2026-08-08T13:56:02-07:00 2025-12-31 990EZ 2025-01-01 995057492 CTAG SYSTEMS CTAG 4127259057 708 Ramon Dr Pittsburgh PA 15238 Benjamin MacLaren President/CTO 4127259057 2026-08-07 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X X X 53318 53318 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53318 0 0 23225 0 0 0 0 23225 30093 10 0 30103 210 30103 0 0 0 0 210 30103 200 0 10 30103 CTAG Systems developed and supported educational technology and curriculum programs to improve biology learning and create a pathway into health-science and nursing careers, including Keystone Biology cognitive-tutor work aligned with Pittsburgh Public Schools needs. After preparatory work throughout 2025, CTAG Systems carried out the next phase of the goals discussed with the Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent by using funds raised in 2025 to sponsor a Carnegie Mellon University graduate-student team. In 2026, CTAG Systems paid $30,000 to support the development of Keystone Biology cognitive-tutor software aligned with Pittsburgh Public Schools' needs. CTAG Systems expects to further test and refine the software during the 2026-2027 school year, beginning in Fall 2026. 0 23225 23225 X Benjamin A MacLaren President and CTO 20 23225 0 0 Mark Krotec CEO, Officer 0.5 0 0 0 Cameron Herbst Secretary, Officer 0.5 0 0 0 Scott Hines Director, Governor 0.5 0 0 0 Phil Greer Officer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PA Benjamin A MacLaren 708 Ramon Drive Pittsburgh PA 15238 4127259057 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 53318 53318 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53318 53318 53318 53318 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part IV During 2025, Benjamin MacLaren performed substantial executive, technical, fundraising, partnership-development, program-design, and project-management services for CTAG Systems. Those services centered on moving CTAG from an early-stage educational-technology concept into a nonprofit with a concrete Pittsburgh Public Schools-facing strategy, Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Organization (EIO) certification, a funded Carnegie Mellon METALS capstone project, and a funded Keystone Biology cognitive tutor development effort. The work included: organizing and executing fundraising from individual donors and GoFundMe supporters; developing the strategy that led CTAG to focus first on a Keystone Biology tutor for Pittsburgh Public Schools Title I students; obtaining and using a letter of support connected to Pittsburgh Public Schools that helped CTAG obtain EIO certification from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) The late filing was not due to willful neglect. It resulted from the organization's startup status, limited administrative capacity, and the need to reconcile first-year records and obtain professional assistance to ensure that the return, Pennsylvania BCO materials, and EIO renewal materials were accurate and consistent. Once CTAG Systems recognized the filing requirement and the need for a complete 990-EZ package, it acted promptly to prepare and file the return, obtain assistance, and adopt improved compliance procedures for future years. CTAG Systems respectfully requests that any late-filing penalty be waived based on reasonable cause. The organization has now prepared the Form 990-EZ and related schedules, is maintaining a reconciled accounting record, and intends to calendar future filing deadlines and work with professional advisors to prevent recurrence. The $30,000 that we had earned by the end of 2025 was needed to fund the development team at the beginning of 2026.