Nonprofit · EIN 37-2068097
WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE CORPORATION
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02116
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $861,264 | $871,848 | -$10,584 | $68,218 | $1,475 | $66,743 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,362,749 | $1,285,422 | $77,327 | $105,666 | $28,339 | $77,327 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $775,000
- Program service revenue
- $83,000
- Investment income
- $3,264
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $23,775
- Other salaries and wages
- $329,682
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $427,455
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $300
- Accounting fees
- $8,765
- Travel
- $16,956
- Program services (functional)
- $848,757
- Management and general (functional)
- $23,091
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $105,666
- Total assets, end of year
- $68,218
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,475
- Net assets, end of year
- $66,743
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $66,743
- Gross receipts
- $861,264
- Employees
- 3
- Year formed
- 2022
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAPONO CIOTTI | SECRETARY-TR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $166,500 |
| MELANIE CHING | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,000 |
| TED DINTERSMITH | PRESIDENT & Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH HAZARD | VP & DIRECTO Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAPONO CIOTTI | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $227,000 |
| REBECCA ELLIS | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,000 |
| MELANIE CHING | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,000 |
| TED DINTERSMITH | PRESIDENT & Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH HAZARD | VP & DIRECTO Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 31 SAINT JAMES AVE STE 740, BOSTON, MA 02116-4186
- In care of
- % KAPONO C CIOTTI
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TED DINTERSMITH
- Signed the 990
- TED DINTERSMITH, PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (617) 630-6900
- Return prepared by
- SN ASSOCIATES LLP
Mission
TO CREATE AND DISSEMINATE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MATERIAL RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITY/SCHOOL CONNECTIONS. THE MEANS OF PROVIDING SUCH EDUCATION INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, MAINTAINING ONLINE RESOURCES AND TOOLS AND ASSISTING WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF RELEVANT STRATEGIES.
Program accomplishments
- THE WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE ONLINE COMMUNITY: THE WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE ONLINE COMMUNITY IS HOUSED ON A PLATFORM CALLED MIGHTY NETWORKS. OVER THE COURSE OF 2024 WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE DID A STRATEGIC DOWNSIZING OF THIS COMMUNITY, ARCHIVING 9000 INACTIVE ACCOUNTS AND ENERGIZING THE REMAINING MEMBERS. THE MISSION OF THIS COMMUNITY REMAINS THE SAME: IT DIRECTLY FURTHERS WHAT SCHOOL COULD BES EXEMPT PURPOSES BY PROVIDING A GLOBAL ONLINE SPACE WHERE EDUCATORS AND EDUCATION LEADERS EXPLORE THE FIVE THEMES OF THE WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE CORPORATION: MOBILIZING YOUR COMMUNITY, STUDENT-DRIVEN LEARNING, REAL WORLD CHALLENGES, ASSESSMENTS FOR DEEPER LEARNING AND CARING AND CONNECTED COMMUNITIES. BEING A MEMBER OF THIS ONLINE COMMUNITY MEANS ACCESS TO AN INFINITE WEALTH OF SHARED INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE.Expenses $311,204
- LIBRARY OF MEDIA RESOURCES AND SPOTLIGHTS: IN JULY OF 2024 WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY ALL CONSULTING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. IT THEN TURNED ITS FULL ATTENTION TO DEVELOPING A MISSION THAT BRINGS TO ACTION ITS EMERGING VISION: WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE ENVISIONS A WORLD WHERE EVERY LEARNER, EVERY DAY, FINDS MEANING, PURPOSE AND JOY IN THE GREAT JOURNEY OF LEARNING, EQUIPPED WITH THE SKILLS TO LIVE A SUCCESSFUL, COMPASSIONATE, AND EMPATHETHIC LIFE. BETWEEN JULY AND DECEMBER, 2024, WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE FOCUSED ON WHAT IT HAS BEEN DOING OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, BEFORE IT WAS EVEN ENCORPORATED: DEVELOPING ITSELF INTO A MEDIA RESOURCE LIBRARY FOR ALL EDUCATORS AND EDUCATION LEADERS, WORLDWIDE. THAT MEDIA LIBRARY, WHICH CONTINUES TO GROW, HIGHLIGHTS AND SPOTLIGHTS INNOVATION, CREATIVITY AND IMAGINATION IN EDUCATION.
- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES: IN 2024 WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE EMBARKED ON A MAJOR PROGRAM TO BUILD AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT WOULD SERVE AS A LIBRARIAN, GUIDE AND COACH OF ALL OF ITS GROWING MEDIA RESOURCES. WORKING WITH A CONTRACTED AI DEVELOPER, THAT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AT THE END OF 2024, WAS BROUGHT ON LINE AND TESTED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH EDUCATORS AT CONFERENCES AND ONLINE GATHERINGS. THIS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT RESOURCE IN THE MONTHS AND YEARS AHEAD AS AI BECOMES AN EVERYDAY TOOL FOR EDUCATORS AND LEARNERS.Expenses $3,000
- OTHER SUPPORT PROVIDED TO SCHOOLS AND EDUCATORS.Expenses $534,553 · grants $23,775 · revenue $83,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 37-2068097
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2024
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B90)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $68,218
- Income (IRS master file)
- $861,264
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $861,264 | $871,848 | $68,218 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,362,749 | $1,285,422 | $105,666 | XML |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 37-2068097).
Questions about WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE CORPORATION
- What is the EIN of WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE CORPORATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE CORPORATION is 37-2068097.
- Is WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE CORPORATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2024.
- Are donations to WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE CORPORATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE CORPORATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE CORPORATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE CORPORATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE CORPORATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names TED DINTERSMITH.
- Who are the officers and directors of WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE CORPORATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 4 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $166,500 (KAPONO CIOTTI, SECRETARY-TR).
- How much revenue does WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE CORPORATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $861,264, expenses of $871,848 and total assets of $68,218 at year end.
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