2020-10-23T07:15:17-05:00 2020-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 610 W GERMANTOWN PIKE SUITE 400 PLYMOUTH MEETING PA 19462 990 2019-07-01 462444163 THE CHARACTER LAB INC CHAR 6464227767 3675 MARKET STREET NO 200 PHILADELPHIA PA 19104 SEAN TALAMAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6464227767 2020-10-21 1 BRUCE BRAUNEWELL CPA P00075336 2156433900 2020-10-21 67.137.57.251 2020-10-21 09:50:21 ED P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 CA29FB231CFF0956B784CD12EF5BFB3F7CB1D25A 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z SEAN TALAMAS 3675 MARKET STREET NO 200 PHILADELPHIA PA 19104 4900684 0 X WWW.CHARACTERLAB.ORG X 2012 DE CHARACTER LAB ADVANCES SCIENTIFIC INSIGHTS THAT HELP KIDS THRIVE 7 5 26 5 0 0 4761364 3476097 0 0 -141622 46734 0 0 4619742 3522831 1118618 149088 0 0 1420821 1947906 9600 11406 16351 2268411 2709587 4817450 4817987 -197708 -1295156 3753753 2794157 494740 830300 3259013 1963857 X CHARACTER LAB ADVANCES SCIENTIFIC INSIGHTS THAT HELP KIDS THRIVE. 0 0 3549781 149088 0 BY CONNECTING RESEARCHERS WITH EDUCATORS, CHARACTER LAB SEEKS TO CREATE GREATER KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE CONDITIONS THAT LEAD TO SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, ACADEMIC, AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. TO LEARN MORE, GO TO WWW.CHARACTERLAB.ORG.IN 2019-2020, CHARACTER LAB REACHED THE FOLLOWING MILESTONES:-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS GREW BY 45% AND NOW INCLUDE 94 SCHOOLS SERVING OVER 100,000 STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.-THE NUMBER OF LEADING UNIVERSITY SCIENTISTS AROUND THE WORLD ACTIVELY CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON OUR PLATFORM INCREASED BY 103% FOR A TOTAL OF 79.-THE NUMBER OF PILOT STUDIES INCREASED BY 169% TO 132.-THE NUMBER OF FULLY POWERED RESEARCH STUDIES INCREASED BY 130% TO 37.-PUBLICATIONS INCREASED BY 80% TO 18 ARTICLES ACCEPTED BY PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS.-WE PUBLISHED 43 NEW TIPS OF THE WEEK, INCREASED OUR READERSHIP TO OVER 22,000 SUBSCRIBERS, AND EXPANDED OUR REACH TO OVER 5 MILLION THROUGH SYNDICATIONS WITH THRIVE GLOBAL AND THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER.-WE DEVELOPED FOUR NEW PLAYBOOKSEMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, HONESTY, CREATIVITY, AND GROWTH MINDSETRESEARCH-BASED GUIDES TO THE CONDITIONS THAT CULTIVATE STRENGTHS OF HEART, MIND, AND WILL.-WE PARTNERED WITH EDUCATION WEEK TO LAUNCH THE ASK A PSYCHOLOGIST COLUMN FOR EDUCATORS. 3549781 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 81 0 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AR NY PA X SEAN TALAMAS 6464227767 3675 MARKET STREET NO 200 PHILADELPHIA PA 19104 JACKIE BEZOS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LUIS VON AHN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER NORTH BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE LEVIN CO-FOUNDER AND BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 40000 0 0 DOMINIC RANDOLPH CO-FOUNDER AND BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 40000 0 0 FEROZ DEWAN CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ERICA DEWAN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SEAN TALAMAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 165075 0 8307 MICHAEL PIH CHIEF OF STAFF 40.00 X 111091 0 10628 JIM SCHRODER DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS 40.00 X 39164 0 1450 RYAN DOBRAN DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 105165 0 10163 500495 0 30548 3 0 1 0 QUALTRICS 333 WEST RIVER PARK DRIVE SUITE 48 PROVO UT 84604 RESEARCH SERVICES 636100 LARSON COMMUNICATIONS 1725 PIERCE STREET 1 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94115 PR AND COMMUNICATIONS 189958 MICHELLE SHIH 49 BREEZEMONT AVE RIVERSIDE CT 06878 EDITING 175464 MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH PO BOX 2393 PRINCETON NJ 08543 DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS 138895 4 3476097 600863 3476097 10255 10255 1414332 1377853 36479 36479 36479 3522831 0 0 46734 X 149088 149088 498932 308717 185614 4601 1197450 1129508 67942 43799 41032 2767 85911 74769 11142 121814 102466 19030 318 73819 73819 102588 80824 21764 138293 4268 134025 11406 11406 1448757 1277200 171557 360495 316119 44376 91826 91800 26 65687 7138 58549 240934 240934 120597 58652 61945 5065 5065 21978 21978 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 39548 39548 4817987 3549781 1251855 16351 845339 1055072 2044739 1420793 804430 40000 28000 22500 269002 30118 20828 8745 9290 3753753 2794157 488740 262607 567693 6000 0 494740 830300 X 696338 1644599 2562675 319258 3259013 1963857 3753753 2794157 -1295156 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1668947 1009110 745426 4761364 3476097 11660944 1668947 1009110 745426 4761364 3476097 11660944 6962891 4698053 1876 5038 5758 8530 10255 31457 207 30609 26332 57148 11749549 0.39980 0.34940 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: FEE FOR SERVICE - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 30,609. