Nonprofit · EIN 46-1064993
PHILOSOPHY LEARNING AND TEACHING ORGANIZATION
Also known as PLATO
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $387,299 | $359,019 | $28,280 | $782,423 | $0 | $782,423 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $979,905 | $283,869 | $696,036 | $781,103 | $25,960 | $755,143 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $223,267 | $221,452 | $1,815 | $66,097 | $7,990 | $58,107 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $259,527
- Program service revenue
- $91,211
- Investment income
- $36,561
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $18,324
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $16,311
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $77,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $78,336
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $168,550
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $6,655
- Program services (functional)
- $273,529
- Management and general (functional)
- $46,010
- Fundraising (functional)
- $39,480
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $781,103
- Total assets, end of year
- $782,423
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $782,423
- Publicly traded securities
- $714,124
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $782,423
- Gross receipts
- $387,299
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 300
- Year formed
- 2012
- State of legal domicile
- WA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JANA MOHR LONE | Executive Dir. Officer | 30 | $75,000 |
| ARIEL SYKES | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $1,500 |
| AARON YARMEL | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $500 |
| ALLISON COHEN | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LAURIE GRADY | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERTA ISRAELOFF | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL BRUMER GLIKSMAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES GILLEN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ASHLEY KALIS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT GORDON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY LAAS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN MILLER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBORAH MOWER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEERA PATEL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID SHAPIRO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT MACLEOD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARMEN MARY MARCOUS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JANA MOHR LONE | Executive Dir. Officer | 30 | $68,863 |
| DAVID SHAPIRO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $3,150 |
| ARIEL SYKES | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $2,250 |
| AARON YARMEL | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $1,250 |
| ALLISON COHEN | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LAURIE GRADY | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERTA ISRAELOFF | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SIAN CHARLES-HARRIS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES GILLEN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT GORDON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY LAAS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN MILLER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBORAH MOWER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEERA PATEL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JANA MOHR LONE | Executive Dir. Officer | 30 | $57,500 |
| DAVID SHAPIRO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $5,600 |
| ARIEL SYKES | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $1,250 |
| AARON YARMEL | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $750 |
| ALLISON COHEN | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERTA ISRAELOFF | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KYLE ROBERTSON | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SIAN CHARLES-HARRIS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURIE GRADY | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLLY LAAS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN MILLER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBORAH MOWER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTIANE WISEHART | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3518 FREMONT AVE N STE 353, SEATTLE, WA 98103-8814
- In care of
- % JANA MOHR LANE
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JANA MOHR LONE, 3518 FREMONT AVE N 353, SEATTLE, WA 98103
- Signed the 990
- JANA MOHR LONE, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (206) 329-5611
- Website
- www.plato-philosophy.org
- 990-N for 2021 filed under this EIN
- Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: Stephen K Miller, 22 SPACKENKILL RD, POUGHKEEPSIE NY 12603. Mailing address: 319 NW 100th Street, Seattle WA 98177. Website: http://www.plato-philosophy.org/
- Return prepared by
- Bembridge & Associates LLC
Mission
PLATO nurtures young peoples curiosity, critical thinking, and desire to explore big questions, through philosophy and ethics programs for students, educators, and families.
Program accomplishments
- Our program aims to bring philosophy into the lives of young people, teachers and other educators, and families and communities. In 2025, over 10,000 educators and students participated in PLATOs online and in-person events, workshops, and classes. More than 100,000 people visited our new resource-rich website. Our Philosopher-in-Residence Program expanded nationally and is now operating in six states, and creative new high school and middle school offerings attracted students and teachers across the country and internationally. We ran our 7th Biennial Conference in Boston, which attracted nearly 100 people from 6 countries.Expenses $273,529
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
- 46-1064993
- 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
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $782,423
- Income (IRS master file)
- $387,299
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $387,299 | $359,019 | $782,423 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $979,905 | $283,869 | $781,103 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $223,267 | $221,452 | $66,097 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $299,802 | $256,782 | $108,678 | IRS |
| 990-N for 2021 Officer: Stephen K Miller Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate | December 31, 2021 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2020 Officer: Stephen K Miller Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate | December 31, 2020 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2019 Officer: Stephen K Miller Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate | December 31, 2019 | ≤ $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 46-1064993).
Questions about PHILOSOPHY LEARNING AND TEACHING ORGANIZATION
- What is the EIN of PHILOSOPHY LEARNING AND TEACHING ORGANIZATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PHILOSOPHY LEARNING AND TEACHING ORGANIZATION is 46-1064993.
- Is PHILOSOPHY LEARNING AND TEACHING ORGANIZATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to PHILOSOPHY LEARNING AND TEACHING ORGANIZATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PHILOSOPHY LEARNING AND TEACHING ORGANIZATION 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 PHILOSOPHY LEARNING AND TEACHING ORGANIZATION 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 PHILOSOPHY LEARNING AND TEACHING ORGANIZATION 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 PHILOSOPHY LEARNING AND TEACHING ORGANIZATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JANA MOHR LONE.
- Who are the officers and directors of PHILOSOPHY LEARNING AND TEACHING ORGANIZATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $75,000 (JANA MOHR LONE, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does PHILOSOPHY LEARNING AND TEACHING ORGANIZATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $387,299, expenses of $359,019 and total assets of $782,423 at year end.
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