Educating students with dyslexia and other language-based learning disabilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$497K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $340K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$497K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $24.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 7.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $16K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.4M
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 24 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.7M
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$11.9M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$49.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$14.7M
FY2022▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$12.5M
FY2021$12.4M
FY2022$14.7M
FY2023$12.9M
FY2024$10.9M
FY2025$10.4M
Expenses
$11.9M
FY2022▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$11.9M
FY2021$12.2M
FY2022$11.9M
FY2023$12.4M
FY2024$15.5M
FY2025$11.8M
Net assets
$49.3M
FY2022▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$43.0M
FY2021$50.2M
FY2022$49.3M
FY2023$51.9M
FY2024$49.3M
FY2025$25.3M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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 Dec 1974.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $8.8M Management & general 22% · $2.6M Fundraising 4% · $443K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $497K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
$272,997Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$113,697Pt VII · Sec A
CFO/Dir. of Business Operations
$110,656Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
M Bradley Rogers JR—$265,853$282,405$272,997$266,714$255,725
John Munro$267,145$154,061————
Douglas Cotter—$173,775$105,891———
Katie Tierney$142,680$135,305$131,338$110,656$99,989$97,153
Robin Marshman$130,420$128,468$108,856———
Gayle Hutton$119,000$117,128$112,156$113,697$122,718$119,940
Luke Salerno$121,348$117,589$101,850———
Jeffrey Poblocki$106,695$101,229————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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2 programs · $8.8M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Gow offers an accredited college preparatory curriculum for the education of young men and women grades 6-12 using a multisensory format in a technology rich environment with classes in reconstructive language, english, math, science, history, business, economics, fine and performing arts, health, computer science, and robotics.

$8.1Mprogram expense
02

The gow school also offers a traditional summer school program experience for boys and girls ages 8-16. The 5-WEEK session offers a specially designed curriculum for students who have experienced academic difficulties or have language-based learning disabilities which may include dyslexia, central auditory processing disorder…

$668Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$16K
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$259K
Money outPt IX
$11.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.8M
Managementcol C$2.6M
Fundraisingcol D$443K
Owns and owesPt X
$49.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.6M
Total assetsLn 16$52.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$259K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Gains on assetsLn 7$72K
Total revenueLn 12$14.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.7M
SavingsLn 2$5.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$24.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15.7M
Other assetsLn 15$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$52.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M
Net assetsLn 32$49.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5124
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.0M$7.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$27.8M$24.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16.2M$15.7M
Total assetsLn 16$53.3M$52.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M$3.4M
Net assetsLn 32$50.2M$49.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.7M$1.7M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$94K$94K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$487K$487K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.8M$3.1M$511K$171K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$317K$266K$35K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$946K$440K$460K$47K
Payroll taxesLn 10$303K$229K$61K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$122K$122K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$198K$4K$194K
Office expensesLn 13$154K$131K$23K
Information technologyLn 14$227K$227K
OccupancyLn 16$309K$263K$37K$9K
TravelLn 17$114K$49K$45K$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.0M$744K$216K$66K
InsuranceLn 23$169K$169K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.8M$1.6M$145K$39K
All other expensesLn 24e$140K$78K$22K$41K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.9M$8.8M$2.6M$443K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $10.4M$11.8M−$1.4M$25.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $10.9M$15.5M−$4.7M$49.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $12.9M$12.4M$463K$51.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $14.7M$11.9M$2.8M$49.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $12.4M$12.2M$198K$50.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $12.5M$11.9M$584K$43.0M 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 F · Foreign M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $14,664,382 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,696,829$4,065,089
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,328,604$10,321,435
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $273,734$259,200
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $60,470$18,658
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,359,637$14,664,382
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,045,007$1,757,276
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,091,022$5,881,766
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,025,241$4,221,793
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $12,161,270$11,860,835
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $198,367$2,803,547
Part VI · Governance 23 of 24 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members23
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $14,664,382 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $18,658 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,065,089
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,408,207
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,065,089
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,321,435$10,321,435
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $186,924$186,924
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $72,276$72,276
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,340,093 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $259,200$14,664,382
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,860,835 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,663,026$1,663,026
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $94,250$94,250
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $487,252$487,252
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,145,957 · Management $511,481 · Fundraising $171,202$3,828,640
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $266,234 · Management $34,816 · Fundraising $15,642$316,692
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $439,843 · Management $459,724 · Fundraising $46,733$946,300
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $228,853 · Management $61,366 · Fundraising $12,663$302,882
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $121,704$121,704
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,600 · Management $194,251$197,851
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $131,388 · Fundraising $22,559$153,947
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $227,401$227,401
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $263,035 · Management $37,134 · Fundraising $9,284$309,453
IX-17 TravelPrograms $49,055 · Management $45,366 · Fundraising $19,898$114,319
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $743,674 · Management $215,544 · Fundraising $65,697$1,024,915
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $169,023$169,023
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,579,748 · Management $144,547 · Fundraising $38,681$1,762,976
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $77,932 · Management $21,604 · Fundraising $40,668$140,204
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,782,608 · Management $2,635,200 · Fundraising $443,027$11,860,835
Part X · Balance sheet $52,668,098 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,077,806$1,740,194
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,946,389$5,891,327
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $865,628$1,760,692
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $69,672$122,167
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $47,148$56,731
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $319,085$355,861
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,215,964$15,732,962
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,690,691$7,935,450
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $21,093,400$16,577,035
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,991,288$2,495,679
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $53,317,071$52,668,098
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $444,769$437,637
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,764,588$1,767,271
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $905,350$1,147,517
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,114,707$3,352,425
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $29,178,155$27,009,276
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $21,024,209$22,306,397
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $50,202,364$49,315,673
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $53,317,071$52,668,098
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $49,315,673 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,664,382
XI-2 Total expenses$11,860,835
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,803,547
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$50,202,364
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,496,040
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,194,198
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$49,315,673

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