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Achieving the Dream Inc.

Fiscal year ending 2025. Filed on November 10, 2025.

8484 Georgia Avenue 500
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

Achieving the Dream Inc. (EIN: 27-1635830) has filed an IRS Form 990 since fiscal year 2017. In its fiscal year 2025 IRS Form 990 filing, Achieving the Dream Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 11 out of 77 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $263,969. The highest compensated employee at Achieving the Dream Inc. is Karen A Stout with fiscal year 2025 compensation of $695,836.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$22,688,397

Expenses

$20,785,219

Employee compensation

$10,504,456
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Karen A Stout
President and Chief Executive Officer
$695,836
$601,949 No related comp$93,887
Susan Mayer
Chief Learning Officer
$260,051
$235,050 No related comp$25,001
Emily Froimson
Chief Operating Officer
$259,035
$239,235 No related comp$19,800
Monica Parrish Trent
Chief Program and Network Officer
$254,073
$233,268 No related comp$20,805
Jaqueline Cortez Wang
Chief Strat. Officer, Vice President EXT Pships
$244,571
$225,746 No related comp$18,825
Paula Talley
EXEC Director, Program Development
$210,582
$175,151 No related comp$35,431
Khalisa Jacobs
Chief of Staff
$206,334
$180,366 No related comp$25,968
Melinda Anderson
Exec.Dir., Network Engagement
$204,605
$177,865 No related comp$26,740
Derrick Semeneh
EXEC Director, It/Digital Transformation
$190,385
$169,014 No related comp$21,371
Wendi Dew
EXEC Director, Coaching Practice
$189,401
$169,674 No related comp$19,727
Stephanie Marshall
EXEC Dir.,Meetings and Learning Events
$188,787
$168,833 No related comp$19,954

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Dr Alex Johnson
Director
Dr Gregory D Williams
Board Chair and Director
Dr Marcia Ballinger
Director
Dr Mary Alice McCarthy
Director
Dr Mike Flores
Secretary
Dr Nicole Melander
Director
Dr Pam Eddinger
Director Until 12/2024
Dr Shanna Jackson
Director
Gregory Haile
Director
Larry Kubal
Treasurer, Audit and Finance
Monte Randall
Director
Nickolas Certo
Director

Contractors

Marriott International
Events
$1,021,651
Inspire Event Technologies LLC
Events
$440,001
Arabella Advisors
Research
$290,000
Education Northwest
Education-Training and Research
$218,757
Sri International
Education-Training and Research
$180,000

Mission Statement

TO LEAD AND SUPPORT A NATIONAL NETWORK OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH SHARING KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND EFFECTIVE PRACTICES AND POLICIES LEADING TO IMPROVED OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS.

Revisions to this organization profile

November 10, 2025:
2025 Achieving the Dream Inc. 990 filed
November 12, 2024:
2024 Achieving the Dream Inc. 990 filed
November 13, 2023:
2023 Achieving the Dream Inc. 990 filed

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