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Nonprofit · EIN 04-2761636

FACING HISTORY & OURSELVES INC

Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02111

Financials

$26.2M$33.3M2022$31.8M$36.1M2023$32.8M$41M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of FACING HISTORY & OURSELVES INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$32,840,124$41,035,812-$8,195,688$71,786,651$8,962,426$62,824,225
June 30, 2024990$31,810,254$36,134,105-$4,323,851$69,890,032$2,954,221$66,935,811
June 30, 2023990$26,198,098$33,309,516-$7,111,418$69,804,139$3,225,174$66,578,965
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$24,616,052
of which government grants
$1,316,310
Program service revenue
$1,783,608
Investment income
$5,117,303
Net gain from sales of assets
$4,690,617
Net income from sales of inventory
$6,851
Other revenue
$1,323,161

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$3,775,318
Other salaries and wages
$19,514,734
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$29,495,682
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$26,240
Accounting fees
$105,404
Occupancy
$822,822
Travel
$1,570,218
Depreciation
$781,879
Program services (functional)
$30,662,388
Management and general (functional)
$1,945,162
Fundraising (functional)
$8,428,262

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$69,890,032
Total assets, end of year
$71,786,651
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,962,426
Net assets, end of year
$62,824,225
Land, buildings and equipment
$2,538,430
Publicly traded securities
$5,995,769
Net assets without donor restrictions
$18,733,681
Net assets with donor restrictions
$44,090,544
Gross unrelated business income
$31,405
Gross receipts
$33,266,832
Employees
242
Volunteers
344
Year formed
1982
State of legal domicile
MA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DESMOND BLACKBURNPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
35$423,028$42,682
LARA J JAMESCHIEF OFFICER, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS (UNTIL
Key employee
35$400,418$30,639
ANNE MARIE FITZGERALDVP, OPERATIONS & ADVANCEMENT
Officer
35$332,736$40,467
MARIEL C GONZALESSENIOR VP & CHIEF OFFICER, OPERATIONS
Officer
35$318,944$40,551
ABBY WEISSSMITH FAMILY SR. VICE PRESIDENT & CPO (UNTIL 12/12
Key employee
35$310,641$42,827
STEVE BECTONCHIEF OFFICER, REGIONAL OPERATIONS & ORG EQUITY
Key employee
35$307,258$39,973
APRIL LAMBERTCHIEF OFFICER, TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL STRATEGY
Key employee
35$299,000$40,317
DIMITRY ANSELMESMITH FAMILY SR. VICE PRESIDENT
Key employee
35$281,295$39,547
PAMELA HAASEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
35$230,264$39,344
ELAINE GUARNIERI-NUNNMD, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING & PROGRAM OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
35$217,199$36,745
BROOKE HARVEYMD, EDUCATOR PRODUCT STRATEGY
Highest-paid employee
35$214,536$35,327
BARR DENNISSENIOR DIRECTOR, EVALUATION
Highest-paid employee
35$184,344$36,940
JON CRAMERSENIOR DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES
Highest-paid employee
35$179,963$26,868
MEHNAZ AFRIDIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH BRADYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
36 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JEFFREY J BUSSGANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CARETHA COLEMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LISA CONNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHERYL STRAUSS EINHORNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MADELEINE FACKLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LILLY FARAHNAKIANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LORI R FIFEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
WENDY FISCHMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CRISTINA FOCKLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JILL GARLINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ILYSE GREENBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDREW JANOWERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CAROL JOHNSON-DEANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DANIEL KATZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
EUNICE LEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JULIE ABRAMS LEFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
EMILY LEVENTHALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSH LIPMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
FELICIA MAYODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHARD MELVOINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CAREN OSTEN GERSZBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS PHILLIPSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
FERNANDO M REIMERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSIE RICHARDSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SHELLY SALTZMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RACHEL SCHWARTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STACY SHARPEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARCUS L SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JUDY WISEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ALAN YANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ABDULLAH T ANTEPLIDIRECTOR (UNTIL 9-24)
Trustee or director
1$0
DEBRA ENGELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KRISTYN FRISKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KWAME ANTHONY APPIAHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MYKHANH SHELTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PAUL H BERZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 52 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ROGER BROOKSPRESIDENT EMERITUS
Officer
35$332,740$32,679
ANNE MARIE FITZGERALDVP, OPERATIONS/ADVANCEMENT
Officer
35$323,491$40,496
MARIEL C GONZALESCHIEF OFFICER, FINANCE AND TALENT
Officer
35$306,044$38,627
ABBY WEISSSMITH FAMILY SR. VICE PRESIDENT & CPO
Key employee
35$303,849$40,704
LARA J JAMESCHIEF OFFICER, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Key employee
35$302,688$38,424
STEVE BECTONCHIEF OFFICER, EQUITY & INCLUSION
Key employee
35$300,505$38,356
APRIL LAMBERTCHIEF OFFICER, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
Key employee
35$295,801$38,220
DESMOND BLACKBURNPRESIDENT/CEO
Officer
35$289,493$24,992
PAMELA HAASEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
35$222,012$37,478
DIMITRY ANSELMECHIEF OFFICER, GROWTH AND ENGAGEMENT
Key employee
35$194,487$35,129
ELAINE GUARNIERI-NUNNMD, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING & PROGRAM OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
