Nonprofit · EIN 38-2418377
PROENGLISH
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20001
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 (amended) | $326,112 | $639,706 | -$313,594 | $998,846 | $185,407 | $813,439 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $587,434 | $830,296 | -$242,862 | $1,239,808 | $112,775 | $1,127,033 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $508,531 | $829,271 | -$320,740 | $1,532,164 | $162,269 | $1,369,895 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $1,579,239 | $1,642,251 | -$63,012 | $1,941,752 | $256,736 | $1,685,016 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $288,347
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $33,652
- Other revenue
- $4,113
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $156,708
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $182,306
- Professional fundraising fees
- $25,690
- Legal fees
- $2,500
- Accounting fees
- $60,029
- Occupancy
- $79,083
- Travel
- $23,754
- Depreciation
- $53
- Program services (functional)
- $362,007
- Management and general (functional)
- $196,126
- Fundraising (functional)
- $81,573
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,239,808
- Total assets, end of year
- $998,846
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $185,407
- Net assets, end of year
- $813,439
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $22
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $813,439
- Gross receipts
- $326,112
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1982
- State of legal domicile
- MI
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLEN HAMILTON-COTTEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TREASURER Officer | 40 | $103,108 |
| ROSALIE PORTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CLIFF COLWELL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| PHIL KENT SR | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ASGAR ASGAROV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARIA ESPINOZA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| REV JOHN LEWIS RODDY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHEN GUSCHOV | FORMER PROENGLISH EXEC. DI Former | 40 | $130,247 |
| ROSALIE PORTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CLIFF COLWELL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| PHIL KENT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ASGAR ASGAROV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RICHARD MUNRO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARIA ESPINOZA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ELLEN HAMILTON-COTTEN | PROENGLISH EXECUTIVE DIREC Officer | 40 | $0 |
| WILLIAM W CHIP ESQ | TREASURER Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHEN GUSCHOV | FORMER PROENGLISH EXEC. DIRECTOR Former | 40 | $119,483 |
| ROSALIE PORTER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CLIFF COLWELL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KC MCALPIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| PHIL KENT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ASGAR ASGAROV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RICHARD MUNRO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARIA ESPINOZA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEVPHEN GUSCHOV | PROENGLISH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,750 |
| ROSALIE PORTER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CLIFF COLWELL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KC MCALPIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| PHIL KENT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ASGAR ASGAROV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RICHARD MUNRO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARIA ESPINOZA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 20 F STREET, WASHINGTON, DC 20001-6700
- In care of
- % ELLEN HAMILTON-COTTEN
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ELLEN HAMILTON-COTTEN, 20 F STREET NW 7TH FL, WASHINGTON, DC 20001
- Signed the 990
- ELLEN HAMILTON-COTTEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (202) 507-6283
- Website
- PROENGLISH.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ONYX BRIDGE TAX GROUP LLC
Mission
UNDERTAKE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INFORMING THE PUBLIC OF THE NEED FOR COMMON-SENSE IMMIGRATION POLICIES; THE NEED TO CONSIDER POPULATION GROWTH ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND OUR ABILITY TO PROTECT AND CONSERVE OUR NATURAL RESOURCES; AND THE NEED TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE ENGLISH AS THE UNIFYING LANGUAGE OF THE UNITED STATES.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE COUNTRY'S LINGUISTIC UNITY BY MAKING ENGLISH THE OFFICIAL (NON-EXCLUSIVE) LANGUAGE OF GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND DEFENDING ITS ROLE AS THE NATION'S COMMON LANGUAGE BY DOING RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION THROUGH QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS DISTRIBUTED TO ABOUT 15,000 INDIVIDUALS, DIRECT MAIL, MAINTAINING AN INTERNET WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, PUBLISHING ARTICLES, CONDUCTING MEDIA INTERVIEWS, AND DEFENDING THE USE OF ENGLISH AND THE RIGHT OF EMPLOYERS AND INSTITUTIONS TO HAVE LANGUAGE POLICIES AT THEIR PLACES OF BUSINESS.Expenses $362,007 · revenue $4,113
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 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
- 38-2418377
- 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
- 1982
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $998,846
- Income (IRS master file)
- $326,112
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $326,112 | $639,706 | $998,846 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $587,434 | $830,296 | $1,239,808 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $508,531 | $829,271 | $1,532,164 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,579,239 | $1,642,251 | $1,941,752 | XML |
| 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 38-2418377).
Questions about PROENGLISH
- What is the EIN of PROENGLISH?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PROENGLISH is 38-2418377.
- Is PROENGLISH tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.
- Are donations to PROENGLISH tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PROENGLISH 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 PROENGLISH 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 PROENGLISH 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 PROENGLISH?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ELLEN HAMILTON-COTTEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of PROENGLISH?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 7 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $103,108 (ELLEN HAMILTON-COTTEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TREASURER).
- How much revenue does PROENGLISH have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $326,112, expenses of $639,706 and total assets of $998,846 at year end.
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