COMMON APPLICATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: COMMON APPLICATION INC (EIN 91-2170737)
Tax period: 2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed: 2023-12-20
IRS object ID: 202343549349300204
Schema version: 2022v5.0
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Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-12-20T07:21:38-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	882730877	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6116 EXECUTIVE BLVD STE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	ROCKVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20852	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	912170737	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE COMMON APPLICATION INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	COMM	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7032362700	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3003 WASHINGTON BLVD SUITE 1000	AddressLine1Txt
City	ARLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22201	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KATHY KING	PersonNm
Person Title	VP OF FINANCE	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7032362700	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-12-18	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	KATHY	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	KING	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	PAULA WENDLING	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00536805	PTIN
Phone	3015899000	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JENNIFER RICKARD	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3003 WASHINGTON BLVD SUITE 1000	AddressLine1Txt
City	ARLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22201	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$57,007,933	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.COMMONAPP.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2000	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	VA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE COMMON APPLICATION PROMOTES ACCESS, EQUITY, AND INTEGRITY IN THE COLLEGE ADMISSION PROCESS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	17	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	17	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	161	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	48	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$4,006,745	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,069	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$47,952,535	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$53,252,147	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$330,705	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$762,279	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$26,515	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$41,680	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$52,316,500	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$54,059,175	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$99,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$94,286	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$17,793,482	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$23,245,364	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$258,341	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$20,199,171	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$19,657,555	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$38,091,653	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$42,997,205	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$14,224,847	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$11,061,970	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$52,971,416	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$65,791,208	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$7,928,150	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$9,259,995	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$45,043,266	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$56,531,213	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE COMMON APPLICATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION OF MORE THAN 1,000 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE COMMITTED TO ACCESS, EQUITY, AND INTEGRITY IN THE COLLEGE ADMISSION PROCESS. EACH YEAR, MORE THAN ONE MILLION INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS FROM MORE THAN 20 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES, ONE-THIRD OF WHOM WILL BE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES TO ATTEND COLLEGE, USE ITS ONLINE PLATFORM TO SUBMIT MORE THAN 8.5 MILLION APPLICATIONS FOR UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION TO ITS MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. BUILDING ON ITS FORTY-YEAR HISTORY OF REDUCING FRICTION IN THE COLLEGE PROCESS, THE COMMON APP WORKS TO CLOSE THE EQUITY GAP BY EDUCATING ALL STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF CIRCUMSTANCE, ABOUT THE VALUE, ATTAINABILITY, AND AFFORDABILITY OF A COLLEGE DEGREE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$37,599,904	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$94,286	GrantAmt
Revenue	$53,288,147	RevenueAmt
