Academy for Educational Studies
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ACADEMY PROVIDES BOTH A MEANS AND A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL ISSUES, THEN GATHER TOGETHER TO TALK, STUDY, AND RESPOND TO THOSE ISSUES.
- Income
- $99,824
- Spending
- $79,046
- Reserves
- 34 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Highest pay
- $7,500, executive di
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 82% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 34.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 8% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 21% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024, 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)
- $79,046 spent. THE ACADEMY FOR EDUCATIONAL STUDIES HOSTED TWO ACADEMIC CONFERENCES IN 2024 - THE CRITICAL QUESTIONS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE, IN NEW ORLEANS, IN EARLY MARCH; AND THE CRITICAL QUESTIONS IN EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM, IN LATE OCTOBER, IN PITTSBURGH. THE CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON A SINGLE TOPIC: TEACHING: HOW WE SEE IT, AND WHAT WE'RE DOING ABOUT IT. THE SYMPOSIUM FOCUSED ON TWO TOPICS: GIVING VOICE AND BEING HEARD IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION, AND HOW TO HANDLE THE QUESTIONS STUDENTS MOST WANT ANSWERED--"WHY DO WE NEED TO LEARN THIS?" ABOUT TWO HUNDRED THIRTY PEOPLE ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE; ABOUT 115 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE SYMPOSIUM. THE ACADEMY CONTINUED ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH MYERS EDUCATION PRESS. TWO BOOKS WERE PUBLISHED IN 2024--"WHAT DO WE MEAN BY THAT?: INTERROGATING FAMILIAR EXPRESSIONS IN EDUCATION", AND "WHO'S GONNA WATER MY TOMATOES?: SCHOOL GARDENS, KITCHENS, AND THE SEARCH FOR EDUCATIONAL AUTHENTICITY". WE DISTRIBUTED BOOKS AT BOTH GATHERINGS, AND ALL BOOKS ARE ON SALE ON THE MYERS EDUCATION PRESS WEBSITE. THE ACADEMY CONTINUES TO PUBLISH SCHOLARLY ARTICLES IN ITS BLIND PEER-REVIEWED OPEN- ACCESS ONLINE JOURNAL, CRITICAL QUESTIONS IN EDUCATION AND IN ITS SECOND JOURNAL, THRESHOLDS IN EDUCATION.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2016.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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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