AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EXERCISE: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EXERCISE (EIN 33-0123550)
Tax period: 2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed: 2020-11-16
IRS object ID: 202013219349315901
Schema version: 2019v5.1
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-11-16T15:02:10-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	910189318	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MOSS ADAMS LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4747 EXECUTIVE DR SUITE 1300	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN DIEGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92121	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	330123550	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EXERCISE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	AMER	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8582798227	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4851 PARAMOUNT DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN DIEGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92123	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ALEX MIRNEZAM	PersonNm
Person Title	C.F.O.	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8582798227	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-11-16	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	PATRICIA J MAYER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00188643	PTIN
Phone	8586271400	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	68.252.124.191	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-11-16	IPDt
IP Tm	14:51:03	IPTm
IP Timezone	PS	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	3014993178E79CFC6E937B96CD2BA2E742C85339	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ALEX MIRNEZAM	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4851 PARAMOUNT DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN DIEGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92123	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$28,852,205	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.ACEFITNESS.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1986	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EXERCISE IS COMMITTED TO GETTING PEOPLE MOVING.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	110	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	18	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$3,856	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$2,266	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$14,483	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,465,586	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$17,578,010	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$15,764,163	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$343,395	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$236,590	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$8,464,276	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$7,469,071	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$26,400,164	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$24,935,410	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$13,028,584	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$12,480,685	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$15,109,717	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$12,113,879	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$28,138,301	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$24,594,564	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,738,137	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$340,846	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$24,384,130	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$26,244,435	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$11,794,104	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$13,428,700	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$12,590,026	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$12,815,735	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	OUR MISSION IS TO GET PEOPLE MOVING.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$13,414,830	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$19,279,390	RevenueAmt
Desc	CERTIFICATION, PUBLICATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION:THE CERTIFICATION OF WELL-QUALIFIED EXERCISE PROFESSIONALS AND HEALTH COACHES IS THE FOUNDATION OF ACE'S APPROACH TO GET PEOPLE MOVING. ACE DEVELOPS, REVIEWS, AND MAINTAINS ACE CERTIFICATION EXAMS, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND TRAINING MANUALS. IN THE 2019 CALENDAR YEAR, THE NUMBER OF ACE CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS CONTINUED TO GROW, WITH A 11% INCREASE IN ACE CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINERS; 6% INCREASE IN ACE CERTIFIED GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTORS; 14% INCREASE IN ACE CERTIFIED HEALTH COACHES; AND 4% INCREASE IN ACE CERTIFIED MEDICAL EXERCISE SPECIALISTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$2,684,978	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$3,837,874	RevenueAmt
Desc	RENEWALS AND MEMBERSHIP FEES:ACE OFFERS EXERCISE PROFESSIONALS AND HEALTH COACHES THE OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW THEIR CERTIFICATION. ACE ALSO PARTNERS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHO PROVIDE ACEAPPROVED EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS. CERTIFICATION RENEWALS AND ACE-APPROVED PARTNER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES HELP CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS REMAIN INFORMED AND QUALIFIED TO SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY LEAD PEOPLE TO HEALTHY, LONG-TERM CHANGE. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF ACE CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINERS, ACE CERTIFIED GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTORS, AND ACE CERTIFIED HEALTH COACHES, ACE ESTIMATES THAT MORE THAN 58 MILLION CLIENT SESSIONS OR CLASSES WERE CONDUCTED IN THE 2019 CALENDAR YEAR.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$4,085,735	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$5,308	RevenueAmt
