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Institute for Advancing Computing Education

EIN 84-2616020 · Springfield, IL

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood73 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

WE DESIGN, CONDUCT, PROMOTE, SUPPORT AND DISSEMINATE RESEARCH THAT EDUCATORS FIND RELEVANT AND ACTIONABLE.

Income
$702,003
Spending
$605,610
Spent on programs
78%
Reserves
6.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 68%
Employees
8

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 73 out of 100. Higher than 42% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 6.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 55% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 3% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    78% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 96% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    7 of 8 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a 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.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 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 (21)
  1. $136,103 spent. PRACTICE-BASED RESEARCH FOR ONGOING AND ACTIONABLE GUIDANCE IN CS EDUCATION (PROACT-CS) IS A CONSORTIUM-BASED EFFORT TO DISCOVER THE LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF COMPUTING EDUCATION ON STUDENTS. LED BY THE INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCING COMPUTING EDUCATION.
  2. $61,862 spent. THE K12 METASYNTHESIS RESEARCH PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO EXPLORE HOW TO IDENTIFY AND SYNTHESIZE LITERATURE REVIEWS FOR CS EDUCATION.
  3. $41,389 spent. DEVELOPING GUIDANCE FOR THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN STEM EDUCATION RESEARCH (GRAISER) IS A STUDY FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING A SET OF GUIDELINES FOR RESPONSIBLE USE OF AI IN STEM EDUCATION RESEARCH.
  4. $40,485 spent. THE COMPUTER SCIENCE (CS) TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (PD) PASSPORT ALLIANCE IS AN IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT WITH A RESEARCH COMPONENT. IACE IS CONDUCTING THE RESEARCH ON HOW OFTEN THE DIGITAL PLATFORM PASSPORT IS USED, BY WHOM, AND IF IT SUPPORTS K-12 TEACHERS NEEDS.
  5. $35,813 spent. CSTA TEACHER PD EVALUATION IS A RESEARCH STUDY IACE CONDUCTED FOCUSED ON EXPLORING HOW TO DEVELOP ASSESSMENTS FOR TEACHERS AND PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS TO USE TO SELF-ASSESS THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF TEACHER STANDARDS.
  6. $22,692 spent. PLATFORM RESEARCH ON 3-8 GRADE TEACHERS IS A STUDY THAT INVESTIGATED THE NEEDS AND USABILITY OF THE EXPERIENCE CS PLATFORM FOR TEACHING STUDENTS COMPUTER SCIENCE.
  7. $19,997 spent. LEVERAGING LITERACY INSTRUCTION TO BUILD PERCEPTIONS THAT K-2 STUDENTS BELONG IN COMPUTING IS A RESEARCH STUDY THAT INVESTIGATES THE FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE FOR WHAT TEACHERS WHO TEACH ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TO STUDENTS IDENTIFY AS PROBLEMS OF PRACTICE. THE OUTCOME IS TO CREATE A PLAN FOR INTEGRATING COMPUTER SCIENCE INTO READING AND WRITING SO THAT STANDARDS FOR BOTH SUBJECT AREAS ARE MET AND STUDENTS INCREASE THEIR CS KNOWLEDGE AND SENSE OF BELONGING.
  8. $17,247 spent. IN THE COACHING HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS PROJECT, IACE CONDUCTED RESEARCH ON COACHING COMPUTER SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS IN TEACHING COMPUTER SCIENCE IN WAYS THAT ARE TAILORED TO THEIR CLASSROOMS AND STUDENTS.
  9. $16,937 spent. REIMAGINING CS PATHWAYS IS A PROJECT THAT STUDIED THE FUTURE NEEDS OF CS ACROSS HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES, RESULTING IN REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TEACHING CS IN HIGH SCHOOLS OVER THE NEXT DECADE.
  10. $14,763 spent. THE COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHER LICENSURE LANDSCAPE STUDY IS A RESEARCH STUDY COMPARING TEACHER CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE ACROSS ALL STATES THAT REQUIRE CS TEACHING LICENSES.
  11. $14,402 spent. THE RESPONSIBLE AI DATA ANALYSIS AND REPORT WRITING PROJECT INVOLVED PARTNERS CONVENING EXPERTS IN AI AND/OR EDUCATION TO ARTICULATE PRIORITIES FOR AI EDUCATION. IACE GATHERED, ANALYZED, AND SYNTHESIZED DATA AND WROTE THE REPORT AI LEARNING PRIORITIES FOR ALL K-12 STUDENTS, WHICH SERVED AS A BASIS FOR THE AI CONTENT IN THE NEWLY REVISED CSTA COMPUTER SCIENCE LEARNING STANDARDS.
  12. $12,790 spent. THE CSFORME: INTEGRATING COMPUTER SCIENCE AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING IN MAINES RURAL HIGH SCHOOLS PROJECT IS A RESEARCH STUDY INVESTIGATING HOW TO SUPPORT AND GROW COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION IN RURAL MAINE COMMUNITIES.
  13. $11,270 spent. AI AS THE CODING PARTNER: INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PAIR PROGRAMMING IN HIGH SCHOOL COMPUTER SCIENCE IS A RESEARCH STUDY FOCUSED ON EXPLORING THE USE OF AI IN TEACHING COMPUTER PROGRAMMING.
  14. $9,414 spent. THE ENGINEERING PLUS PROJECT WAS A RESEARCH STUDY FOCUSED ON THE WIDESPREAD ADOPTION OF HIGH-IMPACT PRACTICES PROVEN TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION. THE IACE TEAM PARTICIPATED IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH-IMPACT PRACTICES AND ORIGINAL RESEARCH RELATED TO BARRIERS AND SUPPORTS FOR THOSE STUDYING ENGINEERING.
  15. $6,669 spent. BUILDING KNOWLEDGE IN COMPUTING THROUGH EARLY LITERACY STRATEGIES IS A RESEARCH PROJECT THAT IS DESIGNED TO CO-CREATE A SET OF BOOKS FOR K-2ND GRADE STUDENTS AND GUIDELINES FOR K-2ND GRADE TEACHERS. THE BOOKS ARE DESIGNED TO TEACH LITERACY AND COMPUTER SCIENCE SKILLS.
  16. $5,437 spent. IDENTIFYING AI PRIORITIES FOR ALL K-12 STUDENTS
  17. $2,606 spent. THE SCRIPTCREW TENNESSEE PROJECT WAS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING CS ACCESS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS IN TENNESSEE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES.
  18. $1,993 spent. IN THE RESEARCH CONSULTATION AND PROMOTION SUPPORT OF COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ON EXPANDING SUBGOAL LABELS FOR IMPERATIVE PROGRAMMING PROJECT, OUR TEAM PROVIDED DISSEMINATION SUPPORT ON RESEARCH FINDINGS FOR A SUBGOAL LABEL PROJECT FOR A CLIENT.
  19. $1,092 spent. ILLINOIS LANDSCAPE STUDY IS A STUDY OF COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION IN K-12 ACROSS THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
  20. $993 spent. THE BUILDING CAPACITY OF K-12 ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY TO COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION FOCUSED ON HOW TO CONSIDER THE VARIABLES THAT IMPACT ACCESS TO AND OPPORTUNITY FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE AMONG SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS.
  21. $180 spent. THE MISSOURI LANDSCAPE STUDY WAS COMPLETED IN EARLY 2025 AND PROVIDED A LANDSCAPE OF K-12 CS EDUCATION IN MISSOURI.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 2026.

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

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

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since September 2020.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.

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