2025-11-17T11:07:18-05:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 473271696 IMPROVING EDUCATION INC IMPR 4432260809 1100 N Chester Street Baltimore MD 21213 Jarrod Bolte Chief Executive Officer 4432260809 2025-11-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Jarrod Bolte 1100 N Chester Street Baltimore MD 21213 2305782 false X www.improvingeducation.org X 2015 MD To provide solutions to improve educational systems. We run an early literacy improvement network supporting teachers with training instructional design and measurement. We provide health and at-home learning materials to families to support nightly bedtime routines for children ages 0-5 in low income homes. 5 4 17 25 0 0 3342280 2214208 65200 58600 0 0 8114 1046 3415594 2273854 15750 5750 0 0 1118425 1343430 0 0 26868 1822553 1197080 2956728 2546260 458866 -272406 2546617 1851334 1052299 629422 1494318 1221912 Our mission is to provide solutions to improve educational systems. false false 1211614 0 0 Bedtime in a Box & Learning 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. We also provide family sessions educating families on the importance of the nightly bedtime routine. During 2024 we distributed over 9,300 Bedtime Boxes to underserved families across the country.Learning in a Box. Our Learning in a Box program was developed by teacher participants in our 2020 Fellowship program during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in response to school closures. Through Learning in a Box we provide students in grades Preschool-2nd with a wide range of interactive resources to engage in fun meaningful learning activities at home. During 2024 we distributed over 1,000 Learning Boxes. 578758 0 59646 Educational Consulting and Support. Through our Educational Consulting and Support program we engage with other local and national non-profit organizations and school districts to advance the outcomes of students. This includes improvements in reading and math for elementary middle and high school students improved graduation rates with more 9th graders on track to graduate and support for Multilingual Learners. 546564 5750 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 2024 All Children Ready collaborated with 13 Head Start sites and 6 Pre-Kindergarten sites with the goal of significantly improving Kindergarten Readiness for the students they serve. We worked with 1,137 students and 60 educators to assess progress improve instruction and provide materials that can be used in the home to enhance instruction. 0 0 0 2336936 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 true false false false false false false false false false false true 4 0 true 17 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false 5 4 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false MD X Jarrod Bolte 4432260809 1100 N Chester Street Baltimore MD 21213 Jarrod Bolte CEO 40.00 0 X X 167258 0 18360 Marc Stein Executive Director Improvement COLAB 40.00 0 X 163251 0 21068 Nathaniel Dewey Director of Research- Improvement COLAB 40.00 0 X 139662 0 16247 Wendy Bolte Program Director 40.00 0 X 104808 0 4900 Samantha McLemore President and Board Chair 2.00 0 X 0 0 0 Angela Lynch Treasurer - Board Member 2.00 0 X 0 0 0 Jared Murphy Secretary - Board Member 1.00 0 X 0 0 0 David Tohn Board Member 1.00 0 X 0 0 0 574979 0 60575 4 false true false 0 0 0 0 898352 1315856 20607 2214208 Educational Support Services 611710 58600 58600 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58600 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 32580 31928 652 652 0 0 Other Income 611710 394 394 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 394 2273854 59646 0 0 0 0 5750 5750 0 0 0 0 369937 288921 56445 24571 0 0 0 0 821626 760583 61043 0 18489 16393 2096 0 41904 41904 0 0 91474 79690 9487 2297 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8870 0 8870 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35885 17825 18060 0 30000 30000 0 0 10366 7735 2631 0 10547 4826 5721 0 0 0 0 0 308546 308546 0 0 32711 32711 0 0 0 0 0 0 6087 6087 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24430 24430 0 0 23401 5298 18103 0 Cost of Good Sold to Government & 501c3s 658480 658480 0 0 Box Shipping/Delivery Expenses 46867 46867 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 890 890 0 0 2546260 2336936 182456 26868 0 0 0 0 703304 245029 0 0 65000 25000 193030 191550 