AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EXERCISE: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EXERCISE (EIN 33-0123550)
Tax period: 2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed: 2016-11-22
IRS object ID: 201633279349300328
Schema version: 2015v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-11-22T12:33:51-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-06-30	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 Drive 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	2015-07-01	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	2016-11-21	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2017-02-10 21:41:12Z	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	$25,153,494	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 (ACE) IS COMMITTED TO GETTING PEOPLE MOVING BY EDUCATING, CERTIFYING AND REPRESENTING MORE THAN 60,000 HEALTH AND FITNESS PROFESSIONALS WHILE INCREASING ACCESS TO UNBIASED, SCIENCE-BASED HEALTH AND FITNESS INFORMATION FOR BOTH CONSUMERS AND PROFESSIONALS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	92	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	31	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$1,684	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$1,073	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$15,293	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$4,137	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$11,486,675	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$13,550,569	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$127,530	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$114,393	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$6,875,736	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$8,404,764	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$18,505,234	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$22,073,863	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	$8,291,248	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$9,375,409	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$8,526,013	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$11,122,614	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$16,817,261	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$20,498,023	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,687,973	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,575,840	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$14,926,384	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$18,535,494	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$4,311,749	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$6,501,136	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$10,614,635	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$12,034,358	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	$11,369,093	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$18,945,339	RevenueAmt
Desc	-CERTIFICATION: FEES CHARGED FOR TAKING CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS. OTHER EXPENSES INCLUDE EXAM DEVELOPMENT COSTS AND ITEM WRITING MEETINGS. -EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND TRAINING MANUALS: PUBLISHING AND SELLING VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING MANUALS FOR EXERCISE PROFESSIONALS, AND RELATED SHIPPING AND HANDLING. -CONTINUING EDUCATION FEES: FEES RECEIVED FOR ONLINE AND IN PERSON EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND PROCESSING FEES FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION QUIZZES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,680,939	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$2,801,099	RevenueAmt
Desc	INSTRUCTOR RENEWAL FEES ARE RECEIVED FROM EXISTING PROFESSIONALS THAT RENEW THEIR CERTIFICAITON FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO YEAR PERIOD. - OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE MEMBERSHIP FEES. CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDER LIST (LIST OF COMPANIES, INSTRUCTORS, ETC. THAT HAVE QUALIFIED UNDER GUIDELINES SET BY FOUNDATION & ADVISORY BOARD TO PROVIDE CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR INSTRUCTORS AND EDUCATIONAL TRAINING CLASSES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$3,252,462	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$17,156	RevenueAmt
Desc	ACE CONTINUES TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH SCIENCE-BASED INFORMATION TO EDUCATE AND ENCOURAGE PEOLE 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 2016, WE COMMISSIONED SEVERAL NEW RESEARCH STUDIES FROM UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS, AND WORKED TO ENHANCE PARTNERSHIPS THAT BROUGHT ATTENTION TO ACEFIT.COM, OUR ONLINE RESOURCE DEDICATED TO DELIVERING UNBIASED HEALTH AND FITNESS INFORMATION TO HELP PEOPLE GET ACTIVE, ESTABLISH HEALTHY BEHAVIORS AND LIVE THEIR MOST FIT LIVES. EDUCATIONACE CONTINUED TO PRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE UNBIASED HEALTH AND FITNESS INFORMATION THROUGH THE PUBLIC EDUCATION WEBSITE ACEFIT.COM, WHICH HAS BECOME AN ESTABLISHED RESOURCE FOR THE PUBLIC, PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE, SCIENCE-BASED RESEARCH, TOOLS AND INSIGHTS. NEW EXPERT ARTICLES, RESEARCH STUDIES, INFORMATIVE VIDEOS, INFOGRAPHICS, AND OTHER CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED EACH WEEK AND THEN PROMOTED TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH ACE'S SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND OTHER PARTNER PLATFORMS. THE ACEFIT.COM SITE HAD A TOTAL OF 2,538,970 UNIQUE VISITORS THIS YEAR. ENGAGEMENTACE STAYED COMMITTED TO EDUCATING PROFESSIONALS THROUGH A ROBUST CONTENT STRATEGY ON THE ACEFITNESS.ORG THAT BROUGHT 4,946,700 UNIQUE WEBSITE VISITORS THIS 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 260,000 FOLLOWERS ACROSS THREE DIFFERENT FACEBOOK PAGES DEDICATED TO EDUCATING PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC. RESEARCHIN 2015, ACE CONTINUED TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC BY BRINGING SOUND SCIENCETO HEALTH AND FITNESS TRENDS THROUGH A SERIES OF THIRD-PARTY, INDEPENDENT RESEARCH STUDIES. STUDIES EVALUATED POPULAR TRENDS SUCH AS STAND-UP PADDLEBOARDING, ULTIMATE FRISBEE, AND HIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING (HIIT), AS WELL AS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF POPULAR EXERCISE PRODUCTS INCLUDING ELEVATION TRAINING MASKS, TITIN WEIGHTED COMPRESSION SHIRTS . PARTNERSHIPSTHIS 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.IN FISCAL YEAR 2016, ACE PARTNERED WITH THE ACTIVE RVA FITNESS WARRIOR PROGRAM OF SPORTSBACKERS IN RICHMOND, VA. THE FITNESS WARRIOR PROGRAM TRAINS MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH TALENT, PASSION, AND POTENTIAL TO BE PROFESSIONAL FITNESS INSTRUCTORS FOR RICHMOND'S COMMUNITIES WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF CHRONIC DISEASE. ACE PROVIDED