Desc	OUTREACH:ACE CONTINUES TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH SCIENCE-BASED INFORMATION TO EDUCATE AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE HEALTH CHANGE. WORKING ALONGSIDE OTHERS TO EXPAND COMMITMENT TO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, ACE REMAINS COMMITTED TO EDUCATING FITNESS PROFESSIONALS AND RELATED WELLNESS EXPERTS ON SAFE AND EFFECTIVE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND ENSURING PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO WELL QUALIFIED FITNESS PROFESSIONALS AND HEALTH COACHES. IN 2019, WE COMMISSIONED SEVERAL RESEARCH STUDIES FROM UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS, AND WORKED TO ENHANCE PARTNERSHIPS THAT FOCUS ON GETTING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES MOVING. WE ALSO WORKED TO ADVOCATE FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND BRING ATTENTION TO OUR ONLINE RESOURCES DEDICATED TO DELIVERING UNBIASED HEALTH AND FITNESS INFORMATION TO HELP PEOPLE GET ACTIVE, ESTABLISH HEALTHY BEHAVIORS, AND LIVE THEIR MOST FIT LIVES.ENGAGEMENT: ACE STAYED COMMITTED TO EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS THROUGH A ROBUST CONTENT STRATEGY ON ACEFITNESS.ORG THAT BROUGHT 7.6 MILLION UNIQUE WEBSITE VISITORS THIS FISCAL YEAR. ACE ALSO CONTINUED TO ENHANCE ENGAGEMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF FOLLOWERS AND INTRODUCING NEW, ENGAGING CONTENT LIKE VIDEOS, INFOGRAPHICS, AND LIVE CHATS WITH ACE EXPERTS TO REACH AND EDUCATE AS BROADLY AS POSSIBLE. ACE CURRENTLY HAS OVER 500,000 FOLLOWERS ACROSS 6 DIFFERENT SOCIAL MEDIA SOURCES DEDICATED TO EDUCATING PROFESSIONALS AND THEPUBLIC.RESEARCH: IN 2019, ACE CONTINUED TO INFORM AND PROTECT THE PUBLIC BY SHARING SOUND SCIENCE TO HEALTH AND FITNESS TRENDS THROUGH A SERIES OF THIRD-PARTY, INDEPENDENT RESEARCH STUDIES. STUDIES EVALUATED AND PUBLISHED POPULAR TRENDS AND HEALTH TOPICS SUCH AS EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNITY EXERCISE PROGRAMMING WITH THE ACE INTEGRATED FITNESS TRAINING (ACE IFT) MODEL, HOW FAST FITNESS FADES, STEP TRACKERS PLUS GOAL SETTING AND WEIGHT LOSS IN YOUTH, BATTLE ROPES AS A WORKOUT TOOL, AND STANDING DESKS AS AN INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE CARDIOMETABOLIC HEALTHAND REDUCE SEDENTARY BEHAVIOR IN STUDENTS.PARTNERSHIPS: THIS YEAR, ACE CONTINUED TO IDENTIFY AND WORK WITH LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO EXPAND AWARENESS OF THE BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND CAPACITY OF OUR PROFESSION. BOTH ARE ESSENTIAL GOALS TO MOVE TOWARD THE WORLD WE ENVISION IN WHICH OBESITY AND OTHER PREVENTABLE LIFESTYLE DISEASES ARE ON THE DECLINE. TO INCREASE EFFORTS AND CAPACITY IN THIS AREA, ACE PARTNERED WITH MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE. ONE KEYPARTNERSHIP WAS THE COOPER INSTITUTE. IN 2019, ACE FORGED A LONG-TERM COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COOPER INSTITUTE, RENOWNED FOR ITS LANDMARK RESEARCH DOCUMENTING THE HEALTH BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH FITNESS STATUS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. ACE AND THE COOPER INSTITUTE AGREED TO CO-SERVE CERTIFIED EXERCISE PROFESSIONALS AND HEALTH COACHES THROUGH TRAINING AND EDUCATION, COADVOCACY, AND SHARED GATHERING OF EVIDENCE ON THE EFFICACY OF MEDICAL-EXERCISEAND LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION.ADVOCACY: ACE HELPED CONVEY THE IMPORTANCE OF STRUCTURED, SUPERVISED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND EXPANSION OF THE HEALTHCARE CONTINUUM TO INCLUDE HIGHLY QUALIFIED HEALTH COACHES AND FITNESS PROFESSIONALS BY ENGAGING WITH AND SERVING AS A RESOURCE FOR POLICYMAKERS AT MUNICIPAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS. IN 2019, ACE HAD AN ADVOCACY PRESENCE BOTH WITHIN THE FITNESS INDUSTRY AS WELL AS WITH THOSE ADJACENT TO THE INDUSTRY, SUCH AS CONSUMERS, LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS, ETC.,UTILIZING ONLINE PUBLIC EFFORTS. OUR MESSAGE TO LEADERS, THE MEDIA, PROFESSIONALS, AND CONSUMERS FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING VARIOUS POLICIES AS WELL AS A NEW PREVENTION-CENTERED SYSTEM OF CARE THAT WOULD HELP GROW AND EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES AND CAREER PATHS FOR THE HIGHLY-QUALIFIED FITNESS PROFESSIONALS AND HEALTH COACHES THAT ACE REPRESENTS. BY WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITHTHOUGHT LEADERS FROM WITHIN THE FITNESS INDUSTRY AND FROM OTHER ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS, ACE HAS BEGUN TO BECOME A MUCH MORE RECOGNIZED AND SOUGHT UPON RESOURCE ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$20,185,543	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	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	0	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	0	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	Yes (1)	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	140	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	110	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
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	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	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	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	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
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ALEX MIRNEZAM	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8582798227	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4851 PARAMOUNT DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN DIEGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92123	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
DAVID NIXON
BOARD MEMBER	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DEENA MARGOLIS
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FRED HOFFMAN
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FRED SHERMAN
TREASURER	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
GREGORY DEGNAN
BOARD MEMBER	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JENNY LEE
BOARD MEMBER	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JIM FORSON
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN LALLY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KATINA BANKS THRU 1119
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KELLY GRAY
BOARD MEMBER	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KIMBERLY WELLS
BOARD MEMBER	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SANDI GORDON
SECRETARY	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
SCOTT ALARCON
VICE CHAIR	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
SCOTT GOUDESEUNE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	65.00	Yes (X)	$573,476	$0	$62,217	Yes (X)
SHANNON FABLE
