Tiegerman School FY2020 filing

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At Tiegerman, our mission is to identify children with language and autism spectrum disorders early to provide educational programs which will prepare them for a world filled with words, sentences, stories and messages. Language is a symbol system; IT provides the means to reach out to the world. IT is the most important skill that a child must learn early in life. Language provides the foundation for socializing, reading, questioning, writing and thinking. We use the Tiegerman language method (tlm) which is designed to stimulate and challenge children's language development. We believe that "language is everything and everywhere," so our children need to be immersed in language activities to learn. We teach children to talk in order to reach the person inside.Tiegerman is also committed to increasing public awareness about the unique needs of these children, since they are often misdiagnosed and misplaced in educational programs.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 11-2739039) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.4M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $17K a year · 0.04% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
91% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.4M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
3.1 mo
of spending, in cash
3.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $33K
4 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$22.8M
88% of total assets
Liabilities are 88% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 14 voting members
12 of 14 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$36.0M
Spent
$36.0M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$3.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$36.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$36.0M
FY2021$36.9M
FY2022$41.7M
FY2023$42.6M
FY2024$50.0M
FY2025$51.0M
Expenses
$36.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$36.0M
FY2021$39.1M
FY2022$39.0M
FY2023$42.7M
FY2024$50.4M
FY2025$51.0M
Net assets
$3.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$813K
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$3.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1985.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $32.7M Management & general 8% · $3.0M Fundraising 1% · $420K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

21 people listed on the 990; $1.4M paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$223,124Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$192,003Pt VII · Sec A
$184,434Pt VII · Sec A
Business Manager
$170,979Pt VII · Sec A
Principal
$170,975Pt VII · Sec A
$139,131Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director
$136,106Pt VII · Sec A
Supervisor
$129,719Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ellenmorris Tiegerman$294,853$253,755$239,648$243,386——
Jeremy Tiegerman$280,790$237,236$222,223$200,599$188,662$184,434
Christine Radziewicz$261,870$225,637$212,752$215,701$203,293$192,003
Ellenmorris Farber————$228,493$223,124
Lauren Leonardi$204,344$178,658$170,377$157,069$148,181$139,131
Karen Katzman$180,204$178,222$178,745—$172,632$170,975
Helena La Forgia—————$170,979
Jeffrey Scott$148,756$140,531$121,632$116,401$85,741—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps children with severe language and autism spectrum disorders find their voice.

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1 program · $32.7M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

During the year-ended june 30,2020, tiegerman provided special educational services to more than 450 school age children and 75 preschool children in either a self contained or integrated environment.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 11-2739039) · Dispute this line
$32.7Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$36.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$344K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$257K
Money outPt IX
$36.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$32.7M
Managementcol C$3.0M
Fundraisingcol D$420K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.3M
Total assetsLn 16$25.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$257K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$344K
Total revenueLn 12$36.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.0M
SavingsLn 2$7.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.3M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$591K
Accounts receivableLn 4$4.8M
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$341K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$94K
Other assetsLn 15$592K
Total assetsLn 16$25.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22.8M
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5640
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
BondsSch K, Pt X
Tax-exempt bond debt owedX 20$7.9M
Bond issues listedSch K Pt I2
Raised by those issuesSch K Pt I$8.0M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.8M$9.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$94K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.9M$10.2M
Total assetsLn 16$20.3M$25.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17.2M$22.8M
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M$3.1M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$615K$93K$523K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$23.6M$22.0M$1.5M$139K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5.2M$4.8M$412K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.8M$1.6M$175K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$19K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$91K$91K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$60K$60K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$73K$71K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$718K$627K$85K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$1.4M$1.4M$18K
InterestLn 20$627K$619K$8K$22
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$773K$746K$23K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$121K$110K$3K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$901K$720K$39K$142K
All other expensesLn 24e$58K$35K$18K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$36.0M$32.7M$3.0M$420K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 28, 2026 $51.0M$51.0M$24K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 22, 2025 $50.0M$50.4M−$490K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 25, 2024 $42.6M$42.7M−$180K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 11, 2023 $41.7M$39.0M$2.8M$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 9, 2022 $36.9M$39.1M−$2.3M$813K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2021 $36.0M$36.0M$13K$3.1M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $36,049,021 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,755,800$257,218
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $30,815,045$35,417,909
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $60,398$30,060
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $246,015$343,834
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $38,877,258$36,049,021
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,628,935$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $28,960,198$31,218,189
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,124,751$4,817,904
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $38,713,884$36,036,093
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $163,374$12,928
Part VI · Governance 12 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $36,049,021 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$257,218
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$257,218
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $35,417,909$35,417,909
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $30,060$30,060
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $218,362$218,362
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $125,472$125,472
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35,417,909 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $373,894$36,049,021
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $36,036,093 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $92,577 · Management $522,825$615,402
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $21,975,479 · Management $1,484,077 · Fundraising $138,759$23,598,315
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,793,622 · Management $412,143 · Fundraising $23,081$5,228,846
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,588,404 · Management $175,458 · Fundraising $11,764$1,775,626
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $18,660$18,660
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $91,294$91,294
IX-11d Lobbying feesFundraising $60,000$60,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $70,547 · Fundraising $2,855$73,402
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $627,240 · Management $85,463 · Fundraising $5,424$718,127
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,356,886 · Fundraising $18,000$1,374,886
IX-20 InterestPrograms $619,426 · Management $8,048 · Fundraising $22$627,496
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $746,374 · Management $22,622 · Fundraising $4,349$773,345
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $109,718 · Management $2,860 · Fundraising $8,498$121,076
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $719,929 · Management $38,779 · Fundraising $142,476$901,184
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $35,375 · Management $18,166 · Fundraising $4,893$58,434
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $32,665,030 · Management $2,950,942 · Fundraising $420,121$36,036,093
Part X · Balance sheet $25,903,989 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,754,610$2,006,345
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,094,427$7,280,739
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $461,639$591,252
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,692,352$4,756,630
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $365,092$341,378
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,922,410$10,241,308
X-11 Publicly traded securities$93,904
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$592,433
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,290,530$25,903,989
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,010,118$3,581,081
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $44,630$8,825
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $7,675,646$7,890,319
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $3,167,079$2,780,852
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$4,416,600
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,333,943$4,154,270
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,231,416$22,831,947
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,059,114$3,072,042
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,059,114$3,072,042
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,290,530$25,903,989
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,072,042 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$36,049,021
XI-2 Total expenses$36,036,093
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,928
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,059,114
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,072,042

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