FURP.ORG / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

ADVANCED EDUCATION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FUND: Form 990, tax year 2023

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization
ADVANCED EDUCATION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FUND (EIN 85-3624930)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-07
IRS object ID
202423129349304527
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-11-07T18:16:51-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN946214841PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ARMANINO ADVISORY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12700 CAMINO RAMON STE 350AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN RAMONCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP945835004ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN853624930EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ADVANCED EDUCATION RESEARCH &BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2DEVELOPMENT FUNDBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlADVABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5104885746PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line166 FRANKLIN ST 300AddressLine1Txt
CityOAKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94607ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBEKI BAHAR-ENGLERPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF OPERATING OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone5104885746PhoneNum
Signature2024-11-05SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKATY BROWNPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00650274PTIN
Phone9257902600PhoneNum
Preparation2024-11-05PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBEKI BAHAR-ENGLERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line166 FRANKLIN ST 300AddressLine1Txt
CityOAKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94607ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$28,731,484GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTPS://WWW.AERDF.ORG/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2020FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionCONDUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL YIELD DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENTS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee69TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers7TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$41,610,000PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$26,545,000CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$966,164PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,185,795CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$689CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$42,576,164PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$28,731,484CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$216,060PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$100,122CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,219,668PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$11,189,227CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$438,273CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$15,407,791PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$19,515,266CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$22,843,519PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$30,804,615CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$19,732,645PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,073,131CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$57,411,486TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$55,861,921TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,199,668TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,474,505TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$55,211,818NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$53,387,416NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionAERDF WILL CONDUCT INCLUSIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS SO THAT DIVERSE TEAMS OF EDUCATORS, RESEARCHERS AND DEVELOPERS CAN TACKLE INTRACTABLE TEACHING AND LEARNING CHALLENGES THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT BLACK AND LATINO STUDENTS, AND STUDENTS OF ALL RACES EXPERIENCING POVERTY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$27,856,692ExpenseAmt
Grant$100,122GrantAmt
DescINCLUSIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: AERDF INCLUSIVE ADVANCED R&D PROGRAMS ARE AMBITIOUS THREE TO FIVE YEAR INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS MAJOR TEACHING AND LEARNING CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR HAVE HISTORICALLY IGNORED FOR BLACK AND LATINO LEARNERS AND LEARNERS EXPERIENCING POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES. OUR PROGRAMS BUILD ON EXISTING COMMUNITY-DRIVEN EVIDENCE AND EXPERTISE AND RIGOROUS LEARNING SCIENCE TO TRANSLATE FUNDAMENTAL INSIGHTS INTO SCIENTIFIC INSIGHTS, VALUABLE PRACTICES, EQUITABLE APPROACHES, AND TRANSFORMATIVE TOOLS FOR EDUCATION PRACTITIONERS AND STUDENTS. CURE R&D PROGRAMS INCLUDE EXECUTIVE FUNCTION AND MATH, ASSESSMENT FOR GOOD AND READING REIMAGINED. OUR PROGRAMS BUILD ON EXISTING COMMUNITY-DRIVEN EVIDENCE AND EXPERTISE AND RIGOROUS LEARNING SCIENCE TO TRANSLATE FUNDAMENTAL INSIGHTS INTO SCIENTIFIC INSIGHTS, VALUABLE PRACTICES, EQUITABLE APPROACHES, AND TRANSFORMATIVE TOOLS FOR EDUCATION PRACTITIONERS AND STUDENTS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$27,856,692TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document206IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee69EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member6IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BEKI BAHAR-ENGLERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5104885746PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line166 FRANKLIN ST 300AddressLine1Txt
CityOAKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94607ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
BROR SAXBERG
INTERIM CEO(01/23 TO 03/23)/BOARD MEMBER40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$72,417$0$4,173
CASSANDRA HERRING
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF LIVINGSTON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NAILAH NASIR
BOARD MEMBER/CO-CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISETTE NIEVES
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 6/23)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PARAG A PATHAK
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANA PONCE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM SHELTON
BOARD MEMBER/CO-CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STACEY CHILDRESS
CEO/BOARD PRESIDENT (THRU 1/23)40.00Yes (X)$69,790$0$4,983
ELDA BEKI BAHAR-ENGLER
COO/SECRETARY/TREASURER40.00Yes (X)$278,775$0$41,746
AUDITI CHAKRAVARTY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$315,000$0$28,815
