Council for Adult and Experiential Learning

A national membership organization founded in 1974 on the then revolutionary principle that what adults learn from experience can count as college level learning, which now builds the partnerships between colleges, employers and workforce systems that adult learners have to cross.

14named by CAEL
377named by peers

Financial profile

Council for Adult and Experiential Learning CAEL Inc · EIN 41-2349370 · 501(c)(3)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2021$3,930,537$2,029,563$1,364,974$5,481,875$0Oct 2021
FY2020$4,303,081$1,013,397$3,123,318$7,079,222$1,731,282Dec 2020
FY2019$5,794,883$1,056,092$4,350,169$10,511,114$3,087,263Dec 2019
FY2018$10,676,822$4,937,608$4,912,726$10,791,087$9,716,767Jun 2018
FY2017$8,506,537$3,524,468$4,473,983$11,465,895$7,934,809Jun 2017
FY2016$8,557,622$2,436,960$5,698,663$11,416,361$10,459,036Jun 2016

Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.

Related filings, not in this table: Council For Adult And Experiental Learning (EIN 13-2890752, filings through 2020), 501(c)(3).

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Peer societies

Five societies CAEL is read alongside.

Who backs CAEL

Every company CAEL names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.

CompanySupport as publishedAlso named by
McDonald'sMeeting sponsorAOSSM CHCI CI DSCC Farm Foundation +3
PearsonMeeting sponsorAAFCS ASCA ACTE COABE CAEP +3
LightcastCorporate partnerAACC IEDC NAICU NASWA NAWB
Modern CampusMeeting sponsorAMA NSAAI NASPA
Sophia LearningMeeting sponsorACOE NSAAI NASPA
CollegeAPPCorporate partnerAACRA NACAC
CredlensMeeting sponsorICE NASWA
TerritoriumMeeting sponsorAACC NCSL
Groom CurriculumMeeting sponsorACTE
myFootpathMeeting sponsorAACRA
PAIRINCorporate partnerNASWA
RiipenCorporate partnerNACE
HardlyMeeting sponsorOnly CAEL, so far
MindEdge LearningMeeting sponsorOnly CAEL, so far
Sources: 2 published lists, read October 2026

Current Partners. Read October 12, 2026. Companies listed among CAEL's current partners.

Thank you to our 2026 Sponsors. Read October 12, 2026. Sponsors of the 2026 CAEL Annual Conference in Pittsburgh.

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Who backs CAEL's peers, but not CAEL

Companies named publicly by at least one of CAEL's five peer societies, and not found in CAEL's reviewed public records.

