NonprofitsAlliance For Choice In Education

Education

Alliance For Choice In Education

GREENWOOD VLG, CO

Total revenue

$59.5M

Total expenses

$58.1M

Net assets

$86.2M

Grants received

$107.6M

338 grants

EIN

841531066

Tax year

2023

Mission

The organization's mission is to provide lower-income families with the power of education choice.

Programs

1 program

Ace is a program manager for education savings accounts (esas). Esas are funded by state governments so that families can pay tuition for private schools, homeschooling supplies, curriculum materials, or educational therapy services. In november of 2023, ace contracted with the utah state board of education to program manage their state funded utah fits all (ufa) esa program, with 10,000 esas worth $80 million funded in july of 2024.

Expenses: $1M

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$55.3M
Program service revenue$1M
Investment income$2.8M
Other revenue$396K
Total revenue$59.5M

Expenses

Grants paid$42.3M
Salaries & benefits$7.4M
Fundraising$4.8M
Other expenses$8.5M
Total expenses$58.1M
Total assets$87.2M
Net assets$86.2M

People

20 listed

NameRoleCompensation

NORTON RAINEY

CEO

Board

$596K

60 hrs/wk

JASON DIFRAIA 82022

PRESIDENT

Board

$484K

55 hrs/wk

MIKE PRITCHARD

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Board

$185K

50 hrs/wk

RICK SCHMITZ

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOE SMITH

CHAIRMAN

Board

1 hrs/wk

DEBORAH FLORA

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SCOTT MCLEAN

TREASURER

Board

1 hrs/wk

LISA WALSH

VICE CHAIRMAN

Board

1 hrs/wk

NATASHA HARRIS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ERIC KOEPLIN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MATT TURNER

SECRETARY

Board

1 hrs/wk

MIKE WARD

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BERT WILLIAMS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LIZ WRIGHT