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 26,332. 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THE APPLICATION OF THIS STANDARD HAD NO IMPACT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF LELAND STANFORD JR PO BOX 44253 SAN FRANCISCO CA 941444253 941156365 501(C)(3) 50000 TO FUND CHARACTER RESEARCH BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 1901 SOUTH FIRST STREET SUITE A CHAMPAIGN IL 61820 376000511 501(C)(3) 20000 TO FUND CHARACTER RESEARCH NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 6 WASHINGTON PLACE ROOM 607 NEW YORK NY 10003 135562308 501(C)(3) 30000 TO FUND CHARACTER RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC 45 W AMELIA STREET SUITE 901 ORLANDO FL 32801 592788435 501(C)(3) 10000 TO FUND CHARACTER RESEARCH BREAD AND ROSES 100 S BROAD STREET SUITE 1600 PHILADELPHIA PA 19102 232047297 501(C)(3) 15000 TO SUPPORT LOCAL GRASSROOTS CHANGE WE THE PROTESTORS 10 LIBERTY ST APT 38D NEW YORK NY 10005 813764408 501(C)(3) 10000 TO SUPPORT LOCAL GRASSROOTS CHANGE 6 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE CHARACTER LAB, INC. FUNDS RESEARCH ABOUT CHARACTER WITH THE INTENT OF ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC INSIGHTS THAT WILL HELP KIDS THRIVE. EACH GRANTEE IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE INTERIM AND FINAL REPORTS TO THE CHARACTER LAB, INC. ON THE USE OF THE GRANT FUNDS. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SEAN TALAMAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 165011 0 0 0 64 0 3043 0 5264 0 173382 0 0 0 X 2 600863 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE FIGURE IN COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF DONORS IN EACH CATEGORY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 FEROZ DEWAN, CHAIR, AND ERICA DEWAN, BOARD MEMBER, HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 THE ORGANIZATION HAS OUTSOURCED ITS BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING, HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND RECRUITING TO AN OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION. 4TH SECTOR SOLUTIONS WAS ENGAGED FROM JULY 2019 - APRIL 2020 AND WAS PAID $33,556 DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR. RSM US LLC WAS ENGAGED FROM MAY 2020 - CURRENT AND WAS PAID $40,263 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AND THEN REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCE AS WELL AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. PRIOR TO ITS SUBMISSION, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WAS PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE DRAFT FORM 990. THE FORM 990 WAS ALSO PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO FILING WITH IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT APPLIES TO ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES ("COVERED PERSONS"). PER THE POLICY, DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OR INTEREST BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION AND A COVERED PERSON AND FOR DETERMINING AN APPROPRIATE ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSE TO PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. COVERED PERSONS ARE ALSO UNDER A CONTINUING OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS SOON AS IT IS KNOWN OR REASONABLY SHOULD BE KNOWN WHEN THERE WAS AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION AND A COVERED PERSON WITH RESPECT TO A SPECIFIC PROPOSED ACTION OR TRANSACTION, THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS APPROVED SUCH ACTION OR TRANSACTION, AS DOCUMENTED IN BOARD MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A TO SET COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE ORGANIZATION EMPLOYED AN EXTERNAL CONSULTANCY IN 2019 WHO COMPLETED A MARKET SCAN OF PEER ORGANIZATIONS. THE RESULTING COMPARISON WAS SHARED WITH THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, WHO HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR APPROVING AND MONITORING COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP. THE DELIBERATION AND FINAL DECISION ARE TIMELY DOCUMENTED IN MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 394,058. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 171,557. TOTAL EXPENSES 565,615. CORE PRODUCTS SERVICE CONTRACT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 382,000. TOTAL EXPENSES 382,000. PROGRAM RESEARCH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 302,054. TOTAL EXPENSES 302,054. CUSTOM ENGINEERING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 199,088. TOTAL EXPENSES 199,088.