1Edtech Consortium Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
043489277
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Burlington, MA, USA
Phone
4073627783
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues

Reported finances

Revenue
$8,333,948
Expenses
$10,317,223
Assets
$10,000,114
Liabilities
$4,758,021

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

25 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CURTISS BARNES (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
  • ROBERT ABEL (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
  • JEANNE IMBRIALE (VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS O)
  • SANDRA DECASTRO (VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING)
  • BLAINE HELMICK (VICE PRESIDENT, SOFTWARE)

Highest reported compensation

  • ROBERT ABEL (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $270,975 total reported compensation
  • BLAINE HELMICK (VICE PRESIDENT, SOFTWARE): $261,806 total reported compensation
  • TIMOTHY CLARK (VP K-12 PROGRAMS): $254,926 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

1edtech's mission is to power learner potential by fostering the evolution of an open, trusted, innovative education technology and digital credentials ecosystem. We provide the leadership and collaboration needed to shape the future of education. Through community-developed open standards, we enable digital learning connectivity, data insights, and improved product choice. We establish trust and transparency in edtech partnerships through community-governed certification programs that verify stringent requirements for product integrations, data privacy, and accessibility. We accelerate the adoption of new technologies that advance digital learning to meet the evolving needs of educators and learners.

What it reported doing in 2024

1edtech and case registry - to develop software for schools that will be a secure trusted cloud-based registry and connection service enabling any educational technology provider to connect to any school district's learning platform, portal, or student system using the 1edtech standards.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 79% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 51
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 18
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 94.7%; rating input score 95; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -23.8%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.97; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.48; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 16.6%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 10.2% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 18 of 19 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $271K · 25 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $130K reported
  • Consistency: 11 of 11 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 22/100.