The Initiative for Mathematics Learning by Inquiry Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 814079331
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2017–2022
- Forms available
- Form 990 2019, Form 990-EZ 2022, Form 990-N 2016
- Location
- Austin, TX, USA
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Public, Societal Benefit
Reported finances
- Expenses
- $2,900
- Assets
- $449
- Liabilities
- $55
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
People named in this filing
- DAVID BRESSOUD (BOARD MEMBER)
- ROBERT J DAVERMAN (BOARD MEMBER)
- EDRAY H GOINS (BOARD MEMBER)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Community of teacher-practitioners at the pre-college, undergraduate, and graduate levels engaged in learning by inquiry. - developing collaborative networks of teacher-practitioners, - supporting the creation of teaching materials, resources, & pedagogical practices informed by mathematics education research, - including teachers & students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds in mathematics in the practice of ibl, - training graduate students & post-doctoral fellows in ibl methods, & - rpoviding workshops & conferences focused on ibl practice & its assessment
What it reported doing in 2022
Co-host a national conference to expand the community of teacher practitioners of inquiry based learning (ibl) in the classroom. Activities include introductory sessions for novice ibl practioners, working groups to explore cutting-edge innovations, discussion of the mathematical association of americas newly released instructional practice guide, and opportunities to experience model ibl classrooms.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
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: 38
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 18
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: Limited
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.15; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -54.8% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -54.1% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $3K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 4 of 4 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2017 to 2022
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
- 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.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 30/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 24/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 51/100.