EX-OFFICIO CHAIR	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ALEX MIRNEZAM
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	60.00		$422,589	$0	$45,377	Yes (X)
CEDRIC BRYANT
PRESIDENT & CHIEF SCIENCE	60.00		$447,979	$0	$59,178		Yes (X)
AMANDA CASS
EVP OF FINANCE & HR	50.00		$319,625	$0	$31,449			Yes (X)
DAVID FISCHER
VP OF ONLINE BUSINESS TECH	50.00		$231,179	$0	$32,065			Yes (X)
GRAHAM MELSTRAND
EVP, ENGAGEMENT	45.00		$324,334	$0	$25,573			Yes (X)
SHANE KINKENNON
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER	50.00		$360,046	$0	$26,986			Yes (X)
TODD GALATI
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE	45.00		$199,665	$0	$32,701			Yes (X)
CAROLANN DEKKER
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER	50.00		$223,661	$0	$1,088				Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$3,102,554	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$316,634	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	34	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (1)	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
SCANTRON CORPORATION
PO BOX 93038	CHICAGO	IL	606733038	TEST ADMIN. SERVICES	$2,813,947
IDEA
10455 PACIFIC CENTER COURT	SAN DIEGO	CA	92121	MAGAZINE PUBLISHER	$656,717
CRUZ BAY PUBLISHING INC
PO BOX 951556	DALLAS	TX	753951556	MAILING FEES FOR MAGAZINE	$647,482
RAKUTEN MARKETING LLC
PO BOX 415613	BOSTON	MA	022415613	AFFILIATE MARKETING	$553,763
FEDERAL EXPRESS
PO BOX 7221	PASADENA	CA	91109	SHIPPING & HANDLING	$474,815

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	20	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$1,463,346	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$2,240	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,465,586	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONTINUING EDUCATION	900099	$6,014,551	$6,014,551
CERTIFICATION FEES	900099	$5,910,286	$5,910,286
RENEWAL FEES	900099	$3,837,874	$3,837,874
CONSUMER OUTREACH	900099	$1,452	$1,452

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$15,764,163	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$204,014	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$204,014	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$106,806	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$106,806	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,361,494	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,328,918	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$32,576	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$32,576	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$32,576	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$9,946,286	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$2,587,877	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,358,409	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$7,358,409	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ADVERTISING	Desc
Business	541800	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$3,856	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$3,856	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$3,856	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$24,935,410	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$23,122,572	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$3,856	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$343,396	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,184,934	TotalAmt
Program Services	$989,875	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,195,059	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,255,547	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,770,482	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,485,065	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$452,308	TotalAmt
Program Services	$298,893	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$153,415	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$892,102	TotalAmt
Program Services	$659,720	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$232,382	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$695,794	TotalAmt
Program Services	$555,189	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$140,605	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$95,232	TotalAmt
Program Services	$59,804	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,428	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,414	TotalAmt
Program Services	$35,427	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,987	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,689	TotalAmt
Management And General	$7,689	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,834	TotalAmt
Management And General	$35,834	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,690,395	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,650,699	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$39,696	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,094,879	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,010,143	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$84,736	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$217,514	TotalAmt
Program Services	$152,260	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$65,254	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$109,595	TotalAmt
Program Services	$96,661	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,934	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$295,844	TotalAmt
Program Services	$272,444	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,400	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,007,105	TotalAmt
Program Services	$553,908	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$453,197	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$264,593	TotalAmt
Program Services	$183,380	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$81,213	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
TESTING SERVICES	$2,039,097	$2,039,097
MERCHANT FEES	$618,508	$618,508
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN	$401,411	$287,914	$113,497
SPONSORSHIP	$68,588	$68,588

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,111,181	TotalAmt
Program Services	$882,551	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$228,630	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,594,564	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,185,543	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,409,021	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$423	BOYAmt
