TALKSTEM

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $213K · expenses $190K · assets $108K

EIN
81-0784576
Address
6255 PRESTONSHIRE LN, DALLAS, TX 75225-2110
Website
WWW.TALKSTEM.ORG
NTEE code
U03
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 2015 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
KUSHU DHINGRA (its 2018 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2018 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE PROGRAMMING, GUIDANCE, AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP ON INNOVATIVE AND EQUITABLE STEM EDUCATION.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Koshi Dhingra CEO2019-2024 $53,505$76,285 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

14 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Selwyn Rayzor Chairman2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Sejal Desai Trustee2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Leanne Ketterlin Geller Trustee2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Peter Goldstein Trustee2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Dr Holly Bishop Trustee2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Lynn Mcbee Trustee2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Mohammed Farshori Trustee2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Claire Haidar (former) Trustee2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Selwyn Razor (former) Chairman2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Anna Kuchment (former) Trustee2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Maya Leibman (former) Director2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Celeste Sanders (former) Trustee2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Gowri Sharma (former) Trustee2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Mark Haidar (former) Trustee2020 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $54K · 0 employees · 7 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KOSHI DHINGRA CEO40 $53,505$0$0 $53,5051
SELWYN RAYZOR Chairman1 $0$0$0 $01
SEJAL DESAI Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
LEANNE KETTERLIN GELLER Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
PETER GOLDSTEIN Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
DR HOLLY BISHOP Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
LYNN MCBEE Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
MOHAMMED FARSHORI Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $23K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KOSHI DHINGRA CEO40 $22,780-- $22,7801
SELWYN RAYZOR Chairman1 $0-- $01
SEJAL DESAI Trustee1 $0-- $01
LEANNE KETTERLIN GELLER Trustee1 $0-- $01
PETER GOLDSTEIN Trustee1 $0-- $01
CLAIRE HAIDAR Trustee1 $0-- $01
DR HOLLY BISHOP Trustee1 $0-- $01
LYNN MCBEE Trustee1 $0-- $01
MOHAMMED FARSHORI Trustee1 $0-- $01
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KOSHI DHINGRA CEO40 $0-- $01
SELWYN RAyZOR Chairman1 $0-- $01
SEJAL DESAI Trustee1 $0-- $01
LEANNE KETTERLIN GELLER Trustee1 $0-- $01
PETER GOLDSTEIN Trustee1 $0-- $01
LYNN MCBEE Trustee1 $0-- $01
DR HOLLY BISHOP Trustee1 $0-- $01
MOHAMMED FARSHORI Trustee1 $0-- $01
2021 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KOSHI DHINGRA CEO40 $0-- $01
SELWYN RAZOR Chairman1 $0-- $01
SEJAL DESAI Trustee1 $0-- $01
LEANNE KETTERLIN GELLER Trustee1 $0-- $01
PETER GOLDSTEIN Trustee1 $0-- $01
CLAIRE HAIDAR Trustee1 $0-- $01
ANNA KUCHMENT Trustee1 $0-- $01
MAYA LEIBMAN Director1 $0-- $01
LYNN MCBEE Trustee1 $0-- $01
CELESTE SANDERS Trustee1 $0-- $01
GOWRI SHARMA Trustee1 $0-- $01
2020 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KOSHI DHINGRA CEO40 $0-- $01
SELWYN RAZOR Chairman1 $0-- $01
SEJAL DESAI Trustee1 $0-- $01
LEANNE KETTERLIN GELLER Trustee1 $0-- $01
PETER GOLDSTEIN Trustee1 $0-- $01
MARK HAIDAR Trustee1 $0-- $01
ANNA KUCHMENT Trustee1 $0-- $01
MAYA LEIBMAN Director1 $0-- $01
LYNN MCBEE Trustee1 $0-- $01
CELESTE SANDERS Trustee1 $0-- $01
GOWRI SHARMA Trustee1 $0-- $01
2019 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KOSHI DHINGRA CEO40 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$213,328$190,287 $107,954$107,954 $168,243$45,085 $53,50507
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$157,947$162,142 $84,913$84,913 $155,988$1,959 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$160,701$153,855 $121,114$41,114 $156,701$4,000 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$70,925$70,901 $34,268$34,268 $67,657- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$67,575$39,641 $35,500$35,500 $67,346- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$66,738$72,140 $7,566$7,566 $58,949$0 ---

Funders of this organization

9 grantors reported grants to this organization, $146,001 in all, tax years 2017 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS DAF sponsor Exact 2017, 2022-2023 3$32,154 2023$6,154
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TEXAS WOMENS FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$30,000 2020$30,000
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “TALKSTEM” 2024 1$25,000 2024$25,000
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MOBILES FOR EDUCATION ALLIANCE Public charity Exact 2021 1$25,000 2021$25,000
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COMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “talkSTEM” 2024 1$15,000 2024$15,000
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MATHENAEUM FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “TALKSTEM” 2023 1$15,000 2023$15,000
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MAIER MATH FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “TALKSTEM” 2021 1$2,500 2021$2,500
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EARTH DAY TEXAS INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “TALKSTEM” 2020 1$1,072 2020$1,072
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ROHAN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “TALKSTEM” 2023 1$275 2023$275
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $190,287 spent · pay $53,505 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $67,881$64,148$3,733- 35.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $53,505$53,505-- 28.1%
Other (as described)EDUCATIONAL VIDEO PRODUCTION $30,829$30,829-- 16.2%
Advertising and promotion $15,650-$15,650- 8.2%
Information technology $6,676-$6,676- 3.5%
Other (as described)job supplies/equipment $5,025$5,025-- 2.6%
Office expenses $4,059-$4,059- 2.1%
Fees: accounting $2,837-$2,837- 1.5%
Other (as described)ASSOCIATION & CONFERENCE FEES $2,277$2,277-- 1.2%
All other expenses $755$174$581- 0.4%
Other (as described)TALKSTEM DEVELOPMENT $568$568-- 0.3%
Travel $225$225-- 0.1%
Total$190,287100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $162,142 spent · pay $22,780 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $130,825 80.7%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $22,780 14.0%
Fees to independent contractors $8,335 5.1%
Printing, publications, postage $202 0.1%
Total$162,142100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $153,855 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $116,747 75.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $37,108 24.1%
Total$153,855100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $70,901 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $37,808 53.3%
Fees to independent contractors $33,093 46.7%
Total$70,901100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $39,641 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $29,254 73.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,387 26.2%
Total$39,641100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $72,140 spent · pay $41,690 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $41,690 57.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $17,667 24.5%
Fees to independent contractors $12,693 17.6%
Printing, publications, postage $90 0.1%
Total$72,140100%

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State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

Trademarks

1 US trademark, 1 live.

MarkSerialFiledStatusSource
WALKSTEM873274652017-02-07RegisteredTRCFECO2, file of 2024-03-27

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