35$190,226$34,215
BROOKE HARVEYMANAGING DIRECTOR, EDUCATOR PRODUCT STRATEGY
Highest-paid employee
35$187,811$32,692
BARR DENNISSENIOR DIRECTOR, EVALUATION
Highest-paid employee
35$180,259$35,248
GENTLE BLYTHMANAGING DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATION & BRAND
Highest-paid employee
35$180,618$17,815
AJ JANOWERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ABDULLAH T ANTEPLIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALAN YANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROL JOHNSON-DEANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHERYL STRAUSS EINHORNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL KATZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEBBIE PUMMER BUSSEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEBRA ENGELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EDDA COLLINS COLEMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EMILY LEVENTHALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EUNICE LEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FERNANDO M REIMERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFFREY J BUSSGANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JILL GARLINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JILL ELLEN KARPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSH LIPMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUDY WISEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIE ABRAMS LEFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KRISTYN FRISKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KWAME ANTHONY APPIAHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA CONNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORI R FIFEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARCUS L SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK S FIFEDIRECTOR (UNTIL 6-7-24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MYKHANH SHELTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL H BERZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RACHEL SCHWARTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICK MELVOINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SAUL PANNELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHELLY SALTZMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STACY SHARPEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSIE RICHARDSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS PHILLIPSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TINA FOCKLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WENDY FISCHMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CARETHA COLEMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MADELEINE FACKLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAREN OSTEN GERSZBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 49 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ROGER BROOKSPRESIDENT EMERITUS
Officer
35$478,620$34,834
ANNE MARIE FITZGERALDVP, OPERATIONS/ADVANCEMENT
Officer
35$309,529$36,817
ABBY WEISSSMITH FAMILY SR. VICE PRESIDENT & CPO
Key employee
35$279,124$37,234
MARIEL C GONZALESCHIEF OFFICER, FINANCE AND TALENT
Officer
35$281,095$34,926
LARA J JAMESCHIEF OFFICER, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Key employee
35$279,938$34,833
STEVE BECTONCHIEF OFFICER, EQUITY & INCLUSION
Key employee
35$278,943$34,802
APRIL LAMBERTCHIEF OFFICER, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
Key employee
35$276,020$34,740
PAMELA HAASEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
35$212,233$34,340
DIMITRY ANSELMEEXECUTIVE PROGRAM DIR., PROF LEARNING & SUPPORT
Highest-paid employee
35$187,709$30,520
JON CRAMERSENIOR DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES
Highest-paid employee
35$188,340$27,841
BROOKE HARVEYEXECUTIVE PROGRAM DIRECTOR, CONTENT STRATEGY
Highest-paid employee
35$179,677$29,797
ELAINE GUARNIERI-NUNNEXECUTIVE PROGRAM DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC PROGARM IMPL
Highest-paid employee
35$173,779$30,966
AJ JANOWERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ABDULLAH T ANTEPLIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALAN YANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROL JONSON-DEANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHERYL STRAUSS EINHORNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL KATZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEBBIE PUMMER BUSSEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEBRA ENGELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EDDA COLLINS COLEMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EMILY LEVENTHALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EUNICE LEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FERNANDO M REIMERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFFREY J BUSSGANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JILL GARLINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JILL ELLEN KARPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSH LIPMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUDY WISEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIE ABRAMS LEFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KRISTYN FRISKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KWAME ANTHONY APPIAHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA CONNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORI R FIFEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARCUS L SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK S FIFEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MYKHANH SHELTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL H BERZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RACHEL SCHWARTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICK MELVOINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SAUL PANNELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHELLY SALTZMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STACY SHARPEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSIE RICHARDSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS PHILLIPSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TINA FOCKLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WENDY FISCHMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DESMOND BLACKBURNPRESIDENT/CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
35$0$0
CARETHA COLEMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
89 SOUTH ST STE 401, BOSTON, MA 02111-2676
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
DESMOND BLACKBURN, 89 SOUTH STREET 401, BOSTON, MA 02111
Signed the 990
MARIEL GONZALES, SR. VP & CHIEF OFFICER, OPERATIONS
Phone
(617) 735-1658
Return prepared by
CBIZ ADVISORS LLC

