Array Education is an innovation studio that supports, connects, and invests in teaching and learning projects starting with early literacy and continuing through the strong launch of a young person's career.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.1M 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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4.5M a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.1M
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $39.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 9.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $392K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$840K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$24.3M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$17.3M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$57.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$24.3M
FY2024▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$14.9M
FY2021$31.8M
FY2022$13.2M
FY2023$20.9M
FY2024$24.3M
FY2025$26.1M
Expenses
$17.3M
FY2024▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$26.7M
FY2021$11.6M
FY2022$10.0M
FY2023$18.1M
FY2024$17.3M
FY2025$20.2M
Net assets
$57.4M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$31.2M
FY2021$56.4M
FY2022$54.5M
FY2023$56.2M
FY2024$57.4M
FY2025$66.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 Sep 2008.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $15.9M Management & general 8% · $1.3M

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

13 people listed on the 990; $2.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director and Managing Partner
$398,009Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Secretary, and Partner
$363,900Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director, Lit
$252,985Pt VII · Sec A
$240,054Pt VII · Sec A
Founder and Chief Knowledge Officer, Tlac
$216,255Pt VII · Sec A
Partner and Officer
$213,079Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director, Ccs
$209,406Pt VII · Sec A
President and Chief Academic Officer, Tlac
$196,250Pt VII · Sec A

Norman Atkins’s $407K as Director and Managing Ptr is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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
Norman Atkins$407,211$398,009$348,080$341,662$298,138$301,466
David Levin$406,900$363,900$158,333$50,000$50,000$50,000
Nikki Bridges$242,920$252,985$228,627$220,416$198,174$210,633
Darryl Williams$251,516$240,054————
Tim Saintsing—————$243,477
Brian Sims——$229,574$238,921$231,000$240,000
Doug Lemov$232,595$216,255————
Twinkle Morgan$230,208$209,406$207,091$206,602$194,281$177,101

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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Provides scholarships, educator training, literacy support, and career programs to students and schools nationwide.

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1 program · $15.9M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Array education's various programs have achieved meaningful accomplishments in the year ended june 30, 2024. The college scholars program served 430 individuals, including 229 students who received scholarships.

$15.9Mprogram 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$392K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $23.4M · 2019–2022
One World Network of SchoolsIL · FY2022$1,417,929
Si Se Puede SchoolsTX · FY2020$100,000
ZearnDE · FY2019$16,250,000
Si Se Puede SchoolsTX · FY2019$1,125,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$24.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$8.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.0M
Money outPt IX
$17.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$15.9M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$57.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.0M
Total assetsLn 16$58.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$840K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$8.1M
Gains on assetsLn 7$2.8M
Total revenueLn 12$24.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$836K
SavingsLn 2$12.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$39.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$145K
Other assetsLn 15$216K
Total assetsLn 16$58.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$840K
Net assetsLn 32$57.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 587
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.5M$13.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$43.0M$39.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$101K$145K
Total assetsLn 16$57.3M$58.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$840K
Net assetsLn 32$56.2M$57.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.4M$1.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.1M$998K$81K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.0M$8.4M$568K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$328K$305K$23K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$863K$797K$66K
Payroll taxesLn 10$695K$639K$56K
Legal feesLn 11b$48K$33K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$55K$2K$53K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$335K$18K$318K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$26K$593
Information technologyLn 14$362K$309K$53K
OccupancyLn 16$223K$178K$45K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$46K$29K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.9M$2.8M$34K
Total functional expensesLn 25$17.3M$15.9M$1.3M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $26.1M$20.2M$5.9M$66.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $24.3M$17.3M$7.0M$57.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $20.9M$18.1M$2.7M$56.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $13.2M$10.0M$3.2M$54.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $31.8M$11.6M$20.2M$56.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $14.9M$26.7M−$11.9M$31.2M 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 $24,292,894 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,284,684$5,982,070
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $12,285,918$10,229,492
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,287,497$8,081,332
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $20,858,099$24,292,894
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,850,535$1,350,651
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $11,268,767$11,974,190
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,017,511$3,954,353
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $18,136,813$17,279,194
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,721,286$7,013,700
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $24,292,894 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,982,070
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,982,070
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,229,492$10,229,492
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,233,762$5,233,762
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,847,570$2,847,570
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,229,492 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,081,332$24,292,894
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $17,279,194 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,350,651$1,350,651
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $997,885 · Management $81,087$1,078,972
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,441,783 · Management $567,744$9,009,527
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $304,912 · Management $23,462$328,374
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $796,634 · Management $66,017$862,651
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $638,974 · Management $55,692$694,666
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $32,604 · Management $15,007$47,611
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,270 · Management $53,195$55,465
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,576 · Management $317,652$335,228
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $25,534 · Management $593$26,127
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $309,155 · Management $52,998$362,153
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $177,697 · Management $45,257$222,954
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,961 · Management $16,624$45,585
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,824,940 · Management $34,290$2,859,230
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $15,949,576 · Management $1,329,618 · Fundraising $0$17,279,194
Part X · Balance sheet $58,234,516 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,276,616$835,543
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,183,535$12,208,780
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $419,980$2,014,175
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,070,949$3,173,565
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $89,638$226,357
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $100,746$145,174
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $31,383,639$34,812,388
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $11,666,225$4,602,116
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $104,016$216,418
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $57,295,344$58,234,516
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $760,605$425,373
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $211,566$354,147
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $105,332$60,048
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,077,503$839,568
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $25,600,092$28,764,093
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $30,617,749$28,630,855
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $56,217,841$57,394,948
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $57,295,344$58,234,516
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $57,394,948 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$24,292,894
XI-2 Total expenses$17,279,194
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,013,700
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$56,217,841
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$5,836,593
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$57,394,948

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