LEARN THAT FOUNDATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2010
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- Organization
- LEARN THAT FOUNDATION (EIN 20-1474039)
- Tax period
- 2010-08-01 to 2011-07-31
- Filed
- 2012-03-27
- IRS object ID
- 201200959349200410
- Schema version
- 2010v3.4
- 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
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2012-03-27T20:42:58-07:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2011-07-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2010-08-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 201474039 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | ESPINDLE LEARNING | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Business Name Line2 | dba LearnThat Foundation | BusinessNameLine2 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | ESPI | NameControl |
| Phone | 4155083661 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 302 Washington Street No 150 | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | Garden Level | AddressLine2 |
| City | San Diego | City |
| State | CA | State |
| ZIP Code | 92103 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Roswitha Warda | Name |
| Title | President | Title |
| Phone | 7075089144 | Phone |
| Date Signed | 2012-03-27 | DateSigned |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2010 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Change | X | AddressChange |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | X | MethodOfAccountingAccrual |
| Schedule B Not Required | X | ScheduleBNotRequired |
| Web Site | www.Learnthat.org | WebSite |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Gross Receipts | 187455 | GrossReceipts |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | X | InfoInScheduleOPartI |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | 122008 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtc |
| Program Service Revenue | 65447 | ProgramServiceRevenue |
| Membership Dues | 0 | MembershipDues |
| Investment Income | 0 | InvestmentIncome |
| Gross Amount From Sale Of Assets | 0 | GrossAmountFromSaleOfAssets |
| Cost Other Basis And Sales Expenses | 0 | CostOtherBasisAndSalesExpenses |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | 0 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssets |
| Gaming Gross Income | 0 | GamingGrossIncome |
| Fundraising Gross Income | 0 | FundraisingGrossIncome |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | 0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpenses |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | 0 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLoss |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | 0 | GrossSalesOfInventory |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | 0 | CostOfGoodsSold |
| Gro Profit Loss Sales Of Inventory | 0 | GroProfitLossSalesOfInventory |
| Other Revenue Total | 0 | OtherRevenueTotal |
| Total Revenue | 187455 | TotalRevenue |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | 0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaid |
| Benefits Paid To Or For Members | 0 | BenefitsPaidToOrForMembers |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Benefits | 31875 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBenefits |
| Fees And Oth Pymt To Ind Contractors | 32462 | FeesAndOthPymtToIndContractors |
| Occupancy Rent Utilities And Maint | 11870 | OccupancyRentUtilitiesAndMaint |
| Printing Publications Postage | 0 | PrintingPublicationsPostage |
| Other Expenses Total | 112724 | OtherExpensesTotal |
| Total Expenses | 188931 | TotalExpenses |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -1476 | ExcessOrDeficitForYear |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | -732819 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | 1000000 | OtherChangesInNetAssets |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 265705 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | X | InfoInScheduleOPartII |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 265705 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 265705 | EOY |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 732819 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | -732819 | BOY |
| EOY | 265705 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | We provide customized online tutoring in vocabulary acquisition, spelling, and other academic areas. | PrimaryExemptPurpose |
Program Service Accomplishment ProgramServiceAccomplishment (3 entries)
| Description Program Service AccomDescriptionProgramServiceAccom | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocations | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpenses |
|---|---|---|
| In the 2010-11 school year LearnThat.org made free tutoring available to third graders in the US and Canada. A total of over 4 million words that were initially challenging for the student have been learned. This encouraging result been causing us to extend this initiative, called Vocabulary Junction, to 2nd and 3rd graders in public and tuition-free schools world-wide. | 96000 | 96000 |
| We developed a new payment system that allows schools and foundation to track results generated through LearnThat.org, and to only pay for measured, long-term learning results. The concept, called Pay-Per-Result or PPR, was honored at the 2011 meeting of the education division of the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) in San Francisco for its innovativeness. | 40000 | 40000 |
| Large effort has gone into the ground work for a totally revised LearnThat.org program. Starting with focus groups and surveys, our team started building the new platform early in 2011, and it is scheduled to launch in spring of 2012. It includes meaning-based tutoring (in addition to spelling), a freemium model that combines free options with membership based services, and our new Open Dictionary of English (ODE). ODE is built on our proprietary data and that of our partners, and will allow users to rate and update the information in a wiki-like format. Designed as an online, usage-focused learners' dictionary, it is bound to become a data-rich online dictionary resource. It places special focus on providing learners with hands-on multi-media, usage-based examples of how the word is used, and lots of media communicating the "flavors" of words in this global language. | 50000 | 50000 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | 186000 | TotalProgramServiceExpenses |
Officer Director Trustee Key Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl (4 entries)
| Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1 | Address Line2AddressUS/AddressLine2 | CityAddressUS/City | StateAddressUS/State | ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode | TitleTitle | Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition | CompensationCompensation | Contri To Empl Benefit Plans EtcContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtc | Expense Account Other AllowancesExpenseAccountOtherAllowances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billie Sue Fischer | |||||||||
| 302 Washington Street No 150 | Garden Level | San Diego | CA | 92103 | Treasurer | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naomi Hupert | |||||||||
