To assist children and adults with learning and attention disabilities to develop persistence and resilience and to attain success in school and in life, through the use of research and technology in developing and disseminating research-based multi-educational materials.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$61K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $172K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$61K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $52K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$385K
61% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 61% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$850K
Spent
$727K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$243K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$850K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$850K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.5M
Expenses
$727K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$727K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.4M
Net assets
$243K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$243K
FY2021$514K
FY2022$892K
FY2023$896K
FY2024$954K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1991.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $571K Management & general 17% · $122K Fundraising 5% · $33K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $61K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Sec
$61,392Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman/Treas
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lynn Meltzer PHD’s $179K as President is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 363 $1–10M science & technology 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lynn Meltzer PHD$178,903$178,903$89,451$86,355$61,392
Mark Logan$158,269$154,385———
Janet Peluso$125,230————
Lindsay Pietro$118,893$106,070———
Michael Greschler—$102,164———

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 15aNo

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Helps children and adults with learning disabilities build persistence and achieve success using research and technology.

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1 program · $571K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Changing the culture of classrooms for all learners and training teachers and parents to teach effective learning strategies and to foster resilience, positive self-concept, and strong effort in all students.

$571Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$52K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$850K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$717K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$133K
Investment incomeLn 3$9
Money outPt IX
$727K
Ln 25
Programscol B$571K
Managementcol C$122K
Fundraisingcol D$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$243K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$481K
Total assetsLn 16$628K
LiabilitiesLn 26$385K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$133K
Government grantsLn 1e$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$717K
Investment incomeLn 3$9
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$850K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$463K
SavingsLn 2$18K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$481K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$628K
LiabilitiesLn 26$385K
Net assetsLn 32$243K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$130K$481K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$275K$628K
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K$385K
Net assetsLn 32$120K$243K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$48K$10K$2K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$373K$307K$48K$18K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$7K$1K$424
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$28K$5K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$5K$780$806
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$886
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$42K$34K$6K$2K
TravelLn 17$201$201
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$828$256
InterestLn 20$678$678
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$277$97
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$159K$130K$21K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$4K$3K$169
Total functional expensesLn 25$727K$571K$122K$33K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.5M$2.4M$58K$954K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.2M$2.2M$4K$896K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.4M$402K$892K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.1M$271K$514K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $850K$727K$123K$243K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $849,790 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $143,429$133,133
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $583,959$716,648
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $179$9
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $727,567$849,790
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $515,759$477,850
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $323,980$248,992
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $839,739$726,842
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$112,172$122,948
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $849,790 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$8,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$125,133
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$133,133
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $716,648$716,648
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9$9
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $716,648 · Excluded from tax $9$849,790
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $726,842 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,500 · Management $10,436 · Fundraising $2,456$61,392
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $307,220 · Management $47,686 · Fundraising $17,859$372,765
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,428 · Management $1,214 · Fundraising $424$9,066
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,371 · Management $4,636 · Fundraising $1,620$34,627
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,640$10,640
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,500$13,500
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,479 · Management $780 · Fundraising $806$7,065
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,889 · Management $886$4,775
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,640$1,640
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34,399 · Management $5,621 · Fundraising $1,965$41,985
IX-17 TravelPrograms $201$201
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $828 · Management $256$1,084
IX-20 InterestManagement $678$678
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,696 · Management $277 · Fundraising $97$2,070
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $129,854 · Management $21,049 · Fundraising $7,959$158,862
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,576 · Management $2,747 · Fundraising $169$6,492
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $571,441 · Management $122,046 · Fundraising $33,355$726,842
Part X · Balance sheet $627,961 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $112,782$463,432
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $17,352$18,049
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $23,708$6,236
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $109,014$140,244
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,459$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $275,315$627,961
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $131,841$97,057
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $23,015$49,452
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$88,045
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $154,856$384,554
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $112,441$219,769
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,018$23,638
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $120,459$243,407
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $275,315$627,961
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $243,407 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$849,790
XI-2 Total expenses$726,842
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$122,948
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$120,459
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$243,407

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