Desc	SEE SCHEDULE OCOMMON APP'S MISSION TO ADVANCE ACCESS, EQUITY, AND INTEGRITY IN THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS HAS NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT. WE HAVE SEVERAL INITIATIVES UNDERWAY THAT ARE MEANT TO HELP MORE STUDENTS ACCESS, AFFORD, AND ATTAIN POSTSECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES.WHILE OVER ONE MILLION STUDENTS USE COMMON APP EACH YEAR TO APPLY FOR POSTSECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES, THE PATH TO HIGHER EDUCATION HAS CHANGED. THERE IS STILL MAJOR INEQUITY IN THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS, AND THE PUBLIC'S CONFIDENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION CONTINUES TO DECREASE. OUR DATA SHOWS THAT LOW-INCOME APPLICANTS ARE STILL SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN COMMON APP'S APPLICANT POOL. WE ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING MORE STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES.ACCESSING OPPORTUNITIES: CONTINUING TO GROW AND SERVE OUR MEMBERSHIPSINCE THE GRASSROOTS EFFORT TO SIMPLIFY THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS IN 1975, COMMON APP HAS GONE BEYOND THE APPLICATION TO EMPOWER MORE STUDENTS TO ACCESS, AFFORD, AND ATTAIN POSTSECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS EXPANDED ITS MEMBERSHIP TO OVER 1,000 DIVERSE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THIS DIVERSITY IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES MEANS THAT STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED FROM LOW-AND MIDDLE-INCOME COMMUNITIES, HAVE EVEN MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO PURSUE THEIR POSTSECONDARY GOALS.IN FY23, A QUARTER OF OUR MEMBERSHIP CONSISTED OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, AND OVER 79% OF OUR MEMBER INSTITUTIONS HAD AN ADMISSIONS RATE OF MORE THAN 50%.IN 2019, WE RECOGNIZED THAT WE ONLY HAD A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF ALL MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (MSIS) COMPARED TO OVERALL INSTITUTIONS IN OUR MEMBERSHIP. SINCE THEN, WE'VE TAKEN STEPS TOWARD INCREASING EQUITY BY CONNECTING HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS WITH A WIDER ARRAY OF DIVERSE INSTITUTIONS, SPECIFICALLY MSIS. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THE MSI EFFORT IS FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND MSIS TO BENEFIT FROM A MORE DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP AND LARGER APPLICANT POOL. COMMON APP MSI MEMBERS HAVE SEEN A NEARLY 7% INCREASE IN APPLICATIONS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY GROUPS IN THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. SINCE THE START OF THIS EFFORT, COMMON APP HAS WELCOMED MORE THAN 50 MSIS TO OUR MEMBERSHIP, WITH 20 MSIS JOINING COMMON APP IN FY23.ATTAINING OPPORTUNITIES: CREATING A COLLEGE-GOING CULTUREWE KNOW THAT ONE OF THE BARRIERS FOR STUDENTS COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS IS FEAR OF REJECTION. OUR DIRECT ADMISSIONS PROGRAM AIMS TO FLIP THE SCRIPT ON COLLEGE ADMISSIONS AND OFFER PROACTIVE ADMISSION TO STUDENTS.THANKS TO GRANT FUNDING, IN FY22, WE LAUNCHED THE SECOND YEAR OF OUR MULTI-ROUND DIRECT ADMISSION PILOT PROGRAM THAT OFFERED ADMISSION TO STUDENTS IN 4 STATES. APPROXIMATELY 18,000 STUDENTS ACROSS THESE FOUR STATES CREATED A COMMON APP ACCOUNT, MET THE REQUIREMENTS OF A PARTICIPATING INSTITUTION, AND WERE OFFERED DIRECT ADMISSION. MORE THAN 800 OF THOSE STUDENTS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION TO ONE OF THE SIX DIRECT ADMISSION PARTNER INSTITUTIONS. OUR TEAM ALSO FOUND STRONG EVIDENCE THAT OUR DIRECT ADMISSION PROGRAM HAD THE STRONGEST IMPACTS ON BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN, LATINX, AND FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS. IN INTERVIEWS AFTER OUR SECOND ROUND OF THE PILOT, STUDENTS EXPRESSED THAT THEY FELT RELIEF AND PRIDEAND IT SHOWED THEM THAT THEY BELONGED IN COLLEGE. WE'VE CONTINUED TO SCALE AND PILOT THE INITIATIVE IN FY23. WE'VE DIRECTLY ADMITTED 30,000 APPLICANTS, AND 14 COMMON APP MEMBERS PARTICIPATED THIS YEAR. OVERALL, DIRECT ADMIT STUDENTS WERE ~2.3X AS LIKELY TO APPLY TO THE TARGET INSTITUTION THAN STUDENTS WHO DID NOT RECEIVE THE EMAIL. SPECIFICALLY, IMPACTS WERE LARGEST FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES (URM, 4.26PP INCREASE) AND STUDENTS RESIDING IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS (3.38PP). IMPACTS WERE ALSO LARGER FOR STUDENTS WHO HAD ALREADY SUBMITTED AT LEAST ONE APPLICATION AT THE TIME OF THE INTERVENTION (3.6PP) THAN FOR STUDENTS WHO HAD NOT (2.78PP).THROUGH OUR REACH HIGHER INITIATIVE, WHICH INSPIRES A COLLEGE-GOING CULTURE, WE CONTINUE TO SEE THE EXCITEMENT AND INTEREST IN ATTENDING COLLEGE. THROUGHOUT FY23, REACH HIGHER HAD OVER ONE MILLION IMPRESSIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND NEARLY 270,000 FOLLOWERS ACROSS ITS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.AFFORDING OPPORTUNITIES: BOOSTING COLLEGE AFFORDABILITYAFFORDABILITY CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST BARRIERS TO A COLLEGE EDUCATION. WE PARTNERED WITH AN AGGREGATOR OF PRIVATE SCHOLARSHIPS TO DEVELOP A PILOT PROGRAM TO HELP STUDENTS SEAMLESSLY APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS DIRECTLY THROUGH COMMON APP. IN THE 2021-2022 ITERATION OF OUR PILOT, APPLICANTS WHO APPLIED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AFTER COMMON APP PROMPTED THEM WERE 16% MORE LIKELY TO BE FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS AND 28% MORE LIKELY TO BE FROM AN UNDER-REPRESENTED RACIAL GROUP. WE EXPECT THE 2022-2023 ITERATION OF THE PILOT TO YIELD SIMILAR, POSITIVE RESULTS. EACH YEAR, COMMON APP MEMBER INSTITUTIONS AGREE TO WAIVE THEIR APPLICATION FEES FOR STUDENTS WHO MEET OUR ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, SUCH AS RECEIVING FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH, OR IF THE STUDENT LIVES IN SUBSIDIZED HOUSING. IN FY23, THE 2022-2023 ADMISSION CYCLE, THE TOTAL FEES FIRST-YEAR APPLICANTS DID NOT HAVE TO PAY WAS OVER $133 MILLION.DOING MORE WITH DATAIN FY23, COMMON APP'S DATA ANALYTICS AND RESEARCH TEAM PUBLISHED SEVEN RESEARCH REPORTS THAT HAVE HELPED GUIDE OUR EQUITY WORK AND IDENTIFY POTENTIAL BARRIERS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE COLLEGE ACCESS. THESE REPORTS HAVE RANGED FROM UNPACKING APPLICANT RACE AND ETHNICITY, LONG-TERM TRENDS IN DIVERSIFYING OUR APPLICANT POOL, AND A DEEP DIVE INTO THE PATTERNS OF HIGH-VOLUME ACTIVITY AMONG COMMON APP APPLICANTS. ACHIEVING MEANINGFUL IMPACTIN FY23, OUR DATA SHOW THAT FIRST-YEAR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY APPLICANTS INCREASED BY 14% SINCE FY22, WHILE APPLICANTS FROM ZIP CODES THAT ARE BELOW THE MEDIAN INCOME HAVE INCREASED BY 10% SINCE FY22.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$37,599,904	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	36	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	161	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	17	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	17	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE COMMON APPLICATION INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7032362700	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3003 WASHINGTON BLVD SUITE 1000	AddressLine1Txt
