Civic Intelligence

Research for Better Schools Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 23-6411869

Dec 01, 2017 to Nov 30, 2018 • Filed on Oct 15, 2019

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1500 Centre Square East-Philadelphia, PA 19102

(215) 985-2500

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2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

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$150M$100M$50M$0-$50MAssets 2013: $1,111,314Liabilities 2013: $134,532Net Assets 2013: $976,7822013Assets 2014: $932,766Liabilities 2014: $196,320Net Assets 2014: $736,4462014Assets 2015: $573,055Liabilities 2015: $215,300Net Assets 2015: $357,7552015Assets 2016: $0Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $0Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $0Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $02018Assets 2021: $10,491,319Liabilities 2021: $10,567,276Net Assets 2021: -$75,9572021Assets 2022: $22,062,860Liabilities 2022: $21,694,744Net Assets 2022: $368,1162022Assets 2023: $87,208,530Liabilities 2023: $101,150,901Net Assets 2023: -$13,942,3712023Assets 2024: $91,801,504Liabilities 2024: $107,043,757Net Assets 2024: -$15,242,2532024

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2018

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$40M$20M$0-$20M-$40MExpenses 2013: $1,162,0642013Revenue 2014: $831,255Expenses 2014: $1,113,513Net Income 2014: -$282,2582014Revenue 2015: $699,044Expenses 2015: $1,070,091Net Income 2015: -$371,0472015Revenue 2016: $295,911Expenses 2016: $624,812Net Income 2016: -$328,9012016Revenue 2017: $0Expenses 2017: $0Net Income 2017: $02017Revenue 2018: $0Expenses 2018: $0Net Income 2018: $02018Revenue 2021: $470,008Expenses 2021: $545,965Net Income 2021: -$75,9572021Revenue 2022: $10,733,324Expenses 2022: $10,289,251Net Income 2022: $444,0732022Revenue 2023: $2,476,407Expenses 2023: $26,889,259Net Income 2023: -$24,412,8522023Revenue 2024: $6,056,524Expenses 2024: $7,356,406Net Income 2024: -$1,299,8822024

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2018

Revenue$0
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Filing Period
Dec 1, 2017 to Nov 30, 2018
Signed
Oct 15, 2019
Return Version
2017v2.3
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Rbs' mission is to help schools & other education organizations to improve student learning,teacher content & pedagogical knowledge, & effectiveness. Rbs carries out this mission by developing & delivering high quality, useful & evidence-based services & products. Effective june, 2016 research for better schools merged with public health management corporation.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
ANALYZE, INTERPRET AND DISSEMINATE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AND DEVLOP CURRICULUM PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS. EFFECTIVE JUNE, 2016 RESEARCH FOR BETTER SCHOOLS MERGED WITH PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT CORPORATION.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
RICHARD J COHENDirector-$0--
MICHAEL K PEARSONDirector-$0--
MARINO A PULITIDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Research for Better Schools Inc
EIN
23-6411869
Phone
2159852500
Address
1500 CENTRE SQUARE EAST-, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102

Signing Officer

Name
Marino Puliti
Title
CFO, Phmc
Phone
2159852500
Signed
2019-10-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Bbd Llp
Address
1835 MARKET STREET 3RD FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
Preparer
Jennifer Solot
Phone
2155677770
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Filings

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2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

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Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$91.8$107$15.2$6.06$7.36$1.30
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$87.2$101$13.9$2.48$26.9$24.4
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$22.1$21.7$0.37$10.7$10.3$0.44
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$10.5$10.6$0.08$0.47$0.55$0.08
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.30$0.62$0.33
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.57$0.22$0.36$0.70$1.07$0.37
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.93$0.20$0.74$0.83$1.11$0.28
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.11$0.13$0.98$1.16