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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by EMPIRICAL RESOLUTION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,347,316
Total expenses
$4,530,189
Contributions and grants received
$2,802,606
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$3,534,824
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$9,886
Total assets, end of year
$9,282,372
Total liabilities, end of year
$816,152
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,466,220
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,880,449
Management and general expenses
$322,142
Fundraising expenses
$327,598
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,880,449

Program services were 85.7% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $196,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,606,606

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $3,534,824 · related or exempt $3,534,824

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $9,886 · excluded $9,886

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $9,886

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $678,154 · program services $394,325 · management and general $148,791 · fundraising $135,038

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,324,386 · program services $1,239,550 · management and general $18,783 · fundraising $66,053

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $97,778 · program services $79,777 · management and general $8,182 · fundraising $9,819

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $181,619 · program services $148,183 · management and general $15,198 · fundraising $18,238

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $144,952 · program services $118,266 · management and general $12,130 · fundraising $14,556

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $61,900 · management and general $61,900

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $75,200 · fundraising $75,200

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $281,878 · program services $269,543 · management and general $12,335

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,020 · program services $8,982 · management and general $3,730 · fundraising $308

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $373,762 · program services $361,514 · management and general $5,444 · fundraising $6,804

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $5,096 · program services $4,636 · management and general $206 · fundraising $254

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $17,130 · program services $13,112 · management and general $3,458 · fundraising $560

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,233,887 · program services $1,232,236 · management and general $1,237 · fundraising $414

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $26,460 · management and general $26,460

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $14,967 · program services $10,325 · management and general $4,288 · fundraising $354

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,235,729 · end of year $1,664,454

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,000,386 · end of year $3,004,839

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $939,750

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $246,314 · end of year $333,128

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $84,124 · end of year $51,716

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

    $6,903,440

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

    $3,615,180

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,783,728 · end of year $3,288,260

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $225 · end of year $225

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $365,013 · end of year $484,979

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $336,400 · end of year $331,173

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,431,380 · end of year $7,568,426

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $217,713 · end of year $897,794

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

QUILL PROVIDES FREE ONLINE LITERACY TOOLS TO ENABLE LOW-INCOME K-12 STUDENTS TO BECOME GREAT WRITERS. STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED INSTANT FEEDBACK ON THEIR WRITING AND TEACHERS ARE PROVIDED A FREE, HIGH QUALITY CURRICULUM ALIGNED WITH NATIONAL AND STATE STANDARDS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

QUILL PROVIDES FREE ONLINE TOOLS TO HELP LOW-INCOME STUDENTS BECOME STRONG WRITERS.

  • QUILL.ORG'S MISSION IS TO BUILD CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS THROUGH READING AND WRITING ACTIVITIES THAT FOCUS ON CURRENT EVENTS, 21ST-CENTURY ISSUES, STEM CURRICULUM, AND ELA TOPICS. QUILL.ORG'S NEWEST TOOL, QUILL READING FOR EVIDENCE, PRESENTS STUDENTS WITH A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE OR READING PASSAGE FOR STUDENTS TO ANALYZE THROUGH A SERIES OF WRITING PROMPTS. EACH PROMPT IS CONNECTED TO QUILL'S AI-POWERED FEEDBACK SYSTEM, WHICH COACHES STUDENTS ON HOW TO CORRECT INACCURATE INFORMATION AND STRENGTHEN VAGUE IDEAS. EACH ACTIVITY (ONE LEARNING MODULE) PROVIDES ONE NEWS ARTICLE, THREE WRITING PROMPTS, AND UP TO 15 CYCLES OF COACHING AND FEEDBACK. THIS AI-POWERED APPROACH TO LEARNING MIMICS A TUTOR IN THE CLASSROOM SITTING NEXT TO THE STUDENT AND COACHING THE STUDENT ON HOW TO BEST UNDERSTAND AND EXPRESS THE IDEAS FROM THE SOURCE TEXT, ENABLING STUDENTS TO RECEIVE THE REAL-TIME, IMMEDIATE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO BUILD COMPREHENSION OF THE IDEAS THEY ARE READING ABOUT.

    Expenses $3,880,449 · Revenue $3,534,824

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Peter Gault

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $294,259
    From this org
    $226,959
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $67,300
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $223,828
    Bonus
    $3,131
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $59,120
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,180
    Filer's total
    $294,259
  • Paul Walker

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Conner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Benjamin Sussman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tony Sebro

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matthew Rodriguez

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephanie Cohen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peg Tyre

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daniel Drabik

    CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $265,563
    From this org
    $224,972
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,591
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $221,841
    Bonus
    $3,131
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $30,793
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,798
    Filer's total
    $265,563
  • Lila Jane Mabe

    MANAGING DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY & IMPACT

    Total calculated
    $181,074
    From this org
    $166,197
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,877
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,055
    Bonus
    $3,142
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,866
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,011
    Filer's total
    $181,074
  • Thomas Robertson

    SENIOR WEB DEVELOPER

    Total calculated
    $186,162
    From this org
    $171,729
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,433
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,587
    Bonus
    $3,142
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,505
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,928
    Filer's total
    $186,162
  • Peter Sharkey

    PRINCIPAL PRODUCT MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $203,343
    From this org
    $194,336
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,007
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $191,205
    Bonus
    $3,131
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,768
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,239
    Filer's total
    $203,343
  • Brendan Shean

    SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

    Total calculated
    $173,239
    From this org
    $158,650
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,589
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,501
    Bonus
    $3,149
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,405
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,184
    Filer's total
    $173,239
  • Peter Kong

    SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

    Total calculated
    $168,490
    From this org
    $154,339
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,151
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,197
    Bonus
    $3,142
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,224
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,927
    Filer's total
    $168,490
  • Hannah Monk

    MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM

    Total calculated
    $160,879
    From this org
    $154,746
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,133
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,746
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,894
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,239
    Filer's total
    $160,879

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 · 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
2022
Filed
25 August 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202322439349301727

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