Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 82-2674800 • 501(c)3 • Harrisburg, PA
Profile
The comet foundation was established as an organization to provide personal learning experience not only to the individual student but to the entire family. The foundation's focus is towards students with special needs.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
61st percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
99th percentile
Higher net margin than 99% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
No filing with officer rows is available for this organization yet.
Asset Growth
71st percentile
Faster asset growth than 71% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
100th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 100% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$279,042
Up $2,180 (+0.8%) from 2023
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2023
Net Assets
Up$279,042
Up $2,180 (+0.8%) from 2023
Revenue
Down$2,195
Down $30,004 (-93%) from 2023
Expenses
Flat$15
Flat from 2023
Net Income
Down$2,180
Down $30,004 (-93%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
The comet foundation was established as an organization to provide personal learning experience not only to the individual student but to the entire family. The foundation's focus is towards students with special needs.
The comet foundation was established as an organization to provide personal learning experience not only to the individual student, but to the entire family. Working closely with commonwealth charter academy, the foundation's main focus is towards students with special needs, specifically, autism.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| THE COMET FOUNDATION TAKES ITS CUE FROM THE PRINCIPLES OF "MASS CUSTOMIZED LEARNING" (MCL) AS DESCRIBED IN INEVITABLE TOO!, AUTHORED BY CHARLES SCHWALM AND BEATRICE MCGARVEY. MCL'S PRINCIPLE IDEA IS TO MOVE AWAY FROM TEACHING TO LEARNING; STUDENTS BECOME LEARNERS, TEACHERS ARE LEARNING FACILITATORS, AND CLASSROOMS ARE LEARNING COMMUNITIES. STUDENTS ARE STEERED TOWARD A PATH WHERE CURRICULUM IS CAREER FOCUSED RATHER THAN COLLEGE FOCUSED. IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT THIS STRATEGY, THE COMET FOUNDATION WILL WORK ON RAISING FUNDS, FORMULATING STRATEGIES TO FORM BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS, CONDUCT CAREER ASSESSMENTS FOR EVERY LEARNER, DETERMINE APPROPRIATE INTERNSHIPS AND/OR JOB EXPERIENCES, AND SUPPORT INNOVATIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR UNDERSERVED STUDENTS PARTICULARLY THOSE EXPERIENCING THE CHALLENGES OF AUTISM. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE COMET FOUNDATION IS TO EQUIP AUTISTIC STUDENTS WITH THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO LEAD SUCCESSFUL LIVES AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, THE COMET FOUNDATION WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH COMMONWEALTH CHARTER ACADEMY STAFF TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL CAREERS. WITH THIS PARTNERSHIP, THE COMET FOUNDATION HOPES TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF ITS STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY. | $0 | $15 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RALPH DYER | President Through January | - | $0 | - | - |
| MICHAEL WILSON | Vice President | - | $0 | - | - |
| SHARON PALLOTTA | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| CHRISTINE HAKES | Treasurer Through November | - | $0 | - | - |
“Description: investment income. Amount: 1,945.”
“Description: fees. Amount: 15.”
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| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt | 0 | THE COMET FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED AS AN ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE PERSONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE NOT ONLY TO THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT, BUT TO THE ENTIRE FAMILY. WORKING CLOSELY WITH COMMONWEALTH CHARTER ACADEMY, THE FOUNDATION'S MAIN FOCUS IS TOWARDS STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, SPECIFICALLY, AUTISM. |
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