The mission of innovations for learning is to provide tools and services for beginning literacy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.0M 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $206K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.0M
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $477K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$296K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.3M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$9.5M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$9.3M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.7M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$9.0M
FY2024$9.3M
Expenses
$9.5M
FY2024▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$10.3M
FY2024$9.5M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2024▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.8M
FY2021$7.3M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$1.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending July 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1993.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $7.7M Management & general 19% · $1.8M

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; $1.0M 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
Chief Operating Officer
$257,343Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Content Officer
$212,571Pt VII · Sec A
Director of IT
$153,424Pt VII · Sec A
Sales and Marketing
$141,178Pt VII · Sec A
Software Developer
$136,425Pt VII · Sec A
Software Developer
$131,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director / President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kim Whitten’s $257K as Chief Operating Officer is at the 92nd 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

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kim Whitten$257,343$249,827$240,435$204,798
Roderick Sams—$105,769$250,000—
Cathy Galeota$212,571$204,308——
Brian Hides$153,424$147,066$143,644$149,722
Tom Olver$141,178———
John T Jobe—$139,508$136,218$137,250
Naila Ahmad$136,425$116,070$128,254$129,226
Andrew Markley$131,000———

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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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 · $7.7M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Chapter one NFP operates the tutormate program which connects volunteers from major corporations to first grade students for 30 minute read together sessions each week.

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Who pays for it.

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$90K
Money outPt IX
$9.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.7M
Managementcol C$1.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$792K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$296K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$90K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$347K
Total revenueLn 12$9.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$785K
SavingsLn 2$7K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$792K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$797K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K
Other assetsLn 15$447K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$296K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$534K$792K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M$797K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$16K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$358K$296K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$242K$242K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7.3M$6.2M$1.1M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$61K$61K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$238K$174$238K
Payroll taxesLn 10$588K$511K$77K
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$29K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$600K$458K$143K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$12K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$22K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$18K$5K$12K
InterestLn 20$519$519
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$346K$170K$176K
All other expensesLn 24e$103K$83K$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.5M$7.7M$1.8M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $9.3M$9.5M−$248K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.0M$10.3M−$1.3M$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.4M$6.7M−$4.2M$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$3.3M−$1.2M$7.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $10.7M$2.7M$8.0M$8.8M 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 F · Foreign J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $9,295,765 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,060,073$2,724,266
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,457,905$6,828,202
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$2,540,680−$256,703
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,378$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,978,676$9,295,765
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $84,704$241,649
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $8,942,375$8,161,756
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,243,472$1,140,384
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,270,551$9,543,789
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,291,875−$248,024
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $9,295,765 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $330,542 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,724,266
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,724,266
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,497,660$6,497,660
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $90,454$90,454
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$347,157−$347,157
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,828,202 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$256,703$9,295,765
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,543,789 across 14 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $241,649$241,649
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,194,258 · Management $1,079,882$7,274,140
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $61,494$61,494
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $174 · Management $238,268$238,442
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $511,154 · Management $76,526$587,680
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,512$28,512
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $457,660 · Management $142,713$600,373
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,164 · Management $2,872$15,036
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,868$21,868
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,491 · Management $12,263$17,754
IX-20 InterestManagement $519$519
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $7,470$7,470
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $170,187 · Management $175,691$345,878
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $82,833 · Management $20,141$102,974
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,697,438 · Management $1,846,351 · Fundraising $0$9,543,789
Part X · Balance sheet $2,137,363 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $485,828$784,988
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $48,072$6,680
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $748,180$83,886
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,515$1,846
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,507$15,867
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,351,500$797,220
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $41,582$446,876
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,691,184$2,137,363
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $102,256$130,860
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $255,307$165,475
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $357,563$296,335
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,333,621$1,841,028
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,691,184$2,137,363
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,841,028 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,295,765
XI-2 Total expenses$9,543,789
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$248,024
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,333,621
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$244,569
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,841,028

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