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Commission on English Language Program Accreditation

990 • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 54-1959691

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 • Filed on Aug 08, 2022

1001 North Fairfax Street No 630Alexandria, VA 22314

(703) 665-3400

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

36th percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 36% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

36th percentile

0.06x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 36% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

69th percentile

17%

Higher net margin than 69% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

82nd percentile

$142,061

Higher top officer pay than 82% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 9.5% of source-year revenue.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

61st percentile

11%

Faster asset growth than 61% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

23rd percentile

-20%

Faster revenue growth than 23% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Assets

Up

$2,853,796

Up $288,123 (+11%) from 2019

Net Assets

Up

$2,760,464

Up $256,639 (+10%) from 2019

Liabilities

Up

$93,332

Up $31,484 (+51%) from 2019

Revenue

Down

$1,488,833

Down $371,998 (-20%) from 2019

Expenses

Down

$1,240,621

Down $499,366 (-29%) from 2019

Net Income

Up

$248,212

Up $127,368 (+105%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$4.0M$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0Assets 2010: $332,118Liabilities 2010: $56,525Net Assets 2010: $275,5932010Assets 2011: $514,912Liabilities 2011: $49,283Net Assets 2011: $465,6292011Assets 2012: $927,485Liabilities 2012: $223,951Net Assets 2012: $703,5342012Assets 2013: $1,152,900Liabilities 2013: $397,933Net Assets 2013: $754,9672013Assets 2014: $1,265,992Liabilities 2014: $254,693Net Assets 2014: $1,011,2992014Assets 2015: $1,751,540Liabilities 2015: $258,808Net Assets 2015: $1,492,7322015Assets 2016: $2,176,771Liabilities 2016: $238,248Net Assets 2016: $1,938,5232016Assets 2017: $2,490,744Liabilities 2017: $231,295Net Assets 2017: $2,259,4492017Assets 2018: $2,568,311Liabilities 2018: $175,641Net Assets 2018: $2,392,6702018Assets 2019: $2,565,673Liabilities 2019: $61,848Net Assets 2019: $2,503,8252019Assets 2020: $2,853,796Liabilities 2020: $93,332Net Assets 2020: $2,760,4642020Assets 2021: $2,917,001Liabilities 2021: $45,920Net Assets 2021: $2,871,0812021Assets 2022: $3,229,587Liabilities 2022: $172,642Net Assets 2022: $3,056,9452022Assets 2023: $2,976,192Liabilities 2023: $153,651Net Assets 2023: $2,822,5412023Assets 2024: $2,908,894Liabilities 2024: $186,352Net Assets 2024: $2,722,5422024

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$2,853,796
Liabilities$93,332
Net Assets$2,760,464

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0MRevenue 2010: $522,432Expenses 2010: $433,283Net Income 2010: $89,1492010Expenses 2011: $570,0442011Expenses 2012: $754,4032012Revenue 2013: $1,684,506Expenses 2013: $1,633,073Net Income 2013: $51,4332013Revenue 2014: $1,719,711Expenses 2014: $1,545,839Net Income 2014: $173,8722014Revenue 2015: $1,810,024Expenses 2015: $1,328,591Net Income 2015: $481,4332015Revenue 2016: $1,828,016Expenses 2016: $1,382,225Net Income 2016: $445,7912016Revenue 2017: $1,885,022Expenses 2017: $1,564,096Net Income 2017: $320,9262017Revenue 2018: $1,821,952Expenses 2018: $1,688,730Net Income 2018: $133,2222018Revenue 2019: $1,860,831Expenses 2019: $1,739,987Net Income 2019: $120,8442019Revenue 2020: $1,488,833Expenses 2020: $1,240,621Net Income 2020: $248,2122020Revenue 2021: $1,329,982Expenses 2021: $1,219,365Net Income 2021: $110,6172021Revenue 2022: $1,458,705Expenses 2022: $1,272,841Net Income 2022: $185,8642022Revenue 2023: $1,513,758Expenses 2023: $1,748,241Net Income 2023: -$234,4832023Revenue 2024: $1,722,413Expenses 2024: $1,880,832Net Income 2024: -$158,4192024

