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MID-ATLANTIC REGION COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
MID-ATLANTIC REGION COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (EIN 46-1548064)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-04-06
IRS object ID
202640969349301264
Schema version
2024v5.5
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)
Return2026-04-06T13:36:32-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN871353108PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EISNER ADVISORY GROUP LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1130 NORTH 18TH STREET SUITE 3000AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP191032757ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN461548064EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MID-ATLANTIC REGION COMMISSION ON HIGHERBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2EDUCATIONBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMID-BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2672845019PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11007 N ORANGE ST FL4 166AddressLine1Txt
CityWILMINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19801ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonELIZABETH KRAPPPersonNm
Person TitleSR VP FOR FINANCE & CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2672845000PhoneNum
Signature2026-04-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonHELEN M MARTINPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01330899PTIN
Phone2158818800PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MIDDLE STATES COMM ON HIGHER EDUCATBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDR HEATHER PERFETTIPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11007 N ORANGE ST FL4 166AddressLine1Txt
CityWILMINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19801ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$11,974,114GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MSCHE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2013FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE MIDDLE STATES COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (MSCHE) PROMOTES EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE THROUGH INNOVATION ACROSS DIVERSE INSTITUTIONS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body27VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent27VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee46TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers600TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$10,213,732PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$11,153,106CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$793,981PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$820,769CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$128,901PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$239CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$11,136,614PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$11,974,114CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,899,649PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,701,369CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,448,134PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,727,049CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$9,347,783PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$9,428,418CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,788,831PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,545,696CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$21,685,271TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$25,108,346TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$897,221TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$910,102TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$20,788,050NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$24,198,244NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE MIDDLE STATES COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (MSCHE) PROMOTES EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE THROUGH INNOVATION ACROSS DIVERSE INSTITUTIONS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$6,905,278ExpenseAmt
Revenue$11,153,345RevenueAmt
DescTHE MIDDLE STATES COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION PROVIDES SERVICES TO MEMBER INSTITUTIONS FOR VARIOUS ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INSTITUTIONAL SITE VISITS FOR EVALUATION AND MONITORING BY COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVES AND CHARGING THE INSTITUTIONS FOR EVENTS. THESE INSTITUTIONS ARE LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS GLOBALLY.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$6,905,278TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document51IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee46EmployeeCnt
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
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members27GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member27IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
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
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
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

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ELIZABETH KRAPP SR VP FOR FINANCE & CFOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2672845019PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11007 N ORANGE ST FL4 166AddressLine1Txt
CityWILMINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19801ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (42 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
KATHERINE S CONWAY-TURNER
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN D LOONEY
VICE-CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LLOYD RICKETTS
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
VALERIE D LEHR
CORPORATE SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVIE JANE GILMOUR
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
YVONNE CAPTAIN
COMMISSIONER (EFF 1/1/25)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIMBERLY DAVENPORT
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL J FISCHER
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARIEL GUZMAN
COMMR. (7/1-12/31/24,1/31-12/31/25)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
M KAREN JOGAN
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HEATHER KELLY
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER KENNY
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GERALD C KOBYLSKI
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN LANE
COMMISSIONER (EFF 1/1/25)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
OLA LANIYA
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VUYOKAZI MEMANI-SEDILE
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN PERI
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD J PINKOWSKI JR
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA ANNE PRATT
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAPHAEL RAMIREZ-RIVERA
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID REHM
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HAVIDAN RODRIGUEZ
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
OLGA RODRIGUEZ DE ARZOLA
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN M ROSE
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT SCHAEFFER
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERTA GRIFFIN TORIAN
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN VANDERHOOF
COMMISSIONER (EFF 1/1/25)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WAYNE FREDERICK
