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Accel Ai Institute

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Accel Ai Institute at a glance

In short: Accel Ai Institute reported $123K in grants paid in 2024 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2024)
$122,867 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-22.2% vs 2023
Total assets
$384,683
-38.5% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$304,146
-5.5% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$4,103
-64.3% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$515,696
-9.6% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Accel Ai Institute funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

KirklandLower LakeNew York CityOklahoma City

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200KTotal only2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 Total only2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $85 (2021) to $158K (2023). In 2024 it reported $123K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Ninos Del Sol Inc New York City, NYSupport Service Programs$50
Ninety Nines Inc Oklahoma City, OKSupport of Programs$35
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$384,683$304,146$515,696$122,867Total only$4,103
2023$625,981$321,910$570,263$157,884Total only$11,488
2022$818,487$411,973$435,072$73,655Total only$368
2021$851,868$662,677$129,387$852$1,029
2020$384,295$283,733$184,030$1452$86
2019$172,107$303,384$163,579$35,318Total only—

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Accel Ai Institute

Based on IRS filings

Accel Ai Institute is a public charity focused on Education, based in Laguna Beach, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $385K in total assets. In 2024, it reported $123K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $4K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Accel Ai Institute is led by Laura N. Montoya, CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 67 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Laura N. Montoya

    CEO

    On filings since 2019

    25 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Felipe Leno Da Silva

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Javier Turek

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pablo Rivas

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Diana Galvan Sosa

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Luciana Benotti

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Isabel Metzger

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Miguel Gonzales

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pedro Braga

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Walter Mayor Torro

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eduardo Ulises Moya

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Errol Wilderd

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juan Miguel Gutierrez Vidal

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Abel Andres Reyes - Angulo

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ana Maria Quintero

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brayan Valdes Ortiz

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cisco Zabala

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cleber Zanchettin

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Francisco Lopez

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gilberto Ochoa

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lidia Talavera

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mateo Espinosa Zarlenga

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mateo Guaman Castro

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Miguel Felipe Arevalo Castiblanco

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rodolfo Valente

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aina Tersol Montserrat

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Albert Manuel Orozco Camacho

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andres Villa

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ariana Villegas

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Claudio Miceli De Farias

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danae Sanchez Villegas

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Otero

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniela Cortez Bermudez

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniela Herera

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Duston Carrion

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edwin Puertas

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hector Manuel Morales Farjardo

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heitor Rapela Medeiros

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hoover Rueda Chacon

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ignacio Gabriel Bugueno-Cordova

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ivan Reyes

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jaime Acevedo Viloria

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jesus Solano

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jhon Lopez

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jorge Bacca

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jose Antonio Cantoral Ceballos

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jose Sosa

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Josimar Chire

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juan Camilo Ramirez De Los Rios

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juan Gonzales

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juan Guillermo Leon Caguenas

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juan Ramirez

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karla Caballero

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lesly Miculicicich

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Luisa Fernanda Roa Ballen

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Manuel Ignacio Perez Carrasco

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nils Murrugarra-Llerena

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Omar Orqueda

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rafael Mateus Carrion

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rogelio Sotero Reyes Galaviz

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rosa Yuliana Gabriela Paccotacya Y.

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vladamir Araujo

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wiliams De Lima Costa

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yaro Celis

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joyce Katzman Gonzalez

    CFO

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim McMacken Jr.

