2023-10-30T05:19:50-04:00 2022-12-31 990 2022-01-01 473271696 IMPROVING EDUCATION INC % Jarrod Bolte IMPR 4432260809 1100 N Chester Street Baltimore MD 21213 Jarrod Bolte Chief Executive Officer 2023-10-30 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Jarrod Bolte 1100 N Chester Street Baltimore MD 21213 2507187 false X www.improvingeducation.org X 2015 MD Our mission is to provide solutions to improve educational systems. We run an early literacy improvement network supporting teachers with training instructional design and measurement. We provide at-home learning materials to families and materials to support nightly bedtime routines for children ages 0-5 in low income homes. 6 5 10 50 0 0 711140 354937 289750 332500 0 0 161678 434618 1162568 1122055 9000 20930 0 0 500488 756972 0 0 60843 198205 406650 707693 1184552 454875 -62497 1380910 2337955 282961 1302503 1097949 1035452 Our mission is to provide solutions to improve educational systems. false false 344798 0 433731 Learning in a Box. Learning in a Box is a program that was developed by teacher participants in our 2020 Fellowship program during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in response to school closures. Learning in a Box provides students in grades Preschool-2nd with a wide range of interactive resources to engage in fun meaningful learning activities at home. This program has grown exponentially and during 2022 we distributed over 17,000 Learning Boxes. 293369 20930 0 All Children Ready. All Children Ready is an initiative focused on significantly increasing literacy and math achievement in Head Start Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten children in Baltimore City while developing scalable practices that can be used at locations across the city state and nation to improve Kindergarten Readiness outcomes. During 2022 All Children Ready collaborated with 5 Head Start sites and 4 Pre-Kindergarten sites with the goal of significantly improving Kindergarten Readiness for the students they serve. We worked with 350 students and 40 educators to assess progress improve instruction and provide materials that can be used in the home to enhance instruction. 181183 0 62366 Bedtime in a Box. Through our Bedtime in a Box program we provide books healthcare items and bedtime materials to low-income families with children ages 0-5 to help them establish nightly bedtime routines supporting health early education and parent-child bonding. During 2022 we distributed over 8,600 Bedtime Boxes to underserved families across the country. 119061 0 332500 938411 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 35 0 true 10 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false X 6 5 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true false true false false MD X Jarrod Bolte 4432260809 1100 N Chester Street Baltimore MD 21213 Jarrod Bolte Chief Executive Officer 40.00 0.00 X 153830 0 22559 Samantha McLemore President Board Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Angela Lynch Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Kim Paradise Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 David Tohn Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jared Murphy Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 153830 0 22559 1 false true false 0 0 0 0 0 354937 12497 354937 Educational Support Services 611710 332500 332500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 332500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1800792 1385132 415660 415660 0 0 Transfer from former fiscal sponsor 611710 9277 9277 0 0 Discounts 611710 2448 2448 0 0 Other Income 611710 7233 7233 0 0 0 0 0 0 18958 1122055 767118 0 0 0 0 20930 20930 0 0 0 0 176389 105834 52917 17638 0 0 0 0 489586 367095 85256 37235 15410 11302 2862 1246 25363 25152 106 105 50224 35636 10253 4335 0 0 0 0 1760 0 1760 0 7500 0 7500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44727 44727 0 0 6586 6586 0 0 19550 13569 5981 0 4635 0 4635 0 0 0 0 0 185895 185895 0 0 11793 11793 0 0 0 0 0 0 5910 5910 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11017 11017 0 0 14028 0 14028 0 Box Shipping & Delivery Expenses 90551 90551 0 0 Miscellaneous 2698 2414 0 284 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1184552 938411 185298 60843 0 0 0 0 796634 236842 0 0 0 99500 95843 198685 0 0 0 0 0 0 453912 682905 0 0 76230 25526 33123 50704 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1398 1069319 1380910 2337955 37759 1985 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 245202 245202 0 1055316 282961 1302503 X 580019 806982 517930 228470 1097949 1035452 1380910 2337955 -62497 0 0 0 0 0 X false true X false false X 0 239841 756985 711140 354937 2062903 0 4770 992788 1249728 2133292 