ENHANCED STUDY RESOURCES AND INTENSIVE INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDANCE TO PREPARE THE FITNESS WARRIORS FOR THE ACE GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTOR EXAM. ACE AND GIRLTREK TEAMED UP IN FY2016 TO DEVELOP CERTIFIED GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTORS WHO WILL LEAD FITNESS ACTIVITIES FOR WOMEN OF COLOR AMONG OTHERS. GIRLTREK IS A NATIONAL HEALTH MOVEMENT THAT ACTIVATES THOUSANDS OF BLACK WOMEN TO BE CHANGE MAKERS IN THEIR LIEVES AND COMMUNITIES. ACE SUPPORTED GIRLTREK PARTICIPANTS WITH COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT SCHOLARSHIPS, WHICH INCLUDED AN ACE STUDY PROGRAM, INTENSTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDANCE, AND AN EXAM VOUCHER. ACE AND THE NATIONAL SENIOR GAMES ASSOCIATION (NSGA) PARTNERED TO BEGIN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESOURCES AND TOOLS TO HELP AMERICANS OVER 50 YEARS OLD LEAD HEALTHY AND FIT LIVES. NSGA IS A 501(C)3, NON-PROFIT, CORPORATION DEDICATED TO PROMOTING HEALTHY AND ACTIVE LIFESTYLES FOR ATHLETES AGE 50 AND OVER, AND IS A RECOGNIZED MULTI-SPORT ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE. ACE AND YMCA OF USA TEAMED UP TO ENHANCE THEIR IMPACT ON COMMUNITY HEALTH. ACE DEVELOPED AND PROVIDED YMCA HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROFESSIONALS WITH A SERIES OF CUSTOMIZED EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN GROUP EXERCISE AND STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING TO COMPLEMENT THE Y'S METHOD FOR CONDUCTING HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLASSES. THE SERIES OF FOUNDATIONAL COURSES HELP TO ENSURE THAT Y PROFESSIONALS HAVE THE EDUCATION AND TOOLS TO SUPPORT PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR GOALS FOR HEALTH AND WELLBEING. ACE AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION/AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION'S EMPOWERED TO SERVE MOVEMENT FORMED A PARTNERSHIP TO BETTER IMPACT HEALTH OUTCOMES IN MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE ORGANIZATIONS PLAN TO INTEGRATE THEIR SHARED INTEREST OF REDUCING OBESITY, HEART DISEASE/STROKE AND OTHER LIFESTYLE RELATED DISEASE THROUGH RAISING AWARENESS OF PREVENTATIVE HEALTH MEASURES THAT WILL HELP PEOPLE ACHIEVE MEANINGFUL CHANGES IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, NUTRITION, AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE. ADVOCACYENGAGING WITH AND SERVING AS A RESOURCE FOR POLICYMAKERS AT MUNICIPAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS HAS HELPED ACE CONVEY THE IMPORTANCE OF STRUCTURED, SUPERVISED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND EXPANSION OF THE HEALTHCARE CONTINUUM TO INCLUDE HIGHLY-QUALIFIED HEALTH COACHES AND FITNESS PROFESSIONALS. IN 2016, ACE CONTINUED TO GROW THEIR ADVOCACY PRESENCE IN 2016 BOTH WITHIN THE FITNESS INDUSTRY AS WELL WITH THOSE ADJACENT TO THE INDUSTRY SUCH AS CONSUMERS, LIKE MINDED ORGANIZATIONS ETC. UTILIZING BOTH FACE-TO-FACE AND ONLINE PUBLIC EFFORTS. OUR MESSAGES 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 HEALTH AND FITNESS PROFESSIONALS THAT ACE REPRESENTS. BY WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THOUGHT 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	$16,302,494	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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	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 With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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	116	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	92	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
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	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	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	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ARIANNE AMIRI
Treasurer	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ASH HAYES
EMERITUS Board Member	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CINDY RATZLAFF
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
deena margolis
board MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JASON ALTMIRE
Board Member	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN BRESLIN
board member	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
john ellis
vice chair	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
kelly gray
board member	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
kimberly Wells
EMERITUS Board Member	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHELLE STANTEN
secretary	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NANCEY TREVANIAN TSAI
Chair	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SAMANTHA LINCOLN
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SCOTT GOUDESEUNE
PRESIDENT & CEO	70.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$468,518	$0	$30,753
scott murdoch
Board Member	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHANNON FABLE
board member	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TONY RODRIGUEZ
Board Member	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALEX MIRNEZAM
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	65.00		Yes (X)	$369,630	$0	$34,878
CEDRIC BRYANT
CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER	60.00			$321,941	$0	$38,922	Yes (X)
AMANDA CASS
Vice President of Finance	55.00			$189,025	$0	$13,905		Yes (X)
anthony wall
DIRECTOR OF PROF. EDUCATION	40.00			$139,796	$0	$21,885		Yes (X)
David Fischer
Director of Online Busines	45.00			$166,372	$0	$22,373		Yes (X)
GRAHAM MELSTRAND
VP OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS	60.00			$245,604	$0	$14,665		Yes (X)
kerri o'brien
EVP OF PRODUCT & BUS. DEV.	45.00			$189,509	$0	$9,322		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,090,395	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$186,703	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	19	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
CASTLE WORLDWIDE INC
900 PERIMETER PARK DRIVE SUITE G	MORRISVILLE	NC	27560	TEST ADMIN. SERVICES	$1,874,702
IDEA
10455 Pacific Center Court	san diego	CA	92121	magazine publisher	$1,048,328
FEDERAL EXPRESS
PO BOX 7221	PASADENA	CA	91109	SHIPPING & HANDLING	$478,843
HEALTHY LEARNING
PO BOX 1828	MONTEREY	CA	93942	PUBLISHER	$287,442
Walsworth Publishing Co
PO Box 310287	Des Moines	IA	50331	PUBLISHER	$185,762

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$4,137	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$4,137	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CERTIFICATION FEES	900099	$6,108,536	$6,108,536
CONTINUING EDUCATION	900099	$4,623,778	$4,623,778
RENEWAL FEES	900099	$2,801,099	$2,801,099
consumer outreach	900099	$17,156	$17,156

