Public Charity

ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE MIDWEST

ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE MIDWEST is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.8M revenue, $2.3M expenses, $18.3M total assets. IRS filings disclose 47 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $3.3M.

EIN: 362600769 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.8M
Total Expenses$2.3M
Total Assets$18.3M
Grants Given47
Grant Total$3.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE MIDWEST (ACM), A CONSORTIUM OF RESIDENTIAL LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES, ENRICHES RESIDENTIAL LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION AND STRENGTHENS MEMBERS THROUGH COLLABORATION. THROUGH OUR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS, WE ENCOURAGE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING, PROMOTE EQUITY AND INCLUSION AND CELEBRATE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE DIVERSITY, STRENGTHEN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN INQUIRY AND PRACTICE, AMPLIFY THE EXPERTISE OF FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND STAFF, AND CULTIVATE AN OPEN ENVIRONMENT FOR INNOVATION AND EXCHANGE.

Where $100 goes at Associated Colleges of the Midwest

How Associated Colleges of the Midwest divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$43 Programs the work itself
$57 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $43 for programs

$42
Acm operates faculty development programs promoting excellence in teaching and learning
99% of program spending
$1
Acm operates consortial programs for the benefit on the member colleges
1% of program spending
<$1
Acm operated domestic off-campus study programs
0% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Associated Colleges of the Midwest

Rarely funds new orgs 4% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

Who to contact, what to include, deadlines, typical grant size and geographic focus are available with membership.

Sample Grants Given

COLORADO COLLEGE
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 2024
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
$135,417
MACALESTER COLLEGE
SAINT PAUL, MN · 2024
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
$130,500
ST OLAF COLLEGE
NORTHFIELD, MN · 2024
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
$94,167
GRINNELL COLLEGE
GRINNELL, IA · 2024
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
$67,000
CARLETON COLLEGE
NORTHFIELD, MN · 2024
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
$61,000

Showing up to 5 of 47 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alison Byerly
VICE CHAIR Anne Harris
DIRECTOR Brad Chamberlain
VP FOR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES - PAST Brian Williams
SECRETARY/TREASURER C Andrew Mcgadney
DIRECTOR David Hayes

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Unspecified
$3,276,505 47 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.8M $2.3M $18.3M
2024 $1.7M $2.8M $16.8M
2023 $1.7M $2.2M $16.6M
2022 $3.3M $1.9M $16.0M
2021 $1.7M $2.5M $18.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.7M to $2.8M (+66%), with total assets most recently reported at $18.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CO, IA, IL, MN, WI.

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