Columbus Adult Education Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Columbus Adult Education Center is honored to provide English services to adults so they may become self-reliant, productive citizens. Classes are free and are open to all religions, ethnicities, and nationalities. We Are a Faith Based Organization "Our mission is to empower individuals through English language education, self-reliance classes, and community-building initiatives. We strive to create a welcoming gathering place that fosters cultural exchange and understanding. By offering service opportunities, we aim to strengthen community bonds and promote a more inclusive society." Purpose of your Organization (one paragraph): The mission of the Columbus Adult Education Center is to empower individuals through English language education, self-reliance classes, and community-building initiatives. We strive to create a welcoming gathering place that fosters cultural exchange and understanding. By offering opportunities for service, we aim to strengthen community bonds and pr
- Income
- $66,859
- Spending
- $47,298
- Reserves
- 1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending January 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending January 31, 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 January 31, 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)
- $45,798 spent. 2. Program/Project Description (not to exceed two paragraphs): Columbus Adult Education Center serves more than 1,500 immigrants and refugees annually, with locations in Salt Lake City, Herriman, and Ogden, Utah. These campuses teach a variety of free classes, including English language, legal immigration assistance (taught by volunteers from the SJ. Quinney College of Law), health, music, sewing, preparedness, and citizenship, along with providing training on such topics as getting drivers licenses, dealing with schools, Utah road safety laws, etc. Our locations are used for vision clinics, tax clinics (run by the Westminster University VITA program), homeschooling organizations, and recreation, such as basketball and dance classes for the Ukrainian and South Sudanese communities-all geared to help the immigrants in our communities feel welcomed and to help them assimilate into American society while honoring the legacy of their cultures and traditions. All of these programs are taught and led by volunteers, as is the organization itself. No one at the Columbus Adult Education Center receives a salary. The main program we offer is our free English-language courses, which have been incredibly popular and valuable. Our Salt Lake campus teaches English classes to 80 students weekly, and our Herriman campus has 250 English students with approximately 400 on a waiting list. lt is our goal to reach as many or more individuals in the Ogden area, once our facility there has been remodeled for such classes. Supp01i from the R. Harold Burton Foundation would help underwrite our programming, in pat1icular the maintenance, utilities, and internet costs required at the three locations.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending January 31, 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 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 January 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 February 2019.
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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