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TERC INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
TERC INC (EIN 04-6134355)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-10-21
IRS object ID
202542949349300639
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-10-21T09:19:19-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN042571780PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AAFCPAS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line150 WASHINGTON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityWESTBOROUGHCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01581ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN046134355EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

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

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTINE REICHPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6178739600PhoneNum
Signature2025-10-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKATIE BELANGER CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01585213PTIN
Phone5083669100PhoneNum
Preparation2025-10-16PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHRISTINE REICHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12067 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02140ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$19,714,267GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.TERC.EDUWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1965FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTERC IS A NONPROFIT MADE UP OF TEAMS OF MATH AND SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH EXPERTS DEDICATED TO INNOVATION AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING. AT THE FRONTIER OF THEORY AND PRACTICE, TERC'S WORK ENCOMPASSES RESEARCH, CONTENT AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND PROGRAM EVALUATION. TERC HAS A PASSION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND STRIVES TO CREATE LEVEL PLAYING FIELDS FOR ALL LEARNERS, REACHING MILLIONS OF LEARNERS EVERY YEAR.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee102TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers9TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$10,979,837PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$1,166,266PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,201,719CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,778,576PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,829,020CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,000,276PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$861,856CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$14,924,955PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$14,400,977CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$6,873,618PYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$16,336,781CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,407,664PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,935,804CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$23,443,599TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$20,868,750TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$5,662,068TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,318,932TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$17,781,531NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$16,549,818NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionSUPPORT REFORM IN BOTH INSTITUTIONAL AND INFORMAL SETTINGS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$12,405,479ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,063,575RevenueAmt
DescTERC IS A CAMBRIDGE, MA BASED NONPROFIT MADE UP OF TEAMS OF FORWARD-THINKING STEM EXPERTS DEDICATED TO INNOVATION AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING. TERC BELIEVES GREAT FUTURES ARE BUILT THROUGH MATH AND SCIENCE. FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, TERC HAS TAKEN A LEARNER-CENTERED APPROACH TO EDUCATION IN BOTH FORMAL AND INFORMAL SETTINGS. AT THE FRONTIER OF THEORY AND PRACTICE, TERC'S WORK ENCOMPASSES RESEARCH, CONTENT AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND PROGRAM EVALUATION. THROUGH TERC'S CURRICULA AND PROGRAMS, STUDENTS DEVELOP THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO ASK QUESTIONS, SOLVE PROBLEMS, AND EXPAND THEIR OPPORTUNITIES. TERC'S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HELPS TEACHERS AND FACILITATORS UTILIZE NEW TOOLS, MATERIALS, AND INQUIRY-BASED STRATEGIES TO ENRICH THE LEARNERS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$12,405,479TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document269IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee102EmployeeCnt
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
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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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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHRISTINE REICHBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6178739600PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
NADINE BONDA
CHAIR0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ORESTES MARINOS-IATRIDES
CLERK0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CINDY DAI
TREASURER0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANE SOUVAINE
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELEANORA VILLEGAS-REIMERS
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAY LABOV
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH JOHNSON JR
TRUSTEE (UNTIL 1/2024)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGIA HALL
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANICE JACKSON
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARINA UMASCHI BERS
TRUSTEE (UNTIL 12/2024)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTIN STORKSDIECK
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURIE BRENNAN
PRESIDENT (UNTIL 6/30/25)40.00Yes (X)$292,335$0$19,976
KATHLEEN DONAHUE
CFO (UNTIL 1/15/25)40.00Yes (X)$219,123$0$23,098
KAREN ECONOMOPOULOS
CO-DIRECTOR40.00$160,799$0$49,427Yes (X)
GILLIAN PUTTICK
SR. SCIENTIST40.00$159,079$0$40,520Yes (X)
JAMES HAMMERMAN
DIRECTOR40.00$148,182$0$39,910Yes (X)
CAROL LUMM
HR DIRECTOR40.00$152,666$0$21,694Yes (X)
MARLENE KLIMAN
LEADER40.00$145,775$0$39,757Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,277,959TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Other Compensation$234,382TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K24IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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DIGITAL PROMISE
1001 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW SUITE 9WASHINGTONDC20036CONSULTING$312,417
KARYL JS ASKEW
755 SE 78TH AVENUEHILLSBOROOR97123CONSULTING$208,228
INSOURCE SERVICES INC
148 LINDEN STWELLESLEYMA02482CONSULTING$127,847
PATRICIA A RIMO
15 WALNUT DRIVE PO BOX 206BROWNSTOWNPA17508CONSULTING$121,993
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$8,830,951GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,677,431AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$10,508,382TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EXCHANGE900099$886,322$886,322
WORKSHOPS900099$315,397$315,397
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,201,719TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$373,996TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$373,996ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$779,586TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$779,586RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$6,768,314SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$5,313,290SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,455,024SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,455,024TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,455,024ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHERDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$82,270OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,063,575RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,829,020ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$554,532TotalAmt
Management And General$554,532ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,221,569TotalAmt
Program Services$5,598,232ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,623,337ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$337,985TotalAmt
Program Services$266,269ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$71,716ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,030,435TotalAmt
Program Services$767,174ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$263,261ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$570,191TotalAmt
Program Services$417,473ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$152,718ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,954TotalAmt
Management And General$35,954ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,920TotalAmt
Management And General$76,920ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$91,941TotalAmt
Management And General$91,941ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,928,884TotalAmt
Program Services$2,855,734ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$73,150ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,924TotalAmt
Program Services$28,924ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$979,864TotalAmt
Program Services$715,301ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$264,563ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$302,423TotalAmt
Program Services$284,878ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,545ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,526TotalAmt
Program Services$63,158ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,368ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
OUTSIDE SERVICES$1,100,764$609,773$483,391$7,600
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS$529,678$328,019$200,060$1,599
OTHER$475,191$470,544$4,107$540

