American Councils for International Education Actr Accels Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
American Councils for International Education is a leader in international education, academic exchange, and overseas language immersion.
- Income
- $111.6 million
- Spending
- $110.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- 1.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 91%
- Employees
- 458
- Volunteers
- 270
- Highest pay
- $410,481, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 52 out of 100. Higher than 20% of charities in its peer group (international, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.6 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 73% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1584% 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
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (international, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2524 of 26 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports 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
Impact evidence
Reports results. Its tax return states measurable results. These are its own figures and nobody has checked them.
Results it reports
- Educational exchange opportunities were administered for over 5,000 secondary, undergraduate, and graduate students from approximately 85 countries.Work delivered
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Programs described in its return (4)
- $65.4 million spent. Student Exchange: AMERICAN COUNCILS ADMINISTERS EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITIES. IN COORDINATION WITH THE U.S. AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, FOUNDATIONS AND PRIVATE SECTOR FUNDERS FOR OVER 5,000 SECONDARY SCHOOL, UNDERGRADUATE, AND GRADUATE STUDENTS EACH YEAR FROM APPROXIMATELY 85 COUNTRIES ACROSS AFRICA, SOUTH AND EAST ASIA, EUROPE, EURASIA, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA. AMERICAN COUNCILS ALSO MANAGES LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL IMMERSION PROGRAMS FOR AMERICANS IN AFRICA, ASIA, EUROPE, EURASIA, AND THE MIDDLE EAST FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND SCHOLARS. THESE PROGRAMS PROMOTE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN AMERICANS AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS. INBOUND STUDENTS TO THE U.S. LEARN FIRSTHAND ABOUT U.S. VALUES, VOLUNTEERISM AND LEADERSHIP. IN ADDITION, STUDENTS SHARE THEIR U.S. EXPERIENCES WITH FRIENDS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES IN THEIR HOME COUNTRIES. SIMILARLY, U.S. OUTBOUND STUDENTS ARE AFFORDED OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE AMERICAN CULTURE AND VALUES WITH THEIR INTERNATIONAL HOST FAMILIES, HOST INSTITUTIONS, AND FRIENDS DURING THEIR OVERSEAS PROGRAMS, STRENGTHENING THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE U.S. AND ITS PEOPLE ON A GLOBAL SCALE.AMERICAN COUNCILS ALSO WORKS WITH GOVERNMENTS AND INSTITUTIONS TO STRENGTHEN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS. AMERICAN COUNCILS HAS HELPED ESTABLISH NATIONAL SYSTEMS OF HIGHER EDUCATION ADMISSIONS THAT ARE BASED ON PRINCIPLES OF OPENNESS, TRANSPARENCY, AND MERITOCRACY. AMERICAN COUNCILS HAS ADVISED MINISTRIES TO BOLSTER ACADEMIC INTEGRITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION, HELPED DRAFT LEGISLATION THAT OUTLINES A NEW CODES OF CONDUCT, AND HAS ADVISED ON THE CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAMS. AMERICAN COUNCILS CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND PROVIDES CONSULTING ON DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION LEARNING IN K12, ADULT SECONDLANGUAGE LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION, TEACHER EVALUATION AND TRAINING, AND SCHOLARSHIP ADMINISTRATION FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. (Expenses $ 587,894 including grants of $)(Revenue $ 26,219) TEACHER AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT: AMERICAN COUNCILS SERVES AS A LEADER IN THE FIELD OF TEACHER EXCHANGE, ADMINISTERING INNOVATIVE TEACHER TRAINING AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THAT OFFER INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL TO THE U.S. TO LEARN NEW TEACHING METHODOLOGIES, STRENGTHEN CURRICULA, AND BUILD STRONG PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH AMERICAN COLLEAGUES. AMERICAN COUNCILS ALSO ADMINISTERS BILATERAL FACULTY PROGRAMS THAT OFFER U.S. TEACHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL ABROAD FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, CONTRIBUTING TO THE DISSEMINATION OF VITAL EXPERTISE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING. WORKING WITH MINISTRIES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, AMERICAN COUNCILS HAS DEVELOPED NATIONAL STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS AND LARGESCALE TEACHER AND FACULTY TRAININGS, AND IMPLEMENTED COUNTRYWIDE ACADEMIC INTEGRITY SYSTEMS AND POLICIES. AMERICAN COUNCILS HAS ADVISED GOVERNMENTS AND INSTITUTIONS ON EDUCATIONAL REFORMS AND DEVELOPMENT.
