Public Charity

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ACHIEVEMENT

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ACHIEVEMENT is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.5M revenue, $3.8M expenses, $5.0M total assets. 17 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $22.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 756042129 WASHINGTON, DC Education N.E.C. NTEE: B99 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.5M
Total Expenses$3.8M
Total Assets$5.0M
Grant Records17
Funding Total$22.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO HONOR EXTRAORDINARY INNOVATORS AND VISIONARIES AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF YOUNG LEADERS.

Where $100 goes at American Academy of Achievement

How American Academy of Achievement divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$92 Programs the work itself
$4 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $92 for programs

$86
Among the academy's many education initiatives, a principal activity has historically been the coordination and staging of an achievement summit (the "summit") which honors outstanding achievers in business…
93% of program spending
$6
During fiscal years ending july 31, 2025 and 2024, the academy continued to expand its online internet presence via their website, www.Achievement.Org
7% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 100,000 students
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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.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Benjamin S Carson
VICE-CHAIRMAN Catherine Reynolds
DIRECTOR Dr Steven Rosenberg
DIRECTOR General Joseph W Ralston
DIRECTOR Rick Atkinson
DIRECTOR Robert S Langer

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$22,350,000 10 grants
Education
$200,000 5 grants
Arts & Culture
$25,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.5M $3.8M $5.0M
2024 $2.0M $2.2M $5.2M
2023 $3.6M $3.7M $4.9M
2022 $1.7M $1.8M $4.8M
2021 $1.5M $1.6M $5.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.5M to $3.5M (+143%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.0M.

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

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