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← CAST INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CAST INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,270,030
Total expenses
$10,721,594
Contributions and grants received
$5,349,210
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$4,893,770
Investment income
$25,254
Other revenue
$1,796
Total assets, end of year
$6,813,648
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,164,662
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,648,986
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,711,447
Management and general expenses
$2,853,684
Fundraising expenses
$156,463
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,711,447

Program services were 71.9% 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)

    $3,198,441

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,150,769

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONSULTING REVENUE

    total $4,893,770 · related or exempt $4,893,770

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $25,254 · excluded $25,254

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $1,796 · excluded $1,796

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,375,245 · program services $480,978 · management and general $862,001 · fundraising $32,266

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,656,318 · program services $3,729,415 · management and general $914,642 · fundraising $12,261

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $248,206 · program services $196,395 · management and general $51,079 · fundraising $732

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $457,450 · program services $344,548 · management and general $110,530 · fundraising $2,372

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $438,360 · program services $309,148 · management and general $126,113 · fundraising $3,099

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $44,891 · program services $13,090 · management and general $31,801

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $65,000 · management and general $65,000

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $5,000 · program services $5,000

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $12,877 · program services $12,680 · management and general $197

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $15,927 · program services $10,674 · management and general $5,245 · fundraising $8

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $20,118 · program services $14,194 · management and general $5,924

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $83,035 · program services $83,035

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $32,583 · management and general $32,583

  • 17 · Travel

    total $567,944 · program services $438,643 · management and general $129,301

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $86,921 · management and general $86,921

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $13,828 · management and general $13,828

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONSULTANTS & PROGRAMME

    total $1,690,449 · program services $1,363,791 · management and general $224,658 · fundraising $102,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM & OFFICE SUPPLI

    total $597,740 · program services $566,981 · management and general $27,201 · fundraising $3,558

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND PUBLICATIONS

    total $191,254 · program services $31,135 · management and general $159,952 · fundraising $167

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUBCONTRACTORS

    total $111,740 · program services $111,740

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $6,708 · management and general $6,708

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $83,461 · end of year $60,587

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,344,147 · end of year $1,795,850

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $466,130 · end of year $100,769

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,259,306 · end of year $572,439

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $265,029 · end of year $245,557

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

    $691,949

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

    $584,588

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $178,279 · end of year $107,361

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,517,259 · end of year $3,760,653

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $383,269 · end of year $170,432

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,022,771 · end of year $687,701

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $615,381 · end of year $476,961

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,073,756 · end of year $4,262,496

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $784,972 · end of year $1,386,490

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CAST LEADS, INSPIRES, AND CONVENES A GLOBAL COMMUNITY TO DESIGN EQUITABLE, INCLUSIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES THROUGH OUR UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING FRAMEWORK.

  • CONSULTING, EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION: REVENUES GENERATED THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO TEACHERS AND THROUGH WORK WITH PUBLISHERS FOR DEVELOPING TOOLS TO ENHANCE CURRICULUM MEDIUMS PROMOTING A RICHER LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL LEARNERS.

    Expenses $4,320,634 · Revenue $4,893,770

  • FEDERAL GRANTS (INCLUDING SUB-RECIPIENT AWARDS): VARIOUS FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS FROM THE DOE AND NSF TO FURTHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREAS OF UNIVERSAL DESIGN AND PROMOTE ACCESS TO THE GENERAL CURRICULUM BY ALL LEARNERS.

    Expenses $2,419,671

  • FOUNDATION FUNDED: PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES FUNDED BY FOUNDATIONS TO PROMOTE BETTER SERVICING NEEDS IN THE AREAS OF ASSESSMENT, THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MULTIMEDIA LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, AND IN SOLVING VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGES.

    Expenses $971,142

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • David H Rose EdD

    FOUNDER & CHIEF EDUC. OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Anne Meyer EdD

    FOUNDER & CHIEF EDUC DESIGN EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Sheldon Berman Ed D

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Eleazar Vasquez III PhD Bcba-D

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Stephen P Crosby

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Denise C Decoste EdD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Karla Estrada EdD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Devone Holt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Kristina Ishmael

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Laron Scott

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Logan Smalley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Deborah P Waber EdD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jim Williamson

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL DEC 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Michael Yudin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Lindsay E Jones

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $330,503
    From this org
    $292,502
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,001
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $292,502
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,001
    Filer's total
    $330,503

  • Kelly Blackburn

    CHIEF FINANCE & INTERNAL OPS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $159,991
    From this org
    $158,441
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,550
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,441
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,284
    Nontaxable benefits
    $266
    Filer's total
    $159,991

  • David T Gordon

    CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER (TO 10/31/24)

    Total calculated
    $215,737
    From this org
    $199,049
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,688
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,392
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $22,657
    Deferred
    $13,737
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,951
    Filer's total
    $215,737

  • Jennifer A Levine

    CHIEF PREK-12 OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $230,194
    From this org
    $173,588
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $56,606
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,588
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,106
    Filer's total
    $230,194

  • Catherine I Johnston

    CF POST SECONDARY/WORKFORCE DEV OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $218,724
    From this org
    $166,192
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,532
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,192
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,462
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,070
    Filer's total
    $218,724

  • Christine Anne Wagner Fox

    CHIEF GROWTH & INNOVATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $205,846
    From this org
    $163,596
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,250
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,596
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $342
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,908
    Filer's total
    $205,846

  • Robert Moore

    CHIEF OF STAFF

    Total calculated
    $162,540
    From this org
    $154,493
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,047
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,493
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,781
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,266
    Filer's total
    $162,540

  • Lakisha Barton

    SR. DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $155,554
    From this org
    $142,936
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,618
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,936
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,618
    Filer's total
    $155,554

  • Tracey E Hall

    SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST

    Total calculated
    $160,505
    From this org
    $146,749
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,756
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,749
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,538
    Nontaxable benefits
    $218
    Filer's total
    $160,505

  • William Wilmot

    SR. PROF LEARNING, IMPLEMENTATION SPEC.

    Total calculated
    $155,290
    From this org
    $138,953
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,337
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,953
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,043
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,294
    Filer's total
    $155,290

  • Jessica Erin Hall

    SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST

    Total calculated
    $142,065
    From this org
    $138,067
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,998
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jess H Gropen

    SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST

    Total calculated
    $163,172
    From this org
    $136,375
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,797
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,375
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,852
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,945
    Filer's total
    $163,172

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
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4A
DAVID T. GORDON, FORMER CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER, TERMINATED FROM THE ORGANIZATION ON OCTOBER 31, 2024 AND RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAY IN THE AMOUNT OF $22,657 IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024.

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
13 August 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202602269349302150

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