Nonprofit · EIN 82-5186828
ERASE THE SPACE
Tax-exempt · COLUMBUS, OH 43229
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $286,702 | $231,585 | $55,117 | $111,385 | $0 | $111,385 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $170,109 | $137,935 | $32,174 | $56,268 | – | $56,268 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $91,991 | $84,546 | $7,445 | $24,096 | – | $24,096 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $278,582
- of which government grants
- $278,582
- Program service revenue
- $8,120
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $46,096
- Other salaries and wages
- $16,069
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $76,698
- Professional fundraising fees
- $154
- Accounting fees
- $689
- Occupancy
- $6,450
- Travel
- $2,719
- Program services (functional)
- $157,927
- Management and general (functional)
- $28,702
- Fundraising (functional)
- $44,956
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $56,268
- Total assets, end of year
- $111,385
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $111,385
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $111,385
- Gross receipts
- $286,702
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 4
- Year formed
- 2018
- State of legal domicile
- OH
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIDHI SATIANI | BOARD PRESID Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRENDA JO BRUEGGEMANN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| IMMACULATE ATEHNKENG | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AMELIA GORDON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GLENNON SWEENEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER MCKENZIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA COLLINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEREK BURTCH | BOARD MEMBER | 20 | $59,125 |
| NIDHI SATIANI | BOARD PRESID | 1 | $0 |
| BRENDA JO BRUEGGEMANN | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| IMMACULATE ATEHNKENG | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| AMELIA GORDON | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| GLENNON SWEENEY | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| PETER MCKENZIE | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA COLLINS | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEREK BURTCH | BOARD MEMBER | 20 | $46,626 |
| AMELIA GORDON | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| GLENNON SWEENEY | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| BRENDA JO BRUEGGEMANN | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| PETER MCKENZIE | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| IMMACULATE ATEHKENG | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| NIDHI SATIANI | BOARD CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6510 RED FERN PL, COLUMBUS, OH 43229-1427
- Mailing address (990-N for 2020)
- 230 E Beechwold Blvd, Columbus OH 43214
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DEREK BURTCH, 6510 RED FERN PL, COLUMBUS, OH 43229
- Principal officer (990-N for 2020)
- Derek Burtch, 230 E Beechwold Blvd, Columbus OH 43214
- Signed the 990
- DEREK BURTCH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (614) 893-1177
- Website
- erasethespace.org
- Return prepared by
- WELLS CPA LLC
Mission
ERASE THE SPACE FACILITATES YEAR-LONG EXCHANGES BETWEEN STUDENTS FROM RACIALLY, ECONOMICALLY, AND GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVIDED SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BUILDING CROSS-COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS AND ADVANCING EDUCATIONAL EQUITY ACROSS CENTRAL OHIO. THROUGH STRUCTURED EXCHANGES - BEGINNING WITH WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE AND CULMINATING IN COLLABORATIVE IN-PERSON LEARNING AT NEUTRAL SITES - STUDENTS DEVELOP AUTHENTIC CROSS-COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS WHILE ENGAGING DEEPLY WITH QUESTIONS OF JUSTICE, EQUITY, AND CIVIC LIFE.
Program accomplishments
- CLASSROOM EXCHANGE PROGRAM: ERASE THE SPACE'S FLAGSHIP PROGRAM FACILITATES YEAR-LONG EXCHANGES BETWEEN STUDENTS FROM RACIALLY, ECONOMICALLY, AND GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVIDED SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS CENTRAL OHIO. IN 2025-26, THE PROGRAM SERVED OVER 1,500 STUDENTS ACROSS 30 EXCHANGES IN 14 DISTRICTS. EACH EXCHANGE FOLLOWS A STRUCTURED ARC BEGINNING WITH WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN STUDENTS, PROGRESSING THROUGH FACILITATED VIRTUAL SESSIONS, AND CULMINATING IN IN-PERSON COLLABORATIVE LEARNING AT NEUTRAL SITES. EXCHANGES ARE GROUNDED IN CONTACT THEORY AND CRITICAL PEDAGOGY, GUIDING STUDENTS THROUGH COLLECTIVE INQUIRY AROUND SOCIAL ISSUES RATHER THAN SURFACE-LEVEL INTERACTION. THE PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY A TEAM OF SEVEN TRAINED FACILITATORS AND OPERATES AS A SIGNATURE OUTREACH PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY'S COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES.Expenses $149,807
- STUDENT-LED ADVOCACY PROGRAM- STREEM (STRIVING FOR TRANSFORMATION, RESPECT, EDUCATION, EMPOWERMENT, AND MOBILIZATION) IS A CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM CREATED BY AND FOR EXCHANGE ALUMNI. DEVELOPED BY A STUDENT, STREEM DEEPENS THE IMPACT OF THE EXCHANGE EXPERIENCE BY CONNECTING ALUMNI ACROSS DISTRICTS FOR CONTINUED ORGANIZING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND CIVIC ACTION. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES HAVE INCLUDED PARTICIPATION IN REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONVENINGS, INCLUDING THE LOS ANGELES STUDENT POWER SUMMIT, WHERE OHIO STUDENTS JOINED PEERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO DEVELOP ADVOCACY SKILLS AND BUILD A BROADER MOVEMENT FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITY. NONE OF THESE FUNDS WERE SPENT IN 2025; THEY ARE CURRENTLY BEING SPENT TO RUN THE PROGRAM IN 2026.
- TEACHER LEARNING NETWORKS-N THROUGH NEXT HUB, SUPPORTED BY THE MARTHA HOLDEN JENNINGS FOUNDATION, ERASE THE SPACE FACILITATES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORKS SERVING EDUCATORS ACROSS OHIO. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES TEACHER HEALING CIRCLES, LEGISLATIVE UPDATES, AND OTHER COLLABORATIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES DESIGNED TO SUPPORT EDUCATORS WORKING TOWARD EQUITY AND JUSTICE IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. IN YEAR 5 OF THE GRANT, THE NEXT HUB REACHED OVER 500 EDUCATORS STATEWIDE, BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF TEACHERS TO SUSTAIN AND EXPAND CROSS-DISTRICT, EQUITY-CENTERED WORK IN THEIR OWN CONTEXTS.Expenses $8,120 · revenue $8,120
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-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 82-5186828
- 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
- 2019
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B90)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $111,385
- Income (IRS master file)
- $286,702
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $286,702 | $231,585 | $111,385 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $170,109 | $137,935 | $56,268 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $91,991 | $84,546 | $24,096 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2020 Officer: Derek Burtch | December 31, 2020 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2019 Officer: Derek Burtch | December 31, 2019 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 82-5186828).
Questions about ERASE THE SPACE
- What is the EIN of ERASE THE SPACE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ERASE THE SPACE is 82-5186828.
- Is ERASE THE SPACE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
- Are donations to ERASE THE SPACE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ERASE THE SPACE 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 ERASE THE SPACE 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 ERASE THE SPACE 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 ERASE THE SPACE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DEREK BURTCH.
- Who are the officers and directors of ERASE THE SPACE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 7 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does ERASE THE SPACE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $286,702, expenses of $231,585 and total assets of $111,385 at year end.
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