Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by THE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $8,817,985
- Total expenses
- $8,861,025
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,061,655
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $6,667,908
- Investment income
- $60,812
- Other revenue
- $27,610
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,162,117
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,279,658
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $4,882,459
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $8,021,217
- Management and general expenses
- $839,808
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $8,021,217
Program services were 90.5% 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)
$1,548,725
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$512,930
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2a · Program service revenue: Service Revenue
total $6,667,908 · related or exempt $6,667,908
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3 · Investment income
total $64,266 · excluded $64,266
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
other assets $3,454
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets -$3,454
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$3,454 · related or exempt -$3,454
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$4,000
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$1,577
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $2,423 · related or exempt $2,423
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11a · Other revenue: Other revenue
total $25,187 · excluded $25,187
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11e · Other revenue, total
$25,187
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,161,011 · program services $853,019 · management and general $307,992
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,332,823 · program services $2,260,780 · management and general $72,043
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $279,940 · program services $239,243 · management and general $40,697
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $501,097 · program services $412,159 · management and general $88,938
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $255,106 · program services $225,748 · management and general $29,358
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11b · Fees: legal
total $103,013 · program services $103,013
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $22,535 · management and general $22,535
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,593,012 · program services $1,403,125 · management and general $189,887
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $208,222 · program services $208,222
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13 · Office expenses
total $219,075 · program services $192,893 · management and general $26,182
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14 · Information technology
total $60,471 · program services $53,264 · management and general $7,207
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16 · Occupancy
total $75,767 · program services $66,736 · management and general $9,031
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17 · Travel
total $467,120 · program services $467,120
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $45,364 · program services $39,957 · management and general $5,407
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,343,421 · program services $1,331,821 · management and general $11,600
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23 · Insurance
total $65,861 · program services $58,010 · management and general $7,851
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24a · Other expenses: Printing, publications,
total $120,467 · program services $106,107 · management and general $14,360
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24b · Other expenses: Bad debt expense
total $6,720 · management and general $6,720
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $135,621 · end of year $26,822
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,672,378 · end of year $1,926,659
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $437,379 · end of year $447,406
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $30,819 · end of year $29,242
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $215,539 · end of year $200,009
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$223,713
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$186,105
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $16,448 · end of year $37,608
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $3,475,809 · end of year $3,352,818
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $209,204 · end of year $141,553
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $859,805 · end of year $905,133
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $196,951 · end of year $230,366
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $210,942 · end of year $144,159
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $4,925,499 · end of year $4,882,459
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Our mission is to inspire, equip and support the people and organizations who elevate and educate students. We offer professional development and coaching for teachers, along with a range of professional consulting services and software solutions for schools, governing boards, and authorizing agencies.
Activities or mission (Part I)
We aspire to change the arc of education. Our mission is to serve the people and organizations that support and educate students. We offer a diverse array of programs, products and services and use our experience and expertise to connect policy and practice.
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Professional Services for School Boards: The Institute provides services to school boards such as board training, board consulting and board policies and procedures. Our board policy service equips boards with the development and upkeep of their policies and ensures they comply with state and federal statutes and regulations.
Expenses $622,981 · Revenue $589,232
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Professional Services for Schools, Educators, and Authorizers: The Institute provides an array of coaching and consulting services to inspire, equip and support schools, educators and authorizers to embrace their responsibilities, strengthen their capacity, and improve their impact. The Institute provides customized coaching and professional development for teachers and school administrators aligned with the principles and practices associated with Cognitive Coaching and the Adaptive Schools model.
Expenses $2,790,732 · Revenue $1,517,367
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Epicenter: The Institute provides a web-based SaaS platform called Epicenter. It equips clients to grow and expand their organizational capacity via a common calendaring system and workflow engine that ensures people and organizations know what is expected of them and can fulfill their responsibilities in an efficient and effective manner.
Expenses $4,607,504 · Revenue $4,560,278
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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Richard Bergmann
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robert Young
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Gerald G Pall
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sheree Speakman
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
James Barrett
Board Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John Engler
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
James Goenner
President/CEO
- Total calculated
- $370,098
- From this org
- $299,895
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $70,203
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $260,326
- Bonus
- $39,569
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $30,884
- Nontaxable benefits
- $39,319
- Filer's total
- $370,098
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Leonard Wolfe
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jill Urban
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $159,056
- From this org
- $123,353
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $35,703
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $112,997
- Bonus
- $10,356
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $12,782
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,921
- Filer's total
- $159,056
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Jackie Mullikin
VP for Fin and Admin
- Total calculated
- $153,623
- From this org
- $103,241
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $50,382
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $94,222
- Bonus
- $9,019
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $11,132
- Nontaxable benefits
- $39,250
- Filer's total
- $153,623
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Mary Bradley
COO
- Total calculated
- $275,000
- From this org
- $229,712
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $45,288
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $198,998
- Bonus
- $30,714
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $23,262
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,026
- Filer's total
- $275,000
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Mark Weinberg
VP for Leadership
- Total calculated
- $210,904
- From this org
- $166,228
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $44,676
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $152,592
- Bonus
- $13,636
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $16,830
- Nontaxable benefits
- $27,846
- Filer's total
- $210,904
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Naomi DeVeaux
VP Auth & Acct
- Total calculated
- $145,299
- From this org
- $121,351
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $23,948
- Hours/week
- 40
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Molly Sholten
Asst Dir/Coach Spec
- Total calculated
- $131,373
- From this org
- $119,225
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,148
- Hours/week
- 40
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Lisa Bergman
ICAN Director & Leader Mentor
- Total calculated
- $158,087
- From this org
- $113,959
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $44,128
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $105,709
- Bonus
- $8,250
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $12,304
- Nontaxable benefits
- $31,824
- Filer's total
- $158,087
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Alyson Murphy
Director of Partner Services
- Total calculated
- $154,408
- From this org
- $127,015
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,393
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $119,815
- Bonus
- $7,200
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $12,969
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,424
- Filer's total
- $154,408
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 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
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
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- Part I, Line 7
- Permanent full-time employees are eligible for the Incentive Program. The first factor of the incentive is based on predefined goals between the employee and his/her immediate supervisor. These goals must be agreed upon between the employee and supervisor by September 30 of the current fiscal year, and maybe realigned accordingly. The second factor of the incentive is based on predefined goals for the overall organization, as determined by input from the team and the President & CEO. The organization must meet or exceed overall budget. Using the Institute's Performance Assessment and Action Plan, at the end of the fiscal year, the employee will be assessed for results and competency with a rating system by the immediate supervisor. These results are then entered into the Institute's Salary and Incentive form. The payout is based on the overall performance rating of the employee. In collaboration with leadership, the President & CEO will evaluate and measure achieved company goals.
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
- 6 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202523119349301122
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