Career Education Colleges and Universities
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Career Education Colleges and Universities at a glance
In short: Career Education Colleges and Universities reported $13K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $12,580 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -96.6% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $11,304,227
- +24.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $6,887,174
- +2.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $354,374
- +54.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $5,885,803
- -11.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Career Education Colleges and Universities funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 7 (57%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Career Education Colleges and Universities gives
- Giving grew 582% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2025) to $375K (2024). In 2025 it reported $13K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cecu Research Foundation Arlington, VA | Research | $300,000 |
| Republican Attorneys General Association Washington, DC | Annual Contribution | $50,000 |
| Republican Governors Association Washington, DC | Annual 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 | $11,304,227 | $6,887,174 | $5,885,803 | $12,580 | Total only | $354,374 |
| 2024 | $9,066,075 | $6,739,154 | $6,653,273 | $375,000 | 3 | $229,514 |
| 2023 | $9,057,326 | $7,643,477 | $6,926,501 | $50,000 | 1 | $79,533 |
| 2022 | $6,463,157 | $5,551,866 | $5,070,253 | $101,000 | 2 | $124,263 |
| 2021 | $5,344,566 | $4,329,270 | $4,303,894 | $55,000 | 1 | $155,332 |
| 2020 | $5,405,161 | $3,323,916 | $3,521,349 | $55,000 | 1 | $289,157 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Career Education Colleges and Universities
Based on IRS filings
Career Education Colleges and Universities is a public charity, based in Arlington, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11.3M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $13K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $354K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Career Education Colleges and Universities is led by Jason Altmire, CEO & President on every filing since 2021; 7 of 26 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jason Altmire
CEO & President
On filings since 2021
37.5 hrs/week
$37K (2021) → $573K (2025)
Lynelle Lynch
Board Chair
Board Treasurer → Board Vice Chair President, 2022
Board Vice Chair President → Board Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bhavna Tailor
Director
Director → Board Treasurer, 2022
Board Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brad Kuykendall
Director
Director → Board Chair, 2021
Board Chair → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Vice
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janis Paulson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Dreyfus
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melvyn Weiner
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Loretta Sanchez
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Kelly
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mitch Talenfeld
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cary Metz
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Farnaz Farkish Thompson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karla Aragon-Joyce
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Berthel
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Abril
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Schade
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Casanover
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deepti Taneja
Chief Administrative Officer
Vice President of Operations & Bod Liason → Chief Administrative Officer, 2025
On filings since 2020
37.5 hrs/week
$130K (2020) → $188K (2025)
Jennifer Faubert
Vice President of Communications
On filings since 2023
37.5 hrs/week
$151K (2023) → $161K (2025)
Jedediah G. Brinton
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
On filings since 2024
37.5 hrs/week
$230K (2024) → $243K (2025)
Jordan Wicker
Senior Vice President, Legislative & Regulatory
On filings since 2024
37.5 hrs/week
$182K (2024) → $190K (2025)
Jessica Nguyen
Vice President of Meetings & Prof. Development
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$139K (2025)
Kelley Breton
Executive Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$239K (2025)
Arthur Keiser PhD
Board Treasurer
Board Chair → Director, 2021
Director → Board Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sally Mikhail-Bemis
Board Vice Chair
Director → Board Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: Kelley Blanchard (2020–2024) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Nicholas Kent (2020–2024) — Chief Policy Officer
- Former: Nick Mansour (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Mitchell Fuerst (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Andrea Harvey-York (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Joanne Zurcher (2023–2024) — Vice President of Government Relations
- Former: Nick Michiels (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Steve Gonzalez (2021–2023) — Senior Vice President of Government Relations
- Former: Diane Johnson (2020–2022) — Controller
- Former: Duncan Anderson (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Florence Tate (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jason Pistillo (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jim Hutton (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Mikhail Shneyder (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Johnathon Huston (2022) — Vice President of Legal & Reg. Affairs
- Former: Steve Gunderson (2020–2021) — CEO & President
- Former: James Bologa (2020) — Director
- Former: Jean Norris (2020) — Director
- Former: Michael Dakduk (2020) — Executive Vice President & Director Govt Relations
- Former: Timothy McMahon (2020) — Director
- Former: William Clohan (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $573K, to Jason Altmire (CEO/President). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Career Education Colleges and Universities
How much does Career Education Colleges and Universities give each year?
Career Education Colleges and Universities reported $13K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $375K across 3 grants.
How large is Career Education Colleges and Universities?
Career Education Colleges and Universities reported $11.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.9M.
Where does Career Education Colleges and Universities operate?
Career Education Colleges and Universities has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Texas, Virginia.
What is Career Education Colleges and Universities's EIN?
Career Education Colleges and Universities's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-1469595. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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