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Community College Humanities Association

EIN 22-2302662 · Baltimore, MD

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair60 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

COMMUNITY COLLEGE HUMANITIES ASSOCIATION (CCHA) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED ON MAY 3, 1979 UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. IT WAS ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSES OF: ADVANCING THE CAUSE OF THE HUMANITIES IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES THROUGH ITS OWN ACTIVITIES AND IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN HIGHER EDUCATION; TO PROVIDE A REGULAR FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS ON SIGNIFICANT ISSUES IN THE HUMANITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION; TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT THE PROFESSIONAL WORK OF FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATORS IN THE HUMANITIES; TO SPONSOR CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND INSTITUTES TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT; AND TO PROMOTE THE DISCUSSION OF ISSUES OF CONCERN TO THE HUMANITIES AND TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION'S ACTIVITIES THROUGH PUBLICATIONS.

Income
$69,898
Spending
$75,584
Reserves
8.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 52%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 60 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 8.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 49% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $10,841 spent. THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE HUMANITIES ASSOCIATION (CCHA), FOUNDED IN 1979, IS THE ONLY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF ITS KIND FOR HUMANITIES FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATORS IN TWO-YEAR COLLEGES. CCHA SERVES AS A CATALYST FOR DEFINING THE ISSUES WHICH FACE HUMANITIES FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATORS TODAY, FINDING SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS IN THE FIELD, AND ESTABLISHING A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK FOR HUMANISTS.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since June 1980.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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