MELINA UNCAPHER
CHIEF OF RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT (THRU 12/23)40.00$316,034$0$25,986Yes (X)
MARVIN SMITH
CHIEF PUBLIC AFFAIRS/DEV. OFFICER40.00$267,727$0$35,314Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER LIANG-VERGARA
CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER40.00$267,727$0$15,266Yes (X)
REBECCA KOCKLER EASTERLING
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$253,821$0$31,740Yes (X)
AUBREY FRANCISCO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$256,208$0$28,404Yes (X)
TEMPLE S LOVELACE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$267,727$0$29,658Yes (X)
BRANDY NELSON
ACADEMIC DIRECTOR40.00$220,375$0$17,528Yes (X)
LAUREN LAN KO UYESHIRO
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT40.00$215,000$0$10,750Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,800,601TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$274,363TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K45IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
ATOMIC SOFTWARE INC
20 JAY STREET SUITE 203BROOKLYNNY11201RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP$2,485,510
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - IRVINE
228 ALDRICH HALLIRVINECA92967RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP$825,339
DATA MACHINES CORP
20405 EXCHANGE ST UNIT 271ASHBURNVA20147RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP$818,995
MODERN MANTRA LLC
1309 COFFEEN AVENUESHERIDANWY82801RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP$717,876
MIND RESEARCH INSTITUTE
5281 CALIFORNIA AVENUEIRVINECA92617RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP$675,377
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K38CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$26,545,000AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$26,545,000TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,185,795TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,185,795ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$689TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$689ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$689OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$28,731,484TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,186,484ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$100,122TotalAmt
Program Services$100,122ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,743,751TotalAmt
Program Services$745,387ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$610,911ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$387,453FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,420,140TotalAmt
Program Services$6,462,364ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$942,805ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,971FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$447,274TotalAmt
Program Services$389,814ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,412ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,048FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$915,346TotalAmt
Program Services$683,667ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$218,086ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,593FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$662,716TotalAmt
Program Services$530,971ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$110,537ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,208FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,376TotalAmt
Program Services$41,375ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,001ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,791TotalAmt
Management And General$48,791ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,705,284TotalAmt
Program Services$17,351,922ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$353,362ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$250,504TotalAmt
Program Services$250,389ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$115ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$323,683TotalAmt
Program Services$292,857ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,826ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$454,803TotalAmt
Program Services$404,701ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,102ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,677TotalAmt
Program Services$965ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$712ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$496,055TotalAmt
Program Services$443,166ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$52,889ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,396TotalAmt
Program Services$73,099ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,297ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,804TotalAmt
Management And General$20,804ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescEVENTSDesc
Total$85,893TotalAmt
Program Services$85,893ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,804,615TotalAmt
Program Services$27,856,692ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,509,650ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$438,273FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$750,000BOYAmt
EOY$250,000EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$726,953EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$290,784BOYAmt
EOY$407,031EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$180,668EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,336,143BOYAmt
EOY$14,359,287EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,034,559BOYAmt
EOY$39,937,982EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$57,411,486BOYAmt
EOY$55,861,921EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,893,925BOYAmt
EOY$2,372,005EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$102,500EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$305,743BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,199,668BOYAmt
EOY$2,474,505EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,167,199BOYAmt
EOY$39,247,813EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,044,619BOYAmt
EOY$14,139,603EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,211,818BOYAmt
EOY$53,387,416EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$57,411,486BOYAmt