CompanyACOEAALIHNASWAACTEAACRAPeers
DeloitteNamedPlatinum2 of 5
EABNamedNamed2 of 5
IntuitPublished as Blue intuitNamedNamed2 of 5
3B ScientificNamed1 of 5
806 TechnologiesNamed1 of 5
9-1-1 Career TrainingNamed1 of 5
911Simulators/SAVENamed1 of 5
A & G Safety SolutionsNamed1 of 5
Academic Career & Executive SearchNamed1 of 5
Academic InnovationsNamed1 of 5
Academic SearchNamed1 of 5
Ad AstraNamed1 of 5
ADPPublished as Automatic Data Processing, Inc.Named1 of 5
AET- Academic Experience TrackerNamed1 of 5
AFINIA 3DNamed1 of 5
AGB SearchNamed1 of 5
Air Specialists of VirginiaNamed1 of 5
AmatrolNamed1 of 5
Amazon BusinessNamed1 of 5
Amazon Web ServicesPublished as AWS logoGold1 of 5
American Allied HealthNamed1 of 5
American Technical PublishersNamed1 of 5
AnatomageNamed1 of 5
Anatomy in Clay Learning SystemNamed1 of 5
AP LazerNamed1 of 5
Applied Academic LabsNamed1 of 5
AquatreeNamed1 of 5
Archer EducationNamed1 of 5
ATech TrainingNamed1 of 5
AutoNet TVNamed1 of 5
Aviation Workforce SolutionsNamed1 of 5
B&H Photo, Video, AudioNamed1 of 5
BarrPublished as &BarrNamed1 of 5
BEaSURVEYORNamed1 of 5
Best Practice SolutionsNamed1 of 5
BFW PublishersNamed1 of 5
Big InterviewPublished as Blue Big Interview logoPlatinum1 of 5
Bio-Rad LaboratoriesNamed1 of 5
Blue AppNamed1 of 5
Bluebird InnovatorsNamed1 of 5
BodyVizNamed1 of 5
Buffkin / BakerNamed1 of 5
BuildWithinPublished as Black and blue build within logoPlatinum1 of 5
C-Tech AssociatesNamed1 of 5
CampusESPNamed1 of 5
Carbide 3DNamed1 of 5
Career BridgeNamed1 of 5
Career Clutch AINamed1 of 5
Career LaunchNamed1 of 5
Career ScoopsNamed1 of 5
Career TeamPublished as Multicolored Career Team logoPlatinum1 of 5
CareerSafeNamed1 of 5
Carolina ScienceNamed1 of 5
Catch IntelligenceGold1 of 5
CazenoviaNamed1 of 5
CBIZ Higher EducationNamed1 of 5
Cengage SchoolNamed1 of 5
Certification PartnersNamed1 of 5
ChalkieNamed1 of 5
Chmura Economics & AnalyticsNamed1 of 5
Clean Air IndustriesNamed1 of 5
CM Labs SimulationsNamed1 of 5
CodeCombatNamed1 of 5
CollegeSourceNamed1 of 5
CollegeVineNamed1 of 5
Collins & CompanyPublished as CollinsNamed1 of 5
CommonTime PathwaysNamed1 of 5
ConduentPublished as Orange and Black Conduent logoSilver1 of 5
CongeriemNamed1 of 5
Conover CompanyNamed1 of 5
CONTROLCONamed1 of 5
Copeland CompaniesNamed1 of 5
CourseleafNamed1 of 5
CourseraNamed1 of 5
Craft EducationNamed1 of 5
CSG Government SolutionsPublished as CSGSilver1 of 5
CTE IQNamed1 of 5
CTEPromoVideos.comNamed1 of 5
Dapper CadaverNamed1 of 5
DegreeSightNamed1 of 5
Deloitte ConsultingNamed1 of 5
DenfordNamed1 of 5
DEPCO EnterprisesNamed1 of 5
Desert ManufacturingNamed1 of 5
Diamond TechNamed1 of 5
Diversified Search GroupNamed1 of 5
Dobot USANamed1 of 5
DRAWstitch InternationalNamed1 of 5
Drone Launch LearningNamed1 of 5
DS SolidWorksNamed1 of 5
Dun & BradstreetPublished as Dun & Bradstreet Public SectorNamed1 of 5
EdamericaNamed1 of 5
EDIBON USANamed1 of 5
EdmentumNamed1 of 5
EDMONamed1 of 5
EdTech GlobalNamed1 of 5
EdVisorlyNamed1 of 5
EDVOTEKNamed1 of 5
EF Education FirstNamed1 of 5
Eightfold AIPublished as Black and multicolored eightfold logoPlatinum1 of 5
Electude USANamed1 of 5
Element451Named1 of 5
EllucianNamed1 of 5
