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THE CHARACTER LAB INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
THE CHARACTER LAB INC (EIN 46-2444163)
Tax period
2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed
2023-10-13
IRS object ID
202302869349301515
Schema version
2022v5.0
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)
Return2023-10-13T11:05:13-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1150 S WARNER ROAD SUITE 310AddressLine1Txt
CityKING OF PRUSSIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19406ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN462444163EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE CHARACTER LAB INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCHARBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6464227767PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 37635 PMB 47960AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP191010635ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVE HERSHPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6464227767PhoneNum
Signature2023-10-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstDAVEPersonFirstNm
Person LastHERSHPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonWILLIAM A LOUGHERYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01603932PTIN
Phone2156433900PhoneNum
Preparation2023-10-11PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDAVE HERSHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 37635 PMB 47960AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP191010635ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,340,789GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.CHARACTERLAB.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2012FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionCHARACTER LAB ADVANCES SCIENTIFIC INSIGHTS THAT HELP KIDS THRIVEActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee35TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers9TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$6,777,342PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$6,452,665CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$176,244PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$37,081CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income-$7,012PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$7,918CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,946,574PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,497,664CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,038,938PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,924,465CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$161,241CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,006,497PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,686,382CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$6,045,435PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,610,847CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$901,139PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$886,817CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,681,422TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$5,551,434TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$873,703TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$856,898TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,807,719NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,694,536NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionCHARACTER LAB ADVANCES SCIENTIFIC INSIGHTS THAT HELP KIDS THRIVE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,465,884ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$37,081RevenueAmt
DescBY CONNECTING RESEARCHERS WITH EDUCATORS, CHARACTER LAB SEEKS TO CREATE GREATER KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE CONDITIONS THAT LEAD TO WELL-BEING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. TO LEARN MORE, GO TO WWW.CHARACTERLAB.ORG.IN 2022-2023, CHARACTER LAB REACHED THE FOLLOWING MILESTONES:-FACILITATED 485 STUDIES TO DATE-HELPED RESEARCHERS PUBLISH OVER 50 ARTICLES IN LEADING JOURNALS-PARTNERED WITH HOPELAB AND COMMON SENSE MEDIA TO CO-CREATE A NATIONWIDE SURVEY ON TEENAGE SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE AND MENTAL HEALTH-CHARACTER LAB INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (CLIP) WELCOMED 150 YOUNG PEOPLE TO OUR NEXT COHORT-SPEARHEADED DISCUSSIONS ON YOUTH VOICE AT EVENTS BY LEADING INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION (ISTE), SXSW EDUCATION, AND AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (AERA)Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$4,465,884TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document59IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee35EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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
Governing Body Voting Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member8IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJIM SCHRODERPersonNm
Phone6464227767PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 37635AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP191010635ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
SEAN TALAMAS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$267,059$0$23,547
ELLIOT LUSCOMBE
PARTNER, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS40.00$136,105$0$17,266Yes (X)
JIM SCHRODER
PARTNER, FINANCE, OPS AND STRATEGY40.00Yes (X)$134,179$0$8,007
MEG FORAN
PARTNER, SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS40.00$124,346$0$17,281Yes (X)
TARA TAYLOR
PARTNER, DESIGN THINKING40.00$114,136$0$25,803Yes (X)
DAVID TORRES
PARTNER, REVENUE OPERATIONS40.00$111,562$0$18,344Yes (X)
DAVE LEVIN
CO-FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$40,000$0$0Yes (X)
DAVE HERSH
CEO40.00Yes (X)$26,128$0$4,377
LUIS VON AHN
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER NORTH
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DOMINIC RANDOLPH
CO-FOUNDER AND BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
PIYUSH TANTIA
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ANGELA DUCKWORTH
CO-FOUNDER, CHIEF SCIENTIST1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JACKIE BEZOS
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
BRIDGET TERRY LONG
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JIM SHELTON
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$953,515TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$114,625TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K6IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
QUALTRICS
333 WEST RIVER PARK DRIVE SUITE 48PROVOUT84604RESEARCH SERVICES$370,907
TED CONFERENCES
330 HUDSON STREET 11TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10013EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL CREATION$300,000
MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH
PO BOX 2393PRINCETONNJ08543DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS$292,326
LARSON COMMUNICATIONS
1725 PIERCE STREET 1SAN FRANCISCOCA94115PR AND COMMUNICATIONS$222,500
YES&
1700 DIAGONAL ROADALEXANDRIAVA22314WEB DEVELOPMENT$154,089
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K8CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$6,452,665AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$843,754NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$6,452,665TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRESEARCH SERVICESDesc
Business541700BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$37,081TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$37,081RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$37,081TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,223TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$9,223ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$841,820SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$843,125SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$1,305SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$1,305TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$1,305ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,497,664TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$37,081RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$7,918ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$563,418TotalAmt
Program Services$377,133ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$181,331ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,954FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,951,281TotalAmt
Program Services$1,538,806ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$305,015ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$107,460FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,481TotalAmt
Program Services$54,648ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,536ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,297FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$170,545TotalAmt
Program Services$115,089ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46,864ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,592FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$170,740TotalAmt
Program Services$127,116ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,569ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,055FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,197TotalAmt
Program Services$50,438ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,759ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$139,554TotalAmt
Management And General$139,554ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,475,847TotalAmt
Program Services$1,349,406ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$123,001ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,440FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$392,130TotalAmt
Program Services$361,946ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,588ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,596FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$116,951TotalAmt
