The Center for the Advancement of Languageseducation and Communities

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
611907933
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2018
Location
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Phone
9172844766
Rating
55
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$123,609
Expenses
$92,524
Assets
$31,222
Liabilities
$1,099

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

People named in this filing

  • DARCEY HALE (SECRETARY)
  • JANE ROSS (VICE CHAIR)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

In 2023, the center for the advancement of languages, education and communities (calec) celebrated its fifth anniversary by reinforcing its commitment to multilingualism and bilingual education. This year was marked by significant achievements, notably the expansion of tbr books' offerings and the further development of the "read in 2 languages" platform, which has become a cornerstone resource for schools focusing on biliteracy. Calec's presence on the international stage was strongly felt at key literary events, including the prestigious paris and montreal book fairs, showcasing its dedication to global multilingual advocacy. A strategic internal reorganization underscored calec's efforts to enhance its operational effectiveness, ensuring a more impactful delivery of its mission. The expansion of tbr books' catalog to include a wider array of diverse and multilingual content is a testament to calec's dedication to catering to a broad spectrum of linguistic needs and preferences. Furt

What it reported doing in 2025

In 2023, the center for the advancement of languages, education and communities (calec) celebrated its fifth anniversary by reinforcing its commitment to multilingualism and bilingual education. This year was marked by significant achievements, notably the expansion of tbr books' offerings and the further development of the "read in 2 languages" platform, which has become a cornerstone resource for schools focusing on biliteracy. Calec's presence on the international stage was strongly felt at key literary events, including the prestigious paris and montreal book fairs, showcasing its dedication to global multilingual advocacy. A strategic internal reorganization underscored calec's efforts to enhance its operational effectiveness, ensuring a more impactful delivery of its mission. The expansion of tbr books' catalog to include a wider array of diverse and multilingual content is a testament to calec's dedication to catering to a broad spectrum of linguistic needs and preferences. Furthermore, the organization's commitment to forging and deepening global partnerships reflects its ongoing endeavor to support and empower multilingual families and linguistic communities across the globe. This year's initiatives and reorganization efforts underscore calec's unwavering commitment to promoting linguistic diversity and multilingual education on a worldwide scale.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 87% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 35
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 34.7%; rating input score 35
  • Program expense ratio: 46.3%; rating input score 46
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: 25.1%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.34; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -127.2% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -22.9% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 34.7% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 34.7% of revenue deployed · 46.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $43K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 22 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 35/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 46/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grants require schedule f did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 18/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 30/100.