Coalition on Adult Basic Education
The national home of adult educators, founded in 1999 on the principle that adult education deserved more attention and respect, that has turned itself into the field's campaign for funding and enrolls adult learners as members free of charge.
Financial profile
Commission on Adult Basic Education Inc · EIN 59-3164580 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $2,468,029 | $229,378 | $2,171,651 | $2,596,658 | $1,138,356 | Dec 2024 |
| FY2023 | $2,015,089 | $374,163 | $1,566,657 | $1,625,297 | $1,266,135 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $1,584,585 | $204,979 | $1,342,317 | $1,942,468 | $860,272 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $1,591,664 | $341,832 | $1,217,594 | $1,280,821 | $1,205,170 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $950,445 | $177,761 | $766,821 | $647,708 | $894,326 | Dec 2020 |
| FY2020 | $944,519 | $326,379 | $591,099 | $1,297,527 | $591,589 | Jun 2020 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies COABE is read alongside.
TIA
TESOL International Association
The global professional association for teachers of English to speakers of other languages, based in the US
CEA
Correctional Education Association
A professional community of teachers and administrators who deliver schooling inside prisons and jails…
15 companies named
ILA
International Literacy Association
A professional organization for literacy educators and researchers, advancing the standards, research, and…
ACTE
Association for Career and Technical Education
The largest national association for career and technical education professionals, supporting the educators…
253 companies named
ProLiteracy
ProLiteracy Worldwide
The organization that grew from Frank Laubach's literacy mission and Ruth Colvin's volunteer tutors, merged…
14 companies named
Who backs COABE
Every company COABE names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| AmazonPublished as Amazon Logo | Meeting sponsor | AAA AAPA AAF AIHA ASSP +3 |
| GooglePublished as Google Logo | Meeting sponsor | AAA ARF ACC AAF AAS +3 |
| IBMPublished as IBM SkillsBuild Logo | Meeting sponsor | AAAS ACS ACM ASTHO CHCI +3 |
| Lowe's | Education grant | ELC ICC NAHB NASEO NCCER +3 |
| Pearson | Meeting sponsor | AAFCS ASCA ACTE CAEL CAEP +3 |
| T-MobilePublished as T Mobile for Education | Meeting sponsor | AFBF BCC CRCC CHCI GKCCC +3 |
| IndeedPublished as Indeed Job Search Academy | Corporate partner | AAF EACE NABE NACE NGA +1 |
| Data Recognition Corporation | Meeting sponsor | CCSSO ICE NABE |
| Essential Education | Meeting sponsor | ACTE CEA |
| GED Testing ServicePublished as GED Testing | Meeting sponsor | CEA ProLiteracy |
| Aztec Software | Meeting sponsor | CEA |
| EnGenPublished as EnGen Logo | Meeting sponsor | ProLiteracy |
| BurlingtonEnglish | Meeting sponsor | Only COABE, so far |
| Ellii | Meeting sponsor | Only COABE, so far |
| Full Capacity Marketing | Meeting sponsor | Only COABE, so far |
Sources: 5 published lists, read October 2026
COABE 2026 National Conference. Read October 12, 2026. Companies whose logos appear on the COABE 2026 national conference page.
COABE Awards & Grants sponsors. Read October 12, 2026. Company named as a sponsor of the COABE awards and grants.
COABE home page partners. Read October 12, 2026. Companies featured on the COABE home page as partners and initiatives.
COABE membership benefits. Read October 12, 2026. Company partnering with COABE on a member benefit for adult learners.
Employers, Funders & Partners initiatives. Read October 12, 2026. Companies in COABE's current initiatives and partnerships.
Who backs COABE's peers, but not COABE
Companies named publicly by at least one of COABE's five peer societies, and not found in COABE's reviewed public records.
The outside view
The national home of adult educators, founded in 1999 on the principle that adult education deserved more attention and respect, that has turned itself into the field's campaign for funding and enrolls adult learners as members free of charge.
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Their shape
The Movement
Gathered around a cause, and built to move.
The Movement is mission-led and built to mobilize, organized around changing something in the world. Its gift is passion and external impact, its challenge is turning momentum into something that lasts.
Also reads toward The League and The Guild.
Strengths
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