Qm Quality Matters FY2022 filing

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Annapolis, MD501(c)(3)Since 2014EducationEIN 46-5503339

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.1M 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 $476K a year · 7% 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
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.9M
48% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 48% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.2M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$7.0M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$4.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$7.2M
FY2022▼ -4%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.5M
FY2021$7.5M
FY2022$7.2M
FY2023$6.8M
FY2024$5.9M
Expenses
$7.0M
FY2022▲ +12%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.8M
FY2021$6.3M
FY2022$7.0M
FY2023$6.9M
FY2024$6.5M
Net assets
$4.2M
FY2022▲ +3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$3.6M

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 Jun 2020.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $6.4M Management & general 10% · $674K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$302,681Pt VII · Sec A
CFO/Senior Operations Director
$169,397Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Prof Dev. & Consulting
$129,649Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Programs & Services
$121,722Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Research and Innovation
$116,780Pt VII · Sec A
K-12 Program Director
$111,593Pt VII · Sec A
Director of IT Services
$100,415Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (see Schedule O)
$16,860Pt VII · Sec A

Deborah Adair’s $310K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 96th 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
Deborah Adair$309,550$309,031$302,681$246,862$187,730
Thomas Claffey$186,702$181,956$169,397$146,019$132,757
Bethany Simunich$140,080$135,620$116,780$113,511$112,231
Brenda Boyd$137,214$132,951$129,649$125,532$129,583
Yaping Gao—$130,058$121,722$117,341$125,452
Christine Voelker—$113,083$111,593$107,489$112,883
Racheal Brooks$111,610————
Melissa Poole$107,359$103,821———

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

Provides tools and processes to evaluate and improve the quality of online and blended course design for colleges and universities.

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1 program · $6.4M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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With 2,551 current subscribers ranging from four-year colleges and universities to technical and community colleges to other academic organizations, quality matters is the leading provider of tools and processes used to evaluate quality in course design.

$6.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25K
Money outPt IX
$7.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.4M
Managementcol C$674K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.3M
Total assetsLn 16$8.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$30
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Total revenueLn 12$7.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6.2M
SavingsLn 2$100K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$8.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.9M
Net assetsLn 32$4.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 541
VolunteersI 61
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$6.4M$6.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$21K
Total assetsLn 16$8.2M$8.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.0M$3.9M
Net assetsLn 32$4.1M$4.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$542K$158K$383K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.0M$3.0M$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$101K$95K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$501K$447K$54K
Payroll taxesLn 10$260K$231K$29K
Legal feesLn 11b$32K$7K$25K
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$6K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$293K$242K$51K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$81K$64K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$52K$41K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$92K$73K$19K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$4K$16K
TravelLn 17$984$776$208
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$280K$274K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$92K$92K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$11K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.5M$1.5M$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$99K$87K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.0M$6.4M$674K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $5.9M$6.5M−$522K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.8M$6.9M−$145K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $7.2M$7.0M$133K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.5M$6.3M$1.2M$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.5M$5.8M$1.7M$2.9M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,163,014 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $19,080 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$24,563
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$24,563
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,088,089 · Unrelated business $25,500$7,113,589
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $30$30
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $5,752$5,752
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,107,169 · Unrelated business $25,500 · Excluded from tax $5,782$7,163,014
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,030,008 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $158,304 · Management $383,429$541,733
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,001,051 · Management $1,891$3,002,942
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $95,047 · Management $6,119$101,166
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $446,996 · Management $54,044$501,040
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $231,452 · Management $28,802$260,254
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $6,708 · Management $25,234$31,942
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,271 · Management $23,592$29,863
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $242,475 · Management $50,575$293,050
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $63,610 · Management $16,909$80,519
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $41,007 · Management $10,898$51,905
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $72,986 · Management $19,401$92,387
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,380 · Management $16,477$20,857
IX-17 TravelPrograms $776 · Management $208$984
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $273,728 · Management $6,543$280,271
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $91,575$91,575
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,187 · Management $2,974$14,161
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,521,282 · Management $15,479$1,536,761
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $87,117 · Management $11,481$98,598
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,355,952 · Management $674,056 · Fundraising $0$7,030,008
Part X · Balance sheet $8,162,283 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,255,247$6,218,859
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $100,049$100,079
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $497,258$345,057
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $27,418$11,617
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $111,330$116,646
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,279$20,858
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1,143,333$1,346,667
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,416$2,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,152,330$8,162,283
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $303,044$317,956
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,868,408$2,905,443
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $875,000$700,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,046,452$3,923,399
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,105,878$4,238,884
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,105,878$4,238,884
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,152,330$8,162,283
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,238,884 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,163,014
XI-2 Total expenses$7,030,008
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$133,006
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,105,878
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,238,884

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