Aes Literacy Institute Incorporated

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
833899952
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2021, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Dallas, TX, USA
Phone
9728899979
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Adult, Continuing Education

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$293,427
Expenses
$262,000
Assets
$18,722
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Jermaine Cooper (President)
  • ShaKimberly Cooper (Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Jermaine Cooper (President)
  • ShaKimberly Cooper (Executive Director)
  • Jasmine Hernandez (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of AES Literacy Institute is to motivate under-educated underprivileged adult learners to obtain the education and career training necessary to be self-sufficient. We will create clear pathways to new opportunities that help restore dignity and improve quality of life for themselves their families and the community.

What it reported doing in 2024

College & Career Choices is a comprehensive initiative designed to empower individuals ages 17 to 40 by providing clear pathways to post-secondary education career training employment and military enlistment. With a focus on serving underrepresented minority and low-income communities the program equips participants with the knowledge guidance and support needed to pursue meaningful educational and career opportunities. Operating year-round College & Career Choices offers individualized assistance with college admissions financial aid applications training program enrollment academic advising and career exploration. Participants receive hands-on support completing college and certification applications preparing required documents selecting appropriate programs and navigating financial aid and scholarship processes. The program also provides mentorship skills development job readiness training resume support and connections to high-demand career pathways. In 2024 College & Career Choices supported 101 participants in successfully transitioning into post-secondary education industry certification programs the workforce or military service. This outcome reflects the effectiveness of the programs targeted approach and demonstrates the strong impact of personalized coaching combined with accessible support services. Through a combination of career exploration professional development workshops job placement assistance and continued alumni support College & Career Choices helps participants build long-term stability and pursue sustainable career pathways. By addressing educational barriers and offering structured culturally responsive guidance the program plays a significant role in helping individuals break cycles of poverty and move toward lasting economic mobility.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.9%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 95.1%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 10.7%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.07; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.5% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 22.7% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.1% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.9% of revenue deployed · 95.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $249K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 41 of 41 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 5/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.