EOY	$600	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,759,683	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,537,937	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$80,875	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,036	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,195,106	BOYAmt
EOY	$267,698	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$314,237	BOYAmt
EOY	$392,903	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,274,156	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,432,110	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$16,338,840	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$6,030,799	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,126,662	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,308,041	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,521,276	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,901,204	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,111,712	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,355,906	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,384,130	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,244,435	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,944,867	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,629,920	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,080,638	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,250,669	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,683,368	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,544,493	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,085,231	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,003,618	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,794,104	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,428,700	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	$12,502,183	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,732,635	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$87,843	BOYAmt
EOY	$83,100	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,590,026	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,815,735	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,384,130	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,244,435	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$340,846	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$115,137	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	$4,137	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$138,482	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$192,718	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$14,483	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,465,586	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,815,406	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$23,910,063	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$28,178,797	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$30,469,573	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$28,360,104	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$25,710,449	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$136,628,986	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$23,914,200	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$28,317,279	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$30,662,291	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$28,374,587	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$27,176,035	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$138,444,392	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$138,444,392	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$296,446	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$235,974	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$250,824	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$247,720	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$310,820	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,341,784	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$296,446	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$235,974	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$250,824	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$247,720	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$310,820	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,341,784	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$332,030	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$332,030	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$24,210,646	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$28,553,253	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$31,245,145	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$28,622,307	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$27,486,855	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$140,118,206	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.98810	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.98750	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00960	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.01010	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	INSURANCE PROCEEDS - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 332,030.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (1)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	Yes (1)	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Publications Or Broadcast	$1,000	PublicationsOrBroadcastAmt
Grants Other Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Grants Other Organizations	$5,000	GrantsOtherOrganizationsAmt
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (1)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$1,689	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	0	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$7,689	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EXERCISE PARTICIPATED IN ADVOCACY EFFORTS ON HEALTH POLICY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN FISCAL YEAR 2019:-FEDERAL AND STATE POLICY THAT PROMOTES, INCENTIVIZES OR ENCOURAGES ENGAGING IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND ADOPTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS-STATE AND FEDERAL POLICY THAT RECOGNIZES OR REGULATES THE EXERCISE PROFESSIONAL AS HEALTH PROVIDER AND LOCAL POLICY THAT ENCOURAGES THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHAREDUSE/PERMITTING POLICIES THAT ALLOW THE USE OF PUBLIC LANDS FOR STRUCTURED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,273,913	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$3,273,913	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$9,378,453	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$3,696,616	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$5,681,837	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$351,822	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$345,534	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,288	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,069,327	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$742,087	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$327,240	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,265,325	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,246,562	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,018,763	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$10,308,041	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN ASSETS - 457B	Desc
