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← ALLIANCE FOR DECISION EDUCATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ALLIANCE FOR DECISION EDUCATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,777,740
Total expenses
$6,893,379
Contributions and grants received
$10,167,294
Grants paid
$304,489
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$602,710
Other revenue
$7,736
Total assets, end of year
$19,312,393
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,182,165
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$18,130,228
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,549,655
Management and general expenses
$1,247,683
Fundraising expenses
$1,096,041
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,549,655

Program services were 66.0% 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

    $10,167,294

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $111,673

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $602,710 · related or exempt $602,710

  • 11a · Other revenue: ADMINISTRATIVE FEES

    total $5,582 · related or exempt $5,582

  • 11b · Other revenue: CREDIT CARD REDEMPTIONS

    total $2,154 · related or exempt $2,154

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $7,736

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $92,667 · program services $92,667

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $201,822 · program services $201,822

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $10,000 · program services $10,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $246,424 · program services $123,211 · management and general $98,570 · fundraising $24,643

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,582,531 · program services $2,265,694 · management and general $640,494 · fundraising $676,343

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $152,340 · program services $98,458 · management and general $30,589 · fundraising $23,293

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $708,196 · program services $448,046 · management and general $154,145 · fundraising $106,005

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $319,842 · program services $199,532 · management and general $61,681 · fundraising $58,629

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $261,647 · program services $195,185 · management and general $61,249 · fundraising $5,213

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,175 · program services $11,014 · management and general $3,835 · fundraising $326

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $25,158 · program services $25,158

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $127,846 · program services $124,127 · management and general $406 · fundraising $3,313

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $20,121 · program services $6,071 · management and general $10,265 · fundraising $3,785

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $237,209 · program services $197,277 · management and general $24,222 · fundraising $15,710

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $539,646 · program services $348,776 · management and general $108,358 · fundraising $82,512

  • 17 · Travel

    total $48,333 · program services $28,588 · management and general $4,991 · fundraising $14,754

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $44,238 · program services $36,140 · management and general $3,764 · fundraising $4,334

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $108,227 · program services $69,948 · management and general $21,731 · fundraising $16,548

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,162 · program services $7,166 · management and general $5,301 · fundraising $1,695

  • 24a · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENTS

    total $77,456 · program services $29,588 · fundraising $47,868

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT

    total $34,731 · program services $19,549 · management and general $9,760 · fundraising $5,422

  • 24c · Other expenses: BOOKS DUES AND SUBSCRIPTI

    total $12,850 · program services $3,996 · management and general $6,442 · fundraising $2,412

  • 24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE AND INTERNET

    total $9,113 · program services $5,890 · management and general $1,830 · fundraising $1,393

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,645 · program services $1,752 · management and general $50 · fundraising $1,843

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $522,650 · end of year $492,626

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $9,836,514 · end of year $7,398,241

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $50,525 · end of year $3,030,024

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $91,923 · end of year $128,953

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

    $991,226

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

    $288,322

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $795,237 · end of year $702,904

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $95,244

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $16,921 · end of year $5,749

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,323,190 · end of year $7,458,652

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $173,024 · end of year $180,932

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,218,069 · end of year $1,001,233

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,466,511 · end of year $3,930,199

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,779,356 · end of year $14,200,029

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE ALLIANCE FOR DECISION EDUCATION IS TO IMPROVE LIVES BY EMPOWERING STUDENTS WITH ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND DISPOSITIONS FOR MAKING BETTER DECISIONS.

  • EDUCATION PROGRAMS - FELLOWSHIP: THE DECISION EDUCATION TEACHER FELLOWSHIP BRINGS TOGETHER MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS NATIONWIDE TO LEARN AND APPLY DECISION EDUCATION IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. TEACHER FELLOWS CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROWTH OF DECISION EDUCATION THROUGH ONGOING LEARNING, COLLABORATION, AND ADVOCATING FOR TEACHING APPLIED DECISION-MAKING SKILLS. THEY JOIN A COMMUNITY OF EDUCATORS EAGER TO EXPLORE DECISION EDUCATION, CHAMPION ITS INTEGRATION IN SCHOOLS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO STUDYING ITS IMPACT ON STUDENTS. INCUBATOR: THE DECISION EDUCATION INCUBATOR PROVIDES A UNIQUE LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR SCHOOLS INTERESTED IN PILOTING DECISION EDUCATION ACROSS AT LEAST ONE GRADE LEVEL. OVER THE COURSE OF 18 MONTHS, THE ALLIANCE SUPPORTS SCHOOL TEAMS IN DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE AND SCALABLE INSTRUCTIONAL MODELS WITH HIGH POTENTIAL FOR STUDENT IMPACT. FORECASTING: THE STUDENT FORECASTING TOURNAMENT IS AN EXCITING, GAMIFIED LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO PRACTICE FORECASTING ABOUT REAL-LIFE EVENTS AND IMPROVE THEIR DECISION-MAKING SKILLS. THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT, STUDENTS SUBMIT THEIR OWN FORECASTS ON VARIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT CURRENT, REAL-WORLD EVENTS.

