Nonprofit · EIN 81-3389623
CREDENTIAL ENGINE INC
Also known as SCOTT CHENEY
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,048,962 | $4,373,042 | $675,920 | $4,663,964 | $109,341 | $4,554,623 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,809,313 | $3,659,640 | $149,673 | $4,055,497 | $238,445 | $3,817,052 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,498,580
- Program service revenue
- $2,434,889
- Investment income
- $112,775
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $79,682
- Other revenue
- $2,718
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $18,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $859,997
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,757,788
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,150,750
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $96,430
- Accounting fees
- $58,393
- Occupancy
- $7,389
- Travel
- $65,454
- Depreciation
- $12,219
- Program services (functional)
- $3,509,360
- Management and general (functional)
- $803,227
- Fundraising (functional)
- $60,455
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,055,497
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,663,964
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $109,341
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,554,623
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $29,162
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,204,784
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,744,680
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $809,943
- Gross receipts
- $7,336,016
- Employees
- 26
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 2016
- 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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT CHENEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO Officer | 40 | $307,690 | $63,511 |
| JEANNE KITCHENS | CHIEF TECHNICAL SERVICES O Key employee | 40 | $200,632 | $54,565 |
| DEBORAH EVERHART | CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $207,190 | $26,409 |
| RACHEL VILSAK | CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $205,466 | $24,933 |
| BRIAN SYLVESTER | DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,778 | $52,028 |
| JEFFREY GRANN | CREDENTIAL SOLUTIONS LEAD Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,457 | $53,245 |
| MICHAEL PARSONS | SENIOR SOLUTIONS ENGINEER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,738 | $44,630 |
| ROHIT JOY | DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,618 | $8,772 |
| KATHERINE SUPPLE | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Officer | 40 | $87,482 | $35,798 |
| BARBARA GELLMAN-DANLEY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON FICHTNER | VICE CHAIR UNTIL DECEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TED MITCHELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LIBERTY MUNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ELENI PAPADAKIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREAS SCHLEICHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICK SCHACHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| TANYA WALLACE-GOBERN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN DELASKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LEE LAMBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SU JIN GATLIN JEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT CHENEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO Officer | 40 | $293,460 | $68,127 |
| DEBORAH EVERHART | CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $202,703 | $26,518 |
| JEANNE KITCHENS | CHIEF TECHNICAL SERVICES OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $158,321 | $50,965 |
| JEFFREY GRANN | CREDENTIAL SOLUTIONS LEAD Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,245 | $53,762 |
| MICHAEL PARSONS | SENIOR SOLUTIONS ENGINEER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,312 | $50,060 |
| RACHEL VILSAK | CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,052 | $41,255 |
| BARBARA GELLMAN-DANLEY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON FICHTNER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TED MITCHELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LIBERTY MUNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ELENI PAPADAKIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREAS SCHLEICHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK SCHACHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TANYA WALLACE GOBERN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN DELASKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE LAMBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SU JIN GATLIN JEZ | DIRECTOR AS OF APRIL Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE BHATIA | DIRECTOR UNTIL FEBRUARY Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2021 L ST NW STE 101 # 342, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-4914
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SCOTT CHENEY, 2021 L STREET NW 101-342, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
- Signed the 990
- SCOTT CHENEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO
- Phone
- (202) 257-0279
- Website
- WWW.CREDENTIALENGINE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- JM&M
Mission
TO MAP THE CREDENTIAL LANDSCAPE WITH CLEAR AND CONSISTENT INFORMATION, FUELING THE CREATION OF RESOURCES THAT EMPOWER PEOPLE TO FIND THE PATHWAYS THAT ARE BEST FOR THEM. CREDENTIAL ENGINE PROVIDES A SUITE OF WEB-BASED SERVICES THAT CREATES FOR THE FIRST TIME A CENTRALIZED CREDENTIAL REGISTRY TO HOUSE UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT ALL CREDENTIALS, THE CREDENTIAL TRANSPARENCY DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE (CTDL) A COMMON DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE TO ENABLE CREDENTIAL COMPARABILITY, AND A PLATFORM TO SUPPORT CUSTOMIZED APPLICATIONS TO SEARCH AND RETRIEVE INFORMATION ABOUT CREDENTIALS.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATION PROGRAMS: CREDENTIAL ENGINE, INC. MAINTAINS AN OPEN REGISTRY OF ALL CREDENTIALS, DESCRIBES THEM USING A COMMON LANGUAGE AND SUPPORTS AN OPEN APPLICATION MARKETPLACE TO ALLOW USER ACCESS TO THE CREDENTIAL DATA.Expenses $3,466,272 · grants $18,000 · revenue $2,434,889
- POLICY - AS REQUESTED, CREDENTIAL ENGINE EDUCATES AND SUPPORTS POLICY MAKERS AT INSTITUTION, SYSTEM, STATE, FEDERAL, AND NATIONAL LEVELS SO THEY CAN CRAFT GUIDANCE, REGULATION, FUNDING, PROCUREMENT, OR LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS TO ADVANCE CREDENTIAL TRANSPARENCY.Expenses $43,088
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
- 81-3389623
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B40)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,663,964
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,336,016
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $5,048,962 | $4,373,042 | $4,663,964 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,809,313 | $3,659,640 | $4,055,497 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,467,140 | $3,219,029 | $3,908,540 | 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 81-3389623).
Questions about CREDENTIAL ENGINE INC
- What is the EIN of CREDENTIAL ENGINE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CREDENTIAL ENGINE INC is 81-3389623.
- Is CREDENTIAL ENGINE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
- Are donations to CREDENTIAL ENGINE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CREDENTIAL ENGINE 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 CREDENTIAL ENGINE 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 CREDENTIAL ENGINE 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 CREDENTIAL ENGINE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SCOTT CHENEY.
- Who are the officers and directors of CREDENTIAL ENGINE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 20 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $307,690 (SCOTT CHENEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO).
- How much revenue does CREDENTIAL ENGINE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,048,962, expenses of $4,373,042 and total assets of $4,663,964 at year end.
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