EOY$55,861,921EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$2,073,131ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$248,729NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$32,770,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$41,610,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$26,545,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$100,925,000TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$32,770,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$41,610,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$26,545,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$100,925,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$59,475,988SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$41,449,012PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$72,563CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$966,164CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,185,795CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,224,522TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$689CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$689TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$104,150,211TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER SECURITIESDesc
Book Value$39,937,982BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$39,937,982TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$28,980,213TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$248,729NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$248,729RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$28,731,484RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$28,731,484TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$30,804,615TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$30,804,615ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$30,804,615TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAERDF HAS BEEN GRANTED TAX-EXEMPT STATUS BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") SECTION 501(C)(3) AND CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAX CODES AND ACCORDINGLY, IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES ON RELATED BUSINESS INCOME. CONTRIBUTIONS TO AERDF ARE DEDUCTIBLE FOR INCOME TAX PURPOSES UNDER IRC SECTION 170(B)(1)(A). AERDF'S CURRENT ACCOUNTING POLICY IS TO EVALUATE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. ACCORDINGLY, A LOSS CONTINGENCY IS RECOGNIZED WHEN IT IS PROBABLE THAT A LIABILITY HAS BEEN INCURRED AS OF THE DATE OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE AMOUNT OF THE LOSS CAN BE REASONABLY ESTIMATED. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED AERDF'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT AERDF HAD MAINTAINED ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION OR LIABILITY FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AERDF IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAX AUTHORITIES FOR TAX YEARS BEFORE 2018.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
ONE DONHAM PLAZA 4TH FLOORMIDDLETOWNOH45042316000879MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHO$32,822$0RESEARCH SUPPORT
MILPITAS UNITED SCHOOL DISTRICT
1331 E CALVARES BLVDMILPITASCA95035000000000MILPITAS UNITED SCHO$31,000$0RESEARCH SUPPORT
NEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATION
765 BOARD STREETNEWARKNJ71020226002140NEWARK BOARD OF EDUC$25,000$0RESEARCH SUPPORT
THE HARDY CENTER INC
4593 CHARLESFIELD DRCOLUMBUSOH43230383917592501(C)(3)$8,500$0RESEARCH SUPPORT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMONTHLY INTERIM REPORTING VIA PHONE CALLS AND ZOOM MEETINGS ARE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE GRANT PERIOD.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
AUDITI CHAKRAVARTY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$315,000$0$0$0$0$0$20,650$0$8,165$0$343,815$0$0$0
MELINA UNCAPHER
CHIEF OF RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT (THR$316,034$0$0$0$0$0$15,547$0$10,439$0$342,020$0$0$0
ELDA BEKI BAHAR-ENGLER
COO/SECRETARY/TREASURER$278,775$0$0$0$0$0$19,514$0$22,232$0$320,521$0$0$0
MARVIN SMITH
CHIEF PUBLIC AFFAIRS/DEV. OFFICER$267,727$0$0$0$0$0$18,268$0$17,046$0$303,041$0$0$0
TEMPLE S LOVELACE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$267,727$0$0$0$0$0$18,741$0$10,917$0$297,385$0$0$0
REBECCA KOCKLER EASTERLING
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$242,801$0$0$0$11,020$0$16,843$0$14,897$0$285,561$0$0$0
AUBREY FRANCISCO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$256,208$0$0$0$0$0$17,935$0$10,469$0$284,612$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER LIANG-VERGARA
CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER$267,727$0$0$0$0$0$15,149$0$117$0$282,993$0$0$0
BRANDY NELSON
ACADEMIC DIRECTOR$220,375$0$0$0$0$0$6,611$0$10,917$0$237,903$0$0$0
LAUREN LAN KO UYESHIRO
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT$215,000$0$0$0$0$0$10,750$0$0$0$225,750$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEFF LIVINGSTONPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionBOARD MEMBER OF ORGANIZATIONRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$127,100TransactionAmt
TransactionCONSULTING CONTRACT WITH EDSOLUTIONS INC.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTING FIRM WILL FORWARD THE FORM 990 TO THE FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW. THE FINANCE DIRECTOR WILL THEN FORWARD THE FORM 990 TO THE CEO AND COO FOR REVIEW. THE FORM 990 WILL THEN BE SHARED WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION. THE FORM 990 IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE COO ENCOURAGES THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 AND TO FORWARD ANY QUESTIONS. THE COO WILL ADDRESS QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES THAT ITS BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES REPORT ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE COO, WHO REVIEWS ANY SUCH REPORT WITH THE BOARD CO-CHAIRS, WHICH MAKES A DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER SUCH CONFLICT EXISTS. THE BOARD CO-CHAIRS THEN DOCUMENT ANY SUCH DETERMINATION IN THE MINUTES OF THE APPROPRIATE MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ANY DIRECTIVE PERTAINING THERETO. CONFLICTS THAT RELATE TO AN INVESTMENT DECISION REQUIRING BOARD APPROVAL RESULT IN THE RECUSAL OF THAT INDIVIDUAL FROM THE RECOMMENDATION AND APPROVAL PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE ORGANIZATION OBTAINED COMPENSATION STUDIES FROM SEVERAL INDEPENDENT SOURCES TO COMPILE INFORMATION USED AS A METRIC FOR SALARY INCREASES ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING THE CEO AND OTHER EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT. THE BOARD CO-CHAIRS CONDUCT THE REVIEW OF THE CEO AND DEVELOP A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL. THE FORMAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND COMPENSATION DECISION IS DONE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE CEO CONDUCTS PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND SETS COMPENSATION FOR THE SENIOR EXECUTIVES REPORTING TO HER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES IT'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GPROJECT CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,387,084. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 353,362. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,740,446. RESEARCH SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 13,964,838. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 13,964,838.