Nonprofit · EIN 95-4570253
COUNCIL FOR AID TO EDUCATION INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10028
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $4,006,857 | $3,793,990 | $212,867 | $1,200,460 | $1,200,748 | -$288 |
| July 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,636,145 | $4,682,010 | -$45,865 | $1,126,686 | $1,339,841 | -$213,155 |
| July 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,283,249 | $4,825,842 | $457,407 | $2,526,791 | $2,694,081 | -$167,290 |
| July 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $5,004,810 | $4,277,171 | $727,639 | $2,251,885 | $2,869,211 | -$617,326 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $3,995,614
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $11,243
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $896,576
- Other salaries and wages
- $589,709
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,799,453
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $4,265
- Accounting fees
- $64,233
- Depreciation
- $147,406
- Program services (functional)
- $2,841,263
- Management and general (functional)
- $952,727
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,126,686
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,200,460
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,200,748
- Net assets, end of year
- -$288
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$288
- Gross receipts
- $4,006,857
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 6
- Year formed
- 2007
- 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 July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT YAYAC | PRESIDENT AND CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $435,000 | $0 |
| DORIS ZAHNER | CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $210,005 | $22,328 |
| CYNTHIA KIM | VICE PRESIDENT Key employee | 40 | $180,255 | $48,988 |
| DENNIS BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FEUER PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| T NAKIA TOWNS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH EATON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| V DARLEEN OPFER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| INGMAR BERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT YAYAC | PRESIDENT AND CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $441,103 | $0 |
| DORIS ZAHNER | CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $218,984 | $18,546 |
| CYNTHIA KIM | VICE PRESIDENT Key employee | 40 | $178,233 | $36,805 |
| MICHAEL WOODS | VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $151,875 | $25,750 |
| STACEY SPARKS | SENIOR DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $169,575 | $6,783 |
| KELLY ROTHOLZ | DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,092 | $34,600 |
| TERESA DAWBER | PYSCHOMETRICIAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,726 | $12,537 |
| DENNIS BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FEUER PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE FERGUSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH EATON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| V DARLEEN OPFER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| INGMAR BERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT YAYAC | PRESIDENT AND CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $453,683 | $0 |
| DORIS ZAHNER | CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $181,696 | $8,048 |
| CYNTHIA KIM | VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,849 | $33,002 |
| STACEY SPARKS | SENIOR DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $154,167 | $6,167 |
| KELLY ROTHOLZ | VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,393 | $31,149 |
| DENNIS BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FEUER PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE FERGUSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH EATON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| V DARLEEN OPFER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2022: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT YAYAC | PRESIDENT AND CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $370,537 | $0 |
| DORIS ZAHNER | CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $166,542 | $19,500 |
| CYNTHIA KIM | VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,189 | $43,308 |
| STACEY SPARKS | SENIOR DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,508 | $7,018 |
| INGMAR BERG | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $70,328 | $0 |
| MICHAEL D RICH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| EDUARDO J MARTI PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FEUER PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE FERGUSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH EATON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| V DARLEEN OPFER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1632 1ST AVE PMB 21535, NEW YORK, NY 10028-4305
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ROBERT YAYAC, 1632 1ST AVENUE PMB 21535, NEW YORK, NY 10028
- Signed the 990
- ROBERT YAYAC, CEO/PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (212) 661-5800
- Website
- WWW.CAE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- KREISCHER MILLER
Mission
TO HELP SECONDARY AND POST SECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES BY ASSESSING CRITICAL THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION AND TO ADVANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR A QUALITY EDUCATION BY CONDUCTING EDUCATION POLICY RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION BASED ON THIS RESEARCH.
Program accomplishments
- CAE CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND CREATES INNOVATIVE ASSESSMENTS WITH FUNDING FROM PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND CORPORATIONS FOCUSED ON EDUCATION POLICY AND ANALYSIS OF EDUCATION ISSUES. THE RESEARCH SPURS IMPROVEMENT AND VALIDATION OF CAE'S ASSESSMENTS AND ALLOWS FOR SHARING POLICY AND INSTRUCTIONAL INSIGHTS WITH EDUCATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS.Expenses $2,272,971 · revenue $3,514,282
- USING ITS UNIQUE ASSESSMENTS, CAE HELPS SECONDARY AND POST SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS MEASURE STUDENTS' CRITICAL THINKING AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS. THESE SKILLS ARE IN HIGH DEMAND BY EMPLOYERS AND CAE'S RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THESE SKILLS ARE PREDICTIVE OF POSITIVE POST SECONDARY AND EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES.SINCE CAE'S INCEPTION, OVER 825,000 STUDENTS AT OVER 1300 INSTITUTIONS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE ASSESSMENTS ALLOWING STUDENTS, EDUCATORS AND ADMNISTRATORS TO USE THE RESULTS TO IMPROVE CURRICULUM AND INFORM EDUCATION POLICY.Expenses $568,292 · revenue $481,332
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 July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 95-4570253
- 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
- 2008
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B02)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,200,460
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,006,857
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | $4,006,857 | $3,793,990 | $1,200,460 | XML |
| 990 | July 2024 | $4,636,145 | $4,682,010 | $1,126,686 | XML |
| 990 | July 2023 | $5,283,249 | $4,825,842 | $2,526,791 | XML |
| 990 | July 2022 | $5,004,810 | $4,277,171 | $2,251,885 | XML |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 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 95-4570253).
Questions about COUNCIL FOR AID TO EDUCATION INC
- What is the EIN of COUNCIL FOR AID TO EDUCATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COUNCIL FOR AID TO EDUCATION INC is 95-4570253.
- Is COUNCIL FOR AID TO EDUCATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
- Are donations to COUNCIL FOR AID TO EDUCATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COUNCIL FOR AID TO EDUCATION 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 COUNCIL FOR AID TO EDUCATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COUNCIL FOR AID TO EDUCATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COUNCIL FOR AID TO EDUCATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names ROBERT YAYAC.
- Who are the officers and directors of COUNCIL FOR AID TO EDUCATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $435,000 (ROBERT YAYAC, PRESIDENT AND CEO).
- How much revenue does COUNCIL FOR AID TO EDUCATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,006,857, expenses of $3,793,990 and total assets of $1,200,460 at year end.
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