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The Association for Biology Laboratory Education Inc

EIN 36-3369740 · Claremont, CA

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

Improving the undergraduate biology laboratory experience by promoting the development and dissemination of interesting, innovative, effective and reliable laboratory exercises.

Income
$83,165
Spending
$92,361
Reserves
11.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 65%
Highest pay
$750, accounting manager

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 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 11.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 34% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 11% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 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 September 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 (2)
  1. $73,730 spent. Conference: ABLE's annual conference was held during June 2025 at the University of Manitoba. At this three-day workshop-based conference, instructors present peer-reviewed hands-on innovations in biology laboratory instruction. Participants in these workshops leave knowing how to implement new laboratory activities because they are the students in each workshop, and they are provided with all the materials needed to successfully implement the new activities at their home institutions. Approximately 130 participants attended this conference. ABLE maintains an on-line archive of laboratory activities (www.ableweb.org) presented at our past workshop conferences as a permanent resource for faculty seeking materials and techniques for effective laboratory instruction. ABLE's 250 paying members have access to these materials and to past conference proceedings.
  2. $6,819 spent. Laboratory Teaching Initiative Grants: These promote the development of new undergraduate laboratory exercises through competitive grants. ABLE awarded two laboratory teaching grants in fiscal year 2025.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.

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

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

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since July 1989.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.

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