2025-11-03T12:23:39-06:00 2024-12-31 WITHUMSMITHBROWN PC 1835 MARKET STREET SUITE 1710 PHILADELPHIA PA 191032945 990 2024-01-01 510465877 ACE MENTOR PROGRAM OF AMERICA INC % DIANA EIDENSHINK ACEM 2153304522 1501 CHERRY STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19102 DIANA EIDENSHINK PRESIDENT 2153304522 2025-11-17 true true Richard Ruvelson P00234075 2155462140 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DIANA EIDENSHINK 1501 CHERRY STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19102 12505191 false 5325 X WWW.ACEMENTOR.ORG X 2002 DC SEE SCHEDULE O 19 19 12 5522 0 0 3330610 3268475 429409 479744 109566 133462 0 0 3869585 3881681 1329531 1233444 0 0 1416540 1632309 0 0 195459 780506 860128 3526577 3725881 343008 155800 9696749 10201503 1450542 1647558 8246207 8553945 X ACE'S MISSION IS TO ATTRACT YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PROFESSIONS. INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS VOLUNTEER TO BECOME MENTORS TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ORDER TO INTRODUCE THEM TO THE PROFESSIONALS AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO PURSUE STUDIES AND CAREERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION FIELDS. IN RETURN, THE INDUSTRY GETS A MUCH-NEEDED BOOST OF NEW TALENT. false false 3078049 1233444 479744 STUDENTS ARE RECRUITED FROM BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOLS, WITH SPECIAL EFFORTS MADE TO REACH THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS A WOMAN OR A PERSON OF COLOR WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE NOT BE AWARE OF THE REWARDS OF CAREERS IN THE ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES. STUDENTS SELECTED FOR THE PROGRAM ARE DIVIDED INTO TEAMS. THEY WORK UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A TEAM OF MENTORS FROM FIRMS REPRESENTING OWNERS, ARCHITECTS, CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS AND ENGINEERS (MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL). TEAMS MEET APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN TIMES DURING THE COURSE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IN AN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM. INITIAL MEETINGS INVOLVE VISITS TO THE OFFICES OF THE INVOLVED FIRMS WHERE THE SCOPES OF THEIR ACTIVITIES ARE DISCUSSED AND A TOUR OF THE FACILITIES CONDUCTED. EACH TEAM THEN SELECTS A DESIGN PROJECT THAT MAY REQUIRE SITE ACQUISITION, AS WELL AS THE DRAWING OF PLANS, THE BUILDING OF MODELS, AND OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES. STUDENTS GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE DESIGN PROCESS, WITH THE TASKS THEY PERFORM FOR THEIR "CLIENTS" MODELED ON THE REAL-LIFE ACTIVITIES OF THEIR MENTORING FIRMS. AMONG THE SKILLS THEY LEARN ARE DRAWING TO SCALE AND ESTIMATING THE COST OF A JOB, SKILLS THAT THEIR MENTORS UTILIZE IN PERFORMING THEIR DAILY PROFESSIONAL DUTIES. THE NATIONAL STAFF OF THE ACE MENTOR PROGRAM OF AMERICA SUPPORTS LOCAL AFFILIATES BY PROVIDING DIRECTION FOR FINANCIAL SOLVENCY, FISCAL COMPLIANCE, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND LONG-TERM STRATEGIC PLANNING. STAFF ALSO EVALUATE AND REVIEW AFFILIATE ACTIVITIES, DEVELOP REGIONAL ACTIVITIES, ENSURE PROPER COMMUNICATION SUPPORT AND COORDINATE NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND SPONSORS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, THE ORGANIZATION SERVED APPROXIMATELY 14,000 STUDENTS. 3078049 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 267 0 true 12 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 19 19 false false false false false false false true true false true true false true true true true true true false false CA IL MD NY X DIANA EIDENSHINK 2153304522 1501 CHERRY STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19102 Diana Eidenshink President 40.0 0.0 X 251172 0 29334 Andrew Frankel Director of Program Operations 40.0 0.0 X 123292 0 28879 Paulette Dallas Director of Partnerships 40.0 0.0 X 112763 0 30554 Stephanie McNeely Director of Development 40.0 0.0 X 112638 0 28790 Monica Worheide Director of National Programs 40.0 0.0 X 115345 0 21823 Peter J Davoren Chairman 2.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Andrea Castle Treasurer 2.