Nonprofit · EIN 56-2584397
LEARNING MATTERS
Tax-exempt · NASHVILLE, TN 37215
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,072,635 | $1,099,813 | -$27,178 | $414,637 | $49,197 | $365,440 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $982,711 | $932,324 | $50,387 | $453,381 | $60,763 | $392,618 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $828,003 | $807,130 | $20,873 | $414,715 | $72,484 | $342,231 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $126,764
- of which government grants
- $20,000
- Program service revenue
- $948,357
- Investment income
- $11,490
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$13,976
- Other revenue
- -$13,976
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $91,567
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $76,492
- Other salaries and wages
- $711,282
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $849,980
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $11,786
- Occupancy
- $15,000
- Depreciation
- $1,032
- Program services (functional)
- $863,182
- Management and general (functional)
- $158,707
- Fundraising (functional)
- $77,924
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $453,381
- Total assets, end of year
- $414,637
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $49,197
- Net assets, end of year
- $365,440
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,708
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $345,440
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $20,000
- Gross receipts
- $1,103,486
- Employees
- 43
- Volunteers
- 40
- Year formed
- 2006
- State of legal domicile
- TN
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTINE ANDREWS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $74,184 |
| JULIE EVANS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER MURDOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMIE RESCHKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KERRY PRICE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| VERA PLANISWAMY STEFFAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ABBY OSBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX LINDROTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE CLARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK MCCOWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENARD MICKENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE DURMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRYCE DAVIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTINE ANDREWS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $71,273 |
| JOSEPH RANDO | DIRECTOR - END 9/23 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE EVANS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KERRY PRICE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE DURMAN | SECRETARY - END 9/23/ PRES. ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LEONORA ZILKHA WILLIAMSON | DIRECTOR - END 9/23 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRYCE DAVIS | DIR / SECRETARY - START 9/23 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER LