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THE CHARACTER LAB INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
THE CHARACTER LAB INC (EIN 46-2444163)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2019-05-14
IRS object ID
201901349349309030
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2019-05-14T16:24:29-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 STE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityPLYMOUTH MEETINGCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19462ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Phone2675822228PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13401 MARKET STREET SUITE 202AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19104ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSEAN TALAMASPersonNm
Person TitleCOOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2675822228PhoneNum
Signature2019-05-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBRUCE BRAUNEWELLCPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00075336PTIN
Phone2156433900PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address67.137.57.251IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-05-14IPDt
IP Tm08:25:13IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSEAN TALAMASPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13401 MARKET STREET SUITE 202AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19104ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$783,008GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.CHARACTERLAB.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2012FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE CHARACTER LAB, INC'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee16TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers6TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,009,110PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$26,332CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$5,952PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$4,840CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$30,609PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,045,671PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$776,598CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$626,780PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,296,547CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$634,730PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$184,107CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,452,265PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,548,438CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,713,775PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,029,382CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,668,104PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$4,252,784CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$8,030,033TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,739,060TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$320,528TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$282,339TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$7,709,505NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,456,721NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE CHARACTER LAB, INC'S MISSION IS TO DEVELOP, DISSEMINATE, AND SUPPORT RESEARCH-BASED APPROACHES TO CHARACTER THAT ENABLE KIDS TO LEARN AND FLOURISH.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,506,272ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,296,547GrantAmt
Revenue$26,332RevenueAmt
DescTHE ORGANIZATION CO-DESIGNS AND FUNDS RESEARCH ABOUT CHARACTER WITH A K-12 CLASSROOM IN MIND, AND DIRECTLY CONNECTS RESEARCHERS WITH THOSE WHO WORK IN SCHOOLS USING RESEARCH RESULTS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PRODUCES AND CURATES PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR TEACHERS AND FAMILIES, AND PARTNERS WITH RESEARCHERS TO SCALE AND REPLICATE THE BEST IDEAS FOR SCHOOLS AND HOMES.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$4,506,272TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
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 OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
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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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document80IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee16EmployeeCnt
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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
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members6GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member6IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 FldARStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SEAN TALAMASBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2675822228PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13401 MARKET STREET SUITE 202AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19104ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
FEROZ DEWAN
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERICA DEWAN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE LEVIN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOMINIC RANDOLPH
CO-FOUNDER AND BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LUIS VON AHN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACKIE BEZOS
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW KNOX
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS40.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
KATHRYN CLAYTON
DIRECTOR OF DESIGN40.00$87,710$0$9,417Yes (X)
DONALD KAMENTZ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$190,154$0$15,454Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$24,871TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP
875 THIRD AVENUENEW YORKNY10022LEGAL SERVICES$143,631
4TH SECTOR SOLUTIONS
10455 JEFFERSON HWY SUITE 110BATON ROUGELA70809FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES$101,398
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$745,426AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$6,410NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$745,426TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFEE FOR SERVICEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$26,332TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$26,332ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$26,332TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,758TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$5,758ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$5,492SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$6,410SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$918SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$918TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$918ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$776,598TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$31,172ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,206,547TotalAmt
Program Services$1,206,547ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$90,000TotalAmt
Program Services$90,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$365,411TotalAmt
Program Services$261,524ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$69,258ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,629FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$655,462TotalAmt
Program Services$613,903ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,706ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,853FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,058TotalAmt
Program Services$21,303ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,503ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,252FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,203TotalAmt
Program Services$50,527ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,118ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,558FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$77,263TotalAmt
Program Services$63,599ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,110ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,554FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$178,828TotalAmt
Program Services$178,591ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$158ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$79FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$144,173TotalAmt
Program Services$79,295ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,252ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,626FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$886,731TotalAmt
Program Services$777,658ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,706ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$41,367FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,944TotalAmt
Program Services$36,710ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,489ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,745FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$92,286TotalAmt
Program Services$56,216ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,044ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,026FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$558,821TotalAmt
Program Services$547,815ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,337ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,669FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$115,258TotalAmt
Program Services$63,392ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,577ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,289FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$169,728TotalAmt