City	ARLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22201	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (30 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
CYNTHIA ARCHER
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHAWN ABBOTT
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
VINCENA ALLEN
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
YVONNE BERUMEN
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DALE BITTINGER
CHAIR	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CLARK BRIGGER
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALIZA GILBERT
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LORI GREENE
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEVE HAHN
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KAREN RICHARDSON
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ART RODRIGUEZ
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TEVERA STITH
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KAREN STOUT
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANNA TAKAHASHI
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JENNY RICKARD
PRESIDENT AND CEO	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$586,082	$0	$46,337	Yes (X)
ADELE BRUMFIELD
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEVE SMITH
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WHITNEY SOULE
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARC SAITTA
TREASURER AND COO	40.00	0.00		$474,071	$0	$58,347	Yes (X)
STEPHANIE SAMPLE
VP OF COMM. AND BOARD SEC.	40.00	0.00		$193,702	$0	$49,981	Yes (X)
BRANDON JACKSON
SR VP & CIO	40.00	0.00		$401,478	$0	$31,925		Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT
VP OF MEMBER IMPACT	40.00	0.00		$234,828	$0	$26,368		Yes (X)
ILEANA RODRIGUEZ
SENIOR VP CONSTITUENT ENGAGEMENT	40.00	0.00		$252,571	$0	$26,803		Yes (X)
JONELL SANCHEZ
SENIOR VP OF PRODUCTS	40.00	0.00		$166,828	$0	$22,994		Yes (X)
MARK FREEMAN
VP DATA ANALYTICS & RESEAR	40.00	0.00		$263,365	$0	$51,601			Yes (X)
KATHLEEN KING
VP OF FINANCE	40.00	0.00		$295,922	$0	$40,594			Yes (X)
STEPHANIE OWENS
VP STUDENT SUCCESS	40.00	0.00		$252,838	$0	$37,009			Yes (X)
MARY ANN HILL
VP MARKETING AND BRANDING	40.00	0.00		$239,999	$0	$46,755			Yes (X)
DAVE TISS
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT	40.00	0.00		$218,360	$0	$41,281			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$3,580,044	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$479,995	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	69	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
LIAISON INTERNATIONAL
311 ARSENAL ST SUITE 5600	WATERTOWN	MA	02472	SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES	$1,323,935
AJILON
LOCKBOX DEPT CH14031	PALATINE	IL	600554031	CONTRACTOR SERVICES	$988,163
3PILLAR GLOBAL INC
4100 MONUMENT CORNER DR SUITE 200	FAIRFAX	VA	22030	CONTRACTOR SERVICES	$904,841
AMAZON WEB SERVICES
PO BOX 84023	SEATTLE	WA	981248423	WEB HOSTING	$804,913
INFINITIVE INC
45195 BUSINESS COURT STE 425	DULLES	VA	20166	SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT & CONSULTING	$760,710

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	20	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$3,069	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,069	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
APPLICATION FEES	900099	$49,246,122	$49,246,122
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$2,540,000	$2,540,000
PARTNERSHIP INCOME	900099	$693,057	$693,057
IMPLEMENTATION FEES	900099	$474,000	$474,000
SPONSORSHIPS AND EVENTS	900099	$99,520	$99,520

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$199,448	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$199,448	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$53,252,147	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,003,145	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,003,145	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,707,892	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,948,758	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$240,866	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$240,866	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$240,866	ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$41,680	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$36,000	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$5,680	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$41,680	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$54,059,175	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$53,288,147	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$767,959	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$94,286	TotalAmt
