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GREATSCHOOLS INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
GREATSCHOOLS INC (EIN 94-3311628)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-12
IRS object ID
202533169349307838
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-11-12T15:48:00-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN946214841PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ARMANINO ADVISORY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12700 CAMINO RAMON STE 350AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN RAMONCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP945835004ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN943311628EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GREATSCHOOLS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGREABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5105605986PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line166 FRANKLIN ST 300AddressLine1Txt
CityOAKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94607ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJONATHAN DEANEPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone5105605986PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKATY BROWNPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00650274PTIN
Phone9257902600PhoneNum
Preparation2025-11-10PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJOHN PALMERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line166 FRANKLIN ST 300AddressLine1Txt
CityOAKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94607ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,495,210GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.GREATSCHOOLS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1998FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionGREATSCHOOLS IS THE LEADING NONPROFIT PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY INFORMATION THAT SUPPORTS PARENTS PURSUING A GREAT EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILD, SCHOOLS STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE, AND COMMUNITIES WORKING TO DIMINISH INEQUITIES IN EDUCATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee45TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers9TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$1,265,898TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,722,861PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,229,099CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$2,150,518PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,916,278CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$94,058PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$82,039CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,103,999PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,267,794CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$9,071,436PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,495,210CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$6,105,371PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,324,100CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$497,756CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,519,292PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,612,924CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$7,624,663PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$7,937,024CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,446,773PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,441,814CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$7,842,825TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$5,593,234TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$971,196TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,163,419TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$6,871,629NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,429,815NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionGREATSCHOOLS IS THE LEADING NONPROFIT PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY INFORMATION THAT SUPPORTS PARENTS PURSUING A GREAT EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILD, SCHOOLS STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE, AND COMMUNITIES WORKING TO DIMINISH INEQUITIES IN EDUCATION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,166,964ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,064,778RevenueAmt
DescOPEX: WITH AN OBJECTIVE TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY INFORMATION THAT SUPPORTS PARENTS PURSUING A GREAT EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILD, SCHOOLS STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE, AND COMMUNITIES WORKING TO DIMINISH INEQUITIES IN EDUCATION, GREATSCHOOLS.ORG IS THE NATION'S LEADING PLATFORM FOR SCHOOL INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. IN 2024, OVER 39 MILLION USERS VISITED GREATSCHOOLS.ORG, EQUATING TO NEARLY HALF OF ALL U.S. PARENTS WITH SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN. THIS SAME YEAR, WE ALSO DELIVERED WEEKLY EMAILS, CONTAINING PARENTING TIPS AND GUIDANCE, TO OVER 800,000 NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,545,284ExpenseAmt
Revenue$476,474RevenueAmt
DescRESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT: EACH YEAR, GREATSCHOOLS COLLECTS AND ANALYZES DATA FROM ALL 50 STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DELIVER THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ON 150,000+ PUBLIC, CHARTER, AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE. THROUGH ONGOING USER RESEARCH, WE CONTINUALLY EVOLVE OUR PLATFORM TO: HIGHLIGHT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM, AMPLIFY PARENT PERSPECTIVES AND EXPERIENCES, AND HELP EDUCATORS BETTER UNDERSTAND AND RESPOND TO THEIR COMMUNITIES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$670,487ExpenseAmt
Revenue$220,591RevenueAmt
DescSALES: GREATSCHOOLS IS THE NATION'S MOST TRUSTED SOURCE OF HIGH-QUALITY K-12 SCHOOL AND DISTRICT DATA. THROUGH LICENSING, OUR DATA POWERS LEADING EDUCATION AND REAL ESTATE SITES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, HELPING PARENTS AND HOMEBUYERS FIND AND EVALUATE SCHOOLS WITH CONFIDENCE, WHILE OUR ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES CONNECT SCHOOLS & BUSINESSES WITH MILLIONS OF FAMILIES ACTIVELY SEARCHING FOR SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$466,831ExpenseAmt
Revenue$156,331RevenueAmt
DescMARKETING: ACTIVITIES TO GROW OUR AUDIENCE AND EXPAND OUR REACH THROUGH PUBLIC RELATIONS, BRANDING, AND USER ACQUISITION.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$466,831TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$156,331TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$5,849,566TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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 Document41IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee45EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
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 Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
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
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KIMBERLY SIKORABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8148831612PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line166 FRANKLIN ST 300AddressLine1Txt
CityOAKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94607ZIPCd

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
JONATHAN DEANE
CEO40.00Yes (X)$360,871$0$53,250
ELLIOT BEAUDOIN
CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER40.00$244,933$0$28,203Yes (X)
ANTHONY ROY
VP, ENGINEERING40.00$188,585$0$52,748Yes (X)
CAROL LLOYD
VP, DEVELOPMENT40.00$199,179$0$31,734Yes (X)
GREGORY BECKER
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER40.00$146,683$0$60,501Yes (X)
SALMA KHAN
VP & CHIEF OF STAFF40.00$203,653$0$2,652Yes (X)
ANTONIO ASSENZA
SR. DIRECTOR, FINANCE (THRU 12/24)40.00Yes (X)$132,560$0$19,874
JOHN PALMER
CHAIRMAN2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
PARISA ROUHANI
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MELISSA STEEL KING
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DANA FOSTER CHERY
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
PETER CUNNINGHAM
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ALMA V MARQUEZ
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MY LE NGUYEN
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARK POFF
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
CHRIS STEWART
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,476,464TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$248,962TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K32IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
BURNESS COMMUNICATIONS INC
7910 WOODMONT AVENUE SUITE 650BETHESDAMD20814MEDIA RELATIONS, STRATEGIC COUNSEL & SOC$149,737
AMAZON WEB SERVICES
410 TERRY AVE NORTHSEATTLEWA98109WEB SERVICES$124,008
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$2,229,099AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,229,099TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
LICENSING900099$1,692,352$1,692,352
API REVENUE900099$136,313$136,313
GRADE BY GRADE NEWSLET900099$87,613$87,613
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,916,278TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$82,039TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$82,039ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
WEBSITE ACTIVITY900004$1,265,898$1,265,898
OTHER REVENUES900099$1,896$1,896
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,267,794OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,495,210TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,918,174RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,265,898UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$82,039ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$430,351TotalAmt
Program Services$124,802ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90,374ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$215,175FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,892,795TotalAmt
Program Services$3,860,966ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$882,354ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$149,475FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,943TotalAmt
Program Services$50,087ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,781ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,075FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$543,606TotalAmt
Program Services$433,134ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$97,784ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,688FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$392,405TotalAmt
Program Services$295,641ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$71,598ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,166FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,833TotalAmt
Program Services$37,545ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,092ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,196FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,278TotalAmt
Program Services$46,167ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,181ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,930FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$333,980TotalAmt
Program Services$251,623ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$60,938ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,419FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$182,957TotalAmt
Management And General$182,957ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,928TotalAmt
Program Services$42,192ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,145ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,591FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$133,190TotalAmt
Program Services$104,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,422ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,768FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,803TotalAmt
Program Services$40,450ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,943ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,410FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$154,012TotalAmt
Program Services$116,034ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,101ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,877FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,231TotalAmt
Program Services$11,112ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,182ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$937FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,559TotalAmt
Program Services$33,837ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,865ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,857FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
RESEARCH & ANALYTICS$294,017$221,515$53,646$18,856
DATA CENTER & WEB HOSTI$160,424$120,865$29,271$10,288
CONTENT$39,548$29,796$7,216$2,536
BAD DEBTS$38,164$29,800$5,852$2,512

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,937,024TotalAmt
Program Services$5,849,566ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,589,702ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$497,756FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,915,841BOYAmt
EOY$1,086,515EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$2,519,427EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,934,611BOYAmt
EOY$1,009,678EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$687,184BOYAmt
EOY$778,520EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$284,040BOYAmt
EOY$173,135EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$390,265LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$369,327LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,828BOYAmt
EOY$20,938EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,321BOYAmt
EOY$5,021EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,842,825BOYAmt
EOY$5,593,234EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$378,745BOYAmt
EOY$290,673EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$592,451BOYAmt
EOY$872,746EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$971,196BOYAmt
EOY$1,163,419EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,273,585BOYAmt
EOY$2,710,803EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,598,044BOYAmt
EOY$1,719,012EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,871,629BOYAmt
EOY$4,429,815EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,842,825BOYAmt