- $24.6 million spent. Program Development: AMERICAN COUNCILS OFFERS SHORTTERM TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THESE ROBUST PROGRAMS PROVIDE FOR THE SHARING OF FIELDSPECIFIC INFORMATION BETWEEN PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR U.S. COUNTERPARTS, AND THEN, UPON RETURN TO THEIR HOME COUNTRIES, PROGRAM ALUMNI SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES. AMERICAN COUNCILS ADMINISTERED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL AND LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIPS, BUSINESS LEADER FELLOWSHIPS, AND THE INTERNATIONAL VISITORS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, AS WELL AS THE OPEN WORLD PROGRAM, A PROGRAM ADMINISTERED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP. OVER 32,000 PARTICIPANTS FROM A WIDE VARIETY OF PROFESSIONAL FIELDS HAVE TRAVELED TO OVER 2,400 U.S. COMMUNITIES IN ALL 50 STATES TO MEET AND SHARE KNOWLEDGE WITH THEIR PROFESSIONAL COLLEAGUES TO LEARN ABOUT LIFE IN AMERICA.
- $1.8 million spent. Research Scholars: AMERICAN COUNCILS OFFERS NUMEROUS PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR SCHOLARS FROM THE U.S., EURASIA, AND SOUTHEAST EUROPE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PUBLISHES DOZENS OF MAJOR TEXTBOOKS AND TEACHING TOOLS, AND OFFERS ONLINE LANGUAGE LEARNING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING A VAST ONLINE LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING NETWORK FOR TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN CRITICAL LANGUAGE ACQUISITION. AMERICAN COUNCILS ALSO ADMINISTERS THE OVERSEAS NATIONAL FLAGSHIP LANGUAGE PROGRAMS FOR AFRICAN LANGUAGES, RUSSIAN, THAI, AND VIETNAMESE. THE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE CRITICAL NEED FOR GREATER NUMBERS OF U.S. PROFESSIONALS IN BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, ACADEMIA, AND THE THIRD SECTOR WHO ARE ABLE TO SPEAK, READ, UNDERSTAND, AND WRITE THESE LANGUAGES AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF FUNCTIONAL PROFICIENCY. (Expenses $ 587,894 including grants of $)(Revenue $ 26,219) TEACHER AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT: AMERICAN COUNCILS SERVES AS A LEADER IN THE FIELD OF TEACHER EXCHANGE, ADMINISTERING INNOVATIVE TEACHER TRAINING AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THAT OFFER INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL TO THE U.S. TO LEARN NEW TEACHING METHODOLOGIES, STRENGTHEN CURRICULA, AND BUILD STRONG PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH AMERICAN COLLEAGUES. AMERICAN COUNCILS ALSO ADMINISTERS BILATERAL FACULTY PROGRAMS THAT OFFER U.S. TEACHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL ABROAD FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, CONTRIBUTING TO THE DISSEMINATION OF VITAL EXPERTISE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING. WORKING WITH MINISTRIES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, AMERICAN COUNCILS HAS DEVELOPED NATIONAL STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS AND LARGESCALE TEACHER AND FACULTY TRAININGS, AND IMPLEMENTED COUNTRYWIDE ACADEMIC INTEGRITY SYSTEMS AND POLICIES. AMERICAN COUNCILS HAS ADVISED GOVERNMENTS AND INSTITUTIONS ON EDUCATIONAL REFORMS AND DEVELOPMENT.
- $587,894 spent. TEACHER AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT: AMERICAN COUNCILS SERVES AS A LEADER IN THE FIELD OF TEACHER EXCHANGE, ADMINISTERING INNOVATIVE TEACHER TRAINING AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THAT OFFER INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL TO THE U.S. TO LEARN NEW TEACHING METHODOLOGIES, STRENGTHEN CURRICULA, AND BUILD STRONG PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH AMERICAN COLLEAGUES. AMERICAN COUNCILS ALSO ADMINISTERS BILATERAL FACULTY PROGRAMS THAT OFFER U.S. TEACHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL ABROAD FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, CONTRIBUTING TO THE DISSEMINATION OF VITAL EXPERTISE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING. WORKING WITH MINISTRIES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, AMERICAN COUNCILS HAS DEVELOPED NATIONAL STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS AND LARGESCALE TEACHER AND FACULTY TRAININGS, AND IMPLEMENTED COUNTRYWIDE ACADEMIC INTEGRITY SYSTEMS AND POLICIES. AMERICAN COUNCILS HAS ADVISED GOVERNMENTS AND INSTITUTIONS ON EDUCATIONAL REFORMS AND DEVELOPMENT.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1976.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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