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$13,550,569	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$106,391	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$106,391	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$190,055	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$190,055	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$941,000	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$164	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$921,186	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$11,976	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$19,814	SecuritiesAmt
Other	-$11,812	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,002	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$8,002	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$10,359,494	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$2,146,469	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,213,025	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$8,213,025	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ADVERTISING	Desc
Business	541800	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,684	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,684	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,684	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$22,073,863	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$21,763,594	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,684	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$304,448	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,517,283	TotalAmt
Program Services	$499,048	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,018,235	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,553,045	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,832,107	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,720,938	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$296,532	TotalAmt
Program Services	$208,359	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$88,173	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$458,816	TotalAmt
Program Services	$333,946	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$124,870	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$549,733	TotalAmt
Program Services	$429,997	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$119,736	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,175	TotalAmt
Management And General	$14,175	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$591,662	TotalAmt
Program Services	$549,478	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$42,184	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$52,936	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,162	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,774	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,648,654	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,629,524	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,130	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,256,354	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,217,942	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$38,412	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$186,946	TotalAmt
Program Services	$130,862	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$56,084	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$281,831	TotalAmt
Program Services	$249,585	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,246	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$543,954	TotalAmt
Program Services	$348,847	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$195,107	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$465,571	TotalAmt
Program Services	$256,064	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$209,507	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$171,588	TotalAmt
Program Services	$114,932	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$56,656	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
testing services	$1,749,604	$1,749,604
BAD DEBT	$511,725	$511,725
PROFESSIONAL DEVelOpmen	$460,728	$272,488	$188,240
MERCHANT FEES	$452,627	$452,627

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$734,259	TotalAmt
Program Services	$466,197	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$268,062	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,498,023	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,302,494	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,195,529	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$185	BOYAmt
EOY	$581	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,010,278	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,305,376	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$625,601	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,135,469	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$411,778	BOYAmt
EOY	$412,949	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,570,248	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,704,037	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$6,860,065	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$4,080,985	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,063,505	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,779,080	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,053,278	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,865,574	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$191,511	BOYAmt
EOY	$332,428	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,926,384	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,535,494	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,751,287	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,427,751	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,369,740	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,740,600	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$190,722	BOYAmt
EOY	$332,785	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,311,749	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,501,136	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,614,635	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,034,358	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,614,635	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,034,358	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,926,384	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,535,494	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,575,840	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$161,117	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$5,000	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
