Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,232,448
- Total expenses
- $2,964,576
- Contributions and grants received
- $714,753
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,927,923
- Investment income
- $25
- Other revenue
- $589,747
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,950,567
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,251,914
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $698,653
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,408,859
- Management and general expenses
- $555,717
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,408,859
Program services were 81.3% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$714,753
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2a · Program service revenue: SUPPORT SERVICES
total $1,927,923 · related or exempt $1,927,923
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3 · Investment income
total $25 · excluded $25
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5 · Royalties
total $581,987 · excluded $581,987
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE
total $7,760 · excluded $7,760
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11e · Other revenue, total
$7,760
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,021,623 · program services $917,684 · management and general $103,939
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $587,826 · program services $555,919 · management and general $31,907
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $9,882 · program services $9,697 · management and general $185
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $4,871 · program services $4,612 · management and general $259
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $114,496 · program services $104,889 · management and general $9,607
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11b · Fees: legal
total $91,987 · management and general $91,987
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $28,100 · management and general $28,100
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11g · Fees: other
total $523,038 · program services $437,375 · management and general $85,663
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $64,056 · program services $32,028 · management and general $32,028
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14 · Information technology
total $50,406 · program services $40,325 · management and general $10,081
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16 · Occupancy
total $25,930 · program services $2,593 · management and general $23,337
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17 · Travel
total $251,748 · program services $152,441 · management and general $99,307
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $6,481 · program services $6,481
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $97,712 · program services $97,205 · management and general $507
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23 · Insurance
total $19,181 · program services $17,571 · management and general $1,610
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24a · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES
total $18,147 · program services $14,202 · management and general $3,945
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24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS
total $15,815 · program services $14,951 · management and general $864
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24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN
total $13,993 · management and general $13,993
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24d · Other expenses: BANK FEES AND INTEREST
total $12,267 · management and general $12,267
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24e · All other expenses
total $7,017 · program services $886 · management and general $6,131
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $336,581 · end of year $185,219
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $375,025
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $482,600 · end of year $513,851
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $27,981 · end of year $65,378
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$47,505
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$28,210
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $11,128 · end of year $19,295
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,240,993 · end of year $791,799
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $112,345 · end of year $120,917
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18 · Grants payable
end of year $230,800
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $230,225 · end of year $145,020
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $155,529 · end of year $147,837
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,170,403 · end of year $607,340
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $430,781 · end of year $698,653
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE DANIELSON GROUP IS TO ADVANCE THE PRINCIPLES OF THE FRAMEWORK FOR TEACHING BY PARTNERING WITH EDUCATORS AND POLICY LEADERS AT ALL LEVELS TO STRENGTHEN PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES AND PROMOTE EDUCATION POLICIES THAT ELEVATE TEACHER DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP IN SERVICE OF STUDENT LEARNING. OUR VISION IS THAT EACH EDUCATOR AND STUDENT EXPERIENCES A SAFE AND INCLUSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES JOYFUL INQUIRY, EFFICACY, INTELLECTUAL RIGOR, AND REFLECTION GROUNDED IN THE FRAMEWORK FOR TEACHING.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO ADVANCE THE TEACHING PROFESSION IN SERVICE OF STUDENT LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
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IN 2025, THE DANIELSON GROUP DEEPENED PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, STATES, EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS, AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD COHERENT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SYSTEMS ANCHORED IN THE FRAMEWORK FOR TEACHING. THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED A REDESIGNED COACHING AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING MODEL FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP, ALIGNING EVALUATION AND GROWTH SYSTEMS, AND SUPPORTING LITERACY-CENTERED IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. PARTNERSHIPS INCREASINGLY EMPHASIZED SYSTEM-LEVEL COHERENCE AND SUSTAINABLE INSTRUCTIONAL CAPACITY. AS AI-ENABLED TOOLS CONTINUE TO RESHAPE INSTRUCTIONAL ENVIRONMENTS, THE DANIELSON GROUP PROVIDED GUIDANCE TO ENSURE RESPONSIBLE, RESEARCH-ALIGNED INTEGRATION OF THE FRAMEWORK WITHIN DIGITAL PLATFORMS.
