Diverse Learners Cooperative

Tax-deductible

Brentwood, TN501(c)(3)EducationEIN 83-2190296Revenue $957K in FY2025

On file with the IRS8011 Brooks Chapel Rd Unit 3083, 37024-3819 · Brentwood, TNTax-exempt since Jun 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Diverse Learners Cooperative connects teachers and leaders with professional learning, resources, and networks that leverage best practices for diverse learners and increase teacher retention.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$109K 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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FY2025 · 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
IRS Pub. 78
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $94K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$109K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 87% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $400K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$957K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$841K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$517K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$957K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$451K
FY2022$643K
FY2023$697K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$957K
Expenses
$841K
FY2025▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$371K
FY2022$546K
FY2023$795K
FY2024$728K
FY2025$841K
Net assets
$517K
FY2025▲ +29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$124K
FY2022$224K
FY2023$127K
FY2024$402K
FY2025$517K

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

Form 990 (PDF) Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated. Listed in IRS Pub. 78 (as of October 2026). Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2019.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $635K Management & general 20% · $170K Fundraising 4% · $36K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $109K 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
Executive Director
$108,955Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (eff. Nov. 2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (eff. Nov. 2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (thru May 2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (thru Jan. 2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brooke Allen’s $109K as Executive Director is at the 87th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Brooke Allen$108,955$110,793$102,781$95,815—
Brooke————$92,665

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

Connects educators with learning, resources, and networks to support diverse learners and keep teachers in the profession.

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1 program · $635K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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In the last year, the diverse learners cooperative engaged 77 schools and 695 teachers in learning opportunities focused on the needs of students with disabilities and multilingual learners.

$635Kprogram 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
New Schools FundFY2024$150K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$400K
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $26K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$11,850
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,050
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,600

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$957K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$511K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$445K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$841K
Ln 25
Programscol B$635K
Managementcol C$170K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$517K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$426K
Total assetsLn 16$534K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$511K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$445K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$957K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$219K
SavingsLn 2$207K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$426K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$534K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
Net assetsLn 32$517K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 60
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$262K$426K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$627K$534K
LiabilitiesLn 26$225K$17K
Net assetsLn 32$402K$517K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$12K$12K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$123K$49K$49K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$356K$341K$14K$939
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$10K$519
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$31K$3K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$70K$48K$22K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$27K$27K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$8K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$13K$1K$11K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$16K$12K$4K
TravelLn 17$19K$18K$26
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$85K$81K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$841K$635K$170K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $957K$841K$116K$517K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$728K$275K$402K 990 PDF
FY2023 $697K$795K−$97K$127K 990 PDF
FY2022 $643K$546K$97K$224K 990 PDF
FY2021 $451K$371K$80K$124K 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 $956,895 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $606,037$510,817
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $396,723$444,864
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$2,849
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0−$1,635
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,002,760$956,895
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,500$11,850
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $485,217$538,245
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $3,079$8,140
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $236,268$282,878
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $728,064$841,113
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $274,696$115,782
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $956,895 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,540
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$507,277
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,639
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$510,817
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $444,864$444,864
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,849$2,849
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$1,635−$1,635
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $444,864 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,214$956,895
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $841,113 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $11,850$11,850
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,123 · Management $49,123 · Fundraising $24,566$122,812
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $341,123 · Management $13,542 · Fundraising $939$355,604
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,542 · Management $519$10,061
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,223$14,223
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,764 · Management $3,447 · Fundraising $1,334$35,545
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,925$27,925
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $8,140$8,140
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $48,024 · Management $22,355$70,379
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $26,817$26,817
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,979 · Management $2,156$10,135
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,089 · Management $10,507 · Fundraising $1,291$12,887
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,338 · Management $4,112$16,450
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,483 · Management $26$18,509
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,379$9,379
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,250$3,250
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,931$1,931
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $81,362 · Management $3,854$85,216
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $635,279 · Management $169,564 · Fundraising $36,270$841,113
Part X · Balance sheet $534,219 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $262,070$218,502
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$207,115
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $336,158$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,463$100,251
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,816$122
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,479$6,229
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,000$2,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $626,986$534,219
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,287$16,738
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $200,000$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $225,287$16,738
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $65,541$504,981
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $336,158$12,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $401,699$517,481
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $626,986$534,219
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $517,481 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$956,895
XI-2 Total expenses$841,113
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$115,782
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$401,699
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$517,481

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