4380578 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 244611 1749773 1960868 2488229 6443481 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 571209 664839 1593913 2829961 0 0 571209 664839 1593913 2829961 3613520 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 300 151118 12525 18958 182901 0 244911 1900891 1973393 2507187 6626382 X Part III - Line 12 | Year:, Amount:, Description:| 2018, 0.0000, | 2019, 300Initial Deposits- Bank Account Opening| 2020, 151118Includes transfer of funds from former fiscal sponsor of funds raised but not spent + other income| 2021, 12525Includes vendor refunds & discounts miscellaneous income and a transfer from former fiscal sponsor| 2022, 18958Includes vendor discounts miscellaneous income and a transfer from former fiscal sponsor| RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 76230 25526 50704 50704 Leased Right to Use Asset 1048082 Security deposit for warehouse spaces 21237 1069319 Operating Lease Liability 1055316 1055316 2507187 0 0 0 1385132 1385132 1122055 0 0 0 1122055 2569684 0 0 0 1385132 1385132 1184552 0 0 0 1184552 Part XI, line 2d The main function of two of our program services Bedtime in a Box and Learning in a Box is to provide materials we have purchased as inventory to distribute in our Boxes to underserved families. The amount of $1,385,132 on line 2d in Part XI and Part XII represents Cost of Goods Sold through these programs. This amount is shown on Form 990 Part VIII line 10b as decreasing the overall revenue we received from "Gross Sales" reported on Part VIII line 10a ultimately reducing our overall revenue reported on Part VIII line 12 by this amount. Our audited financials list Cost of Goods Sold as an expense and do not report this expense as directly reducing the revenue of the Box Sales. Therefore our audited financials show overall revenue being $1,385,132 higher than the revenue reported on Form 990 Part VIII line 12. This same amount of $1,385,132 in Cost of Goods Sold shown on Part XII line 2d is included in the overall expenses on our audited financials but within the Form 990 Part IX is not listed as an expense since it was already reported in the revenue section as reducing revenue from Box Sales. true Fellowship Stipends - cash payments to Fellows 7 14000 0 n a n a Head Start Teacher Training Stipends 48 6930 0 n a n a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part III Line 1 Column (b) Fellowship stipend- A total of $2,000 per person was paid during 2022 (in two $1,000 installments) for active participation in Improving Education's 2022 Teacher Fellowship Program. Part III Line 2 Column (b) Head Start Teacher Training Stipends- A total of $6,930 was paid to 48 Head Start teachers to attend one of three Teacher Trainings held by Improving Education's All Children Ready program during 2022. false false false false false false false false false Jarrod Bolte Chief Executive Officer 153830 0 0 0 0 0 18773 0 3786 0 176389 0 0 0 Part VI, Line 11b The final draft of the Form 990 is submitted to the Organization's Treasurer for review and approval. Once the Treasurer has reviewed and approved the final Form 990 is circulated to the Board of Directors prior to filing. Part VI, Line 12c In addition to completing an Annual Conflicts of Interest Affirmation Board members are asked to come forward during Board meetings with any potential conflicts they may have. If a potential conflict is deemed to be an actual conflict the Board will proceed as laid out in its Conflicts of Interest Policy. Part VI, Line 15 In making salary decisions for the CEO the Board of Directors reviewed compensation from various nonprofit organizations with similar budgets and organizational structures. An independent discussion was held in a Board Executive Session and a determination was made on a salary that was competitive in the Baltimore market based on the data reviewed. Cost of living for the region and inflation were also included in the decision-making process. The decision was communicated to the CEO and set in the budget. Part VI, Line 19 The organization has made its governing documents Conflicts of Interest Policy and financial statements available to the public upon written request. Part III, Line 4d | Description:, Expense Amount:, Grants Amount:, Revenue Amount:| Educational Consulting and Support. Through our Educational Consulting and Support program work we engage with other local and national nonprofit organizations to advance the outcomes of students. This includes improvements in reading and math outcomes for elementary middle and high school students improved graduation rates with more 9th graders on track to graduate and the development and support of Community Schools., $119061, $0, $332500|