2026-05-11T18:08:58-05:00 2025-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 6116 EXECUTIVE BLVD 500 NORTH BETHESDA MD 20852 990 2024-07-01 522085368 LEARNING FIRST ALLIANCE LEAR 7037389081 1250 N PITT STREET ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 DANNY CARLSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7037389081 2026-05-11 1 1 JOSHUA G DZYAK CPA P01398949 3017705100 2026-05-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DANNY CARLSON 1250 N PITT STREET ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 260733 0 X WWW.LEARNINGFIRST.ORG X 1997 DC TO SUPPORT IMPROVED STUDENT LEARNING IN AMERICA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 10 10 4 10 0 0 421987 259758 0 0 1012 975 0 0 422999 260733 0 0 0 0 233642 287958 0 0 0 196346 94551 429988 382509 -6989 -121776 708700 567742 177912 8730 530788 559012 X THE LEARNING FIRST ALLIANCE, A PARTNERSHIP OF LEADING EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONS REPRESENTING MORE THAN 10 MILLION MEMBERS, SUPPORTS IMPROVED STUDENT LEARNING IN AMERICA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENGAGING INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERTISE, LEADERSHIP, AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS. 0 0 269817 LFA IS AN UNPRECEDENTED PARTNERSHIP OF LEADING EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE COME TOGETHER TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING IN AMERICA'S PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. 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LFA REPRESENTS A COMMITMENT BY ITS MEMBERS TO DELIVER COMMON MESSAGES TO THE EDUCATION SYSTEM AND BEYOND, ALIGN PRIORITIES, SHARE AND DISSEMINATE SUCCESS STORIES, ARTICULATE THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATION AT EVERY LEVEL AND WORK TOWARDS LONG-TERM SYSTEMS CHANGE BASED ON SOLID RESEARCH. 269817 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 VA X THE ORGANIZATION 7037389081 1250 N PITT STREET ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 JILL COOK CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BARBARA HUNTER SECRETARY/TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 L EARL FRANKS IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARLA UCELLI-KASHYAP DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAAIYAH BILAL-THREATS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID R SCHULER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 HOWARD BERMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 VERJEANA MCCOTTER-JACOBS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALBERT CHEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH R KRUEGER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD LONG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 108218 0 5418 108218 0 5418 1 0 0 0 0 259758 259758 975 975 260733 0 0 975 135719 97164 38555 97046 69478 27568 2799 2004 795 35148 25163 9985 17246 12347 4899 140 140 35620 35620 25853 25853 12490 12490 5156 5156 5544 381 5163 4685 3263 1422 441 296 145 2214 2000 214 500 500 1908 1908 OVERHEAD INDIRECTS 0 19378 -19378 382509 269817 112692 0 274963 178149 385359 386322 46837 0 0 2230 19608 18567 1541 1041 708700 567742 27912 8730 150000 0 177912 8730 X 530788 559012 530788 559012 708700 567742 -121776 150000 0 X X 1 X 0 1 0 X 338802 393227 485668 421987 259758 1899442 338802 393227 485668 421987 259758 1899442 554296 1345146 121 122 793 1012 975 3023 1902465 0.70710 0.78700 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 19608 18567 1041 1041 X PART X, LINE 2: LFA IS EXEMPT FROM THE PAYMENT OF INCOME TAXES ON ITS EXEMPT ACTIVITIES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. UNDER THESE PROVISIONS, NO TAX IS IMPOSED ON ANY INCOME RELATED TO LFA'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE. LFA HAS DETERMINED THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR OBLIGATIONS AS OF JUNE 30, 2025. LFA IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. LFA'S FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND STATE TAX AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS AFTER THE RETURNS ARE FILED. NPTA OFFICER 4380 RENT 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 LFA IS AN UNPRECEDENTED PARTNERSHIP OF LEADING EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE COME TOGETHER TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING IN AMERICA'S PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. LFA HAS ONE VOTING CLASS OF MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS. LFA LEVERAGES THE POWER OF ITS MEMBERS TO ELEVATE ALL AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO WORLD-CLASS STANDARDS AND PREPARE ALL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL LIVES AND ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP. THE ORGANIZATIONS IN LFA REPRESENT MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHO WORK IN AND FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVERY DAY, INCLUDING OUR NATION'S TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, PARENTS, TEACHER EDUCATORS, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND OTHER SCHOOL AND DISTRICT STAFF. LFA REPRESENTS A COMMITMENT BY ITS MEMBERS TO DELIVER COMMON MESSAGES TO THE EDUCATION SYSTEM AND BEYOND, ALIGN PRIORITIES, SHARE AND DISSEMINATE SUCCESS STORIES, ARTICULATE THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATION AT EVERY LEVEL AND WORK TOWARDS LONG-TERM SYSTEMS CHANGE BASED ON SOLID RESEARCH. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL MEET TO DISCUSS A PLAN FOR GROWTH FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. MEMBERSHIP GROWTH WILL BE LIMITED TO 3-5 STRATEGICALLY RECOMMENDED ORGANIZATIONS PER YEAR. A LIST OF POTENTIAL NEW LFA MEMBERS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE LFA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL ON AN ANNUAL SCHEDULE DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. UPON BOARD APPROVAL, THE LFA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL APPROACH THE POTENTIAL MEMBER TO DETERMINE INTEREST IN BECOMING AN LFA MEMBER AND ABILITY TO PAY ORGANIZATIONAL DUES. ONCE INTEREST IN MEMBERSHIP IS DETERMINED, THE POTENTIAL NEW MEMBER WILL BE ASKED TO COMPLETE AN APPLICATION THAT INCLUDES INFORMATION THAT ADDRESSES LFA MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA. THE LFA BOARD WILL REVIEW THE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION AND VOTE ON ADMITTING THE NEW MEMBER. SHOULD AN ORGANIZATION NOT PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED BY THE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS A POTENTIAL MEMBER APPROACH LFA ABOUT JOINING, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL GATHER INFORMATION ON THE GROUP FROM PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SOURCES AND GET BOARD APPROVAL FOR PROVIDING A MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM TO THE POTENTIAL MEMBER. ON SUBMISSION OF THE COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM THE LFA BOARD WILL VOTE ON ADMITTING THE ORGANIZATION TO THE MEMBERSHIP. UPON BOARD APPROVAL THE NEW MEMBER WILL BE PROVIDED A MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION PACKET AND BE INVITED TO ATTEND THE NEXT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. EACH MEMBER ORGANIZATION IS ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE IN DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FIRST YEAR DUES FOR NEW MEMBERS WILL BE PRO-RATED TO ALIGN WITH REMAINING MONTHS IN THE FISCAL YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990 AFTER APPROVAL BY THE LEARNING FIRST ALLIANCE (LFA) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE FORM 990 IS SUBMITTED TO THE LFA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR ITS APPROVAL. AFTER RECEIVING EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVAL, LFA'S FORM 990 IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY ANNUALLY, EVERY LFA BOARD MEMBER SIGNS A FEDERAL FORM 990 BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONNAIRE AS WELL AS A STATEMENT AFFIRMING KNOWLEDGE OF THE LFA CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ADHERENCE TO THAT POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD THROUGH ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE USING WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS, FORM 990'S OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE INFORMATION RELATED TO COMPARABLE POSITIONS OF SIMILAR SIZED ORGANIZATIONS. OTHER EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED USING SIMILAR SOURCES AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 LEARNING FIRST ALLIANCE MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, LFA WILL MAINTAIN ITS FORM 990 IN CANDID'S DATABASE OF INFORMATION ON NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.