Center For Inspired Teaching

Washington, DC
Tax-exempt since June 1996
EIN: 52-1944180

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$434k (2023)

Expenses

$464k (2023)

Total Assets

$315k (2023)

Total Liabilities

$31.4k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2023

Revenue

$434,202

Expenses

$463,738

Net Income

-$29,536

Net Assets

$283,433

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$387,063	89.1%
Program Services	$46,400	10.7%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$739	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$125,000	27.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$101,077	21.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$314,811
Total Liabilities	$31,378
Net Assets	$283,433

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Aleta Margolis (President And Founder)	$125,000	$0	$3,750
Elly Young (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jeffrey Franco (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Monica Brady Myerov (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Nolan (Chair)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Feb. 8, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2022

Revenue

$383,460

Expenses

$386,021

Net Income

-$2,561

Net Assets

$312,969

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$383,407	100.0%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$53	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$125,000	32.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$4,866	1.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$334,706
Total Liabilities	$21,737
Net Assets	$312,969

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Aleta Margolis (President And Founder)	$125,000	$0	$3,750
Elly Young (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jeffrey Franco (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Monica Brady Myerov (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Nolan (Chair)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Jan. 17, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2021

Revenue

$329,713

Expenses

$327,582

Net Income

$2,131

Net Assets

$315,530

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$329,549	100.0%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$164	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$129,340	39.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$0

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$337,216
Total Liabilities	$21,686
Net Assets	$315,530

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Aleta Margolis (President And Founder)	$129,948	$0	$3,900
Elly Young (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jeffrey Franco (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Maria Laura Acebal (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Nolan (Chair)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Jan. 20, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2020

Revenue

$364,234

Expenses

$293,096

Net Income

$71,138

Net Assets

$310,453

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$341,203	93.7%
Program Services	$23,000	6.3%
Investment Income	$31	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$101,041	34.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$10,943	3.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$329,635
Total Liabilities	$19,182
Net Assets	$310,453

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Aleta Margolis (President And Founder)	$11,495	$0	$900
John Nolan (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Maria Laura Acebal (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jeffrey Franco (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Karol Kepchar (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Elly Yound (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Jan. 15, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2019

Revenue

$809,680

Expenses

$1,162,065

Net Income

-$352,385

Net Assets

$239,330

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$500,634	61.8%
Program Services	$300,397	37.1%
Investment Income	$47	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$8,602	1.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$595,431	51.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$281,182
Total Liabilities	$41,852
Net Assets	$239,330

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Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Mary Kadera (Interim Executive Director)	$30,105	$0	$0
Shelley Fidler9118 512019 (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
John Nolan512019 8312019 (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Shelley Fidler5119 8312019 (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Shanika Hope (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tai Dixon (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Katherine Wolfe (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Maria Laura Acebal (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Joy Zaben (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Aleta Margolis (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on July 13, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2018

Revenue

$1,749,926

Expenses

$2,458,100

Net Income

-$708,174

Net Assets

$595,815

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,096,606	62.7%
Program Services	$650,495	37.2%
Investment Income	$231	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$2,594	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$50,100	2.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,219,560	49.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$690,061
Total Liabilities	$94,246
Net Assets	$595,815

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Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jane Dimyan Ehrenfeld (Exective Director (Former))	$74,889	$0	$3,190
Aleta Margolis (Founder And President)	$25,167	$0	$1,526
Shelley N Fidler (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Maria Laura Acebal (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tai Dixon (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Shanika Hope (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Kathyrn Wolfe (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Joy Zaben (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on July 25, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2017

Revenue

$2,249,930

Expenses

$2,133,311

Net Income

$116,619

Net Assets

$1,303,989

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,436,914	63.9%
Program Services	$808,439	35.9%
Investment Income	$122	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$4,455	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$149,666	7.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$925,345	43.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,384,260
Total Liabilities	$80,271
Net Assets	$1,303,989

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Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jane Dimyan Ehrenfeld (Excutive Director)	$95,000	$0	$0
Aleta Margolis (Founder And President)	$67,500	$0	$0
Shelley N Fidler (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Bill Andresen (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Maria Laura Acebal (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Shanika Hope (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Dion Rudnicki (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Katherine Wolfe (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Joy Zaben (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Feb. 4, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2016

