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Curious Learning a Global Literacy Project INC

Tax-deductible

Amesbury, MA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 47-1892766Revenue $2.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRScuriouslearning.orgPo Box 118, 01913-0003 · Amesbury, MATax-exempt since May 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To make sure every child has access to education-regardless of resources or location

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $353K a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$622K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 77% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $75K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$46K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2025▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$676K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2025▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$748K
FY2021$812K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$2.3M
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$118K
FY2021$475K
FY2022$681K
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2015.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $2.0M Management & general 4% · $89K Fundraising 6% · $145K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $622K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Tinsley Galyean
President/Treasurer/Executive Director
$179,991Pt VII · Sec A
Jeffrey Oberlander
VP of Engineering
$179,991Pt VII · Sec A
Stephanie Gottwald
Clerk/Director/VP of Content & Research
$149,993Pt VII · Sec A
Benjamin Burrage
Director of Product
$111,995Pt VII · Sec A
Robin Morris
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nazia Kahlon
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tinsley Galyean’s $180K as President/Treasurer/Executive Director is at the 77th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tinsley Galyean$179,991$161,527$150,000———
Jeffrey Oberlander$179,991$47,856————
Stephanie Gottwald$149,993$143,373$135,000$132,667$131,600$127,333
Tinsley Galyean PHD———$142,667$131,765$127,333
Benjamin Burrage$111,995$102,842————

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

Ensures every child gets an education, no matter their resources or location.

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1 program · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Curated, localized and distributed free, open-source apps that empower everyone to have the opportunity to learn to read.

$2.0Mprogram 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
Once Here FoundationFY2024$75K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$88K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$89K
Fundraisingcol D$145K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$85K
Investment incomeLn 3$88K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1−$6K
SavingsLn 2$2.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K$46K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$519K$435K$34K$50K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$114K$114K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$19K$16K$1K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$50K$40K$4K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$49K$43K$3K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$0$20K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$45K$0$9K$36K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$412K$402K$0$10K
Office expensesLn 13$41K$29K$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$16K$11K$5K$237
InsuranceLn 23$4K$0$4K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$976K$942K$3K$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$2.0M$89K$145K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.0M$2.3M−$220K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.5M$1.7M$717K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$1.1M$1.1M$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.2M$206K$681K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$812K$357K$475K 990 PDF
FY2020 $676K$748K−$71K$118K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,046,190 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,362,950$1,958,588
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $102,731$87,602
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,465,681$2,046,190
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $720,345$752,134
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,028,429$1,513,847
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,748,774$2,265,981
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $716,907−$219,791
Part VI · Governance 6 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,046,190 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,958,588
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$84,959
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,958,588
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$87,602
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $87,602 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,046,190
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,265,981 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $435,110 · Management $34,443 · Fundraising $49,772$519,325
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $114,048 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$114,048
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $16,453 · Management $1,054 · Fundraising $1,494$19,001
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $39,826 · Management $4,433 · Fundraising $6,206$50,465
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $42,717 · Management $2,722 · Fundraising $3,856$49,295
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $19,648 · Fundraising $0$19,648
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $9,250 · Fundraising $35,578$44,828
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $401,528 · Management $0 · Fundraising $10,130$411,658
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $28,526 · Management $5,840 · Fundraising $6,330$40,696
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,370 · Management $4,602 · Fundraising $237$16,209
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $4,439 · Fundraising $0$4,439
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $941,770 · Management $2,844 · Fundraising $31,755$976,369
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,031,348 · Management $89,275 · Fundraising $145,358$2,265,981
Part X · Balance sheet $2,358,118 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $144,329−$5,827
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,436,132$2,337,409
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,243$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $45,904$26,536
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,637,608$2,358,118
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $105,923$46,224
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $105,923$46,224
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,344,822$2,311,894
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,531,685$2,311,894
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,637,608$2,358,118
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,311,894 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,046,190
XI-2 Total expenses$2,265,981
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$219,791
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,531,685
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,311,894

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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