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Community Colleges of the Appalachian Region

EIN 47-2240289 · Liberty, SC

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

What it says it does

SUPPORT AND PROMOTE MEMBER COLLEGES

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

Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).

Reserves
35 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 23.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 16% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15
Income fell 18% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
91% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

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

Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).

Independent board
25 of 25
17 of 17 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

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

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

Programs described in its return (3)

$83,117 spent. DEVELOP AND SPONSOR EDUCATION CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COLLABERATION AMONG MEMBER COLLEGES, LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICES, EMPLOYERS, AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
$63,208 spent. DEVELOP A RURAL EDUCATOR ACADEMY THAT PROVIDES A STRUCTURED LEARNING EXPERIENCE WITH INSIGHTS FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES LEADERS, FACULTY, AND STAFF TO HELP TRANSFORM CAMPUS CULTURES AND IMPROVE STUDENTS SUCCESS
$60,712 spent. BUILD APPALACHIAS WORKFORCE SYSTEM BY DEVELOPING CYBERSECURITY SKILLS AND CURATING RESOURCES THROUGHOUT APPALACHIAS COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES FOR A MORE INDUSTRY-RELEVANT AND RESILIENT ECONOMY ACROSS MULTIPLE OCCUPATIONAL AREAS

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

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 June 2025.
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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