Nonprofit · EIN 54-0975037
ACCREDITING COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION & TRAINING INC
Also known as ACCET
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,199,118 | $3,093,790 | $105,328 | $3,888,865 | $796,032 | $3,092,833 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,777,805 | $2,754,502 | $23,303 | $4,631,587 | $1,783,873 | $2,847,714 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $3,140,249
- Investment income
- $54,853
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$6,023
- Other revenue
- $4,016
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $297,419
- Other salaries and wages
- $975,328
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,521,423
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $29,041
- Accounting fees
- $57,490
- Occupancy
- $101,744
- Travel
- $659,257
- Depreciation
- $88,964
- Program services (functional)
- $2,911,872
- Management and general (functional)
- $181,918
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,594,158
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,888,865
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $796,032
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,092,833
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $957,235
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,648,761
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,092,833
- Gross receipts
- $3,532,519
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 250
- Year formed
- 1974
- State of legal domicile
- VA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RES HELFER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $278,352 | $19,067 |
| LINSAY OAKDEN | DIRECTOR OF ACCREDITATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,731 | $4,416 |
| EMILY KEEGAN | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,143 | $11,103 |
| DR DONNELL BAYOT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER MIKHAIL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DR TIMOTHY MOTT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN KOBZEJ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| YADEXY SIERRA | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL DUNLOP | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD BOUTE | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| HAVIVA PARNES | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SOPHIA PERKOVICH | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL PERSON | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA RIKLI | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA STEFANIK | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PETER GRAVES | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RES HELFER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $262,944 | $19,963 |
| SCOTT FAULSTICK | SENIOR ACCREDITATION COORDINATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,852 | $25,478 |
| LINSAY OAKDEN | DIRECTOR OF ACCREDITATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,221 | $4,379 |
| EMILY KEEGAN | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,379 | $23,103 |
| DONNELL BAYOT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER MIKHAIL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM MOTT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN KOBZEJ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| YADEXY SIERRA | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL DUNLOP | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD BOUTE | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| HAVIVA PARNES | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SOPHIA PERKOVICH | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL PERSON | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA RIKLI | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA STEFANIK | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1722 N ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-2907
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- RES HELFER, 1722 N STREET NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
- Signed the 990
- PETER MIKHAIL, CHAIR
- Phone
- (202) 955-1113
- Website
- WWW.ACCET.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ANDERSON DAVIS & ASSOCIATES CPA PA
Mission
Our mission is to inspire and promote quality-oriented continuing education and training. Through the establishment of standards and the assurance of an accreditation process focused on integrity, we seek to identify, evaluate and enhance the delivery of continuing education and training. We are a voluntary affiliation of organizations committed to self-regulation through independent peer-review and evaluation; and, we aspire to the continuous refinement of our recognition as a valid and reliable authority.
Program accomplishments
- COUNCIL MEETINGS AND EXAM VISITS: THE COUNCIL OVERSEES THREE EVALUATION REVIEW CYCLES PER YEAR, DURING WHICH VARIOUS ACCREDITATION PROCESSING ACTIVITIES ENSUE, WITH ON-SITE EXAMINATION TEAM VISIT REPORTS OF INITIAL APPLICANT AND CURRENT MEMBER INSTITUTIONS SERVING AS THE CORE EVALUATION FOR THEIR JUDGMENT OF EACH INSTITUTIONS COMPLIANCE WITH THE COUNCIL STANDARDS RELATIVE TO OBJECTIVES, RESOURCES, PROGRAMS, POLICIES AND OUTCOMES OF THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OFFERED. CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS: THE COUNCIL HOLDS ONE CONFERENCE EACH YEAR AND SEVERAL WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS AND OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE INDUSTRY.Expenses $2,911,872 · revenue $3,140,249
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
- 54-0975037
- 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
- 1975
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B64D)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,888,865
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,532,519
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,199,118 | $3,093,790 | $3,888,865 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,777,805 | $2,754,502 | $4,631,587 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,895,934 | $2,661,140 | $4,754,177 | 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 54-0975037).
Questions about ACCREDITING COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION & TRAINING INC
- What is the EIN of ACCREDITING COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION & TRAINING INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ACCREDITING COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION & TRAINING INC is 54-0975037.
- Is ACCREDITING COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION & TRAINING INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1975.
- Are donations to ACCREDITING COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION & TRAINING INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ACCREDITING COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION & TRAINING 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 ACCREDITING COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION & TRAINING 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 ACCREDITING COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION & TRAINING 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 ACCREDITING COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION & TRAINING INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names RES HELFER.
- Who are the officers and directors of ACCREDITING COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION & TRAINING INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 16 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $278,352 (RES HELFER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ACCREDITING COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION & TRAINING INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,199,118, expenses of $3,093,790 and total assets of $3,888,865 at year end.
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