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ACCREDITING COUNCIL FOR INDEPENDENT: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
ACCREDITING COUNCIL FOR INDEPENDENT (EIN 52-1829463)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-03-12
IRS object ID
201810719349300131
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-03-12T18:44:13-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521711839PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17910 WOODMONT AVE STE 500AddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20814ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521829463EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ACCREDITING COUNCIL FOR INDEPENDENTBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2COLLEGES AND SCHOOLSBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlACCRBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2023366780PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1750 FIRST STREET NE ROOM 980 NO 980AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20002ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHELLE EDWARDSPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2023366780PhoneNum
Signature2018-03-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDANIEL L WEAVERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01249346PTIN
Phone3019860600PhoneNum
Preparation2018-03-02PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address66.44.41.18IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-03-02IPDt
IP Tm09:18:14IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMICHELLE EDWARDSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1750 FIRST STREET NE ROOM 980 NO 980AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20002ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$13,027,200GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ACICS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1912FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE PURPOSE OF THE COUNCIL IS TO ADVANCE EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AT INDEPENDENT COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND SCHOOLS OFFERING PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAMS BY A DELIBERATE AND THOROUGH ACCREDITATION PROCESS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Investment Income$777,901CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$47,029PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$14,934CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$12,297,586PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$8,287,754CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$7,335,978PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$6,281,093CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$12,812,255PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$9,910,026CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$514,669PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,622,272CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$15,335,181TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,561,220TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$747,681TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$15,712,691NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$14,587,500NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE PURPOSE OF THE COUNCIL IS TO ADVANCE EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AT INDEPENDENT COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND SCHOOLS OFFERING PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAMS BY A DELIBERATE AND THOROUGH ACCREDITATION PROCESS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,378,337ExpenseAmt
Revenue$7,417,979RevenueAmt
DescTHE COUNCIL ESTABLISHES AND ADVANCES THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT, NON-PUBLIC CAREER SCHOOLS, INSTITUTIONS AND COLLEGES BY PERFORMING THE ACCREDITATION FUNCTION FOR ITS MEMBERS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,254,778ExpenseAmt
Revenue$76,940RevenueAmt
DescTHE COUNCIL EDUCATES MEMBER SCHOOLS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES BY HOLDING WORKSHOPS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL EVENTS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$5,633,115TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee47EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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DAF Excess Business Holdings0DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions0TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor0DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1THE COUNCILBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2023366780PhoneNum

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CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20002ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (33 entries)

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DEBORAH JONES
COMMISSIONER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENNIS TRINKLE
(FORMER)COMMISSIONER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD THOMAS
COMMISSIONER3.00Yes (X)$6,500$0$0Yes (X)
FARDAD FATERI
COMMISSIONER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAY FUND
COMMISSIONER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEANNE HERRMANN
(FORMER)CHAIR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN EULIANO
CHAIR3.00Yes (X)$1,200$0$0Yes (X)
JULIE BLAKE
COMMISSIONER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LASHONDRA PEEBLES
(FORMER)COMMISSIONER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAWRENCE LEAK
CHAIR3.00Yes (X)$12,950$0$0Yes (X)
LINDA BLAIR
(FORMER)COMMISSIONER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LUIS LLERENA
COMMISSIONER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE EDWARDS
COMMISSIONER3.00Yes (X)$3,550$0$0
MIGUEL ANGEL RIVERA
COMMISSIONER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD BENNET
COMMISSIONER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROGER L SWARTZWELDER
CHAIR-ELECT3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUTH SHAFER
COMMISSIONER3.00Yes (X)$7,250$0$0
SETH BALOGH
(FORMER)COMMISSIONER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM ATKINSON
(FORMER)COMMISSIONER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADRIENE K HOBDY
COMMISSIONER3.00Yes (X)$4,000$0$0
RAFAEL RAMIREZ
COMMISSIONER3.00Yes (X)$3,250$0$0
ALBERT GRAY
PRESIDENT & CEO37.50$492,234$0$50,131Yes (X)
JEFFREY OLSZEWSKI
VP FINANCE37.50$154,375$0$46,377Yes (X)
ROGER WILLIAMS
