Nonprofit · EIN 45-4629016
MIDDLE GRADES COLLABORATIVE
Tax-exempt · MONTPELIER, VT 05602
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $75,228 | $66,536 | $8,692 | $131,312 | $0 | $131,312 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $77,348 | $107,574 | -$30,226 | $122,620 | $0 | $122,620 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $120,400 | $157,887 | -$37,487 | $152,846 | $0 | $152,846 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $75,075
- Investment income
- $153
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $29,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $29,000
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $750
- Travel
- $5,703
- Program services (functional)
- $65,066
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,470
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $122,620
- Total assets, end of year
- $131,312
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $131,312
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $131,312
- Gross receipts
- $75,228
- Employees
- 0
- Year formed
- 2006
- State of legal domicile
- VT
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES NAGLE | PRESIDENT/TREAS Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LISSA FOX | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 2 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES NAGLE | PRESIDENT/TREAS Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $25,000 |
| PENNY BISHOP | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $5,000 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 2 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES NAGLE | PRESIDENT/TREAS Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $40,000 |
| PENNY BISHOP | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $20,000 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 227 LEAP FROG HOLW, MONTPELIER, VT 05602-5404
- In care of
- % JAMES NAGLE
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JAMES NAGLE, 227 LEAP FROG HOLLOW, MONTPELIER, VT 05602
- Signed the 990
- JAMES NAGLE, President
- Phone
- (802) 224-9999
- Return prepared by
- Fothergill Segale & Valley LLC
Mission
WE ARE A COLLABORATION OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES SPECIALIZING IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL EDUCATORS. DESIGNED FOR ASPIRING AND PRACTICING TEACHERS OF 10-15 YEAR OLDS, OUR ORGANIZATION OFFERS CONFERENCES, JOURNALS, ONLINE MODULES, AND OTHER RESOURCES.
Program accomplishments
- Middle Grades Collaborative is part of a unique collaboration of colleges providing ongoing professional development for aspiring and practicing teachers of 10-15 year olds. Since 1991, the Middle Grades Collaborative has offered the Institute, aimed at providing this support and, in addition, helping educators earn their Middle Grades Teaching Endorsement. Although Middle Grades Collaborative is based in Vermont, both Vermonters and teachers well beyond our state's borders have found the institute to be a meaningful and important professional development experience. Middle Grades Collaborative directly serves 250 educators through professional development and it also sponsors an international online academic journal, The Middle Grades Review, which publishes three issues each year. In 2025 there were 18,472 downloads of articles from The Middle Grades Review.Expenses $65,066 · revenue $75,075
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 | 990 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
- 45-4629016
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B03)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $131,312
- Income (IRS master file)
- $75,228
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $75,228 | $66,536 | $131,312 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $77,348 | $107,574 | $122,620 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $120,400 | $157,887 | $152,846 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 45-4629016).
Questions about MIDDLE GRADES COLLABORATIVE
- What is the EIN of MIDDLE GRADES COLLABORATIVE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MIDDLE GRADES COLLABORATIVE is 45-4629016.
- Is MIDDLE GRADES COLLABORATIVE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 2013.
- Are donations to MIDDLE GRADES COLLABORATIVE tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does MIDDLE GRADES COLLABORATIVE 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 MIDDLE GRADES COLLABORATIVE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MIDDLE GRADES COLLABORATIVE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MIDDLE GRADES COLLABORATIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JAMES NAGLE.
- Who are the officers and directors of MIDDLE GRADES COLLABORATIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 2 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does MIDDLE GRADES COLLABORATIVE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $75,228, expenses of $66,536 and total assets of $131,312 at year end.
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