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$1,488,833
Expenses$1,240,621
Net Income$248,212
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Aug 8, 2022
Return Version
2020v4.2
Gross Receipts
$1,488,833
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The mission of the commission on english language program accreditation is to promote excellence in the field of english language teaching and administration, as well as to protect the interests of students, through accreditation of english language programs and institutions worldwide. Cea achieves its mission by advancing widely-held standards to foster continuous program development through a rigorous process of regular self-assessment and peer evaluation.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$2,330,695$2,346,827▲ $16,132
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$211,269$310,800▲ $99,531
Accounts Receivable$-14,685$159,564▲ $174,249
Intangible Assets$20,905$18,724▼ $2,181
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$5,800$7,568▲ $1,768
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$2,659$1,283▼ $1,376
Total Assets$2,565,673$2,853,796▲ $288,123
Other Assets Total$9,030$9,030→ $0
Liabilities
Deferred Revenue$5,500$66,850▲ $61,350
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$39,306$25,395▼ $13,911
Other Liabilities$17,042$1,087▼ $15,955
Total Liabilities$61,848$93,332▲ $31,484
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$2,503,825$2,760,464▲ $256,639
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$2,503,825$2,760,464▲ $256,639
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$2,565,673$2,853,796▲ $288,123

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$1,283$36,638$37,921
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Heidi Vellenga PhdExecutive DirectorFT$126,531$15,530$142,061
Mary Reeves PhdExecutive Director Until 1/31/2020FT$74,995$5,752$80,747

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Susan Carkin PhdChair
Connie LeeChair-elect
Andy Halvorsen PhdCommission Member
Alan BroomheadElected Member
Anna ModzelewskaElected Member
Doreen Ewert PhdElected Member
Ian CollinsElected Member
Nadine BaladiElected Member
Sheryl MeyerElected Member
Stacy SabrawElected Member
Paul PrimakPublic Member
Sherif BarsoumPublic Member
Louise GobronTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$0
Program Service Revenue
$1,472,701
Investment Income
$16,132
Other Revenue
$0
Change in Net Assets
$248,212
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$818,439
Other Expenses$422,182
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Total Fundraising Expense$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$432,915$42,816-$475,731
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$202,756$20,053-$222,809
Occupancy$87,229$8,627-$95,856
Travel$59,151$5,850-$65,001
Payroll Taxes$45,233$4,474-$49,707
Other Employee Benefits$33,440$3,307-$36,747
Pension Plan Contributions$30,435$3,010-$33,445
Information Technology$28,305$2,799-$31,104
Fees for Services Legal$21,840$2,160-$24,000
Fees for Services Other$21,622$2,138-$23,760
Office Expenses$17,023$1,685-$18,708
Insurance$6,000$593-$6,593
Fees for Services Accounting$5,448$539-$5,987
Depreciation Depletion$4,919$486-$5,405
Conferences and Meetings$3,471$343-$3,814
Other Expenses$3,097$306-$3,403
All Other Expenses$954$94-$1,048
Total Functional Expenses$1,128,965$111,656$0$1,240,621
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
American Express$652
Deferred Rent$435
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Business relationship with 35% controlled entity
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7A

The cea constituent council, which is the body of accredited programs and institutions, elects the commissioners; the nominations and elections process is stated in the cea policies and procedures which include the constituent council bylaws, available to the public at the cea website.

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B

The board of directors reviews the 990 before it is filed.

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C

Cea has a conflict of interest policy for reviewers, commissioners, cea representatives and staff. 1. Reviewers sign a conflict of interest form at their first training workshop and prior to each site visit in which they participate. 2. The cea representative signs a conflict of interest form prior to each site visit in which they participate. 3. Commissioners sign a conflict of interest statement each year at the first meeting of the commission in april. 4. Commissioners must also let staff know if they have any conflicts concerning any program or school that they are about to review. 5. Cea staff sign a conflict of interest at the time of hire.

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15A

The executive director's salary was reviewed in comparison to an accreditation industry-wide salary survey conducted by the association of specialized and programmatic accreditation.