| 302 Washington Street No 150 | Garden Level | San Diego | CA | 92103 | Vice President | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Goldbach | |||||||||
| 302 Washington Street No 150 | Garden Level | San Diego | CA | 92103 | Director | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roswitha Warda | |||||||||
| 302 Washington Street No 150 | Garden Level | San Diego | CA | 92103 | President/Executive Director | 70 | 31875 | 0 | 0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | 0 | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRpt |
| Made Changes To Orgnzng Etc Doc | 0 | MadeChangesToOrgnzngEtcDoc |
| Organization Had UBI | 0 | OrganizationHadUBI |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | 0 | OrganizationDissolvedEtc |
| Direct Indirect Political Expend | 0 | DirectIndirectPoliticalExpend |
| Did Org File Form1120 POL This Year | 0 | DidOrgFileForm1120POLThisYear |
| Made Loans To From Officers | 1 | MadeLoansToFromOfficers |
| Loans To From Officers | 149550 | LoansToFromOfficers |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | 0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911 |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | 0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912 |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | 0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955 |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | EngagedInExcessBenefitTrans |
| Amount Of Tax Imposed On Org Mgr | 0 | AmountOfTaxImposedOnOrgMgr |
| Amount Of Tax Reimbursed By Org | 0 | AmountOfTaxReimbursedByOrg |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | CA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | Roswitha Warda | NamePerson |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 302 Washington Street No 150 | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | Garden Level | AddressLine2 |
| City | San Diego | City |
| State | CA | State |
| ZIP Code | 92103 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone Number | 7075089144 | TelephoneNumber |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOffice |
| Maintain Any Donor Advised Funds | 0 | MaintainAnyDonorAdvisedFunds |
| Does Org Have Hospital | 0 | DoesOrgHaveHospital |
| Tanning Services Provided | 0 | TanningServicesProvided |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | 0 | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Engage Political Cmpgn Activities | 0 | EngagePoliticalCmpgnActivities |
| Engage In Lobbying Activities | 0 | EngageInLobbyingActivities |
| Operating School | 0 | OperatingSchool |
| Trnsfrs Exempt Non Char Related Org | 0 | TrnsfrsExemptNonCharRelatedOrg |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Highest Paid Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHighestPaidEmpl |
| Part VIA Hghst Paid Cntrct Prof Ser | NONE | PartVIAHghstPaidCntrctProfSer |
| Filed Schedule A | 1 | FiledScheduleA |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | X | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2 |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 40506 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 37810 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 226344 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 408882 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 122008 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 835550 | Total |
Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 34930 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 36005 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 43588 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 86360 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 65447 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 266330 | Total |
Gross Receipts From Non UBI GrossReceiptsFromNonUBI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 0 | Total |
Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit509 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 0 | Total |
Value Of Svcs Fclts Furnishd By Govt ValueOfSvcsFcltsFurnishdByGovt
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 0 | Total |
Total509 Total509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 75436 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 73815 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 269932 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 495242 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 187455 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 1101880 | Total |
Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 0 | Total |
Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 0 | Total |
Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 0 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | 1101880 | PublicSupportTotal509 |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 0 | Total |
Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 0 | Total |
Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 0 | Total |
Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Income509 OtherIncome509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 0 | Total |
Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 75436 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 73815 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 269932 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 495242 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 187455 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 1101880 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| First5 Years509 | X | First5Years509 |
Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL
Loan Table LoanTable (5 entries)
| Purpose Of LoanPurposeOfLoan | Loan To OrganizationLoanToOrganization | Original PrincipalOriginalPrincipalAmount | Balance DueBalanceDue | DefaultDefault | Approved By BoardApprovedByBoard | Written AgreementWrittenAgreement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roswitha Warda | ||||||
| Program development | X | $36,000 | 48976 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Goldbach | ||||||
| Program development | X | $4,000 | 5877 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Roswitha Warda | ||||||
| Program Development | X | $35,000 | 44089 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Roswitha Warda | ||||||
| Program Development | X | $5,000 | 6298 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Roswitha Warda | ||||||
| Program Development | X | $39,450 | 44310 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Balance Due | 149550 | TotalBalanceDue |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| F99Z_P01_S00_L16 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Misc. expenses such as server costs, trade shows, email, memberships |
| F99Z_P01_S00_L20 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 | The board authorized the creation of a new entity, KWYKscore, which will focus on assessment, and is directly integrated with the LearnThat.org tutoring platform. The value of the assets was determined to be US$ 1 million, pending further valuation at completion of the tool and sale of the product. The current liabilities from development and loans are $801658.75, which results in the asset balance indicated. |
| F99Z_P02_S00_L24 | Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 | Value added by creation of KWYKscore assessment tool. |