To teach train and mentor teachers, tutors, and parents in Brain Friendly instructional strategies that improve children's reading, spelling and writing regardless of their age, ability and background.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $88K a year · 25% 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
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $337K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$165K
Spent
$74K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$91K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$165K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$165K
FY2022$285K
FY2023$544K
FY2024$408K
FY2025$370K
Expenses
$74K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$74K
FY2022$172K
FY2023$390K
FY2024$352K
FY2025$342K
Net assets
$91K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$91K
FY2022$202K
FY2023$361K
FY2024$417K
FY2025$444K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2022.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $74K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Kristin Dwyer’s $82K as Executive Director is at the 73rd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022
Kristin Dwyer$82,500$97,183$67,855

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Teaches people the basics of reading.

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1 program · $74K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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To teach the fundamentals of reading

$74Kprogram 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 4 funders$337K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$165K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$165K
Money outPt IX
$74K
Ln 25
Programscol B$74K
Owns and owesPt X
$91K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$86K
Total assetsLn 16$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$165K
Total revenueLn 12$165K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$86K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$86K
Total assetsLn 16$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$91K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 610
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$0$86K
Total assetsLn 16$0$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$91K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$53K$53K$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$932$932$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$510$510$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$750$750$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$74K$74K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $370K$342K$27K$444K 990 PDF
FY2024 $408K$352K$56K$417K 990 PDF
FY2023 $544K$390K$154K$361K 990 PDF
FY2022 $285K$172K$112K$202K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $165K$74K$91K$91K 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 $164,792 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$164,792
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$164,792
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$73,609
I-18 Total expenses$73,609
I-19 Revenue less expenses$91,183
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $164,792 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$164,792
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$164,792
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$164,792
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $73,609 across 8 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $53,293 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$53,293
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $932 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$932
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,295 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,295
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,458 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,458
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,484 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,484
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $510 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$510
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $750 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$750
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,887 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,887
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $73,609 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$73,609
Part X · Balance sheet $91,183 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$85,808
X-4 Accounts receivable$5,375
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$91,183
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$91,183
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$91,183
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $91,183 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$164,792
XI-2 Total expenses$73,609
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$91,183
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$91,183

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