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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by ZEARN.

Totals

Total revenue
$45,280,223
Total expenses
$40,533,895
Contributions and grants received
$12,506,742
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$32,218,831
Investment income
$554,650
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$62,511,129
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,445,998
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$56,065,131
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$35,950,834
Management and general expenses
$4,365,925
Fundraising expenses
$217,136
Program service expenses (Part III)
$35,950,834

Program services were 88.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $12,506,742

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

    total $32,218,831 · related or exempt $32,218,831

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $554,650 · excluded $554,650

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $692,079 · program services $553,663 · management and general $69,208 · fundraising $69,208

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $19,000,004 · program services $16,277,962 · management and general $2,619,448 · fundraising $102,594

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $716,822 · program services $616,998 · management and general $97,563 · fundraising $2,261

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,349,933 · program services $1,164,679 · management and general $180,282 · fundraising $4,972

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,538,368 · program services $1,326,592 · management and general $204,078 · fundraising $7,698

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $195,120 · management and general $195,120

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $48,000 · management and general $48,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,407,144 · program services $4,275,316 · management and general $130,097 · fundraising $1,731

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,066,232 · program services $1,066,232

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $146,061 · program services $110,485 · management and general $19,741 · fundraising $15,835

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,869,858 · program services $1,504,841 · management and general $362,725 · fundraising $2,292

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $345,565 · program services $297,987 · management and general $45,863 · fundraising $1,715

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,404,658 · program services $1,282,633 · management and general $118,253 · fundraising $3,772

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,729,862 · program services $2,727,980 · management and general $1,882

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $114,424 · management and general $114,424

  • 24a · Other expenses: COST OF GOODS SOLD

    total $3,833,225 · program services $3,833,225

  • 24b · Other expenses: STAFF RECRUITMENT AND D

    total $649,026 · program services $560,787 · management and general $84,934 · fundraising $3,305

  • 24c · Other expenses: BUSINESS EXPENSES

    total $427,514 · program services $351,454 · management and general $74,307 · fundraising $1,753

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $851,932 · end of year $3,207,894

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $30,440,688 · end of year $35,075,836

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,200,000 · end of year $2,100,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $6,680,312 · end of year $8,037,612

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $1,059,771

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $594,306 · end of year $531,553

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $18,385

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $3,452

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $9,865 · end of year $14,933

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $3,929,566 · end of year $4,075,019

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $11,118,951 · end of year $8,390,971

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $70,144 · end of year $17,540

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,105,853 · end of year $1,215,583

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $4,499,560 · end of year $5,230,415

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $51,278,704 · end of year $56,065,131

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,647 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

ZEARN IS THE NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO INSPIRE ALL KIDS TO LOVE LEARNING MATH. ZEARN IS BEHIND ZEARN MATH, THE MATH LEARNING PLATFORM USED BY 1 IN 4 ELEMENTARY-SCHOOL AND ONE MILLION MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS NATIONWIDE.

  • ZEARN IS BEHIND ZEARN MATH, THE MATH LEARNING PLATFORM USED BY 1 IN 4 ELEMENTARY-SCHOOL AND ONE MILLION MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS NATIONWIDE. ZEARN MATH OFFERS RESEARCH-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND DYNAMIC DIGITAL LESSONS. ZEARN MATH INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS - INCLUDING 450+ HOURS OF INTERACTIVE DIGITAL LESSONS - ARE FREE FOR TEACHERS AND FAMILIES. ZEARN ALSO OFFERS SCHOOL- AND DISTRICT-WIDE LICENSES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION.

    Expenses $35,950,834 · Revenue $32,218,831

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Shalinee Sharma

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $684,691
    From this org
    $638,056
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,635
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $638,056
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $32,700
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,935
    Filer's total
    $684,691

  • Norman Atkins

    CHAIR AND DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • David Levin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Saltzman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Larry Robbins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Bailey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Judy Wurtzel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shruti Sehra

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Aimee Eubanks

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Greg Gunn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andy Cook

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeff Livingston

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kunjan Narechania

    TREASURER & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $73,965
    From this org
    $73,965
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephanie Ely

    CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $425,947
    From this org
    $375,374
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,573
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $375,374
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $32,700
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,873
    Filer's total
    $425,947

  • Leigha Donovan

    CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $488,987
    From this org
    $438,414
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,573
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $438,414
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $32,700
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,873
    Filer's total
    $488,987

  • Christopher Wong

    CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $485,548
    From this org
    $440,875
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,673
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $440,875
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $32,700
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,973
    Filer's total
    $485,548

  • Neena Hendershott

    CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $420,774
    From this org
    $378,079
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,695
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $378,079
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $32,700
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,995
    Filer's total
    $420,774

  • Ashley Birsic

    CHIEF PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $491,947
    From this org
    $441,374
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,573
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $441,374
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $32,700
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,873
    Filer's total
    $491,947

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4B
THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN AND RECEIVE EMPLOYER PAID AMOUNTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN DEFERRED COMPENSATION: SHALINEE SHARMA - $20,500 457(B) PLAN ASHLEY BIRSIC - $20,500 457(B) PLAN LEIGHA DONOVAN - $20,500 457(B) PLAN STEPHANIE ELY - $20,500 457(B) PLAN NEENA HENDERSHOTT - $20,500 457(B) PLAN CHRISTOPHER WONG - $20,500 457(B) PLAN

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
27 April 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202421279349302217

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