2026-03-27T15:27:41-05:00 2025-06-30 203985546 JOHNSON O'CONNOR FERON & CARUCCI LLP 101 EDGEWATER DRIVE SUITE 210 WAKEFIELD MA 01880 990 2024-07-01 832864497 TOOLS OF THE MIND TOOL 6177588857 PO BOX 829 SHIRLEY MA 01464 NATHANIEL FOOTE CHAIR 6177588857 2026-03-27 1 1 JOSEPH M GISO CPA MST P00030126 7819143400 2026-03-27 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z NATHANIEL FOOTE PO BOX 829 SHIRLEY MA 01464 4607795 0 X WWW.TOOLSOFTHEMIND.ORG X 2018 CO TO HELP ALL CHILDREN LEARN AND DEVELOP TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL BY APPLYING DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY-BASED PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. 6 5 37 6 0 0 2645000 140000 3556087 3563346 188824 226805 8829 7644 6398740 3937795 0 0 0 0 3540790 4125197 0 0 58757 1610814 1345977 5151604 5471174 1247136 -1533379 8085690 6560030 472548 480267 7613142 6079763 X TO HELP ALL CHILDREN LEARN AND DEVELOP TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL BY APPLYING DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY-BASED PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. 0 0 3689718 3563346 TOOLS OF THE MIND IS A RESEARCH-BASED EARLY CHILDHOOD MODEL COMBINING TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH A COMPREHENSIVE INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM THAT HELPS YOUNG CHILDREN TO DEVELOP THE COGNITIVE, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL, SELF-REGULATORY, AND FOUNDATIONAL ACADEMIC SKILLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND BEYOND. TOOLS OF THE MIND IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALL YOUNG CHILDREN. TOOLS CURRENTLY SERVES OVER 49,000 CHILDREN IN PREK AND K CLASSROOMS THAT RUN THE GAMUT FROM SMALL RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, TO LARGE URBAN DISTRICTS; FROM CHARTER SCHOOLS TO PUBLICLY FUNDED PROGRAMS. TOOLS OF THE MIND GIVES TEACHERS THE TOOLS TO ENSURE EVERY CHILD BECOMES A SUCCESSFUL LEARNER, DEVELOPING THE UNDERLYING COGNITIVE, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS NEEDED TO REACH HIS OR HER HIGHEST POTENTIAL. 3689718 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 MA CA NY NJ X CYNTHIA CADIGAN 6173063509 PO BOX 829 SHIRLEY MA 01464 BARBARA WILDER-SMITH SECRETARY/ EXEC DIR. 37.50 X 172800 0 31683 DEBORAH LEONG CO-FOUNDER/PRESIDENT 37.50 X X 153444 0 36524 OLIVER SAUNDERS WILDER DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY 37.50 X 140169 0 50848 CYNTHIA CADIGAN ASSOCIATE DIR. 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