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,336,781TotalAmt
Program Services$12,405,479ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,921,563ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,739FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$596,621BOYAmt
EOY$539,042EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,063BOYAmt
EOY$5,809EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,698,168BOYAmt
EOY$1,261,639EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$551,417BOYAmt
EOY$677,618EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$201,301BOYAmt
EOY$155,649EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$770,222LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$649,822LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$191,926BOYAmt
EOY$120,400EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,629,223BOYAmt
EOY$16,370,393EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,572,880BOYAmt
EOY$1,738,200EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,443,599BOYAmt
EOY$20,868,750EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,452,205BOYAmt
EOY$2,102,573EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,020BOYAmt
EOY$232,578EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,118,843BOYAmt
EOY$1,983,781EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,662,068BOYAmt
EOY$4,318,932EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,515,374BOYAmt
EOY$16,501,027EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$266,157BOYAmt
EOY$48,791EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,781,531BOYAmt
EOY$16,549,818EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,443,599BOYAmt
EOY$20,868,750EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,935,804ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$704,091NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,719,073CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,648,796CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,104,302CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,979,837CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,508,382CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$50,960,390TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,648,796CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,104,302CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,979,837CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,508,382CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$50,960,390TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$50,960,390PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,764,991CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,282,829CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,702,110CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,304,508CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,153,582CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,208,020TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$42,189CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,764CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$56,953TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$58,225,363TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$7,185,543GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.87520PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.85890PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$234,090OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$117,046DepreciationAmt
Book Value$117,044BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$536,132OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$532,776DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,356BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$120,400TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DEPOSITS$29,072
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET - OPERATING LEASE$1,709,128
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,738,200TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE OBLIGATIONSDesc
Amt$1,983,781Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,983,781TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$15,013,127TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$704,091NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$704,091RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$14,309,036RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$91,941InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$91,941RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$14,400,977TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,244,840TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$16,244,840ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$91,941InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$91,941ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$16,336,781TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTERC ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC TOPIC, INCOME TAXES. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REGARDING A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. TERC HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHICH QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023. TERC'S INFORMATION RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (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