Book Value	$1,355,906	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$1,355,906	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PAYABLE	$1,352,164
REFUNDABLE ADVANCE	$651,454

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$2,003,618	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$27,408,150	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$115,137	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$2,587,877	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$2,472,740	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$24,935,410	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$24,935,410	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$27,182,441	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$2,587,877	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$2,587,877	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$24,594,564	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$24,594,564	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	ACE IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") AND SECTION 23701(D) OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME AS DEFINED UNDER IRC SECTIONS 511 THROUGH 515. ACE HAD NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR LIABILITIES AS OF JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019. ACE FILES AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION RETURN IN THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND WITH THE FRANCHISE TAX BOARD IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF GOODS SOLD 2,587,877.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF GOODS SOLD 2,587,877.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 (9 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
SCOTT GOUDESEUNE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	$517,311	$0	$37,165	$0	$19,000	$0	$20,813	$0	$41,404	$0	$635,693	$0	$0	$0
ALEX MIRNEZAM
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	$378,589	$0	$25,000	$0	$19,000	$0	$7,559	$0	$37,818	$0	$467,966	$0	$0	$0
CEDRIC BRYANT
PRESIDENT & CHIEF SCIENCE	$381,393	$0	$47,586	$0	$19,000	$0	$16,549	$0	$42,629	$0	$507,157	$0	$0	$0
AMANDA CASS
EVP OF FINANCE & HR	$274,079	$0	$26,546	$0	$19,000	$0	$10,953	$0	$20,496	$0	$351,074	$0	$0	$0
DAVID FISCHER
VP OF ONLINE BUSINESS TECH	$195,104	$0	$17,075	$0	$19,000	$0	$8,517	$0	$23,548	$0	$263,244	$0	$0	$0
GRAHAM MELSTRAND
EVP, ENGAGEMENT	$286,067	$0	$19,267	$0	$19,000	$0	$12,065	$0	$13,508	$0	$349,907	$0	$0	$0
SHANE KINKENNON
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER	$315,353	$0	$25,693	$0	$19,000	$0	$13,636	$0	$13,350	$0	$387,032	$0	$0	$0
TODD GALATI
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE	$186,265	$0	$2,000	$0	$11,400	$0	$7,624	$0	$25,077	$0	$232,366	$0	$0	$0
CAROLANN DEKKER
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER	$51,708	$0	$0	$0	$171,953	$0	$952	$0	$136	$0	$224,749	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 4A	CAROLANN DEKKER, FORMER CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER, RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $152,775 IN JANUARY 2019.
PART I, LINE 7	NON-FIXED PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY LISTED PERSONS ON SCHEDULE J, PART II REPRESENT DISCRETIONARY BONUSES BASED ON MEETING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WHICH ARE SET BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CHRISTOPHER GOUDESEUNE	PersonNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	SON OF CEO	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$171,701	TransactionAmt
Transaction	COMPENSATION	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED INTERNALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE TEAM AND EXTERNALLY BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND ACE STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM. THE BOARD REVIEWS ALL BOARD MEMBER DISCLOSURES AS WELL AS THE CEO AND CFO. CEO AND CFO REVIEW ACE EMPLOYEE DISCLOSURES. AT EACH BOARD MEETING, MEMBERS ARE REMINDED OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES AND ASKED IF THEY ARE AWARE OF ANY CONFLICTS. IF A CONFLICT ARISES, THAT BOARD MEMBER CANNOT VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	WITH RESPECT TO THE PRESIDENT AND OFFICERS (PRESIDENT & CSO, CEO, CFO, CMO, COO), A COMPENSATION ANALYSIS IS PERFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT PARTY ANNUALLY WHICH TAKES MARKET DATA FROM SEVERAL PUBLISHED SURVEYS AND MARKET PRICES THE POSITIONS BASED ON JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND CORPORATE INFORMATION. TOTAL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARE INCLUDED IN THE REVIEW. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE REPORT AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY INDEPENDANT BOARD MEMBERS AND IS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST DONE JUNE 2019 DURING THE ANNUAL BOARD MEETING. A COMPENSATION ANALYSIS IS PERFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT PARTY ANNUALLY WHICH TAKES MARKET DATA FROM SEVERAL PUBLISHED SURVEYS AND MARKET PRICES ALL OF OUR STAFF INCLUDING KEY EMPLOYEE POSITIONS BASED ON JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND CORPORATE INFORMATION. THE CFO AND PRESIDENT REVIEW THE REPORT AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES AND STAFF ARE APPROVED DURING THE BUDGETED PROCESS BY INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS AND IS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST DONE IN JUNE 2020 DURING THE ANNUAL BOARD MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.
STATEMENT WITH REGARD TO FUNDRAISING EXPENSE:	THIS ORGANIZATION RECEIVES THE MAJORITY OF ITS INCOME FROM PROGRAM SERVICES, THUS, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT INCUR FUNDRAISING EXPENSES.