501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 158 employees.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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 $503K a year · 10% 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
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$743K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $7.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $69K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.0M
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.7M
-38% vs prior year
Spent
$5.5M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$10.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.7M
FY2025▼ -38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$4.9M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$7.7M
FY2025$4.7M
Expenses
$5.5M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$5.0M
FY2025$5.5M
Net assets
$10.7M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.6M
FY2021$7.4M
FY2022$6.9M
FY2023$7.3M
FY2024$10.9M
FY2025$10.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1959.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $3.9M Management & general 25% · $1.4M Fundraising 5% · $273K

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

27 people listed on the 990; $743K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$161,089Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$131,025Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Institutional
$126,996Pt VII · Sec A
Mgr of Business Operations
$119,561Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Digital Scholarship and Assoc Prof
$102,667Pt VII · Sec A
$101,860Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

William R Zev Eleff’s $161K as President is at the 70th 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
William R Zev Eleff$161,089$190,711————
Robert Zev Eleff——$190,656———
Paul Finkelman——$157,138$180,020$185,568$164,696
Allison Resnick$131,025$127,900————
Naomi Housman$126,996$124,740$126,435$120,979$119,804$121,800
Thomas Cipriano$119,561$103,330————
Honour Moore———$107,203——
Alison Joseph$102,667—————

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 15aNo

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1 program · $3.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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$3.9Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$69K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.3M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$153,069
Unitemized GrantFY2023$154,758
Unitemized GrantFY2022$197,345
Unitemized GrantFY2021$341,382
Unitemized GrantFY2020$301,665
Unitemized GrantFY2019$193,684

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$221K
Money outPt IX
$5.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.9M
Managementcol C$1.4M
Fundraisingcol D$273K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$12.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$243K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$82K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$221K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$1.3M
Total revenueLn 12$4.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1K
SavingsLn 2$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M
Other assetsLn 15$518K
Total assetsLn 16$12.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$10.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5158
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.1M$7.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.2M$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$12.6M$12.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$10.9M$10.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$153K$153K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$342K$272K$46K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.8M$2.2M$367K$195K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$107K$58K$48K$600
Other employee benefitsLn 9$385K$210K$173K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$223K$140K$67K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$175$175
Accounting feesLn 11c$56K$56K
Investment management feesLn 11f$48K$48K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$567K$488K$69K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$113K$102K$2K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$43K$14K$29K$268
Information technologyLn 14$178K$178K
OccupancyLn 16$38K$38K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$48K$38K$7K$2K
InterestLn 20$94K$94K
InsuranceLn 23$120K$120K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$232K$162K$64K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$30K$21K$4K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.5M$3.9M$1.4M$273K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.7M$5.5M−$812K$10.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.7M$5.0M$2.6M$10.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.3M$4.3M−$22K$7.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.8M$4.4M$456K$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.9M$4.1M$798K$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.9M$3.9M−$34K$5.6M 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 $4,716,255 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,962,437$2,631,626
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,205,822$3,161,091
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $433,313−$1,057,035
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $50,955−$19,427
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,652,527$4,716,255
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $154,758$153,069
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,418,535$3,807,254
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,447,638$1,568,388
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,020,931$5,528,711
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,631,596−$812,456
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,716,255 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$82,114
VIII-1e Government grants$243,285
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,306,227
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,631,626
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,161,091$3,161,091
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $221,315$221,315
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission −$19,427−$19,427
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$1,278,350−$1,278,350
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,141,664 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$1,057,035$4,716,255
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,528,711 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $153,069$153,069
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $272,034 · Management $45,692 · Fundraising $24,259$341,985
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,187,778 · Management $367,466 · Fundraising $195,098$2,750,342
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $58,286 · Management $47,783 · Fundraising $600$106,669
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $210,423 · Management $172,505 · Fundraising $2,166$385,094
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $140,106 · Management $67,342 · Fundraising $15,716$223,164
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $175$175
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $55,981$55,981
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $47,589$47,589
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $487,562 · Management $68,863 · Fundraising $10,924$567,349
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $101,621 · Management $1,715 · Fundraising $10,112$113,448
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,820 · Management $29,331 · Fundraising $268$43,419
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $178,003$178,003
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $38,245$38,245
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $38,194 · Management $7,237 · Fundraising $2,116$47,547
IX-20 InterestManagement $93,817$93,817
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $120,446$120,446
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $161,704 · Management $63,794 · Fundraising $6,945$232,443
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,254 · Management $4,097 · Fundraising $4,575$29,926
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,884,096 · Management $1,371,836 · Fundraising $272,779$5,528,711
Part X · Balance sheet $12,711,666 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,100$1,101
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,835,057$1,476,736
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $937,436$785,736
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $225,374$393,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $182,584$264,100
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,201,909$2,110,819
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,106,115$7,162,022
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $158,429$518,152
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,648,004$12,711,666
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $191,475$323,369
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $123,265$131,795
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $74,741$427,334
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,769,342$2,045,411
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,758,469$907,461
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,120,193$9,758,794
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,878,662$10,666,255
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,648,004$12,711,666
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,666,255 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,716,255
XI-2 Total expenses$5,528,711
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$812,456
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,878,662
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$593,623
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$6,426
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,666,255

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