Revenue

$1,752,396

Expenses

$2,156,307

Net Income

-$403,911

Net Assets

$1,187,370

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$612,241	34.9%
Program Services	$1,107,809	63.2%
Investment Income	$970	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$31,376	1.8%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$177,500	8.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$857,289	39.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,282,143
Total Liabilities	$94,773
Net Assets	$1,187,370

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Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Aleta Margolis (Director Ed/President & Founder)	$72,250	$0	$8,950
Jane Dimyan Ehrenfeld (Director Teaching & Learning / Ed)	$69,887	$0	$712
Shelley Fidler (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Bill Andresen (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jonathan Ng (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Shanika Hope (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Katherine Wolfe (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Dion Rudnicki (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Jan. 11, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2015

Revenue

$2,699,275

Expenses

$2,239,350

Net Income

$459,925

Net Assets

$1,588,280

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$723,846	26.8%
Program Services	$1,973,330	73.1%
Investment Income	$2,099	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$89,167	4.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,015,057	45.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,648,788
Total Liabilities	$60,508
Net Assets	$1,588,280

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Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Aleta Margolis (Exective Director(9/1/2014 8/31/2015))	$79,750	$0	$9,225
Shelley Fidler (Chair(9/1/2014 8/31/2105))	$0	$0	$0
Bill Andresen (Director(9/1/2014 8/31/2015))	$0	$0	$0
Jonathan Ng (Director(9/1/2014 8/31/2015))	$0	$0	$0
Shanika Hope (Director(9/1/2014 8/31/2015))	$0	$0	$0
Katherine Wolfe (Director(5/17/2015 8/31/2015))	$0	$0	$0
Dion Rudnicki (Director(8/1/2015 8/31/2015))	$0	$0	$0
Jane Dimyan Ehrenfeld (Director(9/1/2014 3/5/2015))	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Jan. 12, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2014

Revenue

$2,079,288

Expenses

$1,286,762

Net Income

$792,526

Net Assets

$1,128,355

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,189,510	57.2%
Program Services	$850,090	40.9%
Investment Income	$79	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$281
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$39,890	1.9%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$79,750	6.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$688,631	53.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,369,980
Total Liabilities	$241,625
Net Assets	$1,128,355

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Shelley Fidler (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Bill Andresen (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Rodney Ferguson (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jonathan Ng (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jane Dimyan Ehrenfeld (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Shanika Hope (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jonathan M Zeitler (Treasurer(part Year))	$0	$0	$0
Ilene Weinreich (Secretary(part Year))	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on April 9, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2013

Revenue

$1,266,218

Expenses

$1,426,205

Net Income

-$159,987

Net Assets

$335,829

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$824,472	65.1%
Program Services	$431,552	34.1%
Investment Income	$137	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$10,057	0.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$133,217	9.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$0

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$422,675
Total Liabilities	$86,846
Net Assets	$335,829

990

Filed on May 1, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2012

Revenue

$1,594,697

Expenses

$1,641,781

Net Income

-$47,084

Net Assets

$515,816

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,205,737	75.6%
Program Services	$388,711	24.4%
Investment Income	$249	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$807,184	49.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$679,197
Total Liabilities	$163,381
Net Assets	$515,816

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2011

Revenue

$1,361,222

Expenses

$1,603,156

Net Income

-$241,934

Net Assets

$559,422

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,145,336	84.1%
Program Services	$205,672	15.1%
Investment Income	$317	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$1,097
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$10,994	0.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$156,500	9.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$664,527	41.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$827,708
Total Liabilities	$268,286
Net Assets	$559,422

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Center For Inspired Teaching

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Type of Nonprofit

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Revenue $434k (2023)

Expenses $464k (2023)

Total Assets $315k (2023)

Total Liabilities $31.4k (2023)

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug. 2012

Revenue

$434k (2023)

Expenses

$464k (2023)

Total Assets

$315k (2023)

Total Liabilities

$31.4k (2023)

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