | $2,398,474 | $743,687 | $1,654,787 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,665
- Program service revenue
- $926,002
- Investment income
- $63,099
- Royalties
- $120,000
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $32,077
- Other revenue
- $120,000
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $18,962
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $57,293
- Accounting fees
- $32,838
- Travel
- $31,561
- Depreciation
- $16,293
- Program services (functional)
- $751,871
- Management and general (functional)
- $437,033
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,809,285
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,998,901
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,012,888
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,986,013
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $12,221
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,272,044
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,523,302
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $462,711
- Gross receipts
- $1,281,084
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 1984
- State of legal domicile
- OH
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALLA HOLMARSDOTTIR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| KAZUO KURODA | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| SANGEETA KAMAT | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| SUSAN ROBETSON | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| PEGGY KONG | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| AYESHA KHURSHID | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| NOAH SOBE | HISTORIAN Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| TAVIS D JULES | CER CO-EDITOR Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| FLORIN D SALAJAN | CER CO-EDITOR Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| FELICITAS ACOSTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FRANK ADAMSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NATHAN CASTILLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MESERET HAILU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NEELA NANDYAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NOZOMI SAKATA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHRUTI SHESHADRI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| REBECCA TARLAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MATTHEW THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| M NAJEEB SHAFIQ | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 20 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN ROBERTSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| HALLA HOLMARSDOTTIR | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| KAZUO KURODA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| JUN LI | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| KRISTEN EDWARDS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| AYESHA KHURSHID | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| NOAH SOBE | HISTORIAN Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| TAVIS JULES | CER CO-EDITOR Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| FLORIN SALAJAN | CER CO-EDITOR Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| FELICITAS ACOSTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEEVIA BHANA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NATHAN CASTILLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DANIEL FRIEDRICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PEGGY KONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRIANNA KURTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NEELA NANDYAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MATTHEW THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| M NAJEEB SHAFIQ | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 20 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUN LI | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| SUSAN ROBERTSON | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| HALLA HOLMARSDOTTIR | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| SUPRIYA BAILY | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| RADHIKA IYENGAR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| AYESHA KHURSHID | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| CAROLINE MANION | HISTORIAN Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| SAMBA BAH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEEVIA BHANA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| REBECCA CLOTHEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NATHAN CASTILLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DANIEL FRIEDRICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRIANNA KURTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PEGGY KONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PETER MOYI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NEELA NANDYAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MATTHEW THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| M NAJEEB SHAFIQ | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 20 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 230 S BOUQUET ST, PITTSBURGH, PA 15213-4240
- In care of
- % ALAN WAGNER
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- M NAJEEB SHAFIQ, 230 S BOUQUET STREET 5513 POSVAR, PITTSBURGH, PA 15260
- Signed the 990
- M NAJEEB SHAFIQ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (412) 648-1832
- Website
- WWW.CIES.US
- Return prepared by
- SELDEN FOX LTD
Mission
THE COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION SOCIETY, INC. WAS FOUNDED IN 1956 TO FOSTER CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING, SCHOLARSHIP, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND SOCIETAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL STUDY OF EDUCATIONAL IDEAS, SYSTEMS, AND PRACTICES.
Program accomplishments
- CONFERENCE - THE SOCIETY ORGANIZES AND HOLDS AN ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE DEVOTED TO PROVIDING SCHOLARLY AND PRACTICAL EXCHANGE, DEBATE, AND A PLATFORM FOR NETWORKING FOR THE SOCIETY'S MEMBERS. THE CONFERENCE FEATURES KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS BY EMINENT SCHOLARS AND OFFICIALS, WORKSHOPS FOR POST-GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND APPROXIMATELY 1,000 PRESENTATIONS AS INDIVIDUAL PAPERS OR IN ORGANIZED SYMPOSIA. THE CONFERENCE ATTRACTS MORE THAN 1,500 PARTICIPANTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY ENDORSES AND PROVIDES IN-KIND AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR OTHER SMALLER REGIONAL OR THEMATIC CONVENINGS OF MEMBERS.Expenses $724,019 · grants $18,962 · revenue $623,710
- MEMBERSHIP & PUBLICATIONS - THE SOCIETY PUBLISHES THE "COMPARATIVE EDUCATION REVIEW", THE LEADING JOURNAL IN THE FIELD. EACH YEAR THE JOURNAL RECEIVES ABOUT 200 SUBMISSIONS FROM SCHOLARS AROUND THE GLOBE, UNDERTAKES FURTHER REVIEW OF ABOUT HALF THE SUBMITTED MANUSCRIPTS, AND PUBLISHES APPROXIMATELY TWENTY ARTICLES AND 20-30 BOOK REVIEWS IN ITS FOUR QUARTERLY ISSUES. THE JOURNAL'S STANDING IS CONFIRMED BY HIGH CITATION RATES AND A GOOD IMPACT FACTOR. IN ADDITION, A NEWSLETTER IS PRODUCED FOR ELECTRONIC CIRCULATION SEVERAL TIMES EACH YEAR. THE NEWSLETTER HAS AT ITS PURPOSE THE DISSEMINATION OF NEWS ABOUT THE SOCIETY'S WORK AND THE WORK OF ITS MEMBERS, FOSTERING EXCHANGE ON ISSUES INTERNAL TO THE SOCIETY AND FOR THE FIELD AT LARGE.Expenses $27,852 · revenue $302,292
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 | 990 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
- 34-1414606
- 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
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,998,901
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,281,084
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,113,766 | $1,188,904 | $2,998,901 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,295,726 | $1,103,849 | $2,809,285 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,264,408 | $1,334,397 | $2,398,474 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $981,695 | $1,171,233 | $2,214,059 | 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 34-1414606).
Questions about COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION SOCIETY is 34-1414606.
- Is COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION SOCIETY 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 COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION SOCIETY due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names M NAJEEB SHAFIQ.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 19 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,113,766, expenses of $1,188,904 and total assets of $2,998,901 at year end.
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