Expenses $1,196,112 · Revenue $1,200,662
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THE DANIELSON GROUP EXPANDED ACCESS TO RESEARCH-BASED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THROUGH ONLINE COURSES, WEBINARS, PUBLICATIONS, AND DIGITAL RESOURCES ALIGNED TO THE FRAMEWORK FOR TEACHING. DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT GREW SIGNIFICANTLY IN 2025: WEBSITE ENGAGEMENT INCREASED 53.9%, ENGAGEMENT TIME INCREASED 21.6% AND TOTAL VIEWS EXCEEDED 1 MILLION.RESOURCE PAGE VISITS INCREASED BY MORE THAN 10,000. AVAILING OURSELVES OF ADVANCED AI TECHNOLOGY, A DEDICATED CAMPAIGN SUPPORTING ENHANCING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE GENERATED NEARLY 30,000 REFERRAL ENGAGEMENTS TO THE PUBLISHER'S SITE, REFLECTING SUSTAINED NATIONAL DEMAND FOR FFT-ALIGNED SCHOLARSHIP.
Expenses $701,266 · Revenue $727,261
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THROUGH FEDERAL FUNDING, INCLUDING PROJECT PLEDGE, THE DANIELSON GROUP CONTINUED TO PROVIDE TARGETED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO TEACHERS, COACHES, AND INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING LITERACY OUTCOMES FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS. IN 2025, THE PROJECT EXPANDED ITS REACH BEYOND ITS ORIGINAL MARYLAND DISTRICT COHORT TO ENGAGE EDUCATORS NATIONALLY, STRENGTHENING INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT INCLUSIVE AND AFFIRMING CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTS ALIGNED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION.
Expenses $511,481
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THE DANIELSON GROUP CONTINUED TO STEWARD AND EXPAND LICENSING AGREEMENTS THAT EMBED THE FRAMEWORK FOR TEACHING WITHIN EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT PLATFORMS, COACHING SYSTEMS, AND DIGITAL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TOOLS. IN 2025, LICENSING PARTNERSHIPS INCREASINGLY REFLECTED THE NEED FOR HIGH-FIDELITY INTEGRATION OF THE FRAMEWORK WITHIN AI-ENABLED AND DIGITALLY MEDIATED INSTRUCTIONAL ENVIRONMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION STRENGTHENED ITS OVERSIGHT AND PARTNERSHIP STRUCTURES TO ENSURE THAT USE OF ITS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REMAINS ALIGNED TO RESEARCH-BASED PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE TEACHING WHILE INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY AND SCALE.
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Monica RosenMONICA ROSEN
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jennifer VranekJENNIFER VRANEK
VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ross WienerROSS WIENER
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mark AtkinsonMARK ATKINSON
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Charlotte DanielsonCHARLOTTE DANIELSON
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kate DicksonKATE DICKSON
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Keisha ScarlettKEISHA SCARLETT
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Audrey SoglinAUDREY SOGLIN
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jennifer CheathamJENNIFER CHEATHAM
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mary L KappesMARY L KAPPES
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $262,290
- From this org
- $239,749
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,541
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $239,749
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,925
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,616
- Filer's total
- $262,290
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Dara StigdonDARA STIGDON
DIR. FINANCE & OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $197,352
- From this org
- $175,602
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,750
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $175,602
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,502
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,248
- Filer's total
- $197,352
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Brian JohnsonBRIAN JOHNSON
DIR. LEARNING DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $208,479
- From this org
- $188,251
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,228
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $188,251
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,942
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,286
- Filer's total
- $208,479
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Karyn WrightKARYN WRIGHT
ASST. DIR. PARTNERSHIPS
- Total calculated
- $175,458
- From this org
- $161,429
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,029
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $161,429
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,457
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,572
- Filer's total
- $175,458
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Lindsay PrendergastLINDSAY PRENDERGAST
ASST. DIR. STRATEGY & DEVEL.
- Total calculated
- $172,372
- From this org
- $148,125
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,247
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $148,125
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,399
- Nontaxable benefits
- $17,848
- Filer's total
- $172,372
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 · Independent compensation consultant
- 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
- 2024
- Filed
- 7 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202621279349302517
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