LAURIE BRENNAN
PRESIDENT (UNTIL 6/30/25)$292,335$0$0$0$0$0$14,479$0$5,497$0$312,311$0$0$0
KATHLEEN DONAHUE
CFO (UNTIL 1/15/25)$219,123$0$0$0$0$0$11,211$0$11,887$0$242,221$0$0$0
KAREN ECONOMOPOULOS
CO-DIRECTOR$160,799$0$0$0$0$0$8,474$0$40,953$0$210,226$0$0$0
GILLIAN PUTTICK
SR. SCIENTIST$159,079$0$0$0$0$0$8,361$0$32,159$0$199,599$0$0$0
JAMES HAMMERMAN
DIRECTOR$148,182$0$0$0$0$0$7,751$0$32,159$0$188,092$0$0$0
MARLENE KLIMAN
LEADER$145,775$0$0$0$0$0$7,598$0$32,159$0$185,532$0$0$0
CAROL LUMM
HR DIRECTOR$152,666$0$0$0$0$0$7,809$0$13,885$0$174,360$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF THE 990 IS PRESENTED BY THE CFO TO THE TREASURER FOR REVIEW AND QUESTIONS AND IS THEN SHARED WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND FINALLY THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTERC HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST TRAINING THAT NEW STAFF UNDERTAKE, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM THAT ANY RESEARCHER MUST FILL OUT BEFORE WORKING WITH FEDERAL FUNDS, AND A CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE FORMS AND ADDRESS CONFLICTS THAT MAY ARISE. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS AN ANNUAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORM THAT ALL PI'S/CO-PI'S MUST COMPLETE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ACOMPENSATION REVIEW FOR PRESIDENT: THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT IS CONDUCTED BY AN INDEPENDENT GROUP CONSISTING OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. CARE IS TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO BOARD MEMBERS SELECTED TO CONDUCT THE REVIEW. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMPENSATION ARE PRESENTED TO AND APPROVED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE BOARD AT ITS MAY MEETING. AS PART OF ITS REVIEW THE BOARD SUBCOMMITTEE REQUESTS OF THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES (DHR) COMPENSATION DATA ON SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMPARABILITY IS BASED ON A COMPARISON OF THE JOB DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT WITH A SIMILARLY SITUATED POSITION AT ANOTHER ORGANIZATION SIMILAR TO TERC IN SIZE, NONPROFIT STATUS, AND OVERALL MISSION, AS WELL AS SIMILAR GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION. THE DHR OBTAINS THIS DATA FROM (1) 990S FILED WITH GUIDESTAR AND (2) A COMMISSIONED ANALYSIS FROM A PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. THE RESULT OF THE BOARD REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT IS RECORDED BY THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD AND FORWARDED TO THE DHR FOR PLACEMENT IN THE PERSONNEL FILE OF THE PRESIDENT AND SERVES AS INSTRUCTION TO PROCESS THE SALARY INCREASE. COMPENSATION REVIEW FOR THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO) IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT, TO WHOM THE CFO REPORTS. AS WITH ALL POSITIONS AT TERC, INCLUDING THOSE OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, THE APPROPRIATE RANGE FOR THE POSITION IS DETERMINED THROUGH A COMPENSATION ANALYSIS CONDUCTED BY AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT, USING SURVEY DATA FROM COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND MATCHED WITH THE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND LEVEL OF EXPERIENCED REQUIRED TO FULFILL THE CFO POSITION. COMPENSATION ANALYSES ARE CONDUCTED APPROXIMATELY EVERY 3 YEARS. THE LAST COMPENSATION ANALYSIS WAS CONDUCTED IN 2021. THE SALARY OF THE CFO IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT ANNUALLY AS PART OF THE SALARY REVIEW PROCESS. ANY RECOMMENDATION FOR A RAISE BASED ON NEW DUTIES ASSUMED OR EXTRAORDINARY GROWTH IN THE POSITION IS DOCUMENTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND PRESENTED TO THE SALARY COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. DOCUMENTATION ON THE FINAL SALARY IS MAINTAINED IN THE OFFICE OF THE DHR. A SIMILAR PROCESS IS CONDUCTED FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19TERC MAINTAINS ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INTERNALLY AND ARE AVAILABLE BY REQUEST BY THE PUBLIC. TERC ALSO UPLOADS A COPY OF THE FILED 990 ON GUIDESTAR.ORG.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,855,734. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 73,150. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,928,884.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EDUCATIONAL VENTURES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

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

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

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