American Counseling Association
The American Counseling Association (ACA) is a not-for-profit, professional and educational organization that is dedicated to the growth and enhancement of the counseling profession. Founded in 1952, ACA is the world's largest association exclusively representing counselors in various practice settings.
American Counseling Association at a glance
- Total assets
- $19,409,241
- -0.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $15,740,873
- -1.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $361,006
- +38.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $16,623,015
- +7.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who American Counseling Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $996 (2022) to $25K (2021). In 2022 it reported $996 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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Counseling Association Foundation Alexandria, VA | Contribution | $25,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $19,409,241 | $15,740,873 | $16,623,015 | — | — | $361,006 |
| 2024 | $19,436,335 | $16,040,082 | $15,536,738 | — | — | $260,404 |
| 2023 | $18,890,550 | $14,782,376 | $14,228,254 | — | — | $275,579 |
| 2022 | $15,956,669 | $15,007,177 | $14,388,456 | $996 | Total only | $501,968 |
| 2021 | $17,102,519 | $14,747,862 | $14,872,672 | $25,000 | 1 | $164,367 |
| 2020 | $14,639,083 | $13,290,676 | $13,171,001 | — | — | $199,105 |
| 2019 | $13,934,629 | $15,207,107 | $13,603,241 | — | — | $295,877 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About American Counseling Association
Based on IRS filings
American Counseling Association is a public charity focused on HQ, based in Alexandria, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $19.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $361K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
American Counseling Association is led by Shawn Boynes, Chief Executive Officer since 2025 (on filings since 2023); 16 of 44 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Shawn Boynes
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer → CEO & Secretary, 2024
CEO & Secretary → Chief Executive Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$184K (2023) → $502K (2025)
Syvonne Carter
CEO
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christine Suniti Bhat
President
Asgw Representative → President Elect, 2024
President Elect → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
20 hrs/week
$24K (2024) → $71K (2025)
Carol Salerno
Director of Finance
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$126K (2023) → $132K (2025)
Guila Todd
Director of Government Affairs & Public Policy
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$143K (2025)
Kelly Gerstenberg
Director of Education & Content Strategy
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$133K (2025)
Shirley Antolik
Director of Meetings
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$137K (2025)
Stania Romain
Director of People Operations
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$169K (2025)
Angela Thompson
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Hr & Diversity Officer → Chief Operating Officer, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$147K (2019) → $323K (2025)
Edil Torres Rivera
Past President
President Elect → President, 2024
President → Past President, 2025
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
$34K (2023) → $7K (2025)
Elsa Soto Leggett
President Elect
Representative Acac → President Elect, 2025
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
$24K (2025)
Lynn Linde
Chief of Professional Practice
Chief Knowledge & Learning → Chief Knowledge & Learning Officer, 2022
Chief Knowledge & Learning Officer → Chief of Professional Practice, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$151K (2019) → $231K (2025)
Richard Yep
Former CEO
Chief Executive Officer → Former CEO, 2023
On filings since 2019
$726K (2019) → $228K (2025)
Brian Banks
Chief Government Affairs & Public Policy Officer
Chief Gov't Affs. & Public Policy Officer → Chief Gov't Affairs & Public Policy Officer, 2023
Chief Gov't Affairs & Public Policy Officer → Chief Government Affairs & Public Policy Officer, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$149K (2021) → $140K (2025)
Harriet Glosoff
Treasurer
Aservic Representative → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
$4K (2025)
Mahzarine Chinoy
Chief Financial Officer
CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$122K (2024) → $267K (2025)
Stacy Whatley
Chief Communications & Marketing Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$176K (2024) → $231K (2025)
Monica Osburn
Acca Representative
Representative Acca → Acca Representative, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dannette Berksteiner
Parliamentarian
Mgca Representative → Parliamentarian, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stella Beatriz Kerl-McClain
Acc Representative
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Killam
Aada Representative
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Hartley
Arca Representative
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David J. Ford Jr.
