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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,178,117
Total expenses
$3,904,681
Contributions and grants received
$1,449,063
Grants paid
$832,620
Program service revenue
$2,570,109
Investment income
$158,945
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$5,871,453
Total liabilities, end of year
$183,181
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,688,272
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,390,529
Management and general expenses
$489,906
Fundraising expenses
$24,246
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,390,529

Program services were 86.8% 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)

    $1,190,441

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $258,622

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $2,562,323 · related or exempt $2,562,323

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONTRACT REVENUE

    total $7,786 · related or exempt $7,786

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $158,697 · excluded $158,697

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $825

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $577

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $248

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $248 · excluded $248

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $832,620 · program services $832,620

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $681,627 · program services $552,118 · management and general $122,693 · fundraising $6,816

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $672,806 · program services $545,472 · management and general $119,209 · fundraising $8,125

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $105,299 · program services $85,370 · management and general $18,657 · fundraising $1,272

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $302,303 · program services $245,090 · management and general $53,563 · fundraising $3,650

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $77,843 · program services $63,111 · management and general $13,792 · fundraising $940

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $62,843 · management and general $62,843

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $709,956 · program services $708,306 · management and general $1,650

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $26,067 · program services $17,180 · management and general $8,887

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $45,147 · program services $1,831 · management and general $43,316

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $43,824 · program services $34,621 · management and general $8,765 · fundraising $438

  • 17 · Travel

    total $211,701 · program services $211,685 · management and general $16

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $7,116 · program services $5,594 · management and general $1,451 · fundraising $71

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $28,194 · management and general $28,179 · fundraising $15

  • 24a · Other expenses: PUBLICATIONS

    total $83,753 · program services $83,753

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $13,582 · program services $3,778 · management and general $6,885 · fundraising $2,919

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,013,588 · end of year $302,734

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,849,892 · end of year $3,882,669

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $361,629 · end of year $355,116

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $415,881 · end of year $1,257,381

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $59,302 · end of year $52,073

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

    $24,674

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

    $16,744

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $15,621 · end of year $7,930

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $13,550 · end of year $13,550

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $191,036 · end of year $146,618

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $163,973 · end of year $36,563

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,635,595 · end of year $5,406,808

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $738,859 · end of year $281,464

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT FOCUSES THE KNOWLEDGE, EXPERTISE, AND LEADERSHIP OF OUR NATION'S EDUCATORS ON SUSTAINED EFFORTS TO IMPROVE WRITING AND LEARNING FOR ALL LEARNERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

NWP SUPPORTS A NATIONAL NETWORK OF LEADING EDUCATORS TO IMPROVE THE TEACHING OF WRITING.