INTERIM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER37.50$131,815$0$1,004Yes (X)
ANTHONY S BIEDA
EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE37.50$228,617$0$32,618Yes (X)
JEANINE FORD
VP ADMINISTRATION37.50$155,813$0$47,085Yes (X)
JOSEPH E GURUBATHAM
EXEC VP OF ACCREDITATION37.50$152,092$0$34,963Yes (X)
STEVE GELFOUND
VP OF INFORMATION TECH37.50$196,952$0$51,188Yes (X)
PERLITER WALTERS-GILLIAM
ASSOC VP QUALITY37.50$132,283$0$41,679Yes (X)
SUSAN GREER
VP OF ACCREDITATION37.50$147,222$0$31,711Yes (X)
ROXANNA K ROPKO
SENIOR SYSTEMS ARCHITECT37.50$139,641$0$21,579Yes (X)
IAN R HARAZDUK
ASSOC VP37.50$107,649$0$27,802Yes (X)
TERRON A KING
SENIOR MANAGER37.50$108,936$0$9,149Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,186,329TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$395,286TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K12IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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STRATUSPEER
PO BOX 25613ALEXANDRIAVA22313IT SERVICE$593,377
WHITEFORD TAYLOR & PRESTON LLP
7 SAINT PAUL STREET SUITE 1400BALTIMOREMD21202LEGAL SERVICES$368,184
VENABLE
575 SEVENTH ST NWWASHINGTONDC20004LEGAL SERVICES$235,713
STORY PARTNERS LLC
1000 POTOMAC STREET NW SUITE 102WASHINGTONDC20007PUBLIC RELATIONS$163,365
DUANE MORRIS LLP
30 SOUTH 17TH STREETPHILADELPHIAPA19103LEGAL SERVICES$139,775
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SUSTAINING FEES900099$3,565,703$3,565,703
USER FEES900099$2,304,318$2,304,318
ACCREDITATION VISIT REVENUE900099$1,547,958$1,547,958
WORKSHOP REVENUE900099$76,940$76,940
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$7,494,919TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$271,484TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$271,484ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$5,245,863SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,739,446SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$506,417SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$506,417TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$506,417ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHERDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$14,934OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,287,754TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$7,509,853RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$777,901ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$950,342TotalAmt
Program Services$646,233ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$304,109ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,110,744TotalAmt
Program Services$1,435,306ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$675,438ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,878TotalAmt
Program Services$14,877ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,001ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$339,107TotalAmt
Program Services$230,593ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$108,514ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$206,862TotalAmt
Program Services$140,666ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,196ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,548,726TotalAmt
Management And General$1,548,726ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,382TotalAmt
Management And General$42,382ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$108,722TotalAmt
Management And General$108,722ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$472,311TotalAmt
Program Services$321,171ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$151,140ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$277TotalAmt
Management And General$277ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$301,798TotalAmt
Program Services$67,949ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$233,849ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$327,741TotalAmt
Program Services$222,864ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$104,877ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$850,498TotalAmt
Program Services$578,339ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$272,159ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,010,934TotalAmt
Program Services$1,010,934ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$633,755TotalAmt
Program Services$438,203ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$195,552ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$644,827TotalAmt
Program Services$438,482ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$206,345ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$75,915TotalAmt
Program Services$51,622ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,293ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
MISC$219,377$6,072$213,305
STAFF DEV$38,733$26,338$12,395
DUES$5,097$3,466$1,631

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,910,026TotalAmt
Program Services$5,633,115ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,276,911ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$400BOYAmt
EOY$400EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,206,777BOYAmt
EOY$1,163,423EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,363,147BOYAmt
EOY$105,330EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$313,491BOYAmt
EOY$259,090EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,123,761LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,474,301LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,926,623BOYAmt
EOY$1,649,460EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,452,200BOYAmt
EOY$12,146,205EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,273BOYAmt
EOY$11,273EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,273,911BOYAmt
EOY$15,335,181EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,507,923BOYAmt
EOY$729,651EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,297BOYAmt
EOY$18,030EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,561,220BOYAmt
EOY$747,681EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,712,691BOYAmt
EOY$14,587,500EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,712,691BOYAmt
EOY$14,587,500EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,273,911BOYAmt