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

Cea has a governing document, the cea policies and procedures, and it is available on the cea web site. Conflict of interest policies are stated in the policies and procedures. Cea publicly presents a financial statement each year at the annual meeting of its constituents, the constituent council, which comprises representatives from accredited sites.

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Commission on English Language Program
EIN
54-1959691
Phone
7036653400
Address
1001 NORTH FAIRFAX STREET NO 630, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314

Signing Officer

Name
Heidi Vellenga
Title
Executive Director
Phone
7036653400
Signed
2022-08-08
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Formed
1999
Legal Domicile
Va
Voting Board Members
13
Independent Board Members
13
Employees
8
Volunteers
66

Preparer

Firm
Sikich Llp
Address
333 JOHN CARLYLE STREET SUITE 500, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
Preparer
Rohini Chandrabhatla
Phone
7038361350
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IRS990/MissionDesc0THE MISSION OF THE COMMISSION ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM ACCREDITATION IS TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN THE FIELD OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATION, AS WELL AS TO PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF STUDENTS, THROUGH ACCREDITATION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMS AND INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE. CEA ACHIEVES ITS MISSION BY ADVANCING WIDELY-HELD STANDARDS TO FOSTER CONTINUOUS PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH A RIGOROUS PROCESS OF REGULAR SELF-ASSESSMENT AND PEER EVALUATION.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0THE CEA CONSTITUENT COUNCIL, WHICH IS THE BODY OF ACCREDITED PROGRAMS AND INSTITUTIONS, ELECTS THE COMMISSIONERS; THE NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS PROCESS IS STATED IN THE CEA POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WHICH INCLUDE THE CONSTITUENT COUNCIL BYLAWS, AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THE CEA WEBSITE.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2CEA HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR REVIEWERS, COMMISSIONERS, CEA REPRESENTATIVES AND STAFF. 1. REVIEWERS SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM AT THEIR FIRST TRAINING WORKSHOP AND PRIOR TO EACH SITE VISIT IN WHICH THEY PARTICIPATE. 2. THE CEA REPRESENTATIVE SIGNS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM PRIOR TO EACH SITE VISIT IN WHICH THEY PARTICIPATE. 3. COMMISSIONERS SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT EACH YEAR AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE COMMISSION IN APRIL. 4. COMMISSIONERS MUST ALSO LET STAFF KNOW IF THEY HAVE ANY CONFLICTS CONCERNING ANY PROGRAM OR SCHOOL THAT THEY ARE ABOUT TO REVIEW. 5. CEA STAFF SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AT THE TIME OF HIRE.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY WAS REVIEWED IN COMPARISON TO AN ACCREDITATION INDUSTRY-WIDE SALARY SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF SPECIALIZED AND PROGRAMMATIC ACCREDITATION.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4CEA HAS A GOVERNING DOCUMENT, THE CEA POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AND IT IS AVAILABLE ON THE CEA WEB SITE. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE STATED IN THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. CEA PUBLICLY PRESENTS A FINANCIAL STATEMENT EACH YEAR AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF ITS CONSTITUENTS, THE CONSTITUENT COUNCIL, WHICH COMPRISES REPRESENTATIVES FROM ACCREDITED SITES.
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Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.91$0.19$2.72$1.72$1.88$0.16
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.98$0.15$2.82$1.51$1.75$0.23
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.23$0.17$3.06$1.46$1.27$0.19
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.92$0.05$2.87$1.33$1.22$0.11
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.85$0.09$2.76$1.49$1.24$0.25
2019Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.57$0.06$2.50$1.86$1.74$0.12
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.57$0.18$2.39$1.82$1.69$0.13
2017Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.49$0.23$2.26$1.89$1.56$0.32
2016Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.18$0.24$1.94$1.83$1.38$0.45
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.75$0.26$1.49$1.81$1.33$0.48
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.27$0.25$1.01$1.72$1.55$0.17
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.15$0.40$0.75$1.68$1.63$0.05
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.93$0.22$0.70$0.75
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.51$0.05$0.47$0.57
2010Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.33$0.06$0.28$0.52$0.43$0.09
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