Frameworks Institute

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 2002EducationEIN 71-0891642Revenue $6.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSframeworksinstitute.org1333 H Street Nw Ste 700 West, 20005-4754 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Aug 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To identify, conduct, translate, and apply rigorous research that frames the public discourse on social problems in order to advance the nonprofit and public sectors' communications capacity, alignment, and effectiveness.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 13 volunteers and 32 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
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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $400K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.2M
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 99% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $4.7M
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$942K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.0M
-40% vs prior year
Spent
$10.0M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$2.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.0M
FY2025▼ -40%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.5M
FY2021$8.7M
FY2022$6.1M
FY2023$6.2M
FY2024$9.9M
FY2025$6.0M
Expenses
$10.0M
FY2025▲ +0.8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$6.1M
FY2023$7.4M
FY2024$10.0M
FY2025$10.0M
Net assets
$2.9M
FY2025▼ -58%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.2M
FY2021$8.3M
FY2022$8.0M
FY2023$6.9M
FY2024$6.9M
FY2025$2.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2002.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $7.4M Management & general 27% · $2.7M

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

22 people listed on the 990; $2.2M 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
Chief Executive Officer
$426,832Pt VII · Sec A
SVP of Research Interpretation
$281,302Pt VII · Sec A
SVP of Research
$279,905Pt VII · Sec A
SVP of Operations
$273,453Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Advisor
$241,993Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Cultural Strategy
$228,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Research Application
$160,058Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Research
$157,448Pt VII · Sec A

Nathaniel H Kendall-Taylor’s $427K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 99th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nathaniel H Kendall-Taylor$426,832————$313,954
Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor—$402,672$380,879$359,043$339,391—
Moira O'Neil$281,302$265,379$248,975$224,500$194,220$168,718
Andrew R Volmart$279,905—————
Elizabeth Gilcrist$273,453—————
Andrew Volmert—$264,064$247,747$230,854$191,127—
Elizabeth Gilchrist—$256,559$240,733$216,590$188,033$87,035
Julie D Sweetland$241,993—————

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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3 programs · $5.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Health

Frameworks' research has taken place on a wide variety of issue areas, including children's mental and oral healt, tobacco-related health disparities, social determints of healh, the intersection of public health and other sectors, community health, environmental health, health care and public informatics.

$3.4Mprogram expense
02

Children Youth & Families

Frameworks helps nonprofit organizations that serve children and families to discover and document the effects of frames on public views and attitudes, as well as translate the views of experts to their respective publics.

$1.8Mprogram expense
03

Economy and Equality

As income inequality continues to rise, people are paying more attention to its effects on the country's social, economic, and political systems. Discussions about ways to alleviate poverty, reduce inequity, promote economic mobility, and redefining the future of work are permeating policy circles, the media, and scholarly publications…

$638Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · $1.0M · 2020–2023
Yosemite Consulting LLCFY2023$795,000
Leading for KidsCA · FY2020$199,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$10.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.4M
Managementcol C$2.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$2.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$139K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$942K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$131K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$25K
Total revenueLn 12$6.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$116K
SavingsLn 2$23K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$139K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$908K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K
Other assetsLn 15$206K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$942K
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$137K$139K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M$908K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K$29K
Total assetsLn 16$7.8M$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$904K$942K
Net assetsLn 32$6.9M$2.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$83K$83K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.5M$1.0M$470K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.4M$2.4M$1.0M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$164K$104K$59K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$583K$351K$231K
Payroll taxesLn 10$335K$219K$117K
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$131K$25K$105K
Investment management feesLn 11f$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.1M$1.0M$80K
Office expensesLn 13$90K$76K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$115K$84K$31K
OccupancyLn 16$196K$142K$54K
TravelLn 17$480K$448K$33K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$30K$27K$3K
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$25K$18K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$33K$24K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.7M$1.3M$408K
All other expensesLn 24e$39K$39K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.0M$7.4M$2.7M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $6.0M$10.0M−$4.1M$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $9.9M$10.0M−$62K$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.2M$7.4M−$1.3M$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.1M$6.1M−$33K$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.7M$5.8M$2.8M$8.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.5M$5.3M$217K$5.2M 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 $5,952,829 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,071,972$3,335,322
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,676,970$2,614,739
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $162,698−$7,319
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$10,561$10,087
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,901,079$5,952,829
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $835,000$82,934
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,008,221$5,976,466
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,119,559$3,979,739
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,962,780$10,039,139
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$61,701−$4,086,310
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $5,952,829 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $10,087 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$130,646
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,204,676
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,335,322
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,614,739$2,614,739
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,822$17,822
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$25,141−$25,141
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,614,739 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,768$5,952,829
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,039,139 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $82,934$82,934
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,015,244 · Management $469,684$1,484,928
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,396,592 · Management $1,013,171$3,409,763
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $104,254 · Management $59,286$163,540
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $351,290 · Management $231,463$582,753
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $218,594 · Management $116,888$335,482
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $14,288$14,288
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $25,255 · Management $105,428$130,683
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $7,750$7,750
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,037,645 · Management $80,233$1,117,878
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $76,267 · Management $13,286$89,553
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $83,699 · Management $31,213$114,912
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $142,293 · Management $53,649$195,942
IX-17 TravelPrograms $447,825 · Management $32,523$480,348
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $26,832 · Management $2,780$29,612
IX-20 InterestManagement $7,158$7,158
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,461 · Management $6,960$25,421
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $23,646 · Management $8,915$32,561
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,286,322 · Management $408,198$1,694,520
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $39,113$39,113
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,376,266 · Management $2,662,873 · Fundraising $0$10,039,139
Part X · Balance sheet $3,858,343 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$115,933
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $137,182$22,789
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,340,923$2,007,716
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $298,229$442,418
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $77,491$126,816
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $29,139$28,769
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,414,782$908,311
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $520,714$205,591
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,818,460$3,858,343
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $422,484$549,236
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $184,000$303,500
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $297,560$89,548
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $904,044$942,284
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$836,192−$1,027,291
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,750,608$3,943,350
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,914,416$2,916,059
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,818,460$3,858,343
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,916,059 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,952,829
XI-2 Total expenses$10,039,139
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,086,310
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,914,416
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$93,871
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$5,918
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,916,059

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

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