Modern Classrooms Project INC

Tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 2018Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 82-5421304Revenue $13.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRSmodernclassrooms.org15 14th St Se, 20003-1512 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Nov 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Modern Classrooms Project empowers educators to redesign their Classrooms to support each student's learning. In 2020, we offered in- person workshops and interactive online courses that help teachers implement our core, research-based practices: blended instruction: teachers create high-quality instructional videos to replace in-class lectures. This allows students to learn at their own paces and frees up teachers to provide targeted individual and small-group support in class. Self-paced structures: teachers design self-paced classroom structures, which allow students to control their own learning while meeting essential learning objectives and deadlines. We focus in particular on strategies that teachers can use to motivate students and foster authentic student- student collaboration. Mastery-based grading: teachers build mastery-based assessments, which give students credit only when they've demonstrated full understanding of content and skills. In particular, we help teachers

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 6 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.7M a year · 23% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.9M
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 61% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $150K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$13.8M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$11.3M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$10.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$13.8M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$7.8M
FY2024$12.4M
FY2025$13.8M
Expenses
$11.3M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$630K
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2024$10.9M
FY2025$11.3M
Net assets
$10.0M
FY2025▲ +34%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$963K
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$5.0M
FY2024$7.5M
FY2025$10.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 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 Nov 2018.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $10.4M Management & general 4% · $469K Fundraising 4% · $438K

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

25 people listed on the 990; $1.9M 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
$271,581Pt VII · Sec A
$232,891Pt VII · Sec A
$232,689Pt VII · Sec A
$186,109Pt VII · Sec A
$158,995Pt VII · Sec A
$141,288Pt VII · Sec A
$136,394Pt VII · Sec A
$135,061Pt VII · Sec A

Kareem Farah - Chief’s $272K as Executive of is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kareem Farah - Chief$271,581$205,656$205,656$141,929—
Robert Barnett - Chief$232,891$202,032——$57,200
Aubrey White - President and$232,689————
Aubrey White - Chief—$210,513———
Robert Barnett——$202,032$108,979—
Lary Whitten - Head of National$186,109————
James Edmond JR - Vice President of$158,995————
Annie Cole - Vice President of—$149,252———

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers educators to redesign classrooms for student-centered learning through blended instruction and self-paced structures.

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3 programs · $8.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Curriculum solutions through the MCP'S curriculum solutions program, the modern classrooms project works with partner schools and districts to support their implementation of high-quality curricula through the MCP model.

$3.9Mprogram expense
02

Virtual mentorship program this is our flagship program. Educators from around the world enroll in an online course, through which they work hand-in-hand with one of MCP'S expert educators to design blended, self-paced, mastery-based instructional materials of their own.

$2.8Mprogram expense
03

Partnership development the modern classrooms project continuously evaluates the effectiveness of its programs and products to ensure it delivers its intended results through an ongoing process of collecting and analyzing data.

$2.3Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$150K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$148K
Money outPt IX
$11.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$10.4M
Managementcol C$469K
Fundraisingcol D$438K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.9M
Total assetsLn 16$11.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$515K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$148K
Other incomeLn 4–11$782
Gains on assetsLn 7$63K
Total revenueLn 12$13.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.4M
SavingsLn 2$426K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.0M
Total assetsLn 16$11.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$10.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$3.4M$4.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M$4.0M
Total assetsLn 16$8.3M$11.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$793K$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$7.5M$10.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.7M$1.5M$123K$112K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.7M$3.5M$121K$145K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$102K$93K$4K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$376K$344K$16K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$402K$367K$17K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$65K$65K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$108K$108K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.1M$3.0M$45K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$169K$169K$208$112
Office expensesLn 13$114K$94K$12K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$520K$456K$53K$11K
TravelLn 17$423K$418K$457$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$368K$368K$103
InsuranceLn 23$18K$14K$3K$569
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$146K$134K$10K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.3M$10.4M$469K$438K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $13.8M$11.3M$2.5M$10.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $12.4M$10.9M$1.6M$7.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $7.8M$4.6M$3.1M$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.1M$2.1M$918K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$630K$533K$963K 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 $13,826,909 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,063,408$11,066,615
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,279,169$2,611,405
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $93,506$148,107
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,115$782
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,439,198$13,826,909
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,821,284$6,307,459
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $106,560$107,520
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,922,424$4,913,906
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,850,268$11,328,885
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,588,930$2,498,024
Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $13,826,909 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,827 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,066,615
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$515,168
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,066,615
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,609,360$2,609,360
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $85,460$85,460
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $62,647$62,647
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,611,405 · Excluded from tax $148,889$13,826,909
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,328,885 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,454,621 · Management $122,597 · Fundraising $112,254$1,689,472
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,473,235 · Management $120,724 · Fundraising $144,535$3,738,494
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $92,755 · Management $4,192 · Fundraising $4,572$101,519
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $343,551 · Management $15,528 · Fundraising $16,933$376,012
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $367,260 · Management $16,600 · Fundraising $18,102$401,962
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $64,822$64,822
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $107,520$107,520
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,037,441 · Management $45,193 · Fundraising $5,644$3,088,278
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $168,777 · Management $208 · Fundraising $112$169,097
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $93,500 · Management $11,702 · Fundraising $9,128$114,330
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $455,906 · Management $53,110 · Fundraising $10,782$519,798
IX-17 TravelPrograms $417,579 · Management $457 · Fundraising $5,360$423,396
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $367,618 · Fundraising $103$367,721
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,850 · Management $3,443 · Fundraising $569$17,862
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $133,567 · Management $9,529 · Fundraising $2,751$145,847
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,496 · Management $1,259$2,755
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,421,156 · Management $469,364 · Fundraising $438,365$11,328,885
Part X · Balance sheet $11,268,387 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,448,611$4,448,173
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $941,868$425,760
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,486,174$2,031,240
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $376,367$169,104
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$16,863
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $219,071$162,987
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,779,701$4,014,260
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,251,792$11,268,387
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $414,865$652,811
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $378,238$654,706
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $793,103$1,307,517
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,626,379$7,812,113
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,832,310$2,148,757
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,458,689$9,960,870
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,251,792$11,268,387
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,960,870 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$13,826,909
XI-2 Total expenses$11,328,885
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,498,024
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,458,689
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,157
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,960,870

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

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