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brayan Impata

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (140)
  • Former: Carlos Miranda (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ivan Arraut (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Walter Mayor (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Carlos Hinojosa (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Victor Escorcia (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Vinicius Fernandes Carida (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Andres F. Marquez (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Cj Barberan (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Fabian Caba (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Julio Hurtado (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Karen Sanchez (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Karla Caballero Barajas (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ramesh Doddaiah (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Aaron Ferber (2023) — Director
  • Former: Alejandro Pardo (2023) — Director
  • Former: Daniel Flores (2023) — Director
  • Former: David Alvarez-Melis (2023) — Director
  • Former: Estefania Talavera (2023) — Director
  • Former: Esvin Ruiz (2023) — Director
  • Former: Fabian Ricardo Latorre Gomez (2023) — Director
  • Former: Ignacio G. Lopez-Francos (2023) — Director
  • Former: Jaime David Acevedo-Viloria (2023) — Director
  • Former: Javier E. Santos (2023) — Director
  • Former: Jhony Giraldo (2023) — Director
  • Former: Jose Gallego-Posada (2023) — Director
  • Former: Karina Perez (2023) — Director
  • Former: Leissi Castaneda (2023) — Director
  • Former: Lourdes Ramirez (2023) — Director
  • Former: Luis Gonzalo Sanchez Giraldo (2023) — Director
  • Former: Marco Sanchez Sorondo (2023) — Director
  • Former: Martin Menchon (2023) — Director
  • Former: Paola Ruiz (2023) — Director
  • Former: Ricardo Espinosa (2023) — Director
  • Former: Rocio Athziri Padilla Medina (2023) — Director
  • Former: Santiago Velasco-Forero (2023) — Director
  • Former: Sebastian Caldas (2023) — Director
  • Former: Tatiana Gelvez (2023) — Director
  • Former: Vitor Nascimento Lourenco (2023) — Director
  • Former: Matias Valdenegro Toro (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Pablo Samuel Castro (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Fabian Latorre (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Gissella Bejarano (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Juan M. Banda (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Nils Murrugarra (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Amanda Duarte (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Andres Munoz Medina (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Eric K. Tokuda (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Fernando Wario (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Gilberto Ochoa Ruiz (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jose Gallego Posada (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Josimar Edinson Chire Saire (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Julio Mendoza Bobadilla (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Paola Cascante (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Paola Cascante Bonilla (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Rodolfo Valiente Romero (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sara Iris Garcia (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Tania Aglae Ramirez Del Real (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ulises Moya Sanchez (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Atnafu Lambedo Tonja (2022) — Director
  • Former: Carla Cesar Medeiros Dav (2022) — Director
  • Former: Estefania Talavera Martinez (2022) — Director
  • Former: Fanny Nina Paravecino (2022) — Director
  • Former: Francisco Zabala (2022) — Director
  • Former: Giancarlo Yuvini Pablo De Leon (2022) — Director
  • Former: Gildardo Sanchez Ante (2022) — Director
  • Former: Ivan Sipiran (2022) — Director
  • Former: Javier Gonzalez Sanchez (2022) — Director
  • Former: Javier Orduz (2022) — Director
  • Former: Jorge Guevara (2022) — Director
  • Former: Jose Angel Daza (2022) — Director
  • Former: Jose Manuel Saavedra Rondo (2022) — Director
  • Former: Karina Rub Perez Danial (2022) — Director
  • Former: Lidia Talavera Martinez (2022) — Director
  • Former: Maria Elena Chavez (2022) — Director
  • Former: Maria Leonor Pacheco (2022) — Director
  • Former: Maria Lourdes Martinez (2022) — Director
  • Former: Miguel Felipe Arevalo Castibla (2022) — Director
  • Former: Miguel Gonzalez Mendoza (2022) — Director
  • Former: Omar Uriel Espejel Diaz (2022) — Director
  • Former: Ruben Villegas (2022) — Director
  • Former: Walter Perez Casas (2022) — Director
  • Former: Wayner Jose Barrios Quiroga (2022) — Director
  • Former: Wenbin Zhang (2022) — Director
  • Former: Hiram Ponce (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jennafer S. Roberts (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Juan Camilo Gamboa Higuera (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Miguel Alonso Jr. (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Omar U. Florez (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Ariel Ruiz Garcia (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Eduardo Ulises Mendez (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Ignacio Lopez Frazer (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Josue Ortega Cardinal (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Karla Caballero Banda (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kevin Bello (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Leobardo Morales (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Leonel Rozo (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Pedro Magalhaes (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sergio Hernan Garcia (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Vinicius Fernandez (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Andres Rodriguez (2021) — Director
  • Former: Christian Mata (2021) — Director
  • Former: Cristian Canton Ferrer (2021) — Director
  • Former: Cristian Rodriguez (2021) — Director
  • Former: Cristina Gonzalez (2021) — Director
  • Former: Dennis Nunez Fernandez (2021) — Director
  • Former: Diana Diaz (2021) — Director
  • Former: Emmanuel Larussi (2021) — Director
  • Former: Erick Mendez Guzman (2021) — Director
  • Former: Fabian David Caba Heilbron (2021) — Director
  • Former: Florela Manco Fernandez (2021) — Director
  • Former: Gabriel De Oliveira Ramos (2021) — Director
  • Former: Gabriela Vega Lopez (2021) — Director
  • Former: Javier Sanchez Galan (2021) — Director
  • Former: Leonardo Neves (2021) — Director
  • Former: Lourdes Martinez (2021) — Director
  • Former: Lourdes Ramirez Cerna (2021) — Director
  • Former: Luis Alejandro Pardo Gonzalez (2021) — Director
  • Former: Martin Villalba (2021) — Director
  • Former: Rocio Milagros Zorrilla Coz (2021) — Director
  • Former: Rosina O. Weber (2021) — Director
  • Former: Thiago Castro Ferreira (2021) — Director
  • Former: Vanessa Gilede (2021) — Director
  • Former: Vini Carida (2021) — Director
  • Former: Vinicius Arruda (2021) — Director
  • Former: William Berrios Rojas (2021) — Director
  • Former: David Ramirez (2019) — Director
  • Former: Elisa Celis (2019) — Director
  • Former: Elvis Saravia (2019) — Director
  • Former: Javier Andres Orduz Ducuara (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jesse Martinez (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jorge Luis Guevara Diaz (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jorge Pensalva (2019) — Director
  • Former: Luis Serrano (2019) — Director
  • Former: Maria Pantoja (2019) — Director
  • Former: Pablo Fonseca (2019) — Director
  • Former: Pablo Hernandez Leal (2019) — Director
  • Former: Rachel Ralston (2019) — Director
  • Former: Sebastian Anaya (2019) — Director
  • Former: Xavier Sumba (2019) — Director
  • Former: Yannette Interfan (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Accel Ai Institute

How much does Accel Ai Institute give each year?

Accel Ai Institute reported $123K in grants paid in 2024 on its 2024 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2023 it reported $158K in grants paid.

How large is Accel Ai Institute?

Accel Ai Institute reported $385K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $304K.

What is Accel Ai Institute?

Accel Ai Institute is a public charity focused on Education, based in Laguna Beach, CA. It holds $385K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Accel Ai Institute operate?

Accel Ai Institute has awarded grants in California, Illinois, New York, Oklahoma.

What is Accel Ai Institute's EIN?

Accel Ai Institute's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-2813494. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 18, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 25, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 31, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 31, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 22, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 25, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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