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Nonprofit · EIN 52-1170366

AMERICAN COLLEGE PERSONNEL ASSOCIATION

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036

Financials

$2.6M$2.3M2023$2.9M$3.1M2024$2.2M$2.5M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAN COLLEGE PERSONNEL ASSOCIATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$2,223,940$2,495,014-$271,074$1,823,684$1,151,541$672,143
December 31, 2024990$2,941,075$3,132,534-$191,459$2,521,593$1,642,961$878,632
December 31, 2023990$2,583,882$2,311,942$271,940$2,683,056$1,629,524$1,053,532
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$35,007
Program service revenue
$2,171,796
Investment income
$7,242
Royalties
$7,913
Net gain from sales of assets
-$18,139
Other revenue
$9,895

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$487,211
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,198,863
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$13,046
Occupancy
$18,331
Travel
$9,983
Depreciation
$3,074
Program services (functional)
$1,951,249
Management and general (functional)
$543,765

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,521,593
Total assets, end of year
$1,823,684
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,151,541
Net assets, end of year
$672,143
Land, buildings and equipment
$5,312
Publicly traded securities
$741,227
Net assets without donor restrictions
$657,467
Net assets with donor restrictions
$14,676
Gross receipts
$2,672,599
Employees
9
Volunteers
150
Year formed
1924
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, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CHRISTOPHER MOODYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$271,351$17,320
PATRICIA FECHTER GATESDEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$191,340$7,200
TYEESHA WESLEYTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTEA CARVEIROTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASMYNE CHANNELTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OLAJIWIN MCCADNEYTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LINDSAY SMITHTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KELLIE DIXONTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHEN JOHN QUAYETrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARC LOTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JONATHAN MCELDERRYPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
NIKKI LAIRDTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AMANDA MOLLETTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GUDRUN NYUNTTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AJA HOLMESTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
19 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KELVIN RUTLEDGEPRESIDENT-ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
RAY PLAZATrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
ROSEMARY PEREZTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
KENDALL PETETrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
DA'SHAUN SCOTTTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
SHAINA PHILPOTTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
LEONARD TAYLOR JRTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
YUAN ZHOUTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
KERESHA LARMONDTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
EUGENE PARKER IIITrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
GEORGE MCCLELLANTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
SHETINA JONESTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
ALAN ACOSTATrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
NICHOLAS WRIGHTTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
KAROL MARTINEZTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
NICOLE WHITNERTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
ZAK FOSTETrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
ANIKA PATELTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKE KUTNAKTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 27 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CHRISTOPHER MOODYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$253,957$16,210
PATRICIA FECHTER GATESDEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$176,666$7,200
RACHEL AHOPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MATTEA CARVEIROTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASMYNE CHANNELTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MONIQUE ATHERLEYTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL JEREMY BROWNTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KELLIE DIXONTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BERNIE LANGTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARC LOTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JONATHAN MCELDERRYPRESIDENT-ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
NIKKI LAIRDTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AMANDA MOLLETTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GUDRUN NYUNTTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HEATHER SHEAPAST President
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KELVIN RUTLEDGETrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RAY PLAZATrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROSEMARY PEREZTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENDALL PETETrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DA'SHAUN SCOTTTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TODD SNOVELTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEONARD TAYLOR JRTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YUAN ZHOUTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RACHELLE BROWNTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JACQUELINE HUGGINSTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASMINE LEETrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GEORGE MCCLELLANTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CHRISTOPHER MOODYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$225,991$9,210
PATRICIA FECHTER GATESDEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$168,487$7,083
RACHEL AHOVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
TERAH STEWARTTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREA D DOMINGUEPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MONIQUE ATHERLEYTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL JEREMY BROWNTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEILANI KUPOTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NIKKI LAIRDTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AJA HOLMESTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HEATHER SHEAPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KELVIN RUTLEDGETrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FLORENCE GUIDOTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CORI BAZEMORE-JAMESTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TARA MILLIKENTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MOLLY SPRINGERTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JACQUELINE HUGGINSTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RACHELLE BROWNTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASMINE LEETrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1 DUPONT CIR NW STE 450, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-1112
In care of
% TOM GENTRY
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
CHRISTOPHER MOODY
Signed the 990
CHRISTOPHER MOODY, Executive Director
Phone
(202) 835-2272
Return prepared by
PETRELLA PHILLIPS LLP

Mission

ACPA TRANSFORMS HIGHER EDUCATION BY CREATING AND SHARING INFLUENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP, SHAPING CRITICALLY REFLECTIVE PRACTICE, AND ADVOCATING FOR EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE ANNUAL CONVENTION WAS CONDUCTED TO PROMOTE THE FIELDS REPRESENTED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND TO DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION TO THE ATTENDEES.
    Expenses $1,951,249
  • MEMBERSHIP, MEMBER SERVICES, AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE PROFESSION SERVE TO PROMOTE THE FIELD OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION STUDENT AFFAIRS AND TO EDUCATE MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE FIELD.
  • ACPA PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS MEMBERS THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND WEBINARS ON CURRENT ISSUES, TRENDS AND RESEARCH IN THE STUDENT AFFAIRS FIELD.
  • DURING THE YEAR, SIX ISSUES OF THE JOURNAL OF COLLEGE STUDENT DEVELOPMENT, FIVE ISSUES OF ABOUT CAMPUS AND FOUR ISSUES OF ACPA DEVELOPMENTS WERE ISSUED TO DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION OF INTEREST TO MEMBERS OF THE ASSOICATION.

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-1170366
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
1993
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,823,684
Income (IRS master file)
$2,672,599

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$2,223,940$2,495,014$1,823,684XML
990-TDecember 2025–––IRS
990December 2024$2,941,075$3,132,534$2,521,593XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$2,583,882$2,311,942$2,683,056XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$2,364,577$1,995,222$2,379,779IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 52-1170366).

Questions about AMERICAN COLLEGE PERSONNEL ASSOCIATION

What is the EIN of AMERICAN COLLEGE PERSONNEL ASSOCIATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN COLLEGE PERSONNEL ASSOCIATION is 52-1170366.
Is AMERICAN COLLEGE PERSONNEL ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
Are donations to AMERICAN COLLEGE PERSONNEL ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does AMERICAN COLLEGE PERSONNEL ASSOCIATION 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 AMERICAN COLLEGE PERSONNEL ASSOCIATION 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 AMERICAN COLLEGE PERSONNEL ASSOCIATION 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 AMERICAN COLLEGE PERSONNEL ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CHRISTOPHER MOODY.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN COLLEGE PERSONNEL ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 34 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $271,351 (CHRISTOPHER MOODY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does AMERICAN COLLEGE PERSONNEL ASSOCIATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,223,940, expenses of $2,495,014 and total assets of $1,823,684 at year end.

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