eLumenPublished as elumen-logoNamed1 of 5
EncouraNamed1 of 5
Endless StudiosNamed1 of 5
EquifaxNamed1 of 5
EsriNamed1 of 5
Essential EducationNamed1 of 5
eSystemsPublished as Blue and green eSystems logoBronze1 of 5
EV WestNamed1 of 5
ExperianPublished as Blue words with pink and purple squares (Experian Employer Services)Named1 of 5
Express Employment ProfessionalsNamed1 of 5
EYPublished as Yellow and black EYSilver1 of 5
Famic TechnologiesNamed1 of 5
FANUC AmericaNamed1 of 5
FAST EnterprisesPublished as Fast blue and gray logo (FASTLogo)Diamond1 of 5
FearlessPublished as Purple Fearless logoNamed1 of 5
FestoNamed1 of 5
Fidelity InvestmentsNamed1 of 5
Fifth Sierra ConsultingNamed1 of 5
Figma for EducationNamed1 of 5
Financial Aid ServicesNamed1 of 5
Find Your GrindNamed1 of 5
Firia LabsNamed1 of 5
FiservPublished as Orange fiserv logoBronze1 of 5
FL SimulatorNamed1 of 5
Flinn ScientificNamed1 of 5
FlukeNamed1 of 5
FLUX CreativityNamed1 of 5
Foreign Credentials Service of AmericaNamed1 of 5
Fork FarmsNamed1 of 5
Forrest T. Jones & CompanyNamed1 of 5
FranklinCovey EducationNamed1 of 5
FutureFit AIPublished as Purple and black logo (futurefit.ai)Platinum1 of 5
GameplanNamed1 of 5
Gardyn for SchoolsNamed1 of 5
Gecko EngageNamed1 of 5
General Dynamic Electric BoatNamed1 of 5
Geographic SolutionsPublished as Blue Geographic Solutions logoPlatinum1 of 5
Goodheart-WillcoxPublished as Goodheart-Willcox Co IncNamed1 of 5
Goodway GroupNamed1 of 5
Google Public SectorPublished as Colorful Google Public Sector logoPlatinum1 of 5
GradGuardNamed1 of 5
Greenlee / RIDGIDNamed1 of 5
Greenwood Asher & AssociatesNamed1 of 5
GRIT AutomationNamed1 of 5
GRP MediaNamed1 of 5
GuidebookNamed1 of 5
GuidehousePublished as Green and black guidehouse logoPlatinum1 of 5
GuildPublished as Black Guild logoGold1 of 5
Haas AutomationNamed1 of 5
HaldaNamed1 of 5
Hampden EngineeringNamed1 of 5
Hartman PublishingNamed1 of 5
HighPoint Technology SolutionsNamed1 of 5
Hot Key Mouse PadsNamed1 of 5
Hour RepublicNamed1 of 5
HuronNamed1 of 5
Huron Consulting GroupNamed1 of 5
IBMPublished as Blue IBMSilver1 of 5
iCEVNamed1 of 5
ID.mePublished as ID.me gray and greenSilver1 of 5
ImagoNamed1 of 5
Immersive Vision TechnologyNamed1 of 5
Infosys Public ServicesNamed1 of 5
Inspire EDUNamed1 of 5
InstructureNamed1 of 5
IntelitekNamed1 of 5
Intelligent Video SolutionsNamed1 of 5
International Education EvaluationsPublished as International Education Evaluations (IEE)Named1 of 5
Isaacson, MillerNamed1 of 5
IsogradNamed1 of 5
ItopiaPublished as IopiaNamed1 of 5
JPW IndustriesNamed1 of 5
JustworksNamed1 of 5
Kaemark Salon FurnishingsNamed1 of 5
KBICNamed1 of 5
Kimball InternationalNamed1 of 5
Knowledge PillarsNamed1 of 5
KollegioNamed1 of 5
KP Education SystemsNamed1 of 5
KuderNamed1 of 5
Laerdal MedicalNamed1 of 5
Language Testing InternationalNamed1 of 5
Learn EnginesNamed1 of 5
LectecNamed1 of 5
Legacy EVNamed1 of 5
LexisNexis Risk SolutionsPublished as LexisNexisSilver1 of 5
LiaisonNamed1 of 5
Liaison InternationalNamed1 of 5
Light BrigadeNamed1 of 5
Lincoln ElectricNamed1 of 5
Lincoln Technical InstituteNamed1 of 5
LindauerNamed1 of 5
LinkedInPublished as LinkedIn Blue (LinkedIn+Carahsoft)Silver1 of 5
