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TERC INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
TERC INC (EIN 04-6134355)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-09-25
IRS object ID
202442699349300619
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-09-25T08:42:57-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN042571780PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AAFCPAS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line150 WASHINGTON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityWESTBOROUGHCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01581ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN046134355EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TERC INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTERCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6178739600PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12067 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02140ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKATHLEEN DONAHUEPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6178739600PhoneNum
Signature2024-09-23SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKATIE BELANGER CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01585213PTIN
Phone5083669100PhoneNum
Preparation2024-09-23PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-08-08 14:25:15ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLAURIE BRENNANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12067 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02140ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$20,069,692GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.TERC.EDUWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1965FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTERC IS A NONPROFIT MADE UP OF TEAMS OF MATH AND SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH EXPERTS DEDICATED TO INNOVATION AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING. AT THE FRONTIER OF THEORY AND PRACTICE, TERC'S WORK ENCOMPASSES RESEARCH, CONTENT AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND PROGRAM EVALUATION. TERC HAS A PASSION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND STRIVES TO CREATE LEVEL PLAYING FIELDS FOR ALL LEARNERS, REACHING MILLIONS OF LEARNERS EVERY YEAR.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers12TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$10,104,302PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$490,612PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,166,266CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$4,862,255PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,778,576CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,504,952PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,000,276CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$16,962,121PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$14,924,955CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$32,439CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$5,148,000PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$6,873,618CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$13,905,394PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$16,332,619CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$3,056,727PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,407,664CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$24,386,453TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$23,443,599TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$5,946,492TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$5,662,068TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$18,439,961NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$17,781,531NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionSUPPORT REFORM IN BOTH INSTITUTIONAL AND INFORMAL SETTINGS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$12,507,369ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,166,542RevenueAmt
DescTERC IS A CAMBRIDGE, MA BASED NONPROFIT MADE UP OF TEAMS OF FORWARD-THINKING STEM EXPERTS DEDICATED TO INNOVATION AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING. TERC BELIEVES GREAT FUTURES ARE BUILT THROUGH MATH AND SCIENCE. FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, TERC HAS TAKEN A LEARNER-CENTERED APPROACH TO EDUCATION IN BOTH FORMAL AND INFORMAL SETTINGS. AT THE FRONTIER OF THEORY AND PRACTICE, TERC'S WORK ENCOMPASSES RESEARCH, CONTENT AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND PROGRAM EVALUATION. THROUGH TERC'S CURRICULA AND PROGRAMS, STUDENTS DEVELOP THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO ASK QUESTIONS, SOLVE PROBLEMS, AND EXPAND THEIR OPPORTUNITIES. TERC'S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HELPS TEACHERS AND FACILITATORS UTILIZE NEW TOOLS, MATERIALS, AND INQUIRY-BASED STRATEGIES TO ENRICH THE LEARNERS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$12,507,369TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document204IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee104EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KATHLEEN DONAHUEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6178739600PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12067 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02140ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
LAURIE BRENNAN
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$282,792$0$19,043
KAREN ECONOMOPOULOS
CO-DIRECTOR40.00$157,353$0$46,348Yes (X)
JONI FALK
CENTER LEADER40.00$182,293$0$13,217Yes (X)
GILLIAN PUTTICK
SR. SCIENTIST40.00$149,418$0$38,868Yes (X)
JAMES HAMMERMAN
DIRECTOR40.00$144,017$0$33,685Yes (X)
CARA DIMATTIA
DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY40.00$130,362$0$43,753Yes (X)
KATHLEEN DONAHUE
CFO ( AS OF 09/2023)40.00Yes (X)$67,260$0$10,042
GAIL STEVENS
INTERIM CFO (UNTIL 12/31/2023)40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NADINE BONDA
CHAIR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CHRISTINA OLAYON-BAKER
TREASURER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ORESTES MARINOS-IATRIDES
CLERK (AS OF 10/2023)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
LAWRENCE PETIT-FRERE
CLERK (UNTIL 05/2023)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CHINYERE CHI ONYEBUCHI
TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0Yes (X)
DIANE SOUVAINE
TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0Yes (X)
ELEANORA VILLEGAS-REIMERS
TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0Yes (X)
JAY LABOV
TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOSEPH JOHNSON JR
TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0Yes (X)
JANICE D JACKSON
TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0Yes (X)
ROSEANN TUNG
TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0Yes (X)
GEORGIA HALL
TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0Yes (X)
