Mission
To promote excellence in liberal education by providing significant academic recognition of programs and schools worldwide that maintain the highest standards of liberal arts learning.
Small Public Charity
AMERICAN ACADEMY FOR LIBERAL EDUCATION
AMERICAN ACADEMY FOR LIBERAL EDUCATION is a Small Public Charity headquartered in Washington, DC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $55K revenue, $72K expenses, $125K total assets. 5 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $175K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 521789016
Washington, DC
Undergraduate Colleges
NTEE: B42
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$55K
Total Expenses$72K
Total Assets$125K
Grant Records5
Funding Total$175K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at American Academy for Liberal Education
How American Academy for Liberal Education divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 7 years.
$77
Programs
the work itself
$23
Everything else
operations and overhead
Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.
Inside the $77 for programs
$77
Accreditation Education
Source: Form 990-EZ 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
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$28,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$28,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$57,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$56,500
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$5,500
Showing up to 5 of 5 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Board Member
Benjamin Storey
Board Member - Vice Chair/Treasurer
Dale Larson
Board Member
Gary Kelly
Board Member
Geoffrey Baum
Board Member
Joshua Hochschild
Board Member - Secretary
Karl Schumann
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $55K | $72K | $125K |
| 2024 | $58K | $68K | $143K |
| 2023 | $61K | $104K | $153K |
| 2022 | $98K | $80K | $200K |
| 2021 | $117K | $74K | $177K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $117K to $55K (-53%), with total assets most recently reported at $125K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.