    Expenses $1,737,270 · Grants $304,489

  • THE ALLIANCE ACTS AS A FIELD BUILDER (AND CATALYST) TO ALIGN ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WORKING TOGETHER TO ESTABLISH AND INTEGRATE DECISION EDUCATION INTO THE K-12 SYSTEMS OF ALL 50 STATES. WE ARE BUILDING A MOVEMENT OF PARTNERS INCLUDING K-12 EDUCATORS, EDUCATION LEADERS, PARENTS, FUNDERS, BUSINESS LEADERS, RESEARCHERS, ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, AND POLICYMAKERS, AT THE SCHOOL, DISTRICT, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS.

    Expenses $1,071,549

  • RESEARCH PROGRAMS - RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE:THE DECISION EDUCATION RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE BRINGS TOGETHER AN INTERDISCIPLINARY GROUP OF RESEARCHERS WITH A SHARED INTEREST IN DECISION EDUCATION TO DISCUSS RESEARCH FINDINGS, SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES, AND GENERATE NEW INSIGHTS ABOUT DECISION- MAKING IN CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE. RESEARCH GRANTS: THE DECISION EDUCATION RESEARCH GRANTS AND AWARDS PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT FUTURE AND EXISTING RESEARCH ON DECISION EDUCATION, AND IS THE LATEST STEP IN ESTABLISHING A ROBUST EVIDENCE BASE AND ENHANCING THE OVERALL UNDERSTANDING OF THE FIELD. THE GRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS A COMPONENT OF THE LARGER DE RESEARCH GRANTS AND AWARDS INITIATIVE. THROUGH THE GRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD, THE ALLIANCE SEEKS TO SEED THE FIELD WITH FUTURE DECISION EDUCATION RESEARCHERS AND DEVELOP AN ENGAGED RESEARCHER COMMUNITY. THE ALLIANCE FOR DECISION EDUCATION AIMS TO SUPPORT GRADUATE STUDENTS (MASTERS OR DOCTORAL LEVEL) INTERESTED IN THE FIELD OF DECISION EDUCATION. GRADUATE STUDENT AUTHORS OF WINNING PAPERS THAT DEMONSTRATED INSIGHT AND INNOVATION IN THE FIELD OF DECISION EDUCATION RECEIVED A 1500 SCHOLARSHIP AWARD.

    Expenses $506,731

  • ALL OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES NOT REFLECTED IN THE ABOVE

    Expenses $1,234,105

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Eric Brooks

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Annie Duke

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Simon Hallett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrew Berry

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lopa Desai

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adriana Massara

    COO

    Total calculated
    $256,055
    From this org
    $246,424
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,631
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $246,424
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,631
    Filer's total
    $256,055

  • Bob Adelson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrew Gilbert

    DIRECTOR/TRE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jan Tighe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sam Barnett

    DIRECTOR/SEC

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michelle Ton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mary Call Blanusa

    DIR. PUBLIC

    Total calculated
    $211,037
    From this org
    $182,425
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,612
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,425
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,612
    Filer's total
    $211,037

  • Constance Murphy

    DIR. PHILANT

    Total calculated
    $185,523
    From this org
    $160,479
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,044
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,479
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $50,088
    Filer's total
    $185,523

  • Patricia A Winner

    DIR. OPERATI

    Total calculated
    $184,017
    From this org
    $163,061
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,956
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,061
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,956
    Filer's total
    $184,017

  • Ramin Mohajer

    DIR. ORG. DE

    Total calculated
    $144,824
    From this org
    $144,284
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $540
    Hours/week
    50

  • Julie Appolloni March

    DEPUTY DIR D

    Total calculated
    $141,441
    From this org
    $140,901
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $540

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

  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 4
CONSTANCE MURPHY 47,333 0 0

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

  • FRIENDS OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL

    $20,562

    INCUBATOR

  • DREAMHOUSE EWA BEACH PCS

    $18,361

    INCUBATOR

  • CHINA GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL

    $14,074

    INCUBATOR

  • HUBBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL

    $9,379

    INCUBATOR

  • CRISTO-REY PHILA HIGH SCHOOL

    $8,881

    INCUBATOR PROGRAM

  • CABARRUS-KANNAPOLIS COLLEGE

    $8,654

    INCUBATOR PROGRAM

  • CHURCH FARM SCHOOL

    $7,131

    INCUBATOR PROGRAM

  • LINCOLN COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY

    $5,625

    INCUBATOR PROGRAM

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
21 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202512949349301471

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