EOY$5,593,234EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$2,441,814ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$4,927,098CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,017,759CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,277,932CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,981,227CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,229,099CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,433,115TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,927,098CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,017,759CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,277,932CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,981,227CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,229,099CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,433,115TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$14,076,404SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$6,356,711PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,148CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$94,059CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$82,039CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$177,246TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$20,610,361TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$9,454,882GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.30840PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.18990PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CYYes (X)TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, SECTION C, LINE 17A:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGREATSCHOOLS IS WORKING TO IMPROVE THEIR PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST AS DESCRIBED BELOW. THE ORGANIZATION IS ALSO PROJECTED TO HAVE A PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE OF MORE THAN 33 1/3% IN THE 2025 YEAR. CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE SOLICITATION PROGRAM: GREATSCHOOLS MAINTAINS A YEAR-ROUND FUNDRAISING PROGRAM LED BY STAFF AND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP,FOCUSED ON RELATIONSHIP-BASED PARTNERSHIP CULTIVATION AND FORMAL GRANT PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT. ACTIVITIES RUN CONTINUOUSLY ACROSS FUNDER CYCLES AND INCLUDE PROSPECT RESEARCH, CULTIVATION MEETINGS, PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS, AND POST-AWARD STEWARDSHIP AND REPORTING. SOURCES OF SUPPORT AND REPRESENTATION OF PUBLIC INTERESTS: GREATSCHOOLS RECEIVES FINANCIAL SUPPORT PRIMARILY FROM INSTITUTIONAL FUNDERS INCLUDING PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATE PARTNERS SUPPLEMENTED BY PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND OCCASIONAL INDIVIDUAL GIFTS. THE GOVERNING BODY REPRESENTS THE BROAD PUBLIC INTERESTAND EXERCISES INDEPENDENT FIDUCIARY OVERSIGHT. PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT: REACHING NEARLY HALF OF U.S. PARENTS WITH SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN, GREATSCHOOLS PROVIDES FREE, ACCESSIBLE SCHOOL INFORMATION, DATA, AND RESOURCES THAT HELP FAMILIES MAKE INFORMED EDUCATIONAL DECISIONS. THESE NATIONWIDE SERVICES PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND IMPROVED EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS, AND ARE OFFERED WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.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$359,286OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$338,348DepreciationAmt
Book Value$20,938BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$30,979OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$30,979DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$20,938TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,495,210TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,495,210RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,495,210TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,937,024TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,937,024ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,937,024TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS A QUALIFIED ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME AND CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") AND 23701D OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE, RESPECTIVELY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED ITS CURRENT TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH A RESERVE WOULD BE NECESSARY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 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
JONATHAN DEANE
CEO$310,871$0$50,000$0$0$0$2,500$0$50,750$0$414,121$0$0$0
ELLIOT BEAUDOIN
CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER$244,933$0$0$0$0$0$2,500$0$25,703$0$273,136$0$0$0
ANTHONY ROY
VP, ENGINEERING$188,585$0$0$0$0$0$2,500$0$50,248$0$241,333$0$0$0
CAROL LLOYD
VP, DEVELOPMENT$199,179$0$0$0$0$0$2,500$0$29,234$0$230,913$0$0$0
GREGORY BECKER
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER$146,683$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$60,501$0$207,184$0$0$0
SALMA KHAN
VP & CHIEF OF STAFF$203,653$0$0$0$0$0$2,500$0$152$0$206,305$0$0$0
ANTONIO ASSENZA
SR. DIRECTOR, FINANCE (THRU 12/24)$132,560$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$19,874$0$152,434$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE CEO IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN ANNUAL BONUS, AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD. ON APRIL 19, 2024, THE BOARD CHAIR AUTHORIZED A PAYMENT OF JONTHAN DEANE'S 2023 BONUS. BECAUSE THE BONUS WAS APPROVED AT THE BOARD'S DISCRETION RATHER THAN THROUGH A FIXED CONTRACTUAL FORMULA, IT FALLS UNDER THE IRS DEFINITION OF A NON-FIXED PAYMENT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 WILL BE SENT TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BOARD MAKES PERIODIC INQUIRIES REGARDING POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DURING SCHEDULED BOARD MEETINGS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A - COMPENSATION REVIEW & APPROVAL PROCESS - CEO & TOP MANAGEMENT: WHEN HIRING THE CEO, THE BOARD WILL PERFORM A THOROUGH REVIEW TO DETERMINE SUITABLE COMPENSATION. THIS PROCESS MAY INCLUDE A REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA SUCH AS COMPENSTION SURVEYS, WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS AND FORM 990'S OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE BOARD WILL RETAIN DOCUMENTATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND FINAL DECISION. WHEN HIRING OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES, THE CHIEF OF STAFF WILL PERFORM A THOROUGH REVIEW TO DETERMINE SUITABLE COMPENSATION. THIS PROCESS INCLUDES A REVIEW OF THE COMPARABILITY DATA FROM TOOLS SUCH AS PAYSCALE. THE CHIEF OF STAFF WILL RETAIN DOCUMENTATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND FINAL DECISION. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15B - COMPENSATION REVIEW & APPROVAL PROCESS - OFFICERS & KEY EMPLOYEES: THE SAME PROCESS DESCRIBED ABOVE FOR THE CEO AND TOP MANAGEMENT ALSO APPLIES TO KEY EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GREATSCHOOLS FORM 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE VIA A LINK ON THE GREATSCHOOLS WEBSITE. FORM 990-T, AND GOVERANCE POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.