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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by APPLIED SCHOLASTICS INTERNATIONAL.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,603,999
Total expenses
$2,571,893
Contributions and grants received
$11,101
Grants paid
$152,254
Program service revenue
$2,592,623
Investment income
$275
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$662,142
Total liabilities, end of year
$442,946
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$219,196
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,333,297
Management and general expenses
$191,593
Fundraising expenses
$47,003
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,333,297

Program services were 90.7% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $11,101

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program service fees

    total $2,592,623 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $275 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $275

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $152,254 · program services $152,254

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $121,976 · program services $81,374 · management and general $36,459 · fundraising $4,143

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $512,079 · program services $444,146 · management and general $62,659 · fundraising $5,274

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $52,170 · program services $43,240 · management and general $8,155 · fundraising $775

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,453 · program services $0 · management and general $3,453 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $38,006 · program services $0 · management and general $38,006 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $35,065 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $35,065

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $36,721 · program services $30,563 · management and general $5,624 · fundraising $534

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $14,621 · program services $12,118 · management and general $2,286 · fundraising $217

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,923 · program services $7,395 · management and general $1,395 · fundraising $133

  • 20 · Interest

    total $15,308 · program services $0 · management and general $15,308 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $1,173,808 · program services $1,173,808 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $48,877 · program services $40,511 · management and general $7,641 · fundraising $725

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,176 · program services $7,605 · management and general $1,434 · fundraising $137

  • 24a · Other expenses: Tech assistance to educ groups

    total $307,723 · program services $307,723 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Provision for doubtful accts

    total $32,560 · program services $32,560 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Taxes, fees & dues

    total $9,173 · program services $0 · management and general $9,173 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $84,777 · end of year $107,759

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $149,941 · end of year $140,845

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $619

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $11,657 · end of year $10,140

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

    $2,366,086

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

    $1,963,307

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $426,548 · end of year $402,779

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $251,169 · end of year $212,810

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $84,664

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $150,000

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    end of year $80,136

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $147,090 · end of year $199,582

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $40,000 · end of year $19,614

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

To improve and revitalize the field of education by instructing students and teachers in the proper method of studying using Study Technology developed by educator and humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard.

  • Supervision and Assistance to Education Groups - Applied Scholastics International advances education by teaching individuals and educators how to learn effectively through the application of simple but effective techniques called Study Technology. It publishes an extensive library of educational material based on Study Technology and coordinates the efforts of affiliated Applied Scholastics groups throughout the world that utilize Study Technology and Applied Scholastics material in their educational programs. 50 new groups were established in 2023 for a total worldwide of 2,649 groups and activities servicing an average of 14,598 students per week and providing 2.0 million tutoring hours in 2023.

    Expenses $1,815,926 · Grants $152,254 · Revenue $2,592,623

  • Education and Literacy Programs - Applied Scholastics International and licensed groups trained 5,284 educators from 9 countries during 2023 to recognize and overcome the barriers students routinely encountered. These include strategies for working within classrooms with diverse levels of student competency, techniques for closing the gaps in student academic achievement; specialized tutoring techniques for phonics, sight word repertoire, subject vocabulary, and comprehension strategies. In 2023, several teacher-training projects occurred including 3,382 educators trained through an online course in partnership with the Ministry of Education in Mexico, 747 educators trained through course delivery and one day workshops in Samoa in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Culture in Samoa, 60 educators trained through workshops in Liberia, and 300 teachers trained through a teacher training college in Nigeria.

    Expenses $381,720

  • Public Awareness and Information Campaigns - One of Applied Scholastics Internationals principal programs is showing the public how they can overcome learning problems commonly encountered, primarily through public lectures, seminars and workshops. In 2023, Applied Scholastics representatives helped 1.9 million people in 46 countries through the various services listed above. Over the year, Applied Scholastics International and its groups distributed factual information on specific educational problems and workable solutions through a variety of mailings, newsletters, newspaper articles, radio and TV interviews and shows and public service announcements reaching millions.

    Expenses $135,651

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Rubina Qureshi

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Shannon Walker

    Director, Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Donna Garrett

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Bernie Radburn

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Gloria Idda

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Timothy Lomas

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Danielle Blasco

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Brian Weinberg

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Craig Burton

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $51,658
    From this org
    $51,658
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    55

  • Christine Gerson

    President

    Total calculated
    $70,318
    From this org
    $70,318
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    55

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.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443199349317529

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