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Mike Antis Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Dan Baker Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Jeremy Bardin Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Michael Bellaman Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Paul Blandini Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Paul L Bonington Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Mark A Casso Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Steve Charney Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Michael J Choutka Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Patricia Coleman Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Michael Cusack Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Chris Daum Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Geoff Delisio Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Thomas Donnelly Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Whitney Dorn Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Dave Drinkward Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Greg Dunkle Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 715210 0 139380 5 false true false 0 3268475 3268475 INCOME FROM AFFILIATES 900099 479744 479744 479744 133584 133584 0 0 0 0 0 8623388 8623510 -122 -122 -122 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3881681 479744 133462 112355 112355 1121089 1121089 0 0 854590 628844 150922 74824 0 589100 433485 104036 51579 36840 27108 6506 3226 18399 13539 3249 1611 133380 98147 23555 11678 0 0 63542 63542 0 0 15265 15265 108848 95816 10268 2764 0 238794 165581 41911 31302 0 0 48496 34600 9696 4200 101479 84180 9207 8092 0 45680 25281 14216 6183 0 0 21494 21494 128952 128952 BACKGROUND CHECKS 87578 87578 3725881 3078049 452373 195459 X 1822117 924247 908509 1137971 0 0 3852586 3593520 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 117429 132846 344373 305846 22123 38527 2868824 4278296 0 0 0 0 0 0 105161 96096 9696749 10201503 257875 346271 1016842 1095353 175825 205934 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1450542 1647558 X 4326387 4595077 3919820 3958868 8246207 8553945 9696749 10201503 X 155800 194171 -42233 X false true X true false X 2171838 2187061 3325684 3330610 3268475 14283668 0 0 2171838 2187061 3325684 3330610 3268475 14283668 981957 13301711 20679 23304 43073 124119 133584 344759 0 0 14628427 1696689 0.90931 0.88610 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false true 50319 33668 16651 294054 272178 21876 38527 0 0 X 4060587 194171 194171 3866416 15265 15265 3881681 3710616 3710616 15265 15265 3725881 PART IV, LINE 2B: FUNDS HELD ON BEHALF OF CHAPTERS AND AFFILIATES - ACE RECEIVES AND HOLDS CERTAIN FUNDS WHICH ARE INTENDED FOR USE BY ITS CHAPTERS AND AFFILIATES. THESE AMOUNTS ARE CONSIDERED AGENCY FUNDS AND ARE REFLECTED AS A LIABILITY UNTIL RELEASED TO THE SPECIFIED CHAPTER OR AFFILIATE. PART X, LINE 2: GAAP requires entities to evaluate, measure, recognize and disclose any uncertain tax positions. GAAP prescribes a minimum recognition threshold that a tax position is required to meet in order to be recognized in the financial statements. ACE believes that it had no uncertain tax positions as defined in GAAP. true ACE MENTOR - RALEIGH PO Box 1504 Cary NC 275121504 5938 general program ACE MENTOR OMAHA PO Box 540946 Omaha NE 68154 7500 general program ACE MENTOR NE FLORIDA 1100 Kings Rd 43364 Jacksonville FL 32203 10000 general program ace new jersey PO Box 200082 Newark NJ 07102 10000 general program 4 SCHOLARSHIPS 337 1121089 PART I, LINE 2: AFFILIATE AWARDS: THE CIRT NATIONAL DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION COMPETITION INVITES ACE MENTOR AFFILIATE TEAMS (STUDENT AND MENTORS) FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO DESIGN SOLUTIONS FOR CHALLENGES. THE COMPETITION IS MAINTAINED, COORDINATED AND JURIED BY THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ROUND TABLE (CIRT), IN COORDINATION WITH ACE MENTOR NATIONAL AND THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION. TO BE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE, APPLICANT MUST BE A PARTICIPATING ACE MENTOR PROGRAM STUDENT AND ENTER WITH A TEAM OF THREE OR MORE STUDENTS AND ACE AFFILIATE(S). ACE MENTOR PROGRAM OF AMERICA, INC. SERVES AS A PASS THROUGH FOR AWARDS AWARDED BY CIRT, FROM THE ANNUAL CIRT COMPETITION THAT THE TEAMS PARTICIPATE IN. THE TEAMS' PRESENTATIONS ARE JUDGED BY JUDGES APPOINTED BY CIRT. THE FUNDS ARE NOT RESTRICTED AND CAN BE USED FOR WHATEVER THE AFFILIATES DEEM THEY