Nonprofit · EIN 34-1905156
IDEAS INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · CLEVELAND HTS, OH 44118
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $2,744 | $52,917 | -$50,173 | $62,131 | $1,768 | $60,363 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $17,043 | $82,207 | -$65,164 | $115,272 | $4,736 | $110,536 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $138,712 | $139,492 | -$780 | $173,312 | $1,654 | $171,658 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $210,085 | $114,171 | $95,914 | $176,005 | $3,567 | $172,438 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $772
- Program service revenue
- $1,950
- Investment income
- $22
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $22,100
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $26,997
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $17,378
- Occupancy
- $702
- Printing, publications and postage
- $73
- Other expenses
- $7,767
- Program services (functional)
- $16,150
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $115,272
- Total assets, end of year
- $62,131
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,768
- Net assets, end of year
- $60,363
- Cash, savings and investments
- $59,998
- Gross receipts
- $2,744
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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Calkins | Board Chair and Senior Researcher | 30 | $22,100 | $90 |
| Addie Abushousheh | Trustee | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Habib Chaudhury | Trustee | 0.05 | $0 | $0 |
| Rebecca Davis | Trustee | 0.05 | $0 | $0 |
| Mauro Hernandez | Trustee | 0.05 | $0 | $0 |
| Emily Chmieleski | Trustee | 0.05 | $0 | $0 |
| Upali Nanda | Trustee | 0.05 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Brush | Executive Director | 0.05 | $0 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Calkins | Board Chair and Senior Researcher | 30 | $24,675 |
| Addie Abushousheh | Trustee | 0.05 | $0 |
| Habib Chaudhury | Trustee | 0.5 | $0 |
| Rebecca Davis | Trustee | 0.05 | $0 |
| Mauro Hernandez | Trustee | 0.5 | $0 |
| Emily Chmieleski | Trustee | 0.05 | $0 |
| Upali Nanda | Trustee | 0.05 | $0 |
| Jennifer Brush | Executive Director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Calkins | Board Chair and Senior Researcher Trustee or director, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 32 | $42,077 |
| Addie Abushousheh | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Habib Chaudhury | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Rebecca Davis | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mauro Hernandez | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Emily Chmieleski | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Upali Nanda | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jennifer Brush | Executive Director Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Calkins | Board Chair and Senior Researcher Trustee or director, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 35 | $65,912 |
| Addie Abushousheh | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Habib Chaudhury | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rebecca Davis | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mauro Hernandez | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Emily Chmieleski | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Upali Nanda | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Brush | Executive Director Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3345 N PARK BLVD, CLEVELAND HTS, OH 44118-4258
- In care of
- % MARGARET CALKINS
- Mailing address (990-N for 2016)
- 8051 Chardon Rd, Kirtland OH 44094
- Principal officer (990-N for 2016)
- Margarety Calkins, 8051 Chardon Rd, Kirtland OH 44094
- Signed the 990-EZ
- Margaret Calkins, Board Chair
- Phone
- (216) 321-5339
Mission
To engage in and disseminate research on the therapeutic influences of the environment- organizational and social as well as physical, on older adults and individuals living with dementia.
Program accomplishments
- Grant (total grant $99,282 paid in 2023 and January 2024) from the Alzheimer's Association to further develop the Environment Audit Scoring Evaluation (EASE) to assess the person centered environmental characteristics of long-term care residential care settings. IDEAS Institute has been working on the EASE for several years (see 4b below) and expects this work will continue for at least 5 more years. The ultimate goal is to have the EASE be both valid and reliable for use in research projects about the design of long-term care settings, and for use as a design tool when renovating and designed new care settings. The EASE will ultimately be made available for free, along with an extensive training manual and other training resources. Aspects of this project (both 4a and 4b) have been published in Innovation in Aging journal (2022), in Frontiers (2024) and at several national conferences in 2023 and 2024. No grant revenues were received in 2025, but $15,378 was paid out in expenses related to the grant.Expenses $15,378
- Facilities Guidelines Institute is a non-profit that writes and promulgates building codes for health care settings. The code books are used by virtually all architectural and engineering practices in the US that do healthcare work, and the codes benefit the health, safety and welfare of all residents, staff and visitors to this setting (there are roughly 3 million residents in nursing homes and assisted living). Dr Calkins is a member of the Healthcare Guidelines Residential Care Task Force, which has one in-person meeting per year and bi-weekly zoom meetings. Over 75 hours of Dr Calkins time was donated to this effort. Expenses related to the in-person meeting.Expenses $540 · grants $540
- The Alzheimer's Association run an annual Summer Institute for research professionals who are new to the study of Alzheimer's Disease. Dr Calkins has been a teacher in this program since 2021. Responsibilities include review applications to the program, attending the training in August, delivering environmental research related content, and participating in both on-site and follow-up mentoring. Over 40 hours of Dr. Calkins time is donate to this effort. Travel expenses are reimbursed. There is a direct benefit to the new researchers who are being trained and coached, and an indirect benefit to everyone involved in the research they will be carrying out over their careers.Expenses $232 · grants $232
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. 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-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | Check at the IRS |
IRS record
- EIN
- 34-1905156
- 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
- 2000
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C60)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $62,131
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,744
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $2,744 | $52,917 | $62,131 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $17,043 | $82,207 | $115,272 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $138,712 | $139,492 | $173,312 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $210,085 | $114,171 | $176,005 | XML |
| 990-EZ | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2016 Officer: Margarety Calkins | June 30, 2017 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 34-1905156).
Questions about IDEAS INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of IDEAS INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of IDEAS INSTITUTE is 34-1905156.
- Is IDEAS INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
- Are donations to IDEAS INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does IDEAS INSTITUTE file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of IDEAS INSTITUTE 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 IDEAS INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of IDEAS INSTITUTE?
- The 990-N for 2016 names Margarety Calkins.
- Who are the officers and directors of IDEAS INSTITUTE?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $22,100 (Margaret Calkins, Board Chair and Senior Researcher).
- How much revenue does IDEAS INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,744, expenses of $52,917 and total assets of $62,131 at year end.
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