Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2014.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
20 people listed on the 990; $2.2M paid to officers and key staff.
Jean-Claude Brizard’s $428K as President & CEO is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 345 $10–100M international 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
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Claude Brizard | $427,743 | $342,553 | $347,399 | $237,500 | — |
| Kathryn Petrillo-Smith | $283,345 | $263,858 | $241,475 | $245,717 | $230,600 |
| Chaula Gupta | $270,893 | $252,464 | — | — | — |
| Kacey Baker | $264,576 | $217,894 | $165,411 | $165,267 | — |
| Kimberly Ann Smith | $261,900 | — | — | $187,667 | $172,000 |
| Viki Young | $261,802 | $220,562 | $181,525 | — | — |
| Jeremy Roschelle | $260,358 | $240,066 | $222,996 | — | — |
| Dandre J Weaver | $254,052 | $260,164 | $232,882 | — | — |
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
Programs and updates
Advances equitable education systems by integrating research, practice, and technology to empower educators and students with innovative learning tools and collaborative programs.
Questions for Digital Promise Global
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Networks
As a forward-thinking network focused on advancing innovative teaching and learning practices, the league of innovative schools was uniquely positioned to partner with school districts during the COVID-19 crisis.
Learning Sciences Research
Learning sciences research focuses on the why, what, and how of learning, in and out of school. In 2020 digital promise was awarded two prime research grants from the national science foundation, strengthening research on emerging learning technologies, and ai and the future of stem learning: engaging research and practitioner audiences.
Research in Action
Research in action works to transform the relationship between education research and practice. As part of this effort the learner variability project (LVP) and the learner variability navigator (LVN) a web app, seek to uncover evidence-based factors and strategies to meet learners where they are across varied contexts and needs.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
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By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $46.0M | $45.0M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $52.5M | $81.5M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $641K | $640K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $109.4M | $135.1M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $94.9M | $117.9M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $14.5M | $17.2M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $40.8M | $40.8M | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $1.4M | $974K | $402K | $67K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $10.5M | $9.8M | $605K | $114K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $291K | $251K | $37K | $3K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $1.0M | $882K | $151K | $12K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $927K | $779K | $135K | $13K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $196K | $3K | $193K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $81K | $81K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $3.6M | $3.4M | $216K | $2K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $3.9M | $3.6M | $220K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $263K | $263K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $387K | $345K | $36K | $6K |
| TravelLn 17 | $304K | $301K | $3K | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $146K | $146K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $316K | $282K | $30K | $5K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $48K | $48K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $1.2M | $790K | $367K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $8K | $8K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $65.4M | $62.6M | $2.5M | $221K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 6, 2025 | $66.8M | $69.0M | −$2.2M | $42.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 | $58.2M | $60.9M | −$2.8M | $44.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 | $75.6M | $58.9M | $16.7M | $46.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 | $89.3M | $77.5M | $11.8M | $29.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 | $67.4M | $65.4M | $2.0M | $17.2M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $67,375,280 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $67,375,280 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $65,374,247 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $135,056,040 assets, 17 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $17,185,278 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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