Nonprofit · EIN 26-1164919
21ST CENTURY PARTNERSHIP FOR STEM EDUCATION
Tax-exempt · WAYNE, PA 19087
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,521,486 | $2,632,626 | -$111,140 | $321,294 | $170,052 | $151,242 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,705,194 | $3,715,034 | -$9,840 | $661,860 | $399,478 | $262,382 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,681,469 | $4,686,873 | -$5,404 | $473,110 | $200,888 | $272,222 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,366,003
- of which government grants
- $2,366,003
- Program service revenue
- $155,483
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $682,212
- Other salaries and wages
- $666,823
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,824,862
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $35,972
- Accounting fees
- $27,905
- Occupancy
- $42,898
- Travel
- $30,253
- Depreciation
- $664
- Program services (functional)
- $2,052,527
- Management and general (functional)
- $580,099
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $661,860
- Total assets, end of year
- $321,294
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $170,052
- Net assets, end of year
- $151,242
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $110
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $151,242
- Gross receipts
- $2,521,486
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 5
- Year formed
- 2007
- State of legal domicile
- PA
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN BAKER | ASSISTANT PROJECT DIRECTOR/VP OF OPERATIONS Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,037 | $2,347 |
| STEVEN KRAMER | PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,991 | -$5,878 |
| VIVIAN WATT | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,466 | $632 |
| TYRONE DASH II | PEDAGOGICAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,049 | $586 |
| REDA ABOUSERIE | CHIEF OF PARTY/VP FOR INT'L DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,998 | $0 |
| F JOSEPH MERLINO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $55,017 | -$1,032 |
| PAM MCCAULEY | ACTING CHAIR & VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK P CURCHACK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL HOPKINS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LUANN CROSBY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR J DONNAY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REDA ABOUSERIE | CHIEF OF PARTY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $182,349 | $0 |
| JOHN BAKER | ASSISTANT PROJECT DIRECTOR/VP OF OPERATION Officer, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,225 | $1,073 |
| VIVIAN WATT | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,905 | $1,229 |
| TYRONE DASH II | PEDAGOGICAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,170 | $1,118 |
| LAURIE MAUGER | US HIGHER EDUCATION ASSESSMENT & CURRICULUM SPECIALIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,759 | $1,039 |
| F JOSEPH MERLINO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $94,886 | $791 |
| ANTHONY GIRIFALCO | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK CURCHACK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LuAnn Crosby | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Rutenbeck | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Victor J Donnay | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Phil Hopkins | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Pam McCauley | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REDA ABOUSERIE | CHIEF OF PARTY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $152,921 | $98,979 |
| JOHN BAKER | ASSISTANT PROJECT DIRECTOR/VP OF OPERATION Officer, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,362 | $10,987 |
| VIVIAN WATT | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,675 | $23,598 |
| LARIE MAUGER | US HIGHER EDUCATION ASSESSMENT & CURRICULUM SPECIALIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,586 | $22,917 |
| TYRONE DASH | PEDAGOGICAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,219 | $21,993 |
| F JOSEPH MERLINO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $93,185 | $8,434 |
| ANTHONY GIRIFALCO | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK CURCHACK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Fred A Akl | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LuAnn Crosby | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Rutenbeck | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Victor J Donnay | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Phil Hopkins | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 230 SUGARTOWN RD STE 100, WAYNE, PA 19087-6004
- In care of
- % F JOSEPH MERLINO
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Francis Joseph Merlino, 230 Sugartown Road, Suite 100, Wayne, PA 19087
- Signed the 990
- F Joseph Merlino, President
- Phone
- (610) 825-5644
- Website
- WWW.21PSTEM.ORG
Mission
THE 21ST CENTURY PARTNERSHIP FOR STEM EDUCATION IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY WITH GOVERNMENTS, INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OTHER EDUCATION ENTITIES TO TRANSFORM EDUCATION, EMPOWER LEARNERS,AND IMPROVE LIVES BY ADVANCING LITERACY AND ACHIEVEMENT IN PURPOSE DRIVEN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM).
Program accomplishments
- THE U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID) CONTRACT PROVIDED 21PSTEM WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PIONEER AN 18-STEP DESIGN PROCESS TO CREATE A FULLY INTEGRATED ADVANCED STEM HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM FOR THE EGYPTIAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. THE CURRICULUM IS BACKWARD DESIGNED FROM ELEVEN GRAND CHALLENGES AND UTILIZES RELATED SEMESTER CAPSTONE PROJECTS. TWENTY-0NE MODEL STEM HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED. IN ADDITION, 21STEM HAS CO-DEVELOPED FIVE NEW STEM TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS AT FIVE EGYPTIAN UNIVERSITIES INVOLVING THE CREATION OF 180 NEW COURSES INVOLVING 870 EGYPTIAN PROFESSORSExpenses $672,550 · revenue $811,003
- THE U.S. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) DIRECTORATE FOR STEM EDUCATION WORKS TO DEVELOP A WELL-INFORMED CITIZENRY AND A DIVERSE AND CAPABLE WORKFORCE OF SCIENTISTS. TECHNICIANS, MATHEMATICIANS AND EDUCATORS. DIRECTORATE FOR STEM EDUCATION SPONSORS PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODELS AND STRATEGIES FOR PROVIDING ALL STUDENTS WITH ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY STEMExpenses $89,470 · revenue $116,276
- EIR- Student Engagement through Standards-Based Grading is a five-year research project funded by the US Department of Education. Our intervention makes Standards-Based Grading -clear feedback, additional learning, and full-credit reassessment- practical at scale in middle school mathematics classrooms.Expenses $1,169,567 · revenue $1,438,725
- 21PSTEM HAS FEE FOR SERVICE CONTRACTS WITH VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS TO CONDUCT STEM EDUCATION RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECTSExpenses $120,940 · revenue $155,483
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-1164919
- 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
- 2008
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B02)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $321,294
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,521,486
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,521,486 | $2,632,626 | $321,294 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,705,194 | $3,715,034 | $661,860 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,681,469 | $4,686,873 | $473,110 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $5,192,459 | $5,255,959 | $1,160,416 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 26-1164919).
Questions about 21ST CENTURY PARTNERSHIP FOR STEM EDUCATION
- What is the EIN of 21ST CENTURY PARTNERSHIP FOR STEM EDUCATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of 21ST CENTURY PARTNERSHIP FOR STEM EDUCATION is 26-1164919.
- Is 21ST CENTURY PARTNERSHIP FOR STEM EDUCATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
- Are donations to 21ST CENTURY PARTNERSHIP FOR STEM EDUCATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does 21ST CENTURY PARTNERSHIP FOR STEM EDUCATION 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 21ST CENTURY PARTNERSHIP FOR STEM EDUCATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did 21ST CENTURY PARTNERSHIP FOR STEM EDUCATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of 21ST CENTURY PARTNERSHIP FOR STEM EDUCATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Francis Joseph Merlino.
- Who are the officers and directors of 21ST CENTURY PARTNERSHIP FOR STEM EDUCATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $145,037 (JOHN BAKER, ASSISTANT PROJECT DIRECTOR/VP OF OPERATIONS).
- How much revenue does 21ST CENTURY PARTNERSHIP FOR STEM EDUCATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,521,486, expenses of $2,632,626 and total assets of $321,294 at year end.
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