Program Services	$94,286	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,602,325	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,082,262	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$520,063	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,744,684	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,448,800	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,152,436	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$143,448	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,373,377	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,164,356	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$196,817	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,204	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,262,320	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,915,297	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$329,167	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17,856	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,262,658	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,068,975	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$183,717	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,966	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$421,428	TotalAmt
Program Services	$356,784	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$61,318	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,326	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$81,158	TotalAmt
Management And General	$81,158	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,727,278	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,826,945	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$864,654	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$35,679	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$258,805	TotalAmt
Program Services	$258,271	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$507	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68,065	TotalAmt
Program Services	$57,622	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,903	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$540	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$858,551	TotalAmt
Program Services	$726,855	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$124,919	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,777	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,492,451	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,261,041	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$219,653	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,757	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$670,430	TotalAmt
Program Services	$567,592	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$97,547	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,291	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$548,876	TotalAmt
Program Services	$548,876	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,859	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,495	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,017	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$347	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$948,308	TotalAmt
Program Services	$802,844	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$137,979	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,485	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$226,235	TotalAmt
Program Services	$191,532	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,917	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,786	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
MERCHANT FEES	$7,101,613	$7,101,613
PRODUCTION	$1,890,138	$1,890,138
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$85,143	$72,083	$12,388	$672
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP.	$83,081	$70,337	$12,088	$656

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$180,136	TotalAmt
Program Services	$79,900	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$99,712	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$524	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$42,997,205	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,599,904	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,138,960	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$258,341	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,957,544	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,278,294	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,937,684	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,561,287	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,842,953	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,650,798	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,022,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,573,543	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$5,556,977	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$4,874,057	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,182,335	BOYAmt
EOY	$682,920	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,586,638	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,663,508	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,153,180	BOYAmt
EOY	$745,535	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$289,082	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,635,323	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$52,971,416	BOYAmt
EOY	$65,791,208	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,567,841	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,566,391	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,554,260	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,800,229	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$944,025	BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$862,024	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,893,375	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,928,150	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,259,995	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,189,729	BOYAmt
EOY	$55,295,915	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,853,537	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,235,298	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$45,043,266	BOYAmt
EOY	$56,531,213	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$52,971,416	BOYAmt