NEED. IT'S AN AWARD FOR THE TEAM. SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS: ACE MENTOR AND LOCAL CHAPTERS OFFER A MULTITUDE OF SCHOLARSHIPS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE TO BOTH STUDENTS AND ALUMNI IN THE FIELDS OF ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING, AND CONSTRUCTION. ACE STUDENTS CHECK IN WITH THEIR AFFILIATES FOR LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THEIR ACE MENTOR ONLINE PROFILE. THE ACE MENTOR PROGRAM ALSO WORKS WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO OFFER SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO ACE STUDENTS. X true true X X X false false false false false false false false false Diana Eidenshink President 251172 0 0 0 0 0 29334 0 0 0 280506 0 0 0 Andrew Frankel Director of Program Operations 113693 0 9000 0 599 0 2096 0 26783 0 152171 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B : ACE Mentor Program of America has its Form 990 prepared by an outside accounting firm and has established the following review process to ensure that the information reported is complete and accurate. Prior to filing, the Form 990 is reviewed by the ACE President/CEO and the Treasurer, and distributed to the members of the Finance/Audit Committee for their review as well. The Form 990 is made available for review at one of ACE's full board meetings during the year, but not ordinarily prior to the time the form is filed. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: The purpose of the Conflict of Interest Policy is to protect the interests of ACE Mentor Program of America, Inc. when it is contemplating entering into a transaction or arrangement that might benefit the private interest of an officer or director of ACE, and certain other persons. This policy is intended to supplement but not replace any applicable state and federal laws governing conflicts of interest applicable to nonprofit and charitable organizations. Any director, principal officer, member of the Executive Committee, or other member of a committee with Board of Directors delegated powers, and any employee of ACE is an interested person. Each interested person shall annually disclose and promptly update any disclosures previously made. After disclosure of any actual or possible conflict of interest and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, the interested person shall leave the meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The Executive Committee, or the remaining members, as the case may be, shall decide if a conflict of interest exists. The Chairperson of the Executive Committee shall, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. After exercising due diligence, the Executive Committee shall determine whether ACE can obtain with reasonable efforts a more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest, the Executive Committee shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested directors whether the transaction or arrangement is in ACE's best interest, for its own benefit, and whether it is fair and reasonable. In conformity with the above determination, it shall make its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction or arrangement. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A : COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BASED ON A REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE AND 990'S OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. COMPENSATION CHANGES ARE PRESENTED TO THE FULL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR FINAL APPROVAL. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION FOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT & DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM OPERATIONS. THE PRESIDENT PRESENTS HER SUGGESTIONS TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AND THEY GIVE A FINAL APPROVAL. COMPENSATION WAS LAST REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN JANUARY 2020. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 : THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 : FINANCIALS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST ON THE ACE MENTOR WEBSITE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS POSTED ON THE ACE WEBSITE. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY. PART XI, LINE 9 : LOSS ON UNCOLLECTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVABLE -42,233.