Program Services$139,778ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,279ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,671FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$255,856TotalAmt
Program Services$254,796ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$707ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$353FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,615TotalAmt
Program Services$888ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$485ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$242FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,135TotalAmt
Program Services$14,924ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,141ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,070FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN$58,971$40,714$12,133$6,124
PROGRAM COSTS$8,092$8,092

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,029,382TotalAmt
Program Services$4,506,272ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$339,003ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$184,107FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$499,272BOYAmt
EOY$331,160EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,682,454BOYAmt
EOY$2,135,900EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,842,500BOYAmt
EOY$1,250,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,192BOYAmt
EOY$22,000EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$14,923LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$14,923LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,615BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,030,033BOYAmt
EOY$3,739,060EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$320,528BOYAmt
EOY$277,339EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$5,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$320,528BOYAmt
EOY$282,339EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,227,751BOYAmt
EOY$2,206,721EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,481,754BOYAmt
EOY$1,250,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,709,505BOYAmt
EOY$3,456,721EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,030,033BOYAmt
EOY$3,739,060EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$4,252,784ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$6,185,138CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,154,957CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,668,947CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,009,110CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$745,426CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,763,578TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,185,138CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,154,957CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,668,947CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,009,110CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$745,426CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,763,578TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$12,736,402SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$5,027,176PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$859CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,417CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,876CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,038CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,758CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,948TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$207CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$30,609CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$26,332CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$57,148TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$17,836,674TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.28180PublicSupportCY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CYYes (X)TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd
Facts And Circumstances TestBECAUSE THE CHARACATER LAB, INC.'S PERCENTAGE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT IS ONLY 28.18% FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018, IT IS NOT PUBLICALLY SUPPORTED UNDER THE 33-1/3% TEST. HOWEVER, THE CHARACTER LAB, INC. SHOULD QUALIFY FOR PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST BECAUSE ITS PUBLIC SUPPORT IS 10% OR MORE OF ITS TOTAL SUPPORT. IN ADDITION, THE CHARACATER LAB, INC. HAS A SOLICITATION PLAN FOR ATTRACTING A BROAD RANGE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT. FINALLY, THE CHARACTER LAB, INC. HAS A PLAN TO BROADEN ITS GOVERNING BODY REPRESENTATION.FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$14,923OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,923DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$5,000Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$5,000TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$776,598TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$776,598RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$776,598TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,029,382TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,029,382ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,029,382TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS A NON-PROFIT ENTITY AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 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 (10 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
BOX 223131PITTSBURGHPA152512131386006309501 (C)(3)$123,818TO FUND CHARACTER RESEARCH
THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
3600 MARKET STREET STE 501PHILADELPHIAPA191042649231352685501 (C)(3)$421,422TO FUND CHARACTER RESEARCH
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF LELAND STANFORD JR
PO BOX 44253SAN FRANCISCOCA941444253941156365501 (C)(3)$169,967TO FUND CHARACTER RESEARCH
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
1801 MAPLE AVE 2ND FLOOR SUITE 2410EVANSTONIL60201362167817501 (C)(3)$77,150TO FUND CHARACTER RESEARCH2410
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
200 UNIVERSITY OFFICE BUILDINGRIVERSIDECA956006309956006142501 (C)(3)$64,289TO FUND CHARACTER RESEARCH
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
1901 SOUTH FIRST STREET SUITE ACHAMPAIGNIL61820376000511501 (C)(3)$37,705TO FUND CHARACTER RESEARCH
UGARF RESEARCH FOUNDATION
200 DW BROOKS DRIVEATHENSGA30602581353149501 (C)(3)$118,997TO FUND CHARACTER RESEARCH
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
DEPT 78867 PO BOX 78000DETROITMI482780867356001673501 (C)(3)$139,257TO FUND CHARACTER RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
101 E 27TH ST STE 5300 MAIL STOPAUSTINTX78712746000203501 (C)(3)$13,470TO FUND CHARACTER RESEARCHA900
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
6 WASHINGTON PLACE ROOM 607NEW YORKNY10003135562308501 (C)(3)$40,472TO FUND CHARACTER RESEARCH

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeRESEARCH GRANTS AND HONORARIAGrantTypeTxt
Recipient13RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$90,000CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE CHARACTER LAB, INC CO-DESIGNS AND FUNDS RESEARCH ABOUT CHARACTER WITH A K-12 CLASSROOM IN MIND, AND DIRECTLY CONNECTS RESEARCHERS WITH THOSE WHO WORK IN SCHOOLS. THE CHARACTER LAB, INC KEEPS DETAILS OF THE GRANTS GIVEN AND MONITORS THE USE OF THE FUNDS BY THE RECIPIENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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)
PersonDONALD KAMENTZPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$190,154BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$7,880DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$7,574NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$205,608TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2FEROZ DEWAN AND ERICA DEWAN 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.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCE AS WELL AS THE COO. PRIOR TO ITS SUBMISSION, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WAS PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE DRAFT FORM 900 PRIOR TO ITS SUBMISSION. THE FORM 990 WAS ALSO PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO FILING WITH IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION CREATED 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 DETERMING AN APPROPRIATE ORGANIZATIONAL REPSONSE 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 USED THE FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND A COMPENSATION SURVEY/STUDY. A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WAS ALSO APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST PERFORMED IN JULY 2013.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTING FEES - BUSINESS PROGRAMS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 124,128. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 67,706. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 33,853. TOTAL EXPENSES 225,687. CONSULTING FEES - FUNDRAISING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 7,514. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,514. CONSULTING FEES - PROGRAM DESIGN: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 134,064. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 134,064. CONSULTING FEES - PROGRAM RESEARCH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 380,365. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 380,365. CONSULTING FEES - PROGRAM EDUCATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 139,101. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 139,101.