  • NWP IS A NATIONAL NETWORK OF 162 UNIVERSITY-BASED LOCAL SITES. CO-DIRECTED BY FACULTY FROM THE UNIVERSITY AND K-12 SCHOOLS, EACH NWP SITE DEVELOPS A LEADERSHIP CADRE OF LOCAL EDUCATORS THROUGH INTENSIVE INVITATIONAL AND ADVANCED INSTITUTES. TOGETHER WITH LOCAL PARTNERS, THESE LEAD EDUCATORS DESIGN AND DELIVER CUSTOMIZED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN THE TEACHING OF WRITING AND THE ROLE OF WRITING IN LEARNING FOR SCHOOLS, DISTRICTS, HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS, AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. ACROSS THE NATIONAL NETWORK, NWP SITES RECRUIT AND PREPARE ROUGHLY 2,200 NEW TEACHER-LEADERS EACH YEAR AND WORK WITH ROUGHLY 1,700 SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND NUMEROUS INDIVIDUAL TEACHERS WHO AVAIL THEMSELVES OF NWP'S ONLINE PROGRAMMING. (SEE SCH O)ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, NWP SITES GENERATE 80,000 HOURS OF INTENSIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR DISTRICTS AND ONLINE COMMUNITIES, REACHING 6 MILLION STUDENTS PER YEAR.OVER THE 50 YEARS OF ITS DEVELOPMENT, THE NWP HAS CREATED A SIGNATURE MODEL OF INQUIRY-DRIVEN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES EXAMINING BEST PRACTICES, ENGAGING IN THE DISCIPLINE UNDER STUDY, DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO MEET THE LITERACY NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS, AND LEARNING FROM RESEARCH IN THE FIELD. THE STRONG NATIONAL NETWORK OF LOCAL WRITING PROJECT SITES AND ONLINE COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE PROVIDE CONTINUING SUPPORT THAT EDUCATORS CAN DRAW UPON TO ENHANCE THEIR ABILITY TO INNOVATE AND LEAD IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS BENEFITING SCHOOLS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND THE YOUTH THEY SERVE. ADDITIONALLY, THE INVOLVEMENT OF UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND LEAD EDUCATORS IN THE NATIONAL NETWORK ENSURES THAT CONTINUING RESEARCH, EVALUATION, AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION SERVE TO KEEP NWP'S MODELS CURRENT AND RESPONSIVE.OVER FORTY YEARS OF NATIONAL RESEARCH AND EVALUATION STUDIES CONFIRM THAT NWP PROGRAMS SUPPORT TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND CONTRIBUTE TO GROWTH IN STUDENT WRITING ACHIEVEMENT AS MEASURED BY INDEPENDENT EVALUATIONS. RECENTLY, FOR EXAMPLE, SRI INTERNATIONAL HAS CONDUCTED THREE RIGOROUS EVALUATIONS OF THE IMPACTS OF THE NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT'S COLLEGE, CAREER, AND COMMUNITY WRITERS PROGRAM (C3WP). ALL THREE STUDIES EMPLOYED RANDOM ASSIGNMENT AND WERE DESIGNED TO MEET THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S HIGHEST STANDARDS OF RESEARCH: WHAT WORKS CLEARINGHOUSE STANDARDS WITHOUT RESERVATIONS AND ESSA TIER 1 (STRONG EVIDENCE). IN ALL THREE STUDIES, C3WP EXHIBITED A POSITIVE, STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE FOUR ATTRIBUTES OF STUDENT ARGUMENT WRITING EXAMINED: CONTENT, STRUCTURE, STANCE, AND CONVENTIONS, AS MEASURED ACROSS NEARLY 15,000 STUDENT WRITINGS BY TRAINED SCORERS USING THE ANALYTIC WRITING CONTINUUM FOR SOURCE-BASED ARGUMENT. THESE POSITIVE RESULTS REPEATED THROUGHOUT THE THREE STUDIES AND SPANNED 228 DIVERSE SCHOOLS ACROSS 20 STATES, SHOWING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NWP PROGRAMMING ACROSS MANY REGIONS AND VARIED SETTINGS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THESE NATIONAL STUDIES JOIN AN EXTENSIVE PORTFOLIO OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION STUDIES EXAMINING NWP'S IMPACT ON TEACHER PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP, STUDENT OUTCOMES, AND CURRICULAR IMPROVEMENT.

    Expenses $3,390,529 · Grants $832,620 · Revenue $2,570,109

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

Listed in Part VII

  • ELYSE EIDMAN-AADAHL

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO

    Total calculated
    $310,630
    From this org
    $229,325
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $81,305
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $213,599
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $14,726
    Deferred
    $30,049
    Nontaxable benefits
    $51,256
    Filer's total
    $310,630

  • JESSICA EARLY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $1,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • TONYA PERRY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $1,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BRIAN WONG

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • STEPHANIE ANDERSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JESSICA CASSINELLI

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DEIDRE FARMBRY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAVID HAHN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • GEORGE HALEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAVID HOVERMAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JULIE KIDD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JABARI MAHIRI

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LAWRENCE STRICKLING

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CARLA TRUTTMAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PATRICK SWEENEY

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE/CFO

    Total calculated
    $210,864
    From this org
    $150,675
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,189
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,215
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $2,460
    Deferred
    $20,110
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,079
    Filer's total
    $210,864

  • TANYA BAKER

    DIR. NATIONAL PROGRAMS/CORPORATE SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $202,409
    From this org
    $145,521
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $56,888
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,521
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,074
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,814
    Filer's total
    $202,409

  • JAMES STAPLETON

    DIR. DATA SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $156,656
    From this org
    $115,284
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,372
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $112,063
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $2,221
    Deferred
    $15,510
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,862
    Filer's total
    $156,656

  • CHRISTINA CANTRILL

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $148,399
    From this org
    $107,677
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,722
    Hours/week
    40

  • LUKE HOKAMA

    ASSOC. DIR. COMMUNICATIONS & IT

    Total calculated
    $146,303
    From this org
    $104,219
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,084
    Hours/week
    40

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

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
26 June 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202401799349300400

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