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	$245	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$155	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$18,404	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$15,293	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,137	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$38,234	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$12,793,536	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$15,178,789	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$18,113,234	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$20,076,342	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$23,910,063	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$90,071,964	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$12,793,781	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$15,178,944	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$18,131,638	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$20,091,635	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$23,914,200	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$90,110,198	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	$90,110,198	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$160,362	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$131,088	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$253,610	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$306,201	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$296,446	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,147,707	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$160,362	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$131,088	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$253,610	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$306,201	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$296,446	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,147,707	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$12,954,143	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$15,310,032	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$18,385,248	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$20,397,836	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$24,210,646	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$91,257,905	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.98740	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.98710	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.01260	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.01290	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (1)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$24,937	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	0	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$24,937	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 2016: -Federal policy that promotes or encouraging the adoption of healthy lifestyle behaviors -State and Federal policy that recognizes or regulates the exercise professional as health provider -Shared-use policy that promotes the use of open space for physical activity or professionally-led physical activity	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,286,883	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,286,883	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,113,744	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,231,516	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$882,228	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$440,822	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$269,963	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$170,859	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$649,314	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$378,913	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$270,401	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,369,302	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,200,593	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$168,709	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,779,080	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	deferred compensation payable	Desc
Amt	$332,785	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$332,785	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$24,074,261	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$161,117	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$5,000	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$2,146,469	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$1,990,352	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$22,083,909	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$10,046	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$10,046	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$22,073,863	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$22,654,538	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$2,156,515	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$2,156,515	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$20,498,023	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$20,498,023	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 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, 2016 and 2015. 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 2,146,469.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:	Realized Loss on FIXED ASSETS -10,046.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:	COST OF GOODS SOLD 2,146,469. Realized Loss on FIXED ASSETS 10,046.

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	0	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 (8 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
PRESIDENT & CEO	$374,813	$0	$75,705	$0	$18,000	$0	$15,124	$0	$15,629	$0	$499,271	$0	$0	$0
ALEX MIRNEZAM
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	$298,612	$0	$53,018	$0	$18,000	$0	$7,080	$0	$27,798	$0	$404,508	$0	$0	$0
CEDRIC BRYANT
CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER	$254,965	$0	$48,976	$0	$18,000	$0	$10,100	$0	$28,822	$0	$360,863	$0	$0	$0
AMANDA CASS
Vice President of Finance	$166,916	$0	$9,509	$0	$12,600	$0	$2,516	$0	$11,389	$0	$202,930	$0	$0	$0
anthony wall
DIRECTOR OF PROF. EDUCATION	$122,792	$0	$8,004	$0	$9,000	$0	$4,556	$0	$17,329	$0	$161,681	$0	$0	$0
David Fischer
Director of Online Busines	$150,288	$0	$9,334	$0	$6,750	$0	$4,999	$0	$17,374	$0	$188,745	$0	$0	$0
GRAHAM MELSTRAND
VP OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS	$220,120	$0	$11,084	$0	$14,400	$0	$6,395	$0	$8,270	$0	$260,269	$0	$0	$0
kerri o'brien
EVP OF PRODUCT & BUS. DEV.	$176,924	$0	$5,385	$0	$7,200	$0	$5,121	$0	$4,201	$0	$198,831	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 7	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCHEDULE J, 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.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Christopher Goudeseune
Child of President	$156,786	Compensation	0
(no name)
			0
(no name)
			0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11	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, COO, CFO, CSO), 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 2016 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 INDEPEDENT BOARD MEMBERS AND IS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST DONE IN JUNE 2016 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.