Liabilities / Assets
80th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 80% of similar nonprofits.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
80th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 80% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
72nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 72% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
71st percentile
Higher net margin than 71% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 24.3% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Assets
$12,333
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$10,449
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
$1,884
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
$63,990
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
$54,349
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Income
$9,641
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
To make high-quality literacy materials accessible to teachers and the general public for the advancement of education.
EDUCATION
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| CONTINUE TO EXPAND THE OPERATIONS, ADDING MORE CURRICULUM, ENHANCING THE TECHNOLOGY ON ITS WEBSITE, AND REACHING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TEACHER USERS WITH HIGH-QUALITY, FREE LITERACY MATERIALS FOR GRADES 5-12 | - | $25,415 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARAH MIELBYE | Director | PT | $14,000 | $1,548 | $15,548 |
| MICHELLE BROWN | President CEO | FT | $0 | - | - |
| JAMES PATRICK BROWN | Treasurer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| BEINING ZHANG | Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
“MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 296”
“Travel 1,655”
“Conferences, conventions, and meetings 2,244”
“Supplies 1,609”
“Program expenses 2,968”
“Licenses 2,105”
“Payroll expenses 233”
“Payroll taxes 1,071”
“Bank fees 44”
“Marketing expenses 304”
“Recruiting expenses 429”
“Insurance 641”
“Software expenses 66”
“Email communication 214”
“Web hosting 314”
“Miscellaneous expenses 58”
“Business registration 222”
“Education 100”
“Advertising 45”
“Restate balance sheet of beginning of the year 403”
“PLEDGES RECEIVABLE Beginning of year 550, End of year 11,009”
“ACCOUNTS PAYABLE Beginning of year 1,936, End of year 1,884”
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