CINDY DAI
TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$204,956TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K26IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
PO BOX 829709PHILADELPHIAPA19182CONSULTANT (CFO)$288,721
KARYL JS ASKEW
755 SE 78TH AVENUEHILLSBOROOR97123CONSULTING$177,267
INSOURCE SERVICES INC
148 LINDEN STWELLESLEYMA02482CONSULTING$123,439
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$9,316,870GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,662,967AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$10,979,837TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EXCHANGE900099$930,170$930,170
WORKSHOPS900099$236,096$236,096
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,166,266TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$374,531TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$374,531ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$6,548,782SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$5,144,737SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,404,045SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,404,045TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,404,045ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHERDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$70,299OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$14,924,955TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,166,542RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,778,576ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$379,137TotalAmt
Management And General$379,137ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,080,181TotalAmt
Program Services$5,531,102ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,549,079ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$327,374TotalAmt
Program Services$250,463ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$76,911ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,108,486TotalAmt
Program Services$824,387ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$284,099ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$563,823TotalAmt
Program Services$413,685ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$150,138ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,234TotalAmt
Management And General$35,234ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,562TotalAmt
Management And General$86,562ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$90,428TotalAmt
Management And General$90,428ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,136,714TotalAmt
Program Services$3,055,199ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,315ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,200FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,760TotalAmt
Program Services$29,760ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,373,887TotalAmt
Program Services$1,016,624ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$357,263ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$266,677TotalAmt
Program Services$254,996ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,681ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,381TotalAmt
Program Services$63,452ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,929ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
OUTSIDE SERVICES$1,062,005$565,439$489,366$7,200
OTHER$522,045$393,506$126,500$2,039
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS$188,925$108,756$80,169

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,332,619TotalAmt
Program Services$12,507,369ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,792,811ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,439FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,867,919BOYAmt
EOY$596,621EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,057BOYAmt
EOY$2,063EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,215,984BOYAmt
EOY$1,698,168EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$850,796BOYAmt
EOY$551,417EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,876BOYAmt
EOY$201,301EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$770,222LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$578,296LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$273,307BOYAmt
EOY$191,926EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,692,540BOYAmt
EOY$17,629,223EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,394,974BOYAmt
EOY$2,572,880EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,386,453BOYAmt
EOY$23,443,599EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,741,621BOYAmt
EOY$2,452,205EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,924BOYAmt
EOY$91,020EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,162,947BOYAmt
EOY$3,118,843EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,946,492BOYAmt
EOY$5,662,068EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,931,607BOYAmt
EOY$17,515,374EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$508,354BOYAmt
EOY$266,157EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,439,961BOYAmt
EOY$17,781,531EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,386,453BOYAmt
EOY$23,443,599EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,407,664ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$749,234NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,947,543CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,719,073CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,648,796CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,104,302CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,979,837CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$49,399,551TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,947,543CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,719,073CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,648,796CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,104,302CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,979,837CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$49,399,551TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$49,399,551PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,005,032CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,764,991CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,282,829CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,702,110CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,304,508CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,059,470TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$42,189CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,764CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$56,953TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$57,515,974TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$6,224,248GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.85890PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.83710PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$234,090OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$58,523DepreciationAmt
