Micro-Society INC: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 23-2637830)

Carolynn King-Richmond’s $91K as Executive Di is at the 26th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Carolynn King-Richmond	$91,042	$95,000	$95,000	$95,000	$93,000

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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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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3 programs · $509K · in their own filed words · FY2021

01

Msi delivers on-site and virtual professional development to public and private schools (PREK-8), out-of-school time programs and youth development systems as well ass off-site technical support and coaching.

$257Kprogram expense

02

Cmsi Is Currently Developing Two Digital Tools

1) microsociety 2.0, a customizable web portal that utilizes google technologies and a digital financial system created by custom software that our schools will be able to use to take their microsocieties online, and 2) the microeconomy game, a 3d online game that teaches math and advances career readiness.

$220Kprogram expense

03

Research & evaluation ("R&E")A microsociety school puts learning theory into practice. It connects real-world experiences with basic curriculum and aligns to the common core standards. Students apply what they learn in the classroom to real life, and teachers and principals make learning relevant so students want to be in school and…

$32Kprogram expense

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Christy and John Mack FoundationFY2024$182K

Massachusetts Higher Education Assistance CorporationFY2024$122K

Tisbest PhilanthropyFY2024$100K

Jewish Communal FundFY2024$90K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$15K

Network for Good INCFY2024$6K

Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$515K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$808K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$799K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K

Investment incomeLn 3$55

Money outPt IX

$599K

Ln 25

Programscol B$536K

Managementcol C$44K

Fundraisingcol D$19K

Owns and owesPt X

$196K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$376K

Total assetsLn 16$499K

LiabilitiesLn 26$303K

PeoplePt VI, VII

6

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$799K

Government grantsLn 1e$259K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K

Investment incomeLn 3$55

Total revenueLn 12$808K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$376K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$376K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$75

Total assetsLn 16$499K

LiabilitiesLn 26$303K

Net assetsLn 32$196K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 56

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$221K	$376K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$1K	$75
Total assetsLn 16	$319K	$499K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$332K	$303K
Net assetsLn 32	−$13K	$196K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$95K	$86K	$7K	$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$171K	$154K	$12K	$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$38K	$34K	$3K	$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$23K	$20K	$2K	$716
Legal feesLn 11b	$9K	$8K	$607	$278
Accounting feesLn 11c	$19K	$17K	$1K	$627
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$12K	$11K	$825	$376
Office expensesLn 13	$30K	$26K	$3K	$841
OccupancyLn 16	$6K	$5K	$384	$177
TravelLn 17	$10K	$9K	$658	$300
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$16K	$15K	$1K	$513
InterestLn 20	$16K	$15K	$1K	$516
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2K		$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$13K	$12K	$883	$406
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$136K	$122K	$9K	$4K
All other expensesLn 24e	$4K	$3K	$215	$99
Total functional expensesLn 25	$599K	$536K	$44K	$19K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$1.6M	$1.1M	$450K	$281K	990 PDF
FY2023	$725K	$1.0M	−$319K	−$186K	990 PDF
FY2022	$805K	$827K	−$21K	$154K	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$808K	$599K	$209K	$196K	990 PDF
FY2020	$585K	$476K	$108K	−$13K	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 $808,005 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $581,479$798,745

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,160$9,205

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $69$55

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $584,708$808,005

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $240,082$326,693

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $236,266$272,048

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $476,348$598,741

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $108,360$209,264

Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members5

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 $808,005 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$258,847

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$539,898

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$798,745

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,205$9,205

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $55$55

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,260 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$808,005

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $598,741 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $85,500 · Management $6,507 · Fundraising $2,993$95,000

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $153,735 · Management $11,701 · Fundraising $5,380$170,816

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $34,334 · Management $2,613 · Fundraising $1,202$38,149

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,455 · Management $1,557 · Fundraising $716$22,728

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $7,961 · Management $607 · Fundraising $278$8,846

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $16,915 · Management $1,365 · Fundraising $627$18,907

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,799 · Management $825 · Fundraising $376$12,000

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,150 · Management $2,936 · Fundraising $841$29,927

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,039 · Management $384 · Fundraising $177$5,600

IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,617 · Management $658 · Fundraising $300$9,575

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,644 · Management $1,115 · Fundraising $513$16,272

IX-20 InterestPrograms $14,764 · Management $1,124 · Fundraising $516$16,404

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,318$2,318

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,607 · Management $883 · Fundraising $406$12,896

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $122,180 · Management $9,300 · Fundraising $4,276$135,756

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,233 · Management $215 · Fundraising $99$3,547

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $535,933 · Management $44,108 · Fundraising $18,700$598,741

Part X · Balance sheet $499,174 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $220,907$375,617

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $95,705$123,255

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $227$227

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,224$75

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $764$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $318,827$499,174

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $76,681$26,766

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $70,647$51,345

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $332,228$303,311

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$13,401$195,863

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$13,401$195,863

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $318,827$499,174

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $195,863 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$808,005

XI-2 Total expenses$598,741

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$209,264

XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$13,401

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$195,863

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