Public Charity

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $11.8M revenue, $18.1M expenses, $37.7M total assets. 45 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $9.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 520747578 WASHINGTON, DC Higher Education NTEE: B40 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$11.8M
Total Expenses$18.1M
Total Assets$37.7M
Grant Records45
Funding Total$9.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

AASCU IS A WASHINGTON, D.C. BASED HIGHER EDUCATION ASSOCIATION THAT REPRESENTS THE SECTOR OF OVER 500 REGIONAL PUBLIC COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND SYSTEMS WHOSE MEMBERS SHARE A LEARNING AND TEACHING CENTERED CULTURE, A COMMITMENT TO PREPARING STUDENTS TO THRIVE IN THEIR CHOSEN CAREERS, AND A DEDICATION TO RESEARCH AND CREATIVITY THAT ADVANCES THEIR REGIONS' ECONOMIC PROGRESS AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT.

Where $100 goes at American Association of State Colleges and Universities

How American Association of State Colleges and Universities divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$79 Programs the work itself
$19 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $79 for programs

$40
Academic innovation and transformation (ait) promotes innovative academic affairs and student success programs
50% of program spending
$12
All other programs
16% of program spending
$12
Leadership development and partnerships (ldp) is dedicated to the goal of building and enhancing leadership for public higher education with a primary focus on the president or chancellor…
15% of program spending

Plus 2 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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.

Sample Grants Received

2025
GRANT, DECREASING TIME TO DEGREE THROUGH STUDENT-CENTERED COURSE SCHEDULING GRANT, ACADEMIC PLANNING FOR EQUITABLE STUDENT SUCCESS CONTRIBUTION, ASCENDIUM RAPID RESPONSE SUPPORT GRANT, SYMPOSIUM FOR CAOS AND CIOS: COLLABORATIONS FOR INNOVATION AND EQUITABLE STUDENT SUCCESS
$1,652,700
2024
OPERATING GRANT
$200,000
2024
Grant, Academic Planning for Equitable Student Success
$182,500
$100,000
2024
COLLEGE EXCELLENCE PROGRAM
$100,000

Showing up to 5 of 45 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

CHAIR- ELECT Alisa White
SECRETARY-TREASURER Andy Feinstein
BOARD MEMBER Berenecea Johnson Eanes
BOARD MEMBER Brendan Kelly
BOARD MEMBER Carlos Vargas
PRESIDENT AND CEO Charles Welch

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$6,380,360 16 grants
General Support
$2,539,850 23 grants
Research & Policy
$72,463 1 grant
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$60,000 1 grant
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$7,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $11.8M $18.1M $37.7M
2024 $14.9M $15.1M $42.4M
2023 $24.2M $14.3M $42.0M
2022 $11.4M $12.3M $28.0M
2021 $11.5M $11.7M $33.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $11.5M to $11.8M (+3%), with total assets most recently reported at $37.7M.

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

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