LJ CreateNamed1 of 5
LocoRobo InnovationsNamed1 of 5
Lucas NuelleNamed1 of 5
Luminos ProNamed1 of 5
Luxor WorkspacesNamed1 of 5
MaiaLearningNamed1 of 5
Major RocketNamed1 of 5
Marianna IndustriesNamed1 of 5
MARKETviewNamed1 of 5
Marshmallow LodgeNamed1 of 5
MathematicaPublished as Mathematica green logoNamed1 of 5
Matrix TSLNamed1 of 5
McGraw HillNamed1 of 5
McGraw Hill EducationNamed1 of 5
MeadowNamed1 of 5
MedTable ARNamed1 of 5
MegaMindsNamed1 of 5
MegatechNamed1 of 5
Mercedes-BenzPublished as Mercedes-Benz USA LLCNamed1 of 5
Metrix LearningPublished as Black and blue metrix learning logoGold1 of 5
Microburst LearningNamed1 of 5
MiEN CompanyNamed1 of 5
Miller Electric MfgPublished as Miller Electric Mfg CoNamed1 of 5
MINDS-i EducationNamed1 of 5
MiniOne SystemsNamed1 of 5
Mitsubishi ElectricNamed1 of 5
Monster Government SolutionsNamed1 of 5
MotimaticNamed1 of 5
Motorola SolutionsNamed1 of 5
Mujo Learning SystemsNamed1 of 5
MyDocsNamed1 of 5
myOneFlowPublished as myOneFlow purples and pinks and black logoGold1 of 5
National Academy of Sports MedicineNamed1 of 5
NavaGold1 of 5
NavispireNamed1 of 5
NES Search FirmNamed1 of 5
NetacentPublished as Blue logo (Netacent---Uniform)Silver1 of 5
NeuroMaker STEMNamed1 of 5
Next Gen TruckingNamed1 of 5
NHA - National Healthcareer AssocNamed1 of 5
NicheNamed1 of 5
Nida CorporationNamed1 of 5
NiryoNamed1 of 5
NORTH PARK INNOVATIONS GROUPNamed1 of 5
Northend TeleservicesPublished as Northend Teleservices logo orange, blue, and greeSilver1 of 5
Northwest Lineman CollegeNamed1 of 5
NucleusNamed1 of 5
Onshape by PTCNamed1 of 5
Open Education and Development GroupNamed1 of 5
OSPRI AutomationNamed1 of 5
Otto TradingNamed1 of 5
Paragon School of Pet GroomingNamed1 of 5
PASCO ScientificNamed1 of 5
PassageNamed1 of 5
PathfulNamed1 of 5
Patterson Veterinary AcademyNamed1 of 5
Paxton PattersonNamed1 of 5
PCS EdventuresNamed1 of 5
PersonaPublished as purple and black persona logoSilver1 of 5
PhillipsNamed1 of 5
Pitsco EducationNamed1 of 5
PluralsightPublished as Pink and black pluralsightBronze1 of 5
PowerSchoolNamed1 of 5
Public Safety Group / Jones & Bartlett LearningNamed1 of 5
R. William Funk & AssociatesNamed1 of 5
Ramsey EducationNamed1 of 5
RCampusPublished as Rcampus-logoNamed1 of 5
RealityworksNamed1 of 5
Red Wolf Digital MediaNamed1 of 5
Redbird Flight SimulationsNamed1 of 5
ResultantPublished as Blue resultantBronze1 of 5
ReUp EducationNamed1 of 5
Rocket DronesNamed1 of 5
Roundhouse Partnership SolutionsNamed1 of 5
Rouxbe Online Culinary TrainingNamed1 of 5
Russell Reynolds AssociatesNamed1 of 5
RW Jones AgencyNamed1 of 5
SageNamed1 of 5
SagitecPublished as Grey and orange logo (Sagitec---uniform)Gold1 of 5
SalesforcePublished as Blue and white salesforce logoGold1 of 5
SALTO by Case SystemsNamed1 of 5
SaraWorksPublished as Blue and Black SaraWorks logoSilver1 of 5
SavilinxSilver1 of 5
Savvas LearningPublished as Savvas Learning CompanyNamed1 of 5
SawStopNamed1 of 5
Scamper EducationNamed1 of 5
SchooLinksNamed1 of 5
Scientia LabNamed1 of 5
Security UniversityPublished as Blue and black logo (Security University_2026)Named1 of 5
SentiLinkNamed1 of 5
ShopBot ToolsNamed1 of 5
