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THE CHARACTER LAB INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
THE CHARACTER LAB INC (EIN 46-2444163)
Tax period
2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed
2020-10-23
IRS object ID
202002979349300405
Schema version
2019v5.1
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-10-23T07:15:17-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Line1610 W GERMANTOWN PIKE SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityPLYMOUTH MEETINGCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19462ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 Line13675 MARKET STREET NO 200AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19104ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSEAN TALAMASPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6464227767PhoneNum
Signature2020-10-21SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBRUCE BRAUNEWELL CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00075336PTIN
Phone2156433900PhoneNum
Preparation2020-10-21PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address67.137.57.251IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-10-21IPDt
IP Tm09:50:21IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSEAN TALAMASPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13675 MARKET STREET NO 200AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19104ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,900,684GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent5VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee26TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers5TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,761,364PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,476,097CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income-$141,622PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$46,734CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,619,742PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,522,831CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,118,618PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$149,088CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$9,600PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$11,406CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$16,351CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,268,411PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,709,587CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,817,450PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,817,987CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$197,708PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,295,156CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,753,753TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,794,157TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$494,740TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$830,300TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,259,013NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,963,857NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,549,781ExpenseAmt
Grant$149,088GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescBY CONNECTING RESEARCHERS WITH EDUCATORS, CHARACTER LAB SEEKS TO CREATE GREATER KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE CONDITIONS THAT LEAD TO SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, ACADEMIC, AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. TO LEARN MORE, GO TO WWW.CHARACTERLAB.ORG.IN 2019-2020, CHARACTER LAB REACHED THE FOLLOWING MILESTONES:-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS GREW BY 45% AND NOW INCLUDE 94 SCHOOLS SERVING OVER 100,000 STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.-THE NUMBER OF LEADING UNIVERSITY SCIENTISTS AROUND THE WORLD ACTIVELY CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON OUR PLATFORM INCREASED BY 103% FOR A TOTAL OF 79.-THE NUMBER OF PILOT STUDIES INCREASED BY 169% TO 132.-THE NUMBER OF FULLY POWERED RESEARCH STUDIES INCREASED BY 130% TO 37.-PUBLICATIONS INCREASED BY 80% TO 18 ARTICLES ACCEPTED BY PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS.-WE PUBLISHED 43 NEW TIPS OF THE WEEK, INCREASED OUR READERSHIP TO OVER 22,000 SUBSCRIBERS, AND EXPANDED OUR REACH TO OVER 5 MILLION THROUGH SYNDICATIONS WITH THRIVE GLOBAL AND THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER.-WE DEVELOPED FOUR NEW PLAYBOOKSEMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, HONESTY, CREATIVITY, AND GROWTH MINDSETRESEARCH-BASED GUIDES TO THE CONDITIONS THAT CULTIVATE STRENGTHS OF HEART, MIND, AND WILL.-WE PARTNERED WITH EDUCATION WEEK TO LAUNCH THE ASK A PSYCHOLOGIST COLUMN FOR EDUCATORS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$3,549,781TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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 Document81IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee26EmployeeCnt
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
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Independent Voting Member5IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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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States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSEAN TALAMASPersonNm
Phone6464227767PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13675 MARKET STREET NO 200AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19104ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JACKIE BEZOS
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LUIS VON AHN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER NORTH
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE LEVIN
CO-FOUNDER AND BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$40,000$0$0
DOMINIC RANDOLPH
CO-FOUNDER AND BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$40,000$0$0
FEROZ DEWAN
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ERICA DEWAN
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SEAN TALAMAS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$165,075$0$8,307Yes (X)
MICHAEL PIH
CHIEF OF STAFF40.00$111,091$0$10,628Yes (X)
JIM SCHRODER
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS40.00$39,164$0$1,450Yes (X)
RYAN DOBRAN
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS40.00$105,165$0$10,163Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$500,495TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$30,548TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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QUALTRICS
333 WEST RIVER PARK DRIVE SUITE 48PROVOUT84604RESEARCH SERVICES$636,100
LARSON COMMUNICATIONS
1725 PIERCE STREET 1SAN FRANCISCOCA94115PR AND COMMUNICATIONS$189,958
MICHELLE SHIH
49 BREEZEMONT AVERIVERSIDECT06878EDITING$175,464
MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH
PO BOX 2393PRINCETONNJ08543DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS$138,895
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$3,476,097AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$600,863NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,476,097TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,255TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$10,255ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,414,332SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,377,853SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$36,479SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$36,479TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$36,479ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,522,831TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$46,734ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$149,088TotalAmt
Program Services$149,088ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$498,932TotalAmt
Program Services$308,717ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$185,614ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,601FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,197,450TotalAmt
Program Services$1,129,508ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,942ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,799TotalAmt
Program Services$41,032ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,767ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,911TotalAmt
Program Services$74,769ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,142ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$121,814TotalAmt
Program Services$102,466ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,030ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$318FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$73,819TotalAmt
