To teach mathematics students in high school and college, to create curricular mathematics materials, increase access to mathematices, and cooperate with similar groups.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$42K 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
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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
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$42K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $14K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$865K
+36% vs prior year
Spent
$745K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$316K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$865K
FY2023▲ +36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$291K
FY2021$379K
FY2022$637K
FY2023$865K
FY2024$894K
Expenses
$745K
FY2023▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$252K
FY2021$309K
FY2022$729K
FY2023$745K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$316K
FY2023▲ +61%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$218K
FY2021$288K
FY2022$196K
FY2023$316K
FY2024$159K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · 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 Jul 2019.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $745K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $42K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director, Treasurer
$22,592Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$10,315Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Chairperson of Board
$6,898Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$1,778Pt VII · Sec A

James a Fowler’s $40K as Executive Director, Treasurer is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
James a Fowler$40,000$22,592$20,000
Timothy All$40,000——
Daniel Shapiro$10,000$6,898$20,000
Paul Pollack$15,000$10,315$10,000
John Rickert—$1,778—

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

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1 program · $745K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Organize and operate a summer school for advanced high school mathematics students. The summer school has a regularly scheduled curriculum consisting of courses in mathematics, and specifically a first-year course in number theory.

$745Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$14K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$865K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$764K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$97K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$745K
Ln 25
Programscol B$745K
Owns and owesPt X
$316K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$316K
Total assetsLn 16$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$97K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$764K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$865K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$316K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$316K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$316K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$196K$316K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$196K$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$196K$316K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$42K$42K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$358K$358K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$614$614
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$804$804
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$322K$322K
Total functional expensesLn 25$745K$745K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $894K$1.1M−$157K$159K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $865K$745K$120K$316K 990 PDF
FY2022 $637K$729K−$92K$196K 990 PDF
FY2021 $379K$309K$71K$288K 990 PDF
FY2020 $291K$252K$39K$218K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $864,597 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,184$97,375
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $626,063$764,323
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$2,899
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,263$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $636,510$864,597
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 $312,525$406,354
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $416,215$338,392
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $728,740$744,746
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$92,230$119,851
Part VI · Governance 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $864,597 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$97,375
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$97,375
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $764,323$764,323
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,899$2,899
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $767,222$864,597
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $744,746 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,583$41,583
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $357,783$357,783
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,988$6,988
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,900$1,900
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $614$614
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $804$804
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,396$13,396
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $321,678$321,678
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $744,746 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$744,746
Part X · Balance sheet $315,829 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $195,978$315,829
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $195,978$315,829
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $195,978$315,829
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $195,978$315,829
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $315,829 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$864,597
XI-2 Total expenses$744,746
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$119,851
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$195,978
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$315,829

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