SimformotionNamed1 of 5
SimlogNamed1 of 5
SimpleDESIGNERNamed1 of 5
SkillShiftEdNamed1 of 5
SkillveriNamed1 of 5
Slate by TechnolutionsNamed1 of 5
Slot Car ScienceNamed1 of 5
Smart Panda ToolsNamed1 of 5
SMC Corporation of AmericaNamed1 of 5
Snap-onNamed1 of 5
SocureNamed1 of 5
Solar PV TrainingNamed1 of 5
SolidProfessorNamed1 of 5
Soundtrap USNamed1 of 5
Spark451Published as Spark451, a Jenzabar CompanyNamed1 of 5
Spectrum IndustriesNamed1 of 5
Spelman JohnsonNamed1 of 5
Standard BotsNamed1 of 5
Staples BusinessNamed1 of 5
Startup WarsNamed1 of 5
StellicNamed1 of 5
STEMfinityNamed1 of 5
StockTrakNamed1 of 5
Stokes RoboticsNamed1 of 5
StraighterLineNamed1 of 5
StratasysNamed1 of 5
StudiosityNamed1 of 5
Stukent CTENamed1 of 5
Summit Search SolutionsNamed1 of 5
Switch VehiclesNamed1 of 5
TalloNamed1 of 5
Tassel Dash®: The Future Readiness Board Game SystemNamed1 of 5
Tech Ed ConceptsNamed1 of 5
TechLab CTENamed1 of 5
Technical Training AidsNamed1 of 5
Tenstar SimulationNamed1 of 5
Teradyne RoboticsNamed1 of 5
TFS ResultsNamed1 of 5
The Burmax CompanyNamed1 of 5
The Magic TouchNamed1 of 5
The Master TeacherNamed1 of 5
The Parish GroupNamed1 of 5
The Policy & Research GroupPublished as The Policy & Research Group (PRG)Named1 of 5
Thomson ReutersPublished as Dark orange and black Thomas Reuters logoBronze1 of 5
TIAANamed1 of 5
TiggbeeNamed1 of 5
TII Technical Education SystemsNamed1 of 5
Tiny HouseNamed1 of 5
Tondro ConsultingNamed1 of 5
TOOLKIT TechNamed1 of 5
Toon BoomNamed1 of 5
TormachNamed1 of 5
TPS PublishingNamed1 of 5
TransfrNamed1 of 5
Trivium CTENamed1 of 5
TruLeagueNamed1 of 5
TurnitinPublished as Turnitin_logoNamed1 of 5
U.S. BankPublished as Red, white and blue US Bank logoBronze1 of 5
UI Professional ServicesPublished as UIPSSilver1 of 5
US Aviation AcademyNamed1 of 5
USINamed1 of 5
VariQuest Visual Learning ToolsNamed1 of 5
Vector SolutionsNamed1 of 5
Vernier Science EducationNamed1 of 5
VEX RoboticsNamed1 of 5
VidPODNamed1 of 5
Virage SimulationNamed1 of 5
Virco ManufacturingNamed1 of 5
VRCORE EducationNamed1 of 5
VRpatientsNamed1 of 5
WaitWellNamed1 of 5
Ward's ScienceNamed1 of 5
Waybetter MarketingNamed1 of 5
WaygroundNamed1 of 5
WAZER WaterjetNamed1 of 5
WB MfgNamed1 of 5
WIN LearningNamed1 of 5
WittKiefferNamed1 of 5
WLKATA RoboticsNamed1 of 5
Work EdNamed1 of 5
WorkdayNamed1 of 5
WorktourNamed1 of 5
XAPNamed1 of 5
XelloNamed1 of 5
XitracsPublished as Xitracs-logoNamed1 of 5
YouScienceNamed1 of 5
ZeeMeeNamed1 of 5
ZRGNamed1 of 5
zSpaceNamed1 of 5
ZWILLINGNamed1 of 5

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The outside view

A national membership organization founded in 1974 on the then revolutionary principle that what adults learn from experience can count as college level learning, which now builds the partnerships between colleges, employers and workforce systems that adult learners have to cross.

  • Authority
  • Build
  • Outward
  • Operational

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 Frontier and The Guild.

Strengths

→Real influence on the wider field.
→Members are motivated by a clear why.
→Quick to rally around what matters now.

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