Program Services$117,612ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$1,679ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,018FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$262,069TotalAmt
Program Services$233,002ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,067ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$82,262TotalAmt
Program Services$57,872ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,011ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,379FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,793TotalAmt
Program Services$25,011ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,954ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,828FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,165TotalAmt
Management And General$29,165ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENDesc
Total$97,414TotalAmt
Program Services$57,805ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,987ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$622FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,610,847TotalAmt
Program Services$4,465,884ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$983,722ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$161,241FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,893,062BOYAmt
EOY$250,000EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,421,354BOYAmt
EOY$4,643,611EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,500BOYAmt
EOY$238,703EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$349,506BOYAmt
EOY$334,995EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$114,243LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$30,118LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$84,125EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,681,422BOYAmt
EOY$5,551,434EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$291,868BOYAmt
EOY$284,194EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$581,835BOYAmt
EOY$572,704EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$873,703BOYAmt
EOY$856,898EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,307,719BOYAmt
EOY$4,694,536EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$500,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,807,719BOYAmt
EOY$4,694,536EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,681,422BOYAmt
EOY$5,551,434EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$886,817ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$4,761,364CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,476,097CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,768,129CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,777,342CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,452,665CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,235,597TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,761,364CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,476,097CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,768,129CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,777,342CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,452,665CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,235,597TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$19,692,818SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$8,542,779PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,530CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,255CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$280CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$93CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,223CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,381TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$28,263,978TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$213,325GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.30220PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.31140PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CYYes (X)TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd
Facts And Circumstances TestCHARACTER LAB'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE FOR 2022 AND 2021 IS 30.22% AND 31.14% RESPECTIVELY. THE ORGANIZATION MEETS THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST DUE TO MAINTAINING A CONTINUOUS FUNDRAISING SOLICITATION PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDED GENEROUS DONATIONS FROM OVER 35 INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PAST YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SERVICES THAT BROADLY AND CONSISTENTLY BENEFIT THE SOCIAL SCIENTIFIC AND YOUTH EDUCATION FIELDS, AND IS LED BY A GOVERNING BODY OF INDEPENDENT REPRESENTATIVES FROM RELEVANT FIELDS. THE ORGANIZATION EXPECTS TO MEET THE 33.33% THRESHOLD IN COMING YEARS AS A NATURAL OUTGROWTH OF INCREASED PUBLIC SOLICITATION FOLLOWING A TRANSITION IN EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP DURING 2022.FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$30,118OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$30,118DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$84,125OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$84,125BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$84,125TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,497,664TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,497,664RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,497,664TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,610,847TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,610,847ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,610,847TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS A NONPROFIT ENTITY AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRC AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. ACCORDINGLY, THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO TAX ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE GUIDANCE IN THE INCOME TAX STANDARD REGARDING THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE GUIDANCE CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE GUIDANCE FURTHER PRESCRIBES RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF TAX PROVISIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. THE APPLICATION OF THIS STANDARD HAD NO IMPACT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
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 (2 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
SEAN TALAMAS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$267,059$0$0$0$0$0$11,129$0$12,418$0$290,606$0$0$0
ELLIOT LUSCOMBE
PARTNER, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS$107,845$0$0$0$28,260$0$5,444$0$11,822$0$153,371$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENTS DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2022: MEGAN FORAN - $27,522 ELLIOT LUSCOMBER - $28,260ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$843,754NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE M, PART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FIGURE IN COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF DONORS IN EACH CATEGORY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1ATHE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS STATES THAT THE BOARD MAY ESTABLISH AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. DURING THE TAX YEAR THERE WAS NOT AN ACTIVE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AND THEN REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS AS WELL AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. PRIOR TO ITS SUBMISSION, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WAS PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE DRAFT FORM 990. THE FORM 990 WAS ALSO PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO FILING WITH IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT APPLIES TO ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES ("COVERED PERSONS"). PER THE POLICY, DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION AND A COVERED PERSON AND FOR DETERMINING AN APPROPRIATE ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSE TO PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. COVERED PERSONS ARE ALSO UNDER A CONTINUING OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS SOON AS IT IS KNOWN OR REASONABLY SHOULD BE KNOWN WHEN THERE WAS AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION AND A COVERED PERSON WITH RESPECT TO A SPECIFIC PROPOSED ACTION OR TRANSACTION, THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS APPROVED SUCH ACTION OR TRANSACTION, AS DOCUMENTED IN BOARD MEETING MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15TO SET COMPENSATION FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THE ORGANIZATION EMPLOYED AN EXTERNAL CONSULTANCY IN 2023 WHO COMPLETED A MARKET SCAN OF PEER ORGANIZATIONS. THE RESULTING COMPARISON WAS SHARED WITH THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, WHO HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR APPROVING AND MONITORING COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP. THE DELIBERATION AND FINAL DECISION ARE TIMELY DOCUMENTED VIA EMAIL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 650,357. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 113,001. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,440. TOTAL EXPENSES 766,798. MARKETING AND BRANDING SERVICES - INNOVATION FUND: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 210,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 10,000. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 220,000. CORE PRODUCTS SERVICE CONTRACT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 240,240. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 240,240. PROGRAM RESEARCH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 82,745. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 82,745. CUSTOM ENGINEERING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 166,064. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 166,064.