0 0 0 0 0 0 613780 679952 19626 0 159087 67850 104302 91237 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 847575 618566 2546617 1851334 57408 8336 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150000 0 844891 621086 1052299 629422 X 1062078 1061064 432240 160848 1494318 1221912 2546617 1851334 -272406 0 0 0 0 0 X false true X false false X 1760955 1356183 2449759 3042280 2214208 10823385 41825 104635 47749 93103 91180 378492 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1802780 1460818 2497508 3135383 2305388 11201877 186000 25000 75000 120000 180000 586000 679 59282 12678 33835 10918 117392 186679 84282 87678 153835 190918 703392 10498485 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 98110 9525 9681 1138 394 118848 1900890 1470343 2507189 3136521 2305782 11320725 0.9274 0.9281 0 X Part III - Line 12 | Year:, Amount:, Description:| 2020, 98110.0000, Includes transfer of funds from former fiscal sponsor of funds raised but not spent + other income| 2021, 9525Includes vendor refunds & discounts miscellaneous income and a transfer from former fiscal sponsor| 2022, 9681Includes vendor discounts miscellaneous income and a transfer from former fiscal sponsor| 2023, 1138Includes de minimus miscellaneous amounts of additional income.| 2024, 394Includes de minimus miscellaneous amounts of additional income.| RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12240 0 12240 0 146847 67850 78997 0 0 0 0 91237 Leased Right to Use Asset 599066 Security Deposit 19500 618566 Operating Lease Liability 621086 621086 2305782 0 0 0 31928 31928 2273854 0 0 0 2273854 2578188 0 0 0 31928 31928 2546260 0 0 0 2546260 Part I to XII | PartandLinenumber:,Explanation:| Part XI Line 2,Part XI. 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 $31,928 on line 2d represents Cost of Goods Sold to non-governmental and or non-public charity organizations through these programs which is reflected on Form 990 Part VIII line 10b 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 any Revenue of the Box Sales. Therefore our audited financials show overall Revenue being $31,928 higher than the Revenue we report on Form 990 Part VIII Line 12 and show overall Expenses as being $31,928 higher than Expenses we report on Form 990 Part IX Line 25.| Part XII Line 2,As stated above the main function of two of our program services is to provide materials we have purchased as Inventory to distribute in our Boxes to underserved families. The amount of $31,928 on line 2d represents Cost of Goods Sold to non-governmental and or non-public charity organizations through these programs which is reflected on Form 990 Part VIII line 10b 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 any Revenue of the Box Sales. Therefore our audited financials show overall Revenue being $31,928 higher than the Revenue we report on Form 990 Part VIII Line 12 and show overall Expenses as being $31,928 higher than Expenses we report on Form 990 Part IX Line 25.| true All Children Ready Teacher Training Stipends 5 750 0 0 0 Fellowship Stipends 2 5000 0 0 0 Part III Line 1 All Children Ready Teacher Training Stipends - A total of $750 was paid to 5 Preschool teachers $150 each to attend a Teacher Training held by Improving Educations All Children Ready program in August 2024. Part III Line 2 Fellowship Stipends - A total of $5,000 was paid to 2 Preschool teachers $2,500 each for active participation in Improving Educations iFellowship program. X X false false false false false false false false false Jarrod Bolte CEO 167258 0 0 0 0 0 7202 0 11158 0 185618 0 0 0 Marc Stein Executive Director Improvement COLAB 163251 0 0 0 0 0 6768 0 14300 0 184319 0 0 0 Nathaniel Dewey Director of Research- Improvement COLAB 139662 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16247 0 155909 0 0 0 Wendy Bolte Employee Family Member of Officer 109708 Employment compensation false Part V | PartandLinenumber:,Explanation:| Part IV Line 1,Employee of the organization and family member of the organizations CEO.| Part VI, Line 11a The final draft of the Form 990 is submitted to the organizations Treasurer for review and approval. Once the Treasurer has reviewed and approved the final Form 990 is circulated the the Board of Directors prior to filing. Part VI, Line 12c In additional 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 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.