EOY	$65,791,208	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$11,061,970	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$425,977	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,412,285	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,011,831	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,197,277	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,006,745	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,069	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,631,207	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$27,394,210	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$33,882,641	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$42,132,358	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$47,952,535	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$53,252,147	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$204,613,891	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$28,806,495	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$36,894,472	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$44,329,635	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$51,959,280	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$53,255,216	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$215,245,098	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,274,360	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,861,787	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,834,816	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,730,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$9,700,963	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$38,440	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year	$17,999	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$56,439	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,274,360	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,861,787	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,873,256	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,730,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$17,999	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,757,402	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$205,487,696	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$60,641	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$176,076	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$225,477	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$330,705	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,003,145	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,796,044	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$60,641	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$176,076	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$225,477	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$330,705	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,003,145	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,796,044	TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$82,064	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total	$82,064	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$613	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,531	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$25,208	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$26,515	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$41,680	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$101,547	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$28,949,813	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$37,078,079	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$44,580,320	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$52,316,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$54,300,041	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$217,224,753	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.94600	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.94260	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00830	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00430	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,403,991	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$3,853,044	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$550,947	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,152,986	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,021,013	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$131,973	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$682,920	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED COMPENSATION OBLIGATION	$261,023
OPERATING LEASE LIABLITY	$1,632,352

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,893,375	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$54,835,152	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$425,977	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$350,000	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$775,977	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$54,059,175	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$54,059,175	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$43,347,205	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$350,000	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$350,000	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$42,997,205	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$42,997,205	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	IN ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, ACCOUNTING STANDARDS REQUIRE AN ENTITY TO RECOGNIZE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT IMPACT OF A TAX POSITION WHEN IT IS MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GUIDANCE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,	PROGRAM SERVICES	EDUCATION SERVICES
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,	PROGRAM SERVICES	EDUCATION SERVICES
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM	PROGRAM SERVICES	EDUCATION SERVICES
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES	PROGRAM SERVICES	EDUCATION SERVICES
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,	PROGRAM SERVICES	EDUCATION SERVICES

