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AACN CERTIFICATION CORP: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
AACN CERTIFICATION CORP (EIN 51-0172756)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed
2025-05-12
IRS object ID
202521329349306552
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Return2025-05-12T14:10:27-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Gross Receipts$27,714,886GrossReceiptsAmt
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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,886,036BOYAmt
EOY$2,995,987EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,477,893BOYAmt
EOY$50,938,444EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,477,893BOYAmt
EOY$50,938,444EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,363,929BOYAmt
EOY$53,934,431EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$6,354,027ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$3,106,524NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt
Total Liability$0TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$19,526,369TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$3,106,524NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants$0RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue$0OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$3,106,524RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$16,419,845RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$322,031InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$0OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$322,031RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$16,741,876TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,065,818TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included$0OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$10,065,818ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$322,031InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$0OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$322,031ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$10,387,849TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule D, Part X, Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAACN Certification Corporation is an organization that is primarily exempt from federal and state income taxes under code section 501(c)(6) and rulings of the California Franchise Tax Board. Certain unrelated business income is subject to taxation. The Corporation follows the accounting standard regarding the recognition and measurement of uncertain tax positions. The Corporation evaluated its tax positions and determined that its positions are more likely than not to be sustained on examination. The Corporation's tax returns are subject to review and examination by the federal and state authorities.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Dana Woods
Chief Executive Officer$0$592,891$0$80,187$0$0$0$60,600$0$28,196$0$761,874$0$0
Jakki Farr
Chief Financial Officer$0$271,292$0$41,937$0$0$0$9,638$0$32,177$0$355,044$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule J, Part I, Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe process of reviewing and setting CEO compensation is the responsibility of the AACN CEO Compensation and Evaluation Committee (our related organization). This committee is comprised of the President and President-elect, with the Immediate Past President serving as an ad-hoc member (note that all of these are volunteer, non-compensated positions). The current Treasurer and Secretary of the Board join and serve on the committee whenever decisions related to CEO compensation are required (these too are volunteer, non-compensated positions). The Committee performs an annual performance evaluation and a review of comparable compensation data. The Human Resources leader provides consultation to the committee related to CEO compensation benchmarking surveys. An independent consulting firm was engaged to review and opine on the CEO compensation. The last CEO compensation review and adjustment occurred in January 2024. The CEO is accountable for compensation levels for all other positions. Each team member receives an annual review and compensation adjustment at the beginning of the calendar year. Salary adjustments are aligned with the annual budget and are allocated based on benchmark salary data and the performance evaluation of each team member. The last salary adjustment occurred in January, 2024.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aThe AACN Certification Corporation Board of Directors is comprised of nine voting directors and the CEO who serves as an ex-officio member with no power to vote. For seven of the director positions, candidates are vetted by a governance committee and then forwarded to both the AACN Certification Board as well as the AACN Board of Directors for appointment to a 3-year term in office. The two additional directors share joint appointments on the AACN and AACN Certification boards and are designated by the President of AACN and the Chairperson of AACN Certification Corporation to serve a one-year term on the Certification Board while fulfilling their three-year AACN board term.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7bThe bylaws of AACN Certification Corporation state that the following actions need to be approved by the written assent of its sole shareholder, AACN: (a) the borrowing of money for long-term capital needs of Certification; (b) the purchase, sale, lease, disposition or hypothecation of real property by Certification; (c) the merger, dissolution, or sale of all assets of Certification; and (d) the amendment of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of AACN Certification Corporation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe completed form 990 and related schedules are disseminated to the Audit Committee for review in advance of a conference call for the purpose to review and approve the return. All Audit Committee members, along with the Chief Financial Officer and Controller, participate in a conference call where all questions or concerns raised by the committee members are resolved to ensure unanimous approval of the return. The Audit Committee then reports any findings to the full Board of Directors and the completed return is disseminated to all members of the Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cThe Conflict of Interest Policy is reviewed annually at the Fall Board meeting as this is the orientation meeting for newly elected Directors. Each Director is required annually to complete a Conflicts of Interest Statement that lists any potential conflicts. In addition, all employees agree to Conflict of Interest and Work Ethics statements contained in the Employee Handbook. Any disclosed potential conflicts are monitored by the Governance team and, when appropriate, Board members who have a conflict would be recused from participating in any decision making subject to the conflict.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19AACN Certification Corporation does not make governing documents or conflict of interest policies available to the public. The financial statements of the organization are part of the consolidated audited financial statements that are published to the AACN membership within 120 days of the end of the fiscal year. The audited financial statements are posted on the AACN website and are available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11gThe bulk of these costs are due to obligations due our testing service provider who is paid for each candidate who sits for an exam. In addition, fees are paid to the testing service provider for professional services related to test construction, item writing, and studies of practice to ensure our exams are based on up to date best practices.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1American Association of Critical-Care NursesBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line127071 Aliso Creek RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityAliso ViejoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP926563399ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN952706905EIN
Primary ActivitiesProfessional nursing membership organizationPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status10PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (5 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
d$18,027,725AACN Certification Corporation guaranteed a mortgage loan on behalf of its affiliate related to the purchase of a commercial property for its headquarters site in 2019.
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
n$1,232,758Corporate overhead costs are allocated among the related entities using a step-basis methodology based on each entity's usage of these shared services. Each department cost (includes customer care, finance, information technology, human resources, meetings, executive, mailing & fulfillment, facilities, business strategy and insights, and organizational effectiveness) is allocated based on estimated time spent by team members, space allocations, percentage of direct program costs, etc. Allocations are done on each department based on these estimates and charged to each separate entity on a monthly basis.
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
o$2,668,374Included in the allocation of overhead costs is the cost of salaries and benefits for these support departments. In these departments, salaries and benefits expenses make up 68.4% of the overall costs. Based on this percentage, the amount recorded here represents 68.4% of the $3,901,132 total general and administrative costs allocated to AACN Certification Corporation.
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
p$3,901,132Reimbursements from one entity to another flow through the intercompany account balances. As an example, all cash is deposited to the AACN account. Amounts from Certification create a receivable due them and a payable on AACN's records. Similarly, most expenses are paid by AACN, and when Certification related payments are made they create a receivable for AACN and a payable for Certification Corporation. Quarterly we review the intercompany account balances and transfer funds between organizations to ensure that the intercompany balances are paid.
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
q$3,901,132Reimbursements from one entity to another flow through the intercompany account balances. As an example, all cash is deposited to the AACN account. Amounts from Certification create a receivable due them and a payable on AACN's records. Similarly, most expenses are paid by AACN, and when Certification related payments are made they create a receivable for AACN and a payable for Certification Corporation. Quarterly we review the intercompany account balances and transfer funds between organizations to ensure that the intercompany balances are paid.