EOY$15,335,181EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,622,272ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$497,081NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,208,903CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,070,187CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,053,663CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,676,218CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,494,919CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$58,503,890TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,208,903CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,070,187CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,053,663CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,676,218CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,494,919CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$58,503,890TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$58,503,890PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$311,017CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$269,545CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$308,172CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$320,704CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$271,484CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,480,922TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$311,017CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$269,545CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$308,172CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$320,704CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$271,484CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,480,922TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$149,712CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$52,845CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$37,701CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$47,029CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,934CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$302,221TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,669,632CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,392,577CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,399,536CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,043,951CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,781,337CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$60,287,033TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.97040PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.97060PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.02460InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.02410InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$555,877OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$545,541DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,336BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,567,884OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,928,760DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,639,124BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,649,460TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,784,835TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$497,081NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$497,081RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,287,754RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,287,754TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$0TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$0ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$0TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationACICS FOLLOWS FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (FASB ASC), WHICH PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, AND ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS, DISCLOSURE, AND TRANSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF ACICS AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBTI). DURING THE YEAR, ACICS HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFIED FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OF AN UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFIT OR DISCLOSURE IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ACICS'S POLICY IS TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES, IF ANY, ON TAX POSITIONS RELATED TO ITS UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. NO INTEREST AND PENALTIES WERE ASSESSED OR RECORDED DURING THE YEAR.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ALBERT GRAY
PRESIDENT & CEO$492,234$0$0$0$0$0$26,500$0$23,631$0$542,365$0$0$0
JEFFREY OLSZEWSKI
VP FINANCE$147,480$0$6,895$0$0$0$19,206$0$27,171$0$200,752$0$0$0
ANTHONY S BIEDA
EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE$228,617$0$0$0$0$0$21,498$0$11,120$0$261,235$0$0$0
JEANINE FORD
VP ADMINISTRATION$155,813$0$0$0$0$0$19,622$0$27,463$0$202,898$0$0$0
JOSEPH E GURUBATHAM
EXEC VP OF ACCREDITATION$152,092$0$0$0$0$0$24,276$0$10,687$0$187,055$0$0$0
STEVE GELFOUND
VP OF INFORMATION TECH$188,243$0$8,709$0$0$0$19,567$0$31,621$0$248,140$0$0$0
PERLITER WALTERS-GILLIAM
ASSOC VP QUALITY$126,457$0$5,826$0$0$0$12,389$0$29,290$0$173,962$0$0$0
SUSAN GREER
VP OF ACCREDITATION$147,222$0$0$0$0$0$17,867$0$13,844$0$178,933$0$0$0
ROXANNA K ROPKO
SENIOR SYSTEMS ARCHITECT$133,524$0$6,117$0$0$0$10,493$0$11,086$0$161,220$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSEVERANCE AGREEMENT WITH ALBERT GRAY STATED HE WILL RECEIVE 12 MONTHS' SALARY PLUS PAYOUT OF ACCUMULATED VACATION RESULTING IN A TOTAL OF $360,918, PAID IN JUNE 2016 AND REPORTABLE ON THE 2016 990 AS COMPENSATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE PRESIDENT/CEO, VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND THE TREASURER REVIEW THE PRELIMINARY FORM 990 AND INFORM THE BOARD THAT IT IS AVAILABLE FOR THEIR INDIVIDUAL REVIEW UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL EMPLOYEES. THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS AND ENFORCES THIS POLICY BY MAINTAINING OPEN COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES; FURTHERMORE, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE MADE AWARE OF NEW BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS AS THEY ARE CONTRACTED. WHEN POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE DISCOVERED, TOP MANAGEMENT ASSESSES THE SITUATION. IF A CONFLICT EXISTS, THE PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS IN THE TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEWS COMPENSATION FOR TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS, UTILIZING COMPARABLE INDUSTRY AND ORGANIZATIONAL DATA. THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THE PRESIDENT/CEO, VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND THE TREASURER REVIEW THE PRELIMINARY FORM 990 AND INFORM THE BOARD THAT IT IS AVAILABLE FOR THEIR REVIEW UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST ONLY.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.