Mission

FACING HISTORY & OURSELVES USES LESSONS OF HISTORY TO EQUIP TEACHERS AND THEIR STUDENTS TO STAND UP TO RACISM, ANTISEMITISM, AND OTHER FORMS OF BIGOTRY AND HATE.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • FACING HISTORY & OURSELVES PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND INDUSTRY-LEADING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO TEACHERS, SCHOOLS, AND DISTRICTS. OUR PROGRAMS ENHANCE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTS AND ADADEMIC ENGAGEMENT, AND EMPOWER STUDENTS TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND AROUND THE WORLD. THROUGH SEVEN OFFICES IN THE USA, AND NUMEROUS GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS, FACING HISTORY HAS A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 300,000 ACTIVE EDUCATORS.
    Expenses $24,464,925 · revenue $1,783,608
  • FACING HISTORY & OURSELVES DESIGNS CURRICULA AND RELATED TEACHING MATERIALS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS ON TOPICS INCLUDING SOCIAL STUDIES, HISTORY, CIVICS, ELA, SEL, MORAL AND ETHICAL REASONING, AND MORE. THE MATERIALS ARE USED BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS EVERY YEAR. EXAMPLES OF CONTENT AREAS COVERED INCLUDE THE HOLOCAUST, RECONSTRUCTION IN THE POST-CIVIL WAR ERA, US HISTORY, CIVICS, AND LITERATURE.
    Expenses $3,325,188
  • FACING HISTORY & OURSELVES PROVIDES TRAINING, SUPPORT, AND CLASSROOM CURRICULA TO TEACHERS THROUGH A VARIETY OF CHANNELS, INCLUDING VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EVENTS, AND A DIGITAL PLATFORM. IN ADDITION, FACING HISTORY COMMUNICATES WITH EDUCATORS AND A BROADER COMMUNITY THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, DIRECT EMAIL COMMUNICATION, AND OTHER WRITING, INCLUDING BLOGS AND WHITE PAPERS. THE ORGANIZATION ENCOURAGES A BROAD RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS - BUT STUDENTS IN PARTICULAR - TO LEARN ABOUT AND FROM HISTORY, TO ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL AND CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE, AND TO SEE THEIR ROLE AS CIVIC PARTICIPANTS.
    Expenses $2,872,275

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
04-2761636
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1994
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$71,786,651
Income (IRS master file)
$33,266,832

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$32,840,124$41,035,812$71,786,651IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$31,810,254$36,134,105$69,890,032IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$26,198,098$33,309,516$69,804,139XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$32,778,323$26,667,999$72,284,989IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-2761636).

Questions about FACING HISTORY & OURSELVES INC

What is the EIN of FACING HISTORY & OURSELVES INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of FACING HISTORY & OURSELVES INC is 04-2761636.
Is FACING HISTORY & OURSELVES INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
Are donations to FACING HISTORY & OURSELVES INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does FACING HISTORY & OURSELVES INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of FACING HISTORY & OURSELVES INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did FACING HISTORY & OURSELVES INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of FACING HISTORY & OURSELVES INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DESMOND BLACKBURN.
Who are the officers and directors of FACING HISTORY & OURSELVES INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 51 people; 13 received compensation from the organization, the highest $423,028 (DESMOND BLACKBURN, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does FACING HISTORY & OURSELVES INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $32,840,124, expenses of $41,035,812 and total assets of $71,786,651 at year end.

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