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Lesson Study Alliance

990EZ • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 27-3869694

Jul 01, 2023 to Jun 30, 2024 • Filed on Oct 16, 2024

Organization ProfileLSAlliance.org
5055 S Dorchester Ave Unit 305Chicago, IL 60615-3015

(773) 875-3404

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

72nd percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 72% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

74th percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 74% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

81st percentile

29%

Higher net margin than 81% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$4,500

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 5.8% of source-year revenue.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

86th percentile

55%

Faster asset growth than 86% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

62nd percentile

13%

Faster revenue growth than 62% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets72nd percentile

Assets

Up

$69,378

Up $24,675 (+55%) from 2023

Net Assets

Up

$66,999

Up $22,377 (+50%) from 2023

Liabilities

Up

$2,379

Up $2,298 (+2837%) from 2023

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue74th percentileNet Margin81st percentile

Revenue

Up

$78,191

Up $8,897 (+13%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$55,369

Up $42,636 (+335%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

$22,822

Down $33,739 (-60%) from 2023

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth86th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$100K$50K$0-$50KAssets 2015: $37,473Liabilities 2015: $16,202Net Assets 2015: $21,2712015Assets 2016: $49,854Liabilities 2016: $2,399Net Assets 2016: $47,4552016Assets 2018: $99,674Liabilities 2018: $7,332Net Assets 2018: $92,3422018Assets 2019: $57,928Liabilities 2019: $3,268Net Assets 2019: $54,6602019Assets 2020: $29,692Liabilities 2020: $29,559Net Assets 2020: $1332020Assets 2021: $20,984Liabilities 2021: $29,637Net Assets 2021: -$8,6532021Assets 2022: $17,360Liabilities 2022: $29,269Net Assets 2022: -$11,9092022Assets 2023: $44,703Liabilities 2023: $81Net Assets 2023: $44,6222023Assets 2024: $69,378Liabilities 2024: $2,379Net Assets 2024: $66,9992024Assets 2025: $58,876Liabilities 2025: $20,915Net Assets 2025: $37,9612025

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$69,378
Liabilities$2,379
Net Assets$66,999
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth62nd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2015: $131,608Expenses 2015: $168,744Net Income 2015: -$37,1362015Revenue 2016: $136,502Expenses 2016: $110,606Net Income 2016: $25,8962016Revenue 2018: $95,101Expenses 2018: $74,158Net Income 2018: $20,9432018Revenue 2019: $45,116Expenses 2019: $82,798Net Income 2019: -$37,6822019Revenue 2020: $29,615Expenses 2020: $83,355Net Income 2020: -$53,7402020Revenue 2021: $30,819Expenses 2021: $39,545Net Income 2021: -$8,7262021Revenue 2022: $50,297Expenses 2022: $55,341Net Income 2022: -$5,0442022Revenue 2023: $69,294Expenses 2023: $12,733Net Income 2023: $56,5612023Revenue 2024: $78,191Expenses 2024: $55,369Net Income 2024: $22,8222024Revenue 2025: $7,427Expenses 2025: $25,617Net Income 2025: -$18,1902025

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$78,191
Expenses$55,369
Net Income$22,822
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2024
Signed
Oct 16, 2024
Return Version
2023v5.1
Gross Receipts
$78,291
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To enhance the professional lives of teachers and the academic lives of students by promoting and supporting the effective use of Lesson Study. Provide professional development to teachers.

Teacher professional development Educational

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Coaching final comments and other support for research lessons benefitting approx 90 teachers and 2160 students.$0$18,650
Provide a 10-week course on Teaching Through Problem-solving TTP for 18 Waukegan teachers. Also benefitting: approx 672 students.$0$17,000
Summer workshops providing training in TTP and Lesson Study benefitting 24 teachers and approx. 576 students.$0$9,600
Other speaking consulting engagements$0$4,002
Develop and support LessonNote a free iPad application for lesson observation along with the companion web application LessonNote Pro. Approx 3680 downloads 7 1 23 - 6 30 24$0$2,129
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Akihiko TakahashiPresident And TreasurerPT$4,500-$4,500
Thomas McDougalExecutive DirectorPT$1,500-$1,500
Joshua LernerSecretary-$0--
Catherine LewisDirector-$0--
Tadanobu WatanabeDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Lesson Study Alliance
EIN
27-3869694
In Care Of
% Thomas McDougal
Address
5055 S Dorchester Ave Unit 305, CHICAGO, IL 60615-3015

Signing Officer

Name
Thomas McDougal
Title
Executive Director
Signed
2024-10-16
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 8

“| Other Revenues:, Amount:| Revenue associated with managing IMPULS program registrations, $7238|”

Part I, line 16

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Travel $2,502; Conferences $360; Bank fees $559; Information technology $1,074; LessonNote development & operating not incl. subcontractors $1,073; Insurance $1,368; Licenses & fees $49; Other $122, $7107|”

Part I, line 20

“| Explanation:, Amount:| Adjustment to prev. year net assets: unaccounted liability to Tom for conference expense: $445, $-445|”

Part II, line 24

“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Accounts receivable, $2640, $36350| Notebooks inventory, $10308, $10208|”

Part II, line 26

“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Accounts payable, $0, $1860| Fiscal agent liability, $0, $400| Credit card balance, $81, $119|”

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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Travel $2,502; Conferences $360; Bank fees $559; Information technology $1,074; LessonNote development & operating not incl. subcontractors $1,073; Insurance $1,368; Licenses & fees $49; Other $122, $7107|
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2| Explanation:, Amount:| Adjustment to prev. year net assets: unaccounted liability to Tom for conference expense: $445, $-445|
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Accounts receivable, $2640, $36350| Notebooks inventory, $10308, $10208|
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Accounts payable, $0, $1860| Fiscal agent liability, $0, $400| Credit card balance, $81, $119|
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2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$69,378
Liabilities
$2,379
Net assets
$66,999
Revenue
$78,191
Expenses
$55,369
Net income
$22,822
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.59$0.21$0.38$0.07$0.26$0.18
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.69$0.02$0.67$0.78$0.55$0.23
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.45$0.00$0.45$0.69$0.13$0.57
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.17$0.29$0.12$0.50$0.55$0.05
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.21$0.30$0.09$0.31$0.40$0.09
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.30$0.30$0.00$0.30$0.83$0.54
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.58$0.03$0.55$0.45$0.83$0.38
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.00$0.07$0.92$0.95$0.74$0.21
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.50$0.02$0.47$1.37$1.11$0.26
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.37$0.16$0.21$1.32$1.69$0.37