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AMERICAN ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE INC

AMERICAN ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $105 to it, the largest being BROWARD FOOTBALL OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION ($105). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025
$901k
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$105
Net assets
$3.5M
0/1 repeat funders
01What it does

What American Academic Leadership Institute Inc does

Mission

Services include, but are not limited to, identification and development of academic leadership talent and programs enabling them to be successful in their roles and to advance the institutions they serve; consultation to academic leaders and boards of trustees concerning the issues facing higher education and its governance; and assistance during periods of administrative leadership transition. Aali offers direct grants to its supported organizations, the american association of state colleges and universities (aascu) and the council of independent colleges (cic).

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Aali educational programs and seminars - provided individual consultation concerning leadership issues and career directions. Offered cv, cover letter, and interview preparation consultation for program participants as they prepared for senior administrative searches. Conducted the senior leadership academy (sla): a year-long program to prepare administrators for cabinet positions in higher education with cic. Conducted class for public and private higher education administrators of the executive leadership academy: a year- long program to prepare cabinet officers for presidencies with cic and aascu. Conducted class of the becoming a provost academy (bapa): held mentoring sessions as requested for individuals transitioning to new positions or who were encountering significant issues on their home campuses. Provided individual assistance for senior administrators who needed "between position" counseling. Worked with several higher education organizations, in addition to aascu and cic, in creating leadership programs in higher education. Conducted two, two-day, intensive workshops for senior administrators seeking college presidencies. Conducted career consultation services which…

    $755,235 spent$510,950 earned by the program
    94% of program spending
  2. American association of state colleges and universities - annual meeting - each year the aascu annual meeting hosts hundreds of presidents and chancellors to discuss trends and issues in public higher education. Issued a $25,000 grant.

    $25,000 spentof which $25,000 as grants
    3% of program spending
  3. Council of independent colleges - funds supported staff time for cic's ongoing efforts to provide research to its member institutions that inform campus leaders and promotes understanding of the value of independent higher education. Issued a $25,000 grant.

    $25,000 spentof which $25,000 as grants
    3% of program spending

The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $805,235.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20202020 Revenue 100 ($668k) Expenses 100 ($562k) Net assets 100 ($3.3M)2021 Revenue 114 ($759k) Expenses 73 ($413k) Net assets 118 ($3.9M)2022 Revenue 90 ($599k) Expenses 109 ($613k) Net assets 101 ($3.3M)2023 Revenue 92 ($617k) Expenses 191 ($1.1M) Net assets 101 ($3.3M)2024 Revenue 127 ($851k) Expenses 164 ($921k) Net assets 101 ($3.3M)2025 Revenue 135 ($901k) Expenses 162 ($912k) Net assets 107 ($3.5M)
202020212022202320242025
Revenue (135)Expenses (162)Net assets (107)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $4.1M to $3.4M (−16%).

$3.4M
$4.1M
$3.4M
$3.7M
$3.6M
$4.1M
202020212022202320242025
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

0% of AMERICAN ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (57% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 24,946 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.

$106k
’20
$345k
’21
−$14k
’22
−$457k
’23
−$70k
’24
−$11k
’25
2.6
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

Board chair

Dr Barbara Farley

Chair and director

As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.

202020212022202320242025
Listed111511141011
Joined·+12+1+4+3+1
No longer listed·85170
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.

Funder
'24*
total
funders
1

From the IRS filings of AMERICAN ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

AMERICAN ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 1 state in all.

FL

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

AMERICAN ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE INC's revenue grew 35% between 2020 and 2025.

Operating margin−1% · below the median
Months of reserve2.6mo · bottom quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)6% · below the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 16,849 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

88% of spending goes to programs.

Program 88%Management 12%Fundraising 0%

Governance

9
board members
89%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy–Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Footprint & structure

Part of a family of 3 related entities

  • American Association of State Colleges and Universities · exempt
  • Council of Independent Colleges · exempt
  • Academic Search Inc · corp_trust

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Questions and answers

Who funds AMERICAN ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE INC?
AMERICAN ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $105 to it, the largest being BROWARD FOOTBALL OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION ($105). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does AMERICAN ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE INC have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $105 in grants to AMERICAN ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE INC.
Who is the largest funder of AMERICAN ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE INC?
BROWARD FOOTBALL OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION is the largest funder on record, with $105 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like AMERICAN ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2020–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing