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← BLUE ENGINE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BLUE ENGINE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,302,072
Total expenses
$3,407,227
Contributions and grants received
$687,851
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,607,425
Investment income
$30
Other revenue
$6,766
Total assets, end of year
$818,345
Total liabilities, end of year
$505,558
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$312,787
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,635,705
Management and general expenses
$411,879
Fundraising expenses
$359,643
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,635,705

Program services were 77.4% 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

    $687,851

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SCHOOL CONTRACT REV

    total $1,607,425 · related or exempt $1,607,425

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $30 · excluded $30

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $6,766 · excluded $6,766

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,766

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,154,722 · program services $846,031 · management and general $130,610 · fundraising $178,081

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,414,160 · program services $1,199,665 · management and general $87,231 · fundraising $127,264

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,415 · program services $2,415

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $102,028 · program services $99,475 · management and general $45 · fundraising $2,508

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $176,530 · program services $141,813 · management and general $14,388 · fundraising $20,329

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $88,441 · program services $36,261 · management and general $50,411 · fundraising $1,769

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $115,549 · program services $47,375 · management and general $65,863 · fundraising $2,311

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,723 · program services $1,034 · management and general $1,498 · fundraising $191

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $16,477 · program services $13,237 · management and general $1,343 · fundraising $1,897

  • 17 · Travel

    total $62,966 · program services $53,521 · management and general $1,889 · fundraising $7,556

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $30,970 · program services $24,880 · management and general $2,524 · fundraising $3,566

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,257 · management and general $19,257

  • 24a · Other expenses: RESEARCH AND EVALUATION

    total $114,114 · program services $114,114

  • 24b · Other expenses: COMMUNICATIONS

    total $55,248 · program services $35,911 · management and general $7,735 · fundraising $11,602

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $29,318 · program services $2,051 · management and general $27,267

  • 24d · Other expenses: RECRUITMENT & TRAINING

    total $21,985 · program services $17,661 · management and general $1,792 · fundraising $2,532

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $324 · program services $261 · management and general $26 · fundraising $37

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $250,292 · end of year $441,884

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $341,875 · end of year $61,905

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $771,487 · end of year $165,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $138,577 · end of year $103,902

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $40,316 · end of year $36,789

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

    $350,338

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

    $343,393

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $37,915 · end of year $6,945

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,325 · end of year $1,920

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $167,845 · end of year $105,558

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    end of year $400,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $573,549 · end of year $147,789

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $844,393 · end of year $164,998

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

BLUE ENGINE OPTIMIZES HOW EDUCATORS WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE ENGAGING, INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS MARGINALIZED BY RACISM AND BIAS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OPTIMIZING EDUCATOR COLLABORATION TO CREATE ENGAGING, INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING FOR STUDENTS MARGINALIZED BY RACISM AND BIAS.

  • BLUE ENGINE PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS AND SYSTEMS TO END THE LONG-STANDING PATTERN OF DISPROPORTIONATE STUDENT OUTCOMES BY SHIFTING THE PARADIGM OF "TYPICAL TEACHING AND ELEVATING THE MINDSETS AND SKILLS OF EDUCATORS TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN ACCESS AND ENGAGE IN GRADE-LEVEL LEARNING IN EVERY LESSON. BLUE ENGINE PARTNERSHIPS ARE CENTERED AROUND A SHARED VISION THAT MAXIMIZING GROWTH FOR ALL STUDENTS IS POSSIBLE WHEN TEACHING TO LEARNER VARIABILITY. DURING THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR, BLUE ENGINE WORKED WITH 84 SCHOOLS AND 8 DISTRICT PARTNERS ACROSS 7 REGIONS. AS A RESULT OF THIS WORK, 22,700 STUDENTS LEARNED IN CLASSROOMS SUPPORTED BY BLUE ENGINE-TRAINED EDUCATORS. IN CLASSROOMS SUPPORTED BY BLUE ENGINE, CO-TEACHERS DEVELOPED THE SKILLS AND EXPERTISE THAT ARE NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS, PROMOTE A CULTURE OF HIGH EXPECTATIONS, AND, ULTIMATELY, GAINS IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.

    Expenses $2,635,705 · Revenue $1,607,425

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jessi Brunken

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $231,646
    From this org
    $216,243
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,403
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,243
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,978
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,425
    Filer's total
    $231,646
  • Dominic Wilson

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tom Higbie

    FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mike O'Brien

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ambrose Wooden

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephen Shapiro

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julia Rafal-Baer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nick Ehrmann

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Lear

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emily Criste

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristi Preston

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elandria J Charles

    CHIEF DEV/COMM OFF

    Total calculated
    $165,236
    From this org
    $160,380
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,856
    Hours/week
    40
  • Seth Miran

    VP TALENT & OPS

    Total calculated
    $216,216
    From this org
    $179,470
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,746
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,470
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,425
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,321
    Filer's total
    $216,216
  • Tiffany Galloway

    CHEOF PROGRAM AND PRODUCT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $176,334
    From this org
    $153,714
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,620
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,714
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $885
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,735
    Filer's total
    $176,334
  • Megan Carey

    VP IMPACT/LEARN

    Total calculated
    $179,901
    From this org
    $162,257
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,644
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,257
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,121
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,523
    Filer's total
    $179,901
  • Aisha Chappell

    VP NYC PROG IMPL

    Total calculated
    $164,394
    From this org
    $152,521
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,873
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,521
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,779
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,094
    Filer's total
    $164,394
  • Diana Molpus

    SVP, PRGRM IMPLEMENTATION

    Total calculated
    $157,850
    From this org
    $137,989
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,861
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,989
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,536
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,325
    Filer's total
    $157,850
  • Sarah Fuentes

    DIR PGRM IMPLEMENTATION

    Total calculated
    $129,689
    From this org
    $120,373
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,316
    Hours/week
    40
  • Ray Canada

    ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $153,692
    From this org
    $119,812
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,880
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $119,812
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,414
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,466
    Filer's total
    $153,692
  • Meredith Pasake

    DIRECTOR, LEARNING & DESIGN

    Total calculated
    $116,113
    From this org
    $112,708
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,405
    Hours/week
    40
  • Sergio Jara Arroyos

    SENIOR DIRECTOR, MARKETING & COMM

    Total calculated
    $131,783
    From this org
    $107,989
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,794
    Hours/week
    40

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

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 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

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
2023
Filed
20 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500799349301140

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