Management And General$73,819ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$102,588TotalAmt
Program Services$80,824ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,764ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$138,293TotalAmt
Program Services$4,268ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$134,025ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,406TotalAmt
Fundraising$11,406FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,448,757TotalAmt
Program Services$1,277,200ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$171,557ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$360,495TotalAmt
Program Services$316,119ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,376ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$91,826TotalAmt
Management And General$91,800ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$65,687TotalAmt
Program Services$7,138ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,549ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$240,934TotalAmt
Management And General$240,934ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$120,597TotalAmt
Program Services$58,652ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,945ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,065TotalAmt
Management And General$5,065ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,978TotalAmt
Management And General$21,978ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENDesc
Total$39,548TotalAmt
Management And General$39,548ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,817,987TotalAmt
Program Services$3,549,781ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,251,855ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,351FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$845,339BOYAmt
EOY$1,055,072EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,044,739BOYAmt
EOY$1,420,793EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$804,430BOYAmt
EOY$40,000EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,000BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,500BOYAmt
EOY$269,002EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$30,118LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$20,828LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,745BOYAmt
EOY$9,290EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,753,753BOYAmt
EOY$2,794,157EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$488,740BOYAmt
EOY$262,607EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$567,693EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$494,740BOYAmt
EOY$830,300EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$696,338BOYAmt
EOY$1,644,599EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,562,675BOYAmt
EOY$319,258EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,259,013BOYAmt
EOY$1,963,857EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,753,753BOYAmt
EOY$2,794,157EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,295,156ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$1,668,947CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,009,110CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$745,426CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,761,364CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,476,097CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,660,944TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,009,110CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$745,426CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,761,364CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,476,097CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,660,944TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,962,891SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$4,698,053PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,876CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,038CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,758CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,530CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,255CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,457TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$207CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$30,609CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$26,332CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$57,148TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$11,749,549TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.39980PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.34940PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFEE FOR SERVICE - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 30,609. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 26,332. MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 207.ExplanationTxt

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$20,828DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,290BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,290TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,522,831TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,522,831RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,522,831TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,817,987TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,817,987ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,817,987TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF LELAND STANFORD JR
PO BOX 44253SAN FRANCISCOCA941444253941156365501(C)(3)$50,000TO FUND CHARACTER RESEARCH
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
1901 SOUTH FIRST STREET SUITE ACHAMPAIGNIL61820376000511501(C)(3)$20,000TO FUND CHARACTER RESEARCH
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
6 WASHINGTON PLACE ROOM 607NEW YORKNY10003135562308501(C)(3)$30,000TO FUND CHARACTER RESEARCH
FOUNDATION FOR ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC
45 W AMELIA STREET SUITE 901ORLANDOFL32801592788435501(C)(3)$10,000TO FUND CHARACTER RESEARCH
BREAD AND ROSES
100 S BROAD STREET SUITE 1600PHILADELPHIAPA19102232047297501(C)(3)$15,000TO SUPPORT LOCAL GRASSROOTS CHANGE
WE THE PROTESTORS
10 LIBERTY ST APT 38DNEW YORKNY10005813764408501(C)(3)$10,000TO SUPPORT LOCAL GRASSROOTS CHANGE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org6Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE CHARACTER LAB, INC. FUNDS RESEARCH ABOUT CHARACTER WITH THE INTENT OF ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC INSIGHTS THAT WILL HELP KIDS THRIVE. EACH GRANTEE IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE INTERIM AND FINAL REPORTS TO THE CHARACTER LAB, INC. ON THE USE OF THE GRANT FUNDS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSEAN TALAMASPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$165,011BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$64OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$3,043DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$5,264NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$173,382TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$600,863NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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 ReferencePART 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 (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2FEROZ DEWAN, CHAIR, AND ERICA DEWAN, BOARD MEMBER, HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3THE ORGANIZATION HAS OUTSOURCED ITS BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING, HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND RECRUITING TO AN OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION. 4TH SECTOR SOLUTIONS WAS ENGAGED FROM JULY 2019 - APRIL 2020 AND WAS PAID $33,556 DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR. RSM US LLC WAS ENGAGED FROM MAY 2020 - CURRENT AND WAS PAID $40,263 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.
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 OPERATIONS AND FINANCE 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 OR 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 15ATO SET COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE ORGANIZATION EMPLOYED AN EXTERNAL CONSULTANCY IN 2019 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 IN MINUTES.
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 394,058. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 171,557. TOTAL EXPENSES 565,615. CORE PRODUCTS SERVICE CONTRACT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 382,000. TOTAL EXPENSES 382,000. PROGRAM RESEARCH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 302,054. TOTAL EXPENSES 302,054. CUSTOM ENGINEERING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 199,088. TOTAL EXPENSES 199,088.