Provide educational services to children with learning disabilities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$401K 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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $147K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$401K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$2.1M
96% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 96% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.4M
Spent
$8.5M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$97K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$8.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.4M
FY2021$7.2M
FY2022$7.4M
FY2023$6.5M
FY2024$8.1M
FY2025$8.5M
Expenses
$8.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.5M
FY2021$7.3M
FY2022$7.4M
FY2023$6.5M
FY2024$7.7M
FY2025$7.8M
Net assets
$97K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$97K
FY2021$53K
FY2022$12K
FY2023$14K
FY2024$376K
FY2025$1.0M

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 Oct 1997.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $7.4M Management & general 12% · $1.1M

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

7 people listed on the 990; $401K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$192,167Pt VII · Sec A
Principal
$164,327Pt VII · Sec A
Comptroller
$44,440Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Vivian Gelman’s $207K as Executive Di is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Vivian Gelman$207,000$200,000$200,000$200,000$200,000$192,167
Irene Gomez——$167,550$171,811$182,242$164,327
Tracy Meyer$158,786$134,115————
Erica Cohen$149,708$131,322$108,267$134,428$127,004—
Patricia Meyer$144,011$108,500————
Shoshanna Katz——$112,130$106,474$127,200—
Ann D Neuman$112,625$103,875————
Theodora Theodosiadou$103,245$103,431————

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

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Offers educational services to children with learning disabilities.

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1 program · $6.9M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Provide educational services to children with developmental disabilities

$6.9Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$211K
Money outPt IX
$8.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.4M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$97K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$211K
Government grantsLn 1e$211K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8.2M
Total revenueLn 12$8.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42K
Other assetsLn 15$129K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32$97K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5166
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$86K$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$48K$42K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32$161K$97K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$237K$237K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.9M$4.7M$216K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$875K$797K$78K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$470K$428K$42K
Payroll taxesLn 10$457K$417K$40K
Legal feesLn 11b$105K$105K
Accounting feesLn 11c$54K$54K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$563K$563K
Office expensesLn 13$118K$118K
OccupancyLn 16$425K$381K$44K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$16K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$65K$65K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$129K$103K$27K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$5K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.5M$7.4M$1.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $8.5M$7.8M$664K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.1M$7.7M$362K$376K 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.5M$6.5M$3K$14K 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.4M$7.4M−$41K$12K 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.2M$7.3M−$44K$53K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $8.4M$8.5M−$64K$97K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $8,422,133 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $254,715$210,779
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,204,715$8,211,354
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,459,430$8,422,133
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,946,536$6,987,345
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,570,488$1,498,594
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,517,024$8,485,939
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$57,594−$63,806
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,422,133 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$210,779
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$210,779
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,211,354$8,211,354
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,211,354$8,422,133
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,485,939 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $236,607$236,607
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,732,504 · Management $216,227$4,948,731
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $796,523 · Management $78,477$875,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $428,210 · Management $41,923$470,133
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $416,833 · Management $40,041$456,874
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $104,533$104,533
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $54,350$54,350
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $562,545$562,545
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $118,256$118,256
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $381,074 · Management $44,315$425,389
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,272$2,272
IX-20 InterestManagement $16,121$16,121
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,585$5,585
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $64,649$64,649
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $102,742 · Management $26,630$129,372
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,974 · Management $10,548$15,522
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,425,405 · Management $1,060,534 · Fundraising $0$8,485,939
Part X · Balance sheet $2,189,806 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $85,713$1,135,169
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $860,142$832,812
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $84,494$51,039
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $47,695$42,110
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $148,794$128,676
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,226,838$2,189,806
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $915,873$844,064
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $150,000$1,248,583
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,065,873$2,092,647
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $160,965$97,159
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $160,965$97,159
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,226,838$2,189,806
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $97,159 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,422,133
XI-2 Total expenses$8,485,939
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$63,806
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$160,965
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$97,159

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