2024-08-13T13:30:26-05:00 2023-12-31 391628949 JOHNSON BLOCK & CO INC 122 6TH STREET NORTH LA CROSSE WI 54601 990EZ 2023-01-01 472714570 IM EDUCATION INC IMED 3039288202 7333 WEST JEFFERSON AVENUE 225 LAKEWOOD CO 80235 ED NICHOLS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3039288202 2024-08-13 1 1 CARRIE LEONARD P00583499 6087841890 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z X X INSPIREDMINDSEDU.ORG X X 1 X 1 1 905 970 990 2865 -2864 8182 0 5318 8182 5318 8182 5318 0 0 8182 5318 X IM EDUCATION, INC PROVIDES EDUCATION PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO FOSTER AND ENHANCE CRITICAL-THINKING SKILLS, LIFELONG EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION AND COMMITMENT TO CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND COMMUNITIES, WORKING WITH EDUCATORS, CONSERVATION LEADERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, NON-PROFITS, BUSINESSES AND CITIZENS. THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULUM AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS, PRINTED AND ONLINE EDUCATIONAL CONTENT, BOOKS, VIDEOS, COURSES, AND FORUMS SERVING K-12 SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, IM EDUCATION ENHANCES OUR UNDERSTANDING OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND RESPONSIBILITIES, GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, THE IMPORTANCE OF CRITICAL THINKING, WRITTEN AND SPOKEN COMMUNICATION, CONSERVATION, AND CULTURAL HERITAGE. IM EDUCATION, INC PROVIDES EDUCATION PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO FOSTER AND ENHANCE CRITICAL-THINKING SKILLS, LIFELONG EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION AND COMMITMENT TO CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND COMMUNITIES, WORKING WITH EDUCATORS, CONSERVATION LEADERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, NON-PROFITS, BUSINESSES AND CITIZENS. 0 0 0 SAMUEL SCHINTA PRESIDENT 5.00 0 0 0 CHERYL GULLICKSRUD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 ROBERT BARON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE BARON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 DONALD YALE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 JOSIAH HATCH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 RICK KYTE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SAMUEL SCINTA 704 SAND LAKE ROAD STE 207E ONALASKA WI 54650 6087974417 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 170000 167300 149148 24000 510448 170000 167300 149148 24000 510448 401664 108784 510448 14955 0.21310 0.17780 X LIKE MANY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAVE BEEN CHALLENGING FOR IM EDUCATION. OUR ABILITY TO IDENTIFY AND SECURE PUBLICSUPPORT THROUGH GRANT FUNDING HAS BEEN DIFFICULT, A RESULT OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AND THE PRIORITIZATION OF EMERGENCY PROGRAM FUNDINGFOR MANY GRANTORS, ALONG WITH INCREASED COMPETITION FOR SUCH FUNDING. THIS CAME JUST AS OUR PROGRAMS WERE REACHING A MATURE STAGE AND MAY HAVE BEEN MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR SUCH FUNDING. MOREOVER, OUR DELIVERY OF KEY PROGRAMS HAS BEEN INTERRUPTED SEVERAL TIMES BY THE PANDEMIC, AS SCHOOLS HAVE CLOSED AND IT HAS PROVEN CHALLENGING TO DELIVER SERVICES FOR OUR WRITING COACH PROGRAM AS EFFECTIVELY AS IN PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. OUR STAFF TIME HAS BEEN CENTERED ON CONTINUED DELIVERY OF PROGRAMS IN THE FACE OF THE CRISIS, AND DEALING WITH MANY UNANTICIPATED SITUATIONS. WE HAVE MADE MANY CHANGES IN OUR OPERATIONS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS TO DEAL WITH THESE CHALLENGES, INCLUDING (1) THE HIRING OF AN ASSISTANT TO IDENTIFY GRANT FUNDINGAND TO HELP COORDINATE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT; (2) THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW PRACTICES TO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF OUR WRITING COACH PROGRAM, INCLUDING CREATION OF ONLINE CONTENT AND REMOTE DELIVERY OF COACHING; (3) THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PROGRAMS; AND (4) REDUCING PAYROLL EXPENSES, PRINCIPALLY BY REMOVING OUR PRESIDENT FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S PAYROLL IN OCTOBER, 2021 (HE NOW PERFORMS HIS RESPONSIBILITIES THROUGH DONATED TIME). OUR KEY PROGRAM (AND LARGEST EXPENSE OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS), THE REACCT WRITING COACH PROGRAM, RECEIVES MINIMAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS (SCHOOLS CONTRIBUTE LESS THAN 5% OF OUR TOTAL COSTS), AND THUS OUTSIDE FUNDING TO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM IS VERY IMPORTANT. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO RECEIVE THE SUPPORT OF A FEW KEY BENEFACTORS DURING THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. HOWEVER, GIVEN THE RECENT CHALLENGES, THIS SUPPORT HAS NOT BEEN ADEQUATE TO MEET THE STANDARDS OF THE IRS REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC SUPPORT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF IM EDUCATION HAS RECENTLY DECIDED THAT, STARTING IN FALL 2022, THIS PROGRAM WILL BE, IN LARGE PART, A FEE-FORSERVICE PROGRAM. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON THIS CHANGE, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FEE SCHEDULES FOR THIS SERVICE. THIS WILL ALLOW IM TO ALIGN EXPENSES WITH REVENUES GENERATED FROM THE PROGRAM, AND ALSO ALLOW IM TO SCALE THE PROGRAM APPROPRIATELY. GRANTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE PURSUED FOR THIS PROGRAM, THOUGH THEY DO NOT HAVE TO PROVIDE ALL OF THE PROGRAM SUPPORT. IM IS ALSO RESTRUCTURING ANOTHER OF ITS PROGRAMS, "REBUILDING AMERICANCIVICS," WHICH OFFERS CIVICS EDUCATION FOR INTERESTED CITIZENS. CURRENTLY, THIS PROGRAM (WHICH IS DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VITERBO UNIVERSITY, IN LACROSSE, WISCONSIN) IS OFFERED AS A FREE PROGRAM. THIS YEAR, WE ARE EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF REORGANIZING THE PROGRAM TO INCORPORATE A FEEBASIS FOR PARTICIPATION; THIS FEE WILL HELP COVER SOME OF THE PROGRAM COSTS, ALLOWING IM TO BETTER ALIGN PROGRAM COSTS WITH REVENUES ANDDONATIONS (I.E., GRANTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE PURSUED FOR THIS PROGRAM). OUR 2021 FISCAL YEAR (JANUARY 1-DECEMBER 31) WAS THE FINAL YEAR OF OURPROBATIONARY PERIOD TO MEET THE 33 1/3 PERCENT TEST TO SHOW PUBLIC SUPPORT, PURSUANT TO OUR STATUS AS A PUBLIC CHARITY THAT RECEIVES A SUBSTANTIALPERCENTAGE OF ITS SUPPORT FROM THE PUBLIC, UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). WE ARE REQUESTING THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ALLOW FOR ONE OR BOTH OF THEFOLLOWING WITH RESPECT TO OUR STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3).1. WE WOULD LIKE AN EXTENSION OF TWO YEARS WITH RESPECT TO MEETING THE STANDARDS UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). IT IS OUR HOPE THAT AS GRANTFUNDING BECOMES MORE WIDELY AVAILABLE, WITH THE HOPEFUL DECREASE OF IMPACT FROM THE PANDEMIC, COUPLED WITH CONTINUED DEDICATION OF STAFF TIME TOSECURE SUCH FUNDING AND A REDUCTION OF EXPENSES, WE WILL HAVE MORE SUCCESS WITH GRANT FUNDING, BETTER ALIGN EXPENSES WITH SUCH REVENUES, AND ACHIEVE THE REQUIREMENT UNDER THE 33 1/3 PERCENT TEST.2. ADDITIONALLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE OUR STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C) (3), TO BE RECOGNIZED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT RECEIVES A MAJORITY OF ITSPROCEEDS FROM PROGRAM REVENUES, PURSUANT TO SECTION 509(A)(2). AS DISCUSSED ABOVE, WE ARE MOVING TO A FEE-FOR-SERVICE BASIS FOR BOTH OUR PRIMARY REACCT PROGRAM AND OUR CIVICS EDUCATION PROGRAM. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT CAN BE SUPPORTED THROUGH REVENUES. 2022 ADDENDUM - THE REACCT WRITING PROGRAM, WHICH RAN FOR 6 YEARS, WRAPPED UP IN JUNE, 2022, AS FUNDING WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND SCHOOLS WERE NOT INTERESTED IN CONTINUING WITH THE PROGRAM. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUE DESCRIPTION: MISC INCOME. AMOUNT: 1. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 475. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 211. DESCRIPTION: FEES. AMOUNT: 304. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 990. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.