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ERIK BILLINGER

WESTERN REGIONAL PRESIDENT

Staff

$261K

45 hrs/wk

ROGER PATTINSON

CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Staff

$234K

45 hrs/wk

MELISSA LANDRY

PRESIDENT, LOUISIANA

Staff

$226K

45 hrs/wk

MIKE COLEMAN

CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

Staff

$222K

45 hrs/wk

KAREN FARRAND

FORMER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Staff

$191K

50 hrs/wk

BRITTANI O'BRIEN

VP OF DEVELOPMENT, CO

Staff

$180K

45 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

EACCOUNTABLECOM LLC

MARKETING SERVICES

$562K

Grants received

Showing 200 of 338

FromAmountPurposeYear
$770K
Education
2024
$348K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$275K
To provide partial scholarship awards to children from low-income families
2024
$250K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$200K
Educational Support
2024
$150K
GENERAL OPERATIONS AND TUITION ASSISTANCE
2024
$102K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2024
$100K
ACE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LOWER-INCOME STUDENTS
2024
$100K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$99K
GENERAL PURPOSE, EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION
2024
$95K
SCHOLARSHIPS & STUDENT FINANCIAL AID
2024
$75K
for general operations
2024
$60K
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
2024
$50K
ACE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR HOUSTON AREA STUDENTS
2024
$50K
Partial K-12 Scholarships for Low Income Houston Metro Area Children
2024
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$50K
Provide financial assistance for lower income families to send their children to private schools.
2024
$30K
Charitable Event
2024
$25K
DONATION
2024
$25K
TO SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SCHOOL CHOICE MOVEMENT.
2024
$25K
EDUCATION
2024
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$23K
K-12 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR KIDS
2024
$13K
PROGRAM SERVICES
2024
$13K
General operating support, scholarships
2024
$10K
ACE Houston K-12 fund
2024
$10K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2024
$10K
PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT
2024
$10K
SCHOLARSHIP GRANT
2024
$10K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$8K
COMMUNITY GIFT
2024
$3K
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2024
$3K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$650
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
$2.0M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$836K
Teaching Our Children
2023
$406K
SCHOLARSHIPS & STUDENT FINANCIAL AID
2023
$300K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$263K
To provide partial scholarship awards to children from low-income families
2023
$200K
Scholarship fund for K-12 Kids
2023
$200K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$200K
Educational Support
2023
$177K
ACE SCHOLARSHIPS MISSISSIPPI
2023
$156K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$150K
GENERAL OPERATIONS AND TUITION ASSISTANCE
2023
$109K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$104K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2023
$75K
to support Scholarships in Tarrant County, Texas
2023
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$50K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC
2023
$50K
ACE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR HOUSTON AREA STUDENTS
2023
$50K
ACE Houston K-12 Scholarship Program
2023
$41K
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
2023
$38K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$30K
Charitable Event
2023
$25K
Provide financial assistance for lower income families to send their children to private schools.
2023
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$25K
SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT FOR K-12 STUDENTS IN COLORADO
2023
$22K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$20K
FOR PROGRAM SERVICES
2023
$20K
EDUCATION
2023
$20K
K-12 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR KIDS
2023
$18K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2023
$15K
Charitable Event
2023
$15K
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
2023
$15K
Charitable Event
2023
$13K
PROGRAM SERVICES
2023
$11K
General operating support, annual luncheon
2023
$10K
ACE Houston K-12 Scholarship Fund
2023
$10K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2023
$10K
DONATION
2023
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$10K
Provide financial assistance for lower income families to send their children to private schools.
2023
$10K
ACE SCHOLARSHIPS
2023
$6K
Charitable Event
2023
$6K
GENERAL ASSISTANCE
2023
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$5K
SUPPORT LOW INCOME FAMILIES EDUCATIO
2023
$5K
TO SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SCHOOL CHOICE MOVEMENT.
2023
$5K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$4K
TOWARDS SUPPORT OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR K-12 KIDS.
2023
$3K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$3K
Program Support
2023
$3K
ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
2023
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$1K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$750
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$500
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$250
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$200
EDUCATION
2023
$100
SUPPORT AND PROMOTE GIRLS SCHOOLS AND BOY SCHOOLS IN AL SECTORS
2023
$1.9M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$1.5M
K-12 Learning Differences Scholarships
2022
$491K
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2022
$305K
SCHOLARSHIPS & STUDENT FINANCIAL AID
2022
$250K
EDUCATION
2022
$250K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$225K
To provide partial scholarship awards to children from low-income families
2022
$210K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$200K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$150K
GENERAL OPERATIONS AND TUITION ASSISTANCE
2022
$136K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$129K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2022
$87K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$75K
for scholarships in Tarrant County Texas
2022
$60K
Scholarships for Kids - Dallas/Fort Worth
2022
$50K
ACE Houston K-12 Scholarship Program
2022
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$30K
GREATEST OPPORTUNITY FUND FOR KIDS
2022
$30K
ACE K-12 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: TO PROVIDE CHILDREN OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO K-12 PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
2022
$27K
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
2022
$25K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$25K
BRINGING HOPE & HELP TO
2022
$25K
EDUCATION
2022
$20K
FOR PROGRAM SERVICES
2022
$20K
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION
2022
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$15K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$15K
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
2022
$13K
PROGRAM SERVICES
2022
$12K
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2022
$11K
General Operating Support
2022
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$10K
ACE Scholarship Fund
2022
$10K
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR KIDS
2022
$10K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$10K
Catholic High School Scholarships
2022
$10K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2022
$10K
ACE Houston K-12 Scholarship Program
2022
$8K
DESIGNATION
2022
$8K
ACE Houston K-12 Scholarship Fund
2022
$8K
ACE Houston K-12 Scholarship Fund
2022
$5K
ACE Houston General Support
2022
$5K
SUPPORT LOW INCOME FAMILIES EDUCATIO
2022
$5K
FOUNDATION GRANTS
2022
$5K
TOWARDS SUPPORT OF SCHOLARSHIPS.
2022
$5K
GENERAL DONATION TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION OR PROGRAM
2022
$3K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$3K
ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
2022
$3K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$2K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$1K
EMPLOYEE MATCHING
2022
$1K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$750
MATCHING FUNDS
2022
$625
MATCHING GIFTS
2022
$500
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$412
MIP PAYOUT FOR 02/07/2022
2022
$995K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$995K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$225K
FOUNDATION GRANTS
2021
$90K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$20K
AID TO COMMUNITY
2021
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021

Funded by

$107.6M from 117 funders · 338 grants · 2017–2024

Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc

$73.5M · 5 grants · 2020–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$6.9M · 7 grants · 2018–2023

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$4.0M · 7 grants · 2017–2023

The Brown Foundation Inc

$1.7M · 8 grants · 2020–2024

Gianforte Family Charitable Trust

$1.5M · 3 grants · 2020–2024

The Childrens Scholarship Fund

$1.4M · 5 grants · 2019–2024

National Philanthropic Trust

$1.3M · 6 grants · 2017–2023

The Greater New Orleans Foundation

$1.2M · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Details

EIN841531066
NTEE codeB82
Subsection03
Ruling date2000-08
Formed2000
Employees46
Volunteers60
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