Educators Leading the professions mission is to benefit the community served and to promote education, activities, and advancement of education. This is achieved by supporting teachers and public education, enhancing and improving quality of public education, creating and test piloting teaching processes to assist teachers and staff, and to organize and create teaching programs to provide assistance to Educators.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$197K 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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FY2021 · 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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $42K a year · 7% 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
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$197K
to officers and key staff · 45% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 45% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $27K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$35K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$462K
Spent
$435K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$413K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$462K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$462K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$270K
FY2025$246K
Expenses
$435K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$435K
FY2022$913K
FY2023$865K
FY2024$912K
FY2025$292K
Net assets
$413K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$413K
FY2022$723K
FY2023$864K
FY2024$188K
FY2025$141K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2020.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $312K Management & general 7% · $32K Fundraising 21% · $90K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $197K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$197,004Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair & Nsea Executive Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer, Ista
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Isea Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair & Iea Executive Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mea Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Em President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Oea President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dan Burkhalter’s $148K as Executive Director is at the 95th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Dan Burkhalter$147,753$197,004$197,000$197,004$197,004

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

Supports teachers and public education through programs, process development, and quality enhancement.

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1 program · $312K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Supporting teachers and public education, enhancing and improving quality of public education, creating and test piloting teaching processes to assist teachers and staff, and to organize and create teaching programs to provide assistance to educators with credentialed expertise in the field of teaching practices.

$312Kprogram 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$27K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$462K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$462K
Money outPt IX
$435K
Ln 25
Programscol B$312K
Managementcol C$32K
Fundraisingcol D$90K
Owns and owesPt X
$413K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$388K
Total assetsLn 16$447K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$462K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Total revenueLn 12$462K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$388K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$388K
Total assetsLn 16$447K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
Net assetsLn 32$413K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$403K$388K
Total assetsLn 16$403K$447K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K$35K
Net assetsLn 32$385K$413K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$197K$148K$10K$39K
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$51K$51K
Information technologyLn 14$17K$17K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$146K$146K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$435K$312K$32K$90K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $246K$292K−$47K$141K 990 PDF
FY2024 $270K$912K−$641K$188K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$865K$140K$864K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$913K$311K$723K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $462K$435K$27K$413K 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 $462,280 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$462,280
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$462,280
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 $150,924$197,004
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $49,605$237,921
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $200,529$434,925
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$200,529$27,355
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $462,280 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$462,280
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$462,280
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$462,280
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $434,925 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $147,753 · Management $9,850 · Fundraising $39,401$197,004
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $13,656$13,656
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,585$7,585
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $51,073$51,073
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,558$16,558
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,562$1,562
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $146,260$146,260
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,227$1,227
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $312,133 · Management $32,318 · Fundraising $90,474$434,925
Part X · Balance sheet $447,198 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $403,447$388,098
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$59,100
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $403,447$447,198
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,117$34,513
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,117$34,513
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $385,330$412,685
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $385,330$412,685
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $403,447$447,198
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $412,685 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$462,280
XI-2 Total expenses$434,925
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$27,355
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$385,330
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$412,685

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