COMMISSIONER (THRU 12/31/24)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONALD NOWACZYK
COMMISSIONER (THRU 1/31/25)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES SUNSER
COMMISSIONER (THRU 12/31/24)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HEATHER PERFETTI
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$489,103$0$87,522
KATHIE JEFFRIES
VP FOR FINANCE & CFO (THRU 11/24/25)40.00Yes (X)$196,279$0$48,630
JUDITH SCIPLE
SR VP FOR ACCREDITATION RELATIONS & SVCS40.00$187,328$0$19,867Yes (X)
IDNA CORBETT THRU 91224
SPECIAL ASST TO THE PRESIDENT40.00$252,972$0$55,359Yes (X)
AMY MOSEDER
VICE PRESIDENT FOR POLICY & ADMIN SVCS40.00$234,182$0$62,475Yes (X)
TRACEY SCHNEIDER
SENIOR VP FOR LEGAL AFFAIRS AND GC40.00$225,067$0$35,070Yes (X)
NICOLE BIEVER
CHIEF OF STAFF40.00$166,908$0$55,279Yes (X)
MELISA HARDIN THRU 102124
VICE PRES FOR INSTITUTIONAL FIELD RELATIONS40.00$155,332$0$51,720Yes (X)
TERENCE PEAVY
LEAD VICE PRESIDENT40.00$183,875$0$45,025Yes (X)
CHRISTIAN SLATER
SR DIR TECH SERV & SECURITY OFFICER40.00$169,037$0$49,051Yes (X)
CARMELLA SMITH
VICE PRES FOR ACCREDITATION SVCS40.00$163,918$0$44,430Yes (X)
SEAN MCKITRICK THRU 82324
VICE PRES FOR INSTITUTIONAL FIELD RELATIONS40.00$148,795$0$43,701Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,572,796TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$598,129TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K19IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
AMERICAN EAGLE
2600 S RIVER ROADDES PLAINESIL60018DATA SYSTEM CONSULTANTS$631,588
MARRIOTT BUSINESS SERVICES
1201 MARKET STREETPHILADELPHIAPA19107CONFERENCE EXPENSES$430,000
BALLARD SPAHR
1735 MARKET STREET 51ST FLOORPHILADELPHIAPA19103LEGAL$196,261
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES611710$7,483,902$7,483,902
MEMBERSHIP FEES611710$2,157,575$2,157,575
REGISTRATION611710$1,286,129$1,286,129
EVENTS EXHIBITS AND SPONSORS611710$121,500$121,500
CONSULTING REVENUE611710$104,000$104,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$11,153,106TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$820,769TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$820,769ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$239TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$239RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$239OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$11,974,114TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$11,153,345RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$820,769ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,071,489TotalAmt
Program Services$1,092,524ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$978,965ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,249,445TotalAmt
Program Services$2,682,539ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$566,906ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$282,024TotalAmt
Program Services$239,976ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,048ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$733,028TotalAmt
Program Services$569,457ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$163,571ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$365,383TotalAmt
Program Services$264,378ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$101,005ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$117,777TotalAmt
Program Services$86,280ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,497ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,143TotalAmt
Management And General$27,143ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,252TotalAmt
Program Services$26,252ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$140,265TotalAmt
Program Services$112,574ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,691ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,148TotalAmt
Program Services$26,099ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,049ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$728,557TotalAmt
Program Services$456,833ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$271,724ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,020TotalAmt
Program Services$41,347ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,673ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$106,319TotalAmt
Program Services$47,403ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,916ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$283,587TotalAmt
Program Services$189,058ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$94,529ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$159,273TotalAmt
Program Services$107,292ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,981ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
EVENTS$804,822$804,822
HONORARIA$102,900$102,900
MISCELLANEOUS$57,719$55,544$2,175
CONTRACTED SERVICES$54,962$54,962

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,305TotalAmt
Management And General$16,305ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,428,418TotalAmt
Program Services$6,905,278ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,523,140ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,344,252BOYAmt
EOY$6,968,202EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$801,819BOYAmt
EOY$339,983EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$272,415BOYAmt
EOY$223,501EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,592,415LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,897,316LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$728,325BOYAmt
EOY$695,099EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,538,460BOYAmt
EOY$16,881,561EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,685,271BOYAmt
EOY$25,108,346EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$790,034BOYAmt
EOY$795,657EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$90,500BOYAmt
EOY$114,445EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,687BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$897,221BOYAmt
EOY$910,102EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,788,050BOYAmt
EOY$24,198,244EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,788,050BOYAmt
EOY$24,198,244EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,685,271BOYAmt
EOY$25,108,346EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,545,696ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$894,566NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Investment Expense-$30,068InvestmentExpenseAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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$7,049,089CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,057,025CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,007,397CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,239,111CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,483,902CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$35,836,524TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,596,170CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,855,220CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,553,611CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,974,621CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,669,204CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,648,826TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,645,259CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,912,245CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,561,008CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,213,732CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,153,106CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$48,485,350TotalAmt

