How can ETS be nonprofit if it makes money every year?
Our nonprofit status is a reflection of our purpose: ETS was established to serve education, and therefore performs a public service. However, ETS is also a private, self-supporting organization. That means we must make enough revenue each year to cover our expenses, plus enough extra to support the work we want to do in the years ahead. We are continuously exploring new forms of measurement, new teaching tools, and new applications of technology in assessment. ETS routinely supports the research, surveys, field tests and analysis these developmental projects require.
Our nonprofit status is a reflection of our purpose: ETS was established to serve education, and therefore performs a public service. However, ETS is also a private, self-supporting organization. That means we must make enough revenue each year to cover our expenses, plus enough extra to support the work we want to do in the years ahead. We are continuously exploring new forms of measurement, new teaching tools, and new applications of technology in assessment. ETS routinely supports the research, surveys, field-tests and analysis these developmental projects require.
