The mission of Illinois Digital Educators Alliance is to lead the educational community in enhancing learning through technology. The organization is the leader in supporting and promoting innovative education for all.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$94K 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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FY2024 · 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
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $226K a year · 38% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$94K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $88
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$91K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$562K
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$654K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$610K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$562K
FY2024▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$602K
FY2022$590K
FY2023$701K
FY2024$562K
FY2025$495K
Expenses
$654K
FY2024▼ -39%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$611K
FY2022$990K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$654K
FY2025$762K
Net assets
$610K
FY2024▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$699K
FY2024$610K
FY2025$335K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1991.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $565K Management & general 14% · $89K

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

24 people listed on the 990; $94K 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
Executive Director
$94,167Pt VII · Sec A
Incoming President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Abe Lincoln
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Blackhawk
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Central Illinois Valley
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stefanie Crawford’s $86K as Executive Director is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Amber Heffner———$99,751$92,566
Stefanie Crawford$85,722$94,167———
Amber Heffner 7122 - 9222——$74,913——
Heather Woomer$59,264————
John Closen 9122 - 63023——$16,667——

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowering educators to improve learning with technology.

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2 programs · $565K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The major program is our annual conference, ideacon. This three day conference is open to all educators across the us. We offer hundreds of sessions and unique experiences for all attendees.

$406Kprogram expense
02

We provide a variety of professional development opportunities for educators through workshops, webinars, and asynchronous learning. Through these programs, educators can earn professional development credit towards their licensure.

$159Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$88
Grants paid · 2 grants · $24K · 2020–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$7,282
Unitemized GrantFY2020$17,181

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$562K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$549K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$654K
Ln 25
Programscol B$565K
Managementcol C$89K
Owns and owesPt X
$610K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$631K
Total assetsLn 16$701K
LiabilitiesLn 26$91K
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$549K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$562K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$71K
SavingsLn 2$560K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$631K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$837
Other assetsLn 15$15K
Total assetsLn 16$701K
LiabilitiesLn 26$91K
Net assetsLn 32$610K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$802K$631K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$837$837
Total assetsLn 16$822K$701K
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K$91K
Net assetsLn 32$699K$610K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6K$6K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$111K$72K$39K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$47K$31K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$7K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$777$777
Office expensesLn 13$12K$9K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$20K$20K$519
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$406K$406K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$10K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$470
Total functional expensesLn 25$654K$565K$89K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $495K$762K−$267K$335K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $562K$654K−$92K$610K 990 PDF
FY2023 $701K$1.1M−$364K$699K 990 PDF
FY2022 $590K$990K−$400K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $602K$611K−$9K$1.5M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $561,722 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $688,669$549,453
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,402$6,046
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,423$6,223
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $701,494$561,722
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$6,476
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $353,001$169,065
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $712,550$477,982
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,065,551$653,523
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$364,057−$91,801
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $561,722 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $549,453$549,453
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,046$6,046
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,223$6,223
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $555,676 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,046$561,722
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $653,523 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,476$6,476
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $72,332 · Management $38,716$111,048
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $30,649 · Management $16,405$47,054
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,309 · Management $3,654$10,963
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,325$5,325
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $777$777
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,227 · Management $2,398$11,625
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $3,877$3,877
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,565 · Management $519$20,084
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $406,414$406,414
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $16,215$16,215
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,539 · Management $1,281$10,820
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,375 · Management $470$2,845
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $564,663 · Management $88,860 · Fundraising $0$653,523
Part X · Balance sheet $701,100 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $110,460$71,128
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $691,571$559,715
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,199$43,086
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$11,625
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $837$837
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,709$14,709
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $821,776$701,100
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $48,234$13,124
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $74,647$77,969
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $122,881$91,093
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $698,895$610,007
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $698,895$610,007
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $821,776$701,100
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $610,007 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$561,722
XI-2 Total expenses$653,523
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$91,801
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$698,895
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2,913
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$610,007

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