Unbounded Learning INC EIN 47-5223320

Unbounded Learning INC FY2021 filing

EIN  47-5223320 Public charity (501(c)(3)) New York, NY Founded 2015
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Empowers educators with engaging, affirming instruction to meet every student's needs.
Leadership
Lacey Robinson · President and CEO · $332K
Money in and out
$11.7M revenue, $9.7M expenses
Bottom line
81% program efficiency

Empowers educators with engaging, affirming instruction to meet every student's needs. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $11.7M in revenue, $9.7M in expenses, and $5.8M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$11.7M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$9.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$5.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $1.9M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
81%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
10.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+17%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$11.7M
FY2021▼ -18%
Expenses
$9.7M
FY2021▼ -20%
Total assets
$10.2M
FY2021▲ +46%
Total liabilities
$4.4M
FY2021▲ +41%
Total revenue
$11.7M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$9.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$5.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1.9M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$10.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B81%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $7.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Primarily funded by philanthropic partners, unbounded utilized funding in the following areas: 1) expansion of programmatic operations and strategy to scale research & evaluation, distribution, and program development, 2) provide middle school math services to participating districts in the mila program to transform school leaders to…

$5.2Mprogram expense
02

Virtual Summit

Unbounded's interactive two-day virtual summit for teachers, coaches, and leaders emphasizes instructional planning in the complex era COVID-19 and amidst a historical anti-racist movement.

$2.1Mprogram expense
03

Our two cohort programs, the system leader academy and the equity influencer residency, work in tandem to build a system's capacity by training cohorts of leaders who become change agents for supporting effective, equity-focused instructional practices.

$557Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CUnbounded Learning INC
EINHdr · item D47-5223320
Principal addressHdr · item CNew York, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.unbounded.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2015
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President and CEO
$331,500Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer/COO
$277,917Pt VII · Sec A
Advisory, Technology - Thru Oct 2021
$245,771Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Academic Officer-Thru Jan 2021
$213,750Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Chief, Program Desi
$197,892Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Chief Program Officer
$188,583Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Chief, Program Implementation & Delivery
$183,517Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Chief, Program Design and Dev - Thru Sept 2
$176,610Pt VII · Sec A

Lacey Robinson’s $529K as President and CEO is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3682 $10–100M 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lacey Robinson$528,585$455,177$404,767$364,831$331,500$296,024
Arun Ramanathan$451,273
Laura Smith$343,292$326,474$320,078$267,674$277,917$284,124
Nadya Dabby$336,390$172,129
Kate Gerson$323,993
Monica Vasquez$322,952$310,617$292,234$189,313
Kristen Ehlman$287,284$272,770$269,356$223,344$188,583$175,648
Nolan Highbaugh$268,198

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$7.5M · 64%
Program service revenue$4.2M · 36%
Contributions & grants64%$7.5M
Program service revenue36%$4.2M
Investment income$202
— government grantsLn 1e$645K
Total revenueLn 12$11.7M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.03
Program services81%$7.9M
Management & general17%$1.6M
Fundraising3%$257K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.7M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$8.4M
Total assetsLn 16$10.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4.4M
Total net assetsLn 32$5.8M
Months of cash on handcomputed10.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $8.4M · Operating expenses/yr $9.7M
10.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $7.9M · Total expenses $9.7M
81%
Management & General
Management & general $1.6M · Total expenses $9.7M
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $257K · Total expenses $9.7M
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $381K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $6.1M
$0.06 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $7.5M · Total revenue $11.7M
64%
Government reliance
Government grants $645K · Total revenue $11.7M
6%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $4.2M · Total revenue $11.7M
36%
Investment reliance
Investment income $202 · Total revenue $11.7M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $4.2M · Total expenses $9.7M
43%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $11.7M · Prior year $14.3M
-18%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $5.8M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $11.7M · Expenses $9.7M
+17%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $10.2M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $5.8M · Total assets $10.2M
57%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $10.2M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lacey Robinson · Reported title PRESIDENT AND CEO · Highest reported compensation $332K · Total expenses $9.7M
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $5.8M · Total expenses $9.7M
60%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 81%
Overhead ratio 17%
Fundraising cost ratio 3%
Revenue growth -18%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$9.3M
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$30.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$26.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$34.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$11.7M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$14.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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