Nar Representative
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dodie Limberg
Aces Representative
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Duane K. L. France
Mgca Representative
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emily Goodman-Scott
Acac Representative
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Kreimeyer
Iartc Representative
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Victoria Kress
Mwr Representative
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Evans
Ahc Representative
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angie Cartwright
Iaaoc Representative
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
BJ Broaden Barksdale
Senior Representative
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Devika Dibya Choudhuri
Asgw Representative
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Illiana Navarra-Bueno
Graduate Student Representative
Student Representative → Graduate Student Representative, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Evans
Ncda Representative
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amanda DeDiego
Wr Representative
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela Coker
Amcd Representative
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela Schubert
Acssw Representative
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
C Katherine DeStefano
Neca Representative
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Casey Barrio Minton
Aarc Representative
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Cashwell
Aservic Representative
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Rubel
Process Observer
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Shure
Csj Representative
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Saunders
Iamfc Representative
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Chaney
Saige Representative
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (54)
- Former: Elizabeth Forsyth (2019–2024) — Wr Representative
- Former: Jane Rheineck (2019–2024) — Saige Representative
- Former: Seneka Arrington (2019–2024) — Neca Representative
- Former: Morris Flater (2021–2024) — Director of It & It Security
- Former: Brandi Austin McIntyre (2022–2024) — Director Governance & Leadership Services
- Former: Catherine Chang (2022–2024) — Amcd Representative
- Former: Danica Hayes (2022–2024) — Aarc Representative
- Former: Kimberly Frazier (2022–2024) — Past President
- Former: Rachel Goodman (2022–2024) — Csj Representative
- Former: Ryan Carlson (2022–2024) — Iamfc Representative
- Former: Mj Jones (2023–2024) — Director Bus. Intelligence & Strategy
- Former: Martin Jencius (2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Miriam Williams (2024) — Director of Membership & Component Relations
- Former: Carolyn Baker (2019–2023) — Publisher
- Former: Leigh Falls Holman (2019–2023) — Iaaoc Representative
- Former: Lisa Severy (2019–2023) — Ncda Representative
- Former: Mark Scholl (2019–2023) — Ahc Representative
- Former: Michele Kerulis (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Hillary Press (2021–2023) — Senior Representative
- Former: S. Kent Butler (2021–2023) — Past President
- Former: Ashlei Rabess (2022–2023) — Student Representative
- Former: David Jackson (2019–2022) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Jonathan Rollins (2019–2022) — Editor in Chief
- Former: Marty Jencius (2019–2022) — Aces Representative
- Former: Natasha Rankin (2019–2022) — Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Summer Reiner (2019–2022) — Nar Representative
- Former: Tiffany Erickson (2019–2022) — Chief Communications & Engagement Officer
- Former: Hayley Stulmaker (2020–2022) — Acac Representative
- Former: Jason Marotzke (2020–2022) — Mwr Representative
- Former: Sue Pressman (2020–2022) — Past President
- Former: Theresa L. Holmes (2020–2022) — Director Meetings
- Former: Erik Hines (2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Carlos Hipolito-Delgado (2019–2021) — Amcd Representative
- Former: Donna Gibson (2019–2021) — Aarc Representative
- Former: Elizabeth O'Brien (2019–2021) — Aservic Representative
- Former: Heather Trepal (2019–2021) — Past President
- Former: Paige Dunlap (2019–2021) — Arca Representative
- Former: Paul Peluso (2019–2021) — Iamfc Representative
- Former: Laura Pignato (2020–2021) — Student Representative
- Former: Cirecie West-Olatunji (2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Sylvie Joseph (2021) — Director, Content & Learning Products
- Former: Jonathan Orr (2019–2020) — Asgw Representative
- Former: Melanie Drake Wallace (2019–2020) — Senior Representative
- Former: Simone Lambert (2019–2020) — Past President
- Former: Thelma Duffey (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: John Duggan (2020) — Senior Manager of Continuing & Prof Educ
- Former: Mollie E. Turner (2020) — Marketing Strategist
- Former: David Kaplan (2019) — Chief Professional Officer
- Former: Gerard Lawson (2019) — Past President
- Former: Lynna Meadows Morton (2019) — Representative Mgca
- Former: Patrick Bell (2019) — Manager & Office Services
- Former: Shane Haberstroh (2019) — Representative Acc
- Former: Stacey Litam (2019) — Student Representative
- Former: Suzanne Degges-White (2019) — Representative Aada
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $502K, to Shawn Boynes (Chief Executive Officer (THRU 4/15/2025)). 16 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about American Counseling Association
How large is American Counseling Association?
American Counseling Association reported $19.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $15.7M.
What is American Counseling Association?
American Counseling Association is a public charity focused on HQ, based in Alexandria, VA. It holds $19.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does American Counseling Association operate?
American Counseling Association has awarded grants in Virginia.
What is American Counseling Association's EIN?
American Counseling Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 53-0211350. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 14, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 23, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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