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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.5M 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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FY2022 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $990K a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 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
$1.5M
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $954K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$816K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.3M
+46% vs prior year
Spent
$4.5M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$8.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$6.3M
FY2022▲ +46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$6.3M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$7.0M
Expenses
$4.5M
FY2022▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$5.2M
Net assets
$8.5M
FY2022▲ +27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.7M
FY2021$6.6M
FY2022$8.5M
FY2023$7.9M
FY2024$9.6M

From the FY2022 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2014.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $3.9M Management & general 7% · $322K Fundraising 7% · $328K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$226,959Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Technology Officer
$224,972Pt VII · Sec A
Principal Product Manager
$194,336Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Web Developer
$171,729Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director of Strategy & Impact
$166,197Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Software Developer
$158,650Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director of Curriculum
$154,746Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Software Developer
$154,339Pt VII · Sec A

Peter Gault’s $293K as Executive Director is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Peter Gault$292,694$317,286$226,959$326,178$277,595
Daniel Drabik$254,221$236,673$224,972$252,204$226,667
Peter Sharkey$219,924$199,512$194,336$183,990—
Philip Weinberg———$205,969—
Christina Collins-Berry$192,167$188,012—$153,242$138,766
Maheen Sahoo$184,846————
Hannah Monk$174,506$181,485$154,746——
Thomas Robertson$178,840$176,449$171,729$167,894$160,142

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 15aYes

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1 program · $3.9M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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QUILL.ORG'S mission is to build critical thinking skills through reading and writing activities that focus on current events, 21ST-CENTURY issues, stem curriculum, and ela topics. QUILL.ORG'S newest tool, quill reading for evidence, presents students with a newspaper article or reading passage for students to analyze through a series of…

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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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $40K · 2020–2021
St Ignatius SchoolNY · FY2020$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$4.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.9M
Managementcol C$322K
Fundraisingcol D$328K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.7M
Total assetsLn 16$9.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$816K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$196K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$6.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.7M
SavingsLn 2$3.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.3M
Other assetsLn 15$225
Total assetsLn 16$9.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$816K
Net assetsLn 32$8.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.2M$4.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.8M$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$7.4M$9.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$701K$816K
Net assetsLn 32$6.6M$8.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$678K$394K$149K$135K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.2M$19K$66K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$98K$80K$8K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$182K$148K$15K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$145K$118K$12K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$62K$62K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$75K$75K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$282K$270K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$9K$4K$308
Information technologyLn 14$374K$362K$5K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K$206$254
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$17K$13K$3K$560
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.2M$1.2M$1K$414
InsuranceLn 23$26K$26K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$10K$4K$354
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.5M$3.9M$322K$328K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $7.0M$5.2M$1.8M$9.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.4M$5.0M−$602K$7.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $6.3M$4.5M$1.8M$8.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.3M$4.4M−$60K$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.3M$3.3M$2.0M$6.7M 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 $6,347,316 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $755,771$2,802,606
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,585,157$3,534,824
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,731$9,886
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,345,659$6,347,316
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $20,350$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,682,649$2,426,889
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$75,200
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,702,500$2,028,100
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,405,499$4,530,189
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$59,840$1,817,127
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $6,347,316 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $9,886 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$196,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,606,606
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,802,606
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,534,824$3,534,824
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,534,824 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,886$6,347,316
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,530,189 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $394,325 · Management $148,791 · Fundraising $135,038$678,154
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,239,550 · Management $18,783 · Fundraising $66,053$1,324,386
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $79,777 · Management $8,182 · Fundraising $9,819$97,778
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $148,183 · Management $15,198 · Fundraising $18,238$181,619
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $118,266 · Management $12,130 · Fundraising $14,556$144,952
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $61,900$61,900
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $75,200$75,200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $269,543 · Management $12,335$281,878
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,982 · Management $3,730 · Fundraising $308$13,020
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $361,514 · Management $5,444 · Fundraising $6,804$373,762
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,636 · Management $206 · Fundraising $254$5,096
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $13,112 · Management $3,458 · Fundraising $560$17,130
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,232,236 · Management $1,237 · Fundraising $414$1,233,887
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $26,460$26,460
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,325 · Management $4,288 · Fundraising $354$14,967
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,880,449 · Management $322,142 · Fundraising $327,598$4,530,189
Part X · Balance sheet $9,282,372 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,235,729$1,664,454
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,000,386$3,004,839
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$939,750
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $246,314$333,128
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $84,124$51,716
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,783,728$3,288,260
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $225$225
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,350,506$9,282,372
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $365,013$484,979
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $336,400$331,173
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $701,413$816,152
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,431,380$7,568,426
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $217,713$897,794
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,649,093$8,466,220
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,350,506$9,282,372
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,466,220 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,347,316
XI-2 Total expenses$4,530,189
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,817,127
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,649,093
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,466,220

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