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$0	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$0	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	Yes (1)	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:
SCHEDULE F, PART I	SCHEDULE F IS BEING FILED DUE TO REVENUE FROM MEMBER INSTITUTIONS IN THE JURISDICTIONS NOTED IN PART I.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1033 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE 5TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	CAMBRIDGE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02138	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	042103580	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$89,286	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of Grant	TO PILOT, EVALUATE, AND PROMOTE APPLICANT CONTEXT INVENTORIES IN THE COMMON APPLICATION	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	AS PART OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT, PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE PROVIDES PROGRESS AND FINAL REPORTING TO THE ORGANIZATION THAT INCLUDES BOTH FINANCIAL AND PROGRAM INFORMATION INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF PROGRESS MADE TOWARD ACHIEVING THE GOALS OF THE AGREEMENT AND ASSURANCE THAT THE ACTIVITIES UNDER THE AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED IN CONFORMITY WITH THE AGREED UPON TERMS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (1)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JENNY RICKARD
PRESIDENT AND CEO	$476,082	$0	$110,000	$0	$0	$0	$34,603	$0	$11,734	$0	$632,419	$0	$0	$0
MARC SAITTA
TREASURER AND COO	$397,071	$0	$77,000	$0	$0	$0	$30,500	$0	$27,847	$0	$532,418	$0	$0	$0
BRANDON JACKSON
SR VP & CIO	$375,728	$0	$25,750	$0	$0	$0	$30,500	$0	$1,425	$0	$433,403	$0	$0	$0
KATHLEEN KING
VP OF FINANCE	$284,075	$0	$11,847	$0	$0	$0	$28,806	$0	$11,788	$0	$336,516	$0	$0	$0
MARK FREEMAN
VP DATA ANALYTICS & RESEAR	$251,117	$0	$12,248	$0	$0	$0	$26,802	$0	$24,799	$0	$314,966	$0	$0	$0
STEPHANIE OWENS
VP STUDENT SUCCESS	$243,751	$0	$9,087	$0	$0	$0	$25,291	$0	$11,718	$0	$289,847	$0	$0	$0
MARY ANN HILL
VP MARKETING AND BRANDING	$233,996	$0	$6,003	$0	$0	$0	$16,463	$0	$30,292	$0	$286,754	$0	$0	$0
ILEANA RODRIGUEZ
SENIOR VP CONSTITUENT ENGAGEMENT	$249,071	$0	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$24,361	$0	$2,442	$0	$279,374	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT
VP OF MEMBER IMPACT	$228,190	$0	$6,638	$0	$0	$0	$23,382	$0	$2,986	$0	$261,196	$0	$0	$0
DAVE TISS
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT	$208,500	$0	$9,860	$0	$0	$0	$21,364	$0	$19,917	$0	$259,641	$0	$0	$0
STEPHANIE SAMPLE
VP OF COMM. AND BOARD SEC.	$183,202	$0	$10,500	$0	$0	$0	$20,521	$0	$29,460	$0	$243,683	$0	$0	$0
JONELL SANCHEZ
SENIOR VP OF PRODUCTS	$124,061	$0	$0	$0	$42,767	$0	$11,310	$0	$11,684	$0	$189,822	$0	$0	$0

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Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 7	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE CEO PARTICIPATES IN AN ANNUAL BONUS PROGRAM. ANY BONUS PAYMENTS ALLOWABLE UNDER THE PROGRAM ARE BASED ON CEO PERFORMANCE AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. STAFF ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ANNUAL BONUS PROGRAM. ANNUALLY, FUNDING IS ALLOCATED TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL BONUS PROGRAM AND IS BASED ON A PRE-ESTABLISHED PERCENTAGE OF SALARY. ANY BONUS PAYMENTS ALLOWABLE UNDER THE PROGRAM ARE BASED ON AN EMPLOYEE'S PERFORMANCE AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE ORGANIZATION. JONELL SANCHEZ RECEIVED $42,767 IN SEVERANCE PAYMENTS DURING THE TAX YEAR.	ExplanationTxt

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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	VOTING MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THAT ARE A) NOT-FOR-PROFIT; B) CONFER UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES; AND C) ACCREDITED BY A REGIONAL OR NATIONAL ACCREDITING ASSOCIATION (OR IF LOCATED OUTSIDE THE U.S., A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL OF INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS PERFORMED BY THE VOTING MEMBERSHIP OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE IRS FORM 990 IS PREPARED AND REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE TEAM. THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW WITH A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM PRESENT TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS. SUBSEQUENT TO AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEW, THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND EMPLOYEES. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE PROVIDED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM TO NOTIFY THE ORGANIZATION OF POSSIBLE CONFLICTS. THE POLICY IS SIGNED BY THE INDIVIDUAL TO AFFIRM THEY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE TERMS OF THE POLICY. THE POLICY REQUIRES PERIODIC REVIEW TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD ITSELF USING A COMPENSATION STUDY COMPARING THE ORGANIZATION'S SALARY TO NUMEROUS OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THIS REVIEW IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS ESTABLISHED USING THE SAME DATA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MAINTAINED IN ITS MAIN OFFICE. INQUIRIES CONCERNING SUCH CAN BE SENT TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OR THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,826,945. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 657,708. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 35,679. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,520,332. PAYROLL & BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 126,491. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 126,491. RECRUITING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 80,455. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 80,455.