Massachusetts Computer Using Educators INC FY2021 filing

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Bedford, MA501(c)(3)Since 1988EIN 22-2831177Revenue $329K in FY2021

On file with the IRSmasscue.org209 Burlington Rd Ste 113, 01730-1422 · Bedford, MATax-exempt since Feb 1988Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The mission of Massachusetts Computer Using Educators ("masscue"), an organization of technology-Using Educators, is to create, share, and support visions of teaching and learning that focus on uses of technology which enhance the educational environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$83K 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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FY2021 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $66K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
55%
of spending
Worth a look: 55% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$83K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$25K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$329K
-69% vs prior year
Spent
$409K
To programs
55%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$329K
FY2021▼ -69%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$329K
FY2022$276K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$409K
FY2021▼ -58%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$971K
FY2021$409K
FY2022$438K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2021▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$891K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Feb 1988.

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Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $224K Management & general 39% · $160K Fundraising 6% · $26K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $83K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$83,077Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Savannah Demer$113,154$105,000————
Shelley Chamberlain——$49,139$80,000$83,077$80,000
Savannah Demers——$46,346———

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Transforms education by supporting teachers, fostering lifelong learners, and building a collaborative community.

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2 programs · $224K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Annual Conference

Masscue partners with massachusetts association of school superintendents to host a technology conference each october to showcase best practices in use of technology to support teaching and student learning for over 3,000 educators.

$165Kprogram expense
02

Workshops and Training Programs

Masscue provides numerous online and face-to-face workshops as well as one-day curriculum-focused events that provide in-depth training for educators on how to use a variety of tools and strategies to support student learning at all grade and ability levels.

$60Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 3 grants · $84K · 2022–2023
Froot ConsultingFY2023$12,169
Milton Public SchoolsFY2022$5,719

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$329K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$199K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$96K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Money outPt IX
$409K
Ln 25
Programscol B$224K
Managementcol C$160K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$222K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$96K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$199K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Gains on assetsLn 7$8K
Total revenueLn 12$329K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$222K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$222K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 628
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$416K$222K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$181K$25K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6K$6K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$81K$26K$37K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$72K$22K$44K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$4K$7K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$53K$24K$29K
Investment management feesLn 11f$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$87K$74K$12K$690
Advertising and promotionLn 12$258$94$164
Office expensesLn 13$3K$67$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$319$319
InsuranceLn 23$6K$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$73K$61K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$2K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$409K$224K$160K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$1.4M−$280K$891K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.5M−$16K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.1M$40K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $276K$438K−$162K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $329K$409K−$81K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$971K$103K$1.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $328,629 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $199,089$95,623
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $862,763$199,299
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,260$33,707
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,074,112$328,629
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,566$6,262
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $101,908$165,918
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $858,166$237,113
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $970,640$409,293
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $103,472−$80,664
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $328,629 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$24,620
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$71,003
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$95,623
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $199,299$199,299
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25,306$25,306
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $8,401$8,401
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $199,299 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $33,707$328,629
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $409,293 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $6,262$6,262
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $26,396 · Management $37,063 · Fundraising $17,430$80,889
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $22,171 · Management $43,989 · Fundraising $5,444$71,604
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,275 · Management $7,136 · Fundraising $2,014$13,425
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $24,338 · Management $29,026$53,364
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $8,725$8,725
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $74,312 · Management $12,414 · Fundraising $690$87,416
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $94 · Management $164$258
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $67 · Management $2,659$2,726
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $319$319
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,351 · Management $2,704$6,055
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $60,678 · Management $12,812$73,490
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,200 · Management $2,560$4,760
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $224,144 · Management $159,571 · Fundraising $25,578$409,293
Part X · Balance sheet $1,510,709 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $415,875$222,497
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,575$2,302
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $38,931$16,448
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,563$1,047
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,039,928$1,268,415
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,497,872$1,510,709
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $51,665$16,915
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $129,290$8,080
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $180,955$24,995
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,316,917$1,485,714
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,316,917$1,485,714
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,497,872$1,510,709
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,485,714 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$328,629
XI-2 Total expenses$409,293
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$80,664
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,316,917
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$204,856
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$44,605
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,485,714

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