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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2023

Filed by THE COMET FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$32,199
Total expenses
$15
Contributions and grants received
not reported
Grants paid
not reported
Program service revenue
$30,773
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
$1,426
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
not reported
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
not reported
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$276,862
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$276,862
Program service expenses (Part III)
$15

Program services were 100.0% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2023

Primary exempt purpose

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 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.

    Expenses $15

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

Listed in Part IV

  • Ralph Dyer

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Michael Wilson

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Sharon Pallotta

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Christine Hakes

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2023
Filed
8 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443139349201859

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