CONSERVATIVE LEADERS FOR EDUCATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CONSERVATIVE LEADERS FOR EDUCATION

EIN 81-4027500 · Educational Services and Schools - Other

What they do

UNDER THE EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT, STATES ARE REQUIRED to DEVELOP and IMPLEMENT STATE-SPECIFIC PLANS ADDRESSING TEACHER EVALUATIONS and ASSESSMENTS, and PLANS to ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE of THE STATES LOWEST PERFORMING SCHOOLS. RECOGNIZING THE COMPLEXITY of THIS TASK, CL4E CONVENES STATE LEADERS and MEMBERS of THE GENERAL PUBLIC, INCLUDING SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, for THE PURPORSE of DISCUSSING IDEAS REGARDING THE STATE SPECIFIC PLANS and to ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION AMONG THE STATE LEADERS and THE GENERAL PUBLIC REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION. THIS PRACTICE ENCOURAGES THE DEVELOPMENT of INNOVATIVE PLANS AS WELL AS INNOVATIVE MEANS of IMPLEMENTING THE PLANS and FACILITATES SUPPORT FROM ALL INTERESTED PARTIES. BY FACILITATING DISCUSSIONS IN ALL FIFTY STATES and THE DISTRTICT of COLUMBIA, CL4E DEVELOPS RESOURCES REGARDING BEST PRACTICES IN K-12 EDUCATION POLICY, WHICH IT SHARES WITH STATE LEADERS and THE GENERAL PUBLIC. PURSUANT to ITS ARTICLES of INCORPORATION, CL4E is SPECIFICALLY ORGANIZED F

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Of every $100 spent, about $97.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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They name their leaders6 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

88.73%of revenue went to mission work97.0% of expenses · Program services

0.02%of revenue went to fundraising0.0% of expenses

$91.45spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

2.70%of revenue went to management and office costs2.9% of expenses

$0.50in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

100.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2019

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$448,000

Mission workProgram services$397,50088.73% of revenue97.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$12,0752.70% of revenue2.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1070.02% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$38,3188.55% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$409,68291.45% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2019CurrentExpense mix: 97.0% mission · 2.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.45% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 93.8% mission · 5.7% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 147.57% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 77.1% mission · 11.9% management · 11.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 66.84% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$448,000

Expenses$409,682

Annual surplus $38,318 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$397,500 · 97.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$12,075 · 2.9% of expenses

Fundraising$107 · 0.0% of expenses

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Revenue$448,000

Expenses$409,682

Assets$203,694

Income$448,000

Contributions$448,000

Mission work (program services)$397,500

Fundraising$107

Management and general$12,075

Executive compensation (total)$40,000

Accounting fees$3,731

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2019

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

KAREN NUSSLEPRESIDENT · 20 hrs/week $40,000

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (6)

KAREN NUSSLEPRESIDENT

AIMEE GUIDERATREASURER

AMANDA PRICESECRETARY

CHAD COLBYDIRECTOR

DR KERRI BRIGGSCHAIR

MARY SCOTT HUNTERDIRECTOR

About this charity

Location: 8643 MT VERNON HWY, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22309
County: Fairfax
In care of: KAREN NUSSLE
Primary officer: KAREN NUSSLE, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(515) 771-7283

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2019
Tax period began: January 1, 2019
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: UPDEGROVE MCDANIEL MCMULLEN CHICCEHITTO
IRS tax category: Educational Services and Schools - Other