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$48,485,350PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$126,407CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$503,184CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$324,223CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$793,981CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$820,769CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,568,564TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$126,407CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$503,184CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$324,223CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$793,981CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$820,769CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,568,564TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$160,217CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,353CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,973CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$128,901CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$239CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$312,683TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,931,883CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,431,782CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,892,204CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,136,614CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,974,114CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$51,366,597TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.94390PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.95490PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.05000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.03870InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$26,252OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$26,252TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFOCUSING ON EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY, COVERS CONGRESSIONAL MEETINGS AND TRACKS KEY LEGISLATION AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION ACCREDITATION IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE MISSION OF THE COMMISSION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,592,415OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,897,316DepreciationAmt
Book Value$695,099BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$695,099TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,838,612TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$894,566NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$894,566RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$11,944,046RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$30,068InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$30,068RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$11,974,114TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,428,418TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,428,418ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,428,418TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS") HAS CLASSIFIED THE COMMISSION AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("CODE") AND AS AN ORGANIZATION WHICH IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A) OF THE CODE. U.S. GAAP REQUIRES MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF THE COMMISSION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY A GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMISSION, AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE COMMISSION RECOGNIZES ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY. THERE WERE NO INCOME TAX RELATED INTEREST OR PENALTIES RECORDED FOR EITHER OF THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 OR 2024.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required0SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
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 (12 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
HEATHER PERFETTI
PRESIDENT$489,103$0$0$0$0$0$58,500$0$29,022$0$576,625$0$0$0
IDNA CORBETT THRU 91224
SPECIAL ASST TO THE PRESIDENT$252,972$0$0$0$0$0$25,297$0$30,062$0$308,331$0$0$0
AMY MOSEDER
VICE PRESIDENT FOR POLICY & ADMIN SV$234,182$0$0$0$0$0$23,418$0$39,057$0$296,657$0$0$0
TRACEY SCHNEIDER
SENIOR VP FOR LEGAL AFFAIRS AND GC$225,067$0$0$0$0$0$22,507$0$12,563$0$260,137$0$0$0
KATHIE JEFFRIES
VP FOR FINANCE & CFO (THRU 11/24/25)$196,279$0$0$0$0$0$19,628$0$29,002$0$244,909$0$0$0
TERENCE PEAVY
LEAD VICE PRESIDENT$183,875$0$0$0$0$0$18,387$0$26,638$0$228,900$0$0$0
NICOLE BIEVER
CHIEF OF STAFF$166,908$0$0$0$0$0$16,691$0$38,588$0$222,187$0$0$0
CHRISTIAN SLATER
SR DIR TECH SERV & SECURITY OFFICER$169,037$0$0$0$0$0$16,904$0$32,147$0$218,088$0$0$0
CARMELLA SMITH
VICE PRES FOR ACCREDITATION SVCS$163,918$0$0$0$0$0$16,392$0$28,038$0$208,348$0$0$0
JUDITH SCIPLE
SR VP FOR ACCREDITATION RELATIONS &$187,328$0$0$0$0$0$18,733$0$1,134$0$207,195$0$0$0
MELISA HARDIN THRU 102124
VICE PRES FOR INSTITUTIONAL FIELD RE$155,332$0$0$0$0$0$15,533$0$36,187$0$207,052$0$0$0
SEAN MCKITRICK THRU 82324
VICE PRES FOR INSTITUTIONAL FIELD RE$148,795$0$0$0$0$0$14,879$0$28,822$0$192,496$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4BFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationLINE B THE COMMISSION ENTERED INTO A DEFERRED COMPENSATION AGREEMENT WITH THE PRESIDENT, WHEREBY THE COMMISSION SHALL MAKE AN ANNUAL $20,000 CONTRIBUTION TO AN ACCOUNT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE EMPLOYEE THROUGH JUNE 30, 2029, SO LONG AS THE EMPLOYEE IS EMPLOYED BY THE COMMISSION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025, THE BY-LAWS WERE AMENDED TO 1) REDEFINE THE RECENT EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT FOR A COMMISSIONER; 2) REDUCE THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF COMMISSIONERS FROM 27 TO 25; 3) CLARIFY VOTING RIGHTS FOR THE IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR; 4) REDUCE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP FROM 7 TO 5.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND VOTED UPON BY THE MARCHE FINANCE COMMITTEE, WHICH INCLUDES THE CORPORATE TREASURER. THE 990 IS REVIEWED AND A RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND PRESENTED TO THE FULL GOVERNING BODY BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE COMMISSION MAINTAINS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES FOR CORPORATE ACTIONS, COMMISSION EMPLOYEES, AND COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVES. EACH YEAR, ALL COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF ARE PROVIDED WITH THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICIES APPLICABLE TO THEIR ROLE WITH THE COMMISSION. COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF ARE ASKED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS AND SIGN DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS PURSUANT TO THESE POLICIES. AT REGULAR INTERVALS, THE COMMISSION CONDUCTS A REVIEW OF ALL CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES AND MONITORS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT ALL MEETINGS OF THE COMMISSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SERVES AS THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION LEVELS OF OTHER EXECUTIVES AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THERE IS A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE CEO. EVALUATIONS OF POSITIONS AND SALARY ARE DONE WITH AN OUTSIDE FIRM TO FURTHER EVALUATE COMPENSATION LEVELS EVERY TWO TO THREE YEARS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS (BY-LAWS) AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT THE WEBSITE; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND THE WEBSITE PROVIDES A LINK TO THE IRS FOR THE FORM 990.