The mission of the Danielson Group is to advance the principles of the framework for teaching by partnering with educators and policy leaders at all levels to strengthen professional practices and promote education policies that elevate teacher development and leadership in service of student learning. Our vision is that each educator and student experiences a safe and inclusive learning environment that promotes joyful inquiry, efficacy, intellectual rigor, and reflection grounded in the framework for teaching.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.2M 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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FY2023 · 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $199K a year · 7% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $886K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.8M
92% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 92% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.9M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$162K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.9M
FY2023▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2024$3.2M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2023▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2024$3.0M
Net assets
$162K
FY2023▼ -74%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$583K
FY2021$623K
FY2023$162K
FY2024$431K
FY2024$699K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2018.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $2.4M Management & general 18% · $543K Fundraising 1% · $37K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $1.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Managing Director
$196,217Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$184,502Pt VII · Sec A
Director Program Development
$170,756Pt VII · Sec A
Director Program Develoment
$150,644Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Director Partnerships
$139,839Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Director Strategy
$137,674Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$124,200Pt VII · Sec A
Project Manager
$117,579Pt VII · Sec A

Mary L Kappes’s $240K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 90th 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Mary L Kappes$239,749————
Jim Furman—$214,241$196,217$198,181$190,000
Lee Kappes—$200,440$184,502——
Brian Johnson$188,251$173,436$150,644$141,633$132,917
Mary Lee Kappes———$176,088$170,000
Dara Stigdon$175,602$154,412$124,200——
Shirley Hall——$170,756$174,403$135,837
Karyn Wright$161,429$149,401$139,839$133,890$126,000

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

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3 programs · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Partnershipsthe danielson group's long-term, multi-dimensional professional learning progams are now informed by the 2022 updated framework for teaching. As a result of partnering with the danielson group, instructional leaders improve their ability to establish and sustain a system and culture of professional learning where teachers…

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Direct to educator service our commitment to providing educators equitable access to a rich body of resources with which to augment their professional learning continues. In 2023 the use of our online courses and educational materials doubled over the prior year and we offered public institutes in detroit, philadelphia, chicago, and las…

$689Kprogram expense
03

Government grants because of funding from the us department of education, the danielson group has launched project pledge, a 5-YEAR program directed at educators whose students, and students' families, speak english as a second language.

$389Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$886K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$587K
Other incomeLn 4–11$298K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$543K
Fundraisingcol D$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$162K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$230K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$587K
Government grantsLn 1e$587K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$298K
Total revenueLn 12$2.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$230K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$230K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K
Other assetsLn 15$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$162K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 69
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$284K$230K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$11K
Total assetsLn 16$580K$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$340K$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$240K$162K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$397K$119K$254K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.3M$77K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$36K$36K$842
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$14K$2K$109
Payroll taxesLn 10$133K$107K$24K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$129K$104K$23K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$14K$3K$225
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$523K$423K$94K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$30K$24K$6K$393
Office expensesLn 13$8K$6K$1K$87
Information technologyLn 14$46K$39K$6K$458
OccupancyLn 16$17K$14K$3K$220
TravelLn 17$138K$112K$25K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$17K$14K$3K$218
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$51K$50K$1K$72
InsuranceLn 23$23K$19K$4K$300
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$11K$15K$163
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$2.4M$543K$37K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $3.2M$2.9M$269K$431K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $2.9M$3.0M−$78K$162K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $2.6M$2.5M$40K$623K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.6M$2.1M$566K$583K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,900,168 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $269,567$587,200
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $715,134$2,014,962
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $48,549$298,006
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,033,250$2,900,168
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $951,276$1,952,993
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $465,014$1,025,276
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,416,290$2,978,269
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$383,040−$78,101
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $2,900,168 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$587,200
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$587,200
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,014,962$2,014,962
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $295,269$295,269
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,737$2,737
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,014,962 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $298,006$2,900,168
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,978,269 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $118,508 · Management $254,477 · Fundraising $23,516$396,501
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,293,824 · Management $77,159$1,370,983
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $35,644 · Management $842$36,486
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,737 · Management $1,995 · Fundraising $109$15,841
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $106,974 · Management $24,478 · Fundraising $1,730$133,182
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $104,208 · Management $23,066 · Fundraising $1,629$128,903
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $14,358 · Management $3,178 · Fundraising $225$17,761
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $422,619 · Management $93,545 · Fundraising $6,608$522,772
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $24,325 · Management $5,566 · Fundraising $393$30,284
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,497 · Management $1,236 · Fundraising $87$7,820
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $38,849 · Management $6,477 · Fundraising $458$45,784
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,625 · Management $3,118 · Fundraising $220$16,963
IX-17 TravelPrograms $111,619 · Management $24,578 · Fundraising $1,736$137,933
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $13,519 · Management $3,093 · Fundraising $218$16,830
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $50,238 · Management $1,008 · Fundraising $72$51,318
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,531 · Management $4,240 · Fundraising $300$23,071
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,133 · Management $14,541 · Fundraising $163$25,837
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,398,208 · Management $542,597 · Fundraising $37,464$2,978,269
Part X · Balance sheet $1,940,974 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $284,437$229,892
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $251,090$345,717
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $24,982$21,446
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,442$11,259
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,065$1,332,660
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $580,016$1,940,974
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $131,586$109,364
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $50,521$136,350
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $157,891$158,343
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,375,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $339,998$1,779,057
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $240,018$161,917
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $240,018$161,917
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $580,016$1,940,974
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $161,917 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,900,168
XI-2 Total expenses$2,978,269
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$78,101
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$240,018
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$161,917

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