POWER OF PLACE LEARNING COMMUNITIES Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

POWER OF PLACE LEARNING COMMUNITIES

EIN 92-1640401 · Professional Societies & Associations - Education (B03)

What they do

POWER of PLACE LEARNING COMMUNITIES LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2023, BUILDING ON OUR PREVIOUS SUCCESSES DIRECTING THE ESSEX COUNTY LEARNING COMMUNITY, WHICH is THE ORGANIZATIONS FLAGSHIP PROGRAM. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE GROWN FROM 6 to 20 PARTNER SCHOOL DISTRICTS and OFFERING MORE THAN 200 HOURS of PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EACH YEAR to EDUCATORS AT 175 SCHOOLS. WE CONTINUE to BUILD OUT OUR BENCH of WORLD-CLASS PARTNERS, WITH MORE THAN 30 ORGANIZATIONS HAVING CONTRIBUTED THEIR TALENTS to OUR COMMUNITY of LEARNERS. OUR CURRICULUM is HIGHLY RESPONSIVE to EDUCATOR NEEDS. WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT EQUIPPING EDUCATORS WITH THE MINDSETS and TOOLS THEY NEED to TEACH and LEAD ACROSS DIFFERENCES SO THAT ALL YOUNG PEOPLE CAN THRIVE.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $48.70 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders6 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

45.17%of revenue went to mission work48.7% of expenses · Program services

0.28%of revenue went to fundraising0.3% of expenses

$92.85spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

47.39%of revenue went to management and office costs51.0% of expenses

$1.35in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

95.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$1,240,241

Mission workProgram services$560,26845.17% of revenue48.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$587,75547.39% of revenue51.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$3,5000.28% of revenue0.3% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$88,7187.15% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$1,151,52392.85% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 48.7% mission · 51.0% management · 0.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.85% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 53.0% mission · 47.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.11% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,240,241

Expenses$1,151,523

Annual surplus $88,718 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$560,268 · 48.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$587,755 · 51.0% of expenses

Fundraising$3,500 · 0.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$1,240,241

Expenses$1,151,523

Assets$1,549,302

Income$1,240,241

Contributions$1,184,362

Mission work (program services)$560,268

Fundraising$3,500

Management and general$587,755

Accounting fees$61,523

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

JANE FEINBERGPRESIDENT & CEO · 40 hrs/week $197,917

LAURA TOTASENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER · 40 hrs/week $113,336

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (6)

JANE FEINBERGPRESIDENT & CEO

LAURA TOTASENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER

DAN FRENCHTREASURER & CLERK

LINDA SARISDIRECTOR

NICOLE HARRISDIRECTOR (AS OF 9/2024)

SUSAN HERNANDEZ MORGANDIRETCOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2023
Location: 2 BURLINGTON WOODS DR STE 100, BURLINGTON, MA 01803-4551
County: Middlesex
In care of: % JANE S FEINBERG
Primary officer: JANE S FEINBERG, PRESIDENT & CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@powerofplacelc.org Phone(617) 285-8386

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
NTEE classification: Professional Societies & Associations - Education (B03)
IRS tax category: Professional Societies & Associations