Book Value$175,567BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$536,132OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$519,773DepreciationAmt
Book Value$16,359BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$191,926TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DEPOSITS$29,072
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET - OPERATING LEASE$2,543,808
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$2,572,880TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATIONS$2,920,225
CONDITIONAL GRANT ADVANCES$198,618
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,118,843TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$15,707,999TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$749,234NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$124,238DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$873,472RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$14,834,527RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$90,428InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$90,428RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$14,924,955TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,366,429TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$124,238DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$124,238ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$16,242,191ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$90,428InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$90,428ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$16,332,619TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTERC ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC TOPIC, INCOME TAXES. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REGARDING A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. TERC HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHICH QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022. TERC'S INFORMATION RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
LAURIE BRENNAN
PRESIDENT$282,792$0$0$0$0$0$13,990$0$5,053$0$301,835$0$0$0
KAREN ECONOMOPOULOS
CO-DIRECTOR$157,353$0$0$0$0$0$8,251$0$38,097$0$203,701$0$0$0
JONI FALK
CENTER LEADER$182,293$0$0$0$0$0$6,965$0$6,252$0$195,510$0$0$0
GILLIAN PUTTICK
SR. SCIENTIST$149,418$0$0$0$0$0$7,830$0$31,038$0$188,286$0$0$0
JAMES HAMMERMAN
DIRECTOR$144,017$0$0$0$0$0$7,526$0$26,159$0$177,702$0$0$0
CARA DIMATTIA
DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY$130,362$0$0$0$0$0$5,846$0$37,907$0$174,115$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3DURING 2023, GAIL STEVENS WAS THE INTERIM CFO THROUGH CLIFTONLARSONALLEN AND RECEIVED $288,721 IN COMPENSATION FOR OVERSEEING THE FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF THE 990 IS PRESENTED TO FIRST BY THE CFO TO THE TREASURER FOR REVIEW AND QUESTIONS AND IS THEN SHARED WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND FINALLY THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTERC HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST TRAINING THAT NEW STAFF UNDERTAKE, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM THAT ANY RESEARCHER MUST FILL OUT BEFORE WORKING WITH FEDERAL FUNDS, AND A CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE FORMS AND ADDRESS CONFLICTS THAT MAY ARISE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ACOMPENSATION REVIEW FOR PRESIDENT: THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT IS CONDUCTED BY AN INDEPENDENT GROUP CONSISTING OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. CARE IS TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO BOARD MEMBERS SELECTED TO CONDUCT THE REVIEW. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMPENSATION ARE PRESENTED TO AND APPROVED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE BOARD AT ITS MAY MEETING. AS PART OF ITS REVIEW THE BOARD SUBCOMMITTEE REQUESTS OF THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES (DHR) COMPENSATION DATA ON SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMPARABILITY IS BASED ON A COMPARISON OF THE JOB DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT WITH A SIMILARLY SITUATED POSITION AT ANOTHER ORGANIZATION SIMILAR TO TERC IN SIZE, NONPROFIT STATUS, AND OVERALL MISSION, AS WELL AS SIMILAR GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION. THE DHR OBTAINS THIS DATA FROM (1) 990S FILED WITH GUIDESTAR AND (2) A COMMISSIONED ANALYSIS FROM A PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. THE RESULT OF THE BOARD REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT IS RECORDED BY THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD AND FORWARDED TO THE DHR FOR PLACEMENT IN THE PERSONNEL FILE OF THE PRESIDENT AND SERVES AS INSTRUCTION TO PROCESS THE SALARY INCREASE. COMPENSATION REVIEW FOR THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO) IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT, TO WHOM THE CFO REPORTS. AS WITH ALL POSITIONS AT TERC, INCLUDING THOSE OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, THE APPROPRIATE RANGE FOR THE POSITION IS DETERMINED THROUGH A COMPENSATION ANALYSIS CONDUCTED BY AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT, USING SURVEY DATA FROM COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND MATCHED WITH THE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND LEVEL OF EXPERIENCED REQUIRED TO FULFILL THE CFO POSITION. COMPENSATION ANALYSES ARE CONDUCTED APPROXIMATELY EVERY 3 YEARS. THE LAST COMPENSATION ANALYSIS WAS CONDUCTED IN 2021. THE SALARY OF THE CFO IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT ANNUALLY AS PART OF THE SALARY REVIEW PROCESS. ANY RECOMMENDATION FOR A RAISE BASED ON NEW DUTIES ASSUMED OR EXTRAORDINARY GROWTH IN THE POSITION IS DOCUMENTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND PRESENTED TO THE SALARY COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. DOCUMENTATION ON THE FINAL SALARY IS MAINTAINED IN THE OFFICE OF THE DHR. A SIMILAR PROCESS IS CONDUCTED FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19TERC MAINTAINS ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INTERNALLY AND ARE AVAILABLE BY REQUEST BY THE PUBLIC. TERC ALSO UPLOADS A COPY OF THE FILED 990 ON GUIDESTAR.ORG.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,055,199. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 58,315. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 23,200. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,136,714.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EDUCATIONAL VENTURES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12067 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02140ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN043372257EIN
Primary ActivitiesEDUCATIONAL RESEARCHPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TERC INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd