Views on Learning INC FY2020 filing

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Elkhart, IN501(c)(3)EducationEIN 35-1819914Revenue $955K in FY2020

On file with the IRSviewsonlearning.org200 Kenyon Ave, 46516-4314 · Elkhart, INTax-exempt since Oct 1991Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Learning and collaboration opportunities for our educational broadband service member schools

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
37¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$142K 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
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.0M a year · 80% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
37%
of spending
Concern: 37% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$142K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
61 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 61.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$955K
Spent
$648K
To programs
37%
Net assets
$3.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$955K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$955K
FY2021$8.7M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$648K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$648K
FY2021$470K
FY2022$359K
FY2023$412K
FY2024$552K
FY2025$561K
Net assets
$3.5M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$11.8M
FY2022$10.4M
FY2023$12.1M
FY2024$13.5M
FY2025$15.9M

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1991.

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Where the money goes

37 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 37% · $240K Management & general 63% · $408K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $142K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$57,906Pt VII · Sec A
Office Manager
$53,822Pt VII · Sec A
$30,294Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tim Tahara’s $76K as Director is at the 16th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tim Tahara$75,600$73,568$48,000———
Leslie Turner——$65,000$63,000$61,000$57,906
Grace Nyhuis————$36,737$53,822
Timothy W Tahara————$45,390—
Jeffrey Gangloff————$35,135—
Timothy Tahara—————$30,294

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

Programs and updates

Provides learning and collaboration for schools using educational broadband service.

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1 program · $240K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Providing our educational broadband service schools with education opportunities that meet the requirements of NCLB along with improving student learning. Working with the northern indiana educational service center to facilitate the missionby accessing their network of education experts and resources.

$240Kprogram 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 · 56 grants · $960K · 2020–2025
NiescFY2025$28,590
St Jude Catholic SchoolFY2025$25,000
Newton County SchoolsFY2025$15,500
Cathedral School of St MatthewFY2025$15,000
Bear Creek Middle SchoolFY2025$14,062
Taylor Made FoundationGA · FY2025$11,000
Wa-Nee RoboticsFY2025$10,000
Canal Winchester Local SchoolsFY2025$9,350
Schools of Immanuel Lutheran ChurchWY · FY2025$8,075
Fairbanks North Star Borough SchoolFY2024$50,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$955K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$651K
Investment incomeLn 3$304K
Money outPt IX
$648K
Ln 25
Programscol B$240K
Managementcol C$408K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$651K
Investment incomeLn 3$304K
Total revenueLn 12$955K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$110K
SavingsLn 2$3.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M$3.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$228K$228K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$192K$192K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$62K$62K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$78K$78K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$122$122
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$12K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$648K$240K$408K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.9M$561K$1.3M$15.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$552K$840K$13.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$412K$690K$12.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$359K$669K$10.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.7M$470K$8.2M$11.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $955K$648K$307K$3.5M 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $955,391 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $637,119$651,386
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $406,009$304,005
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,043,128$955,391
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $154,015$228,110
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $274,348$273,344
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $149,914$146,584
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $578,277$648,038
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $464,851$307,353
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction 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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $955,391 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $651,386$651,386
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $304,005$304,005
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $955,391 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$955,391
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $648,038 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $228,110$228,110
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $191,867$191,867
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $4,450$4,450
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $61,664$61,664
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $15,363$15,363
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11,395$11,395
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,250$1,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $78,000$78,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $5,500$5,500
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $11,999$11,999
IX-17 TravelManagement $122$122
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $9,059$9,059
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,671$1,671
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,877$2,877
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,000 · Management $9,043$21,043
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $3,668$3,668
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $240,110 · Management $407,928 · Fundraising $0$648,038
Part X · Balance sheet $3,545,043 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $154,659$109,545
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,851,563$3,205,701
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $226,888$226,888
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,580$2,909
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,237,690$3,545,043
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,237,690$3,545,043
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,237,690$3,545,043
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,545,043 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$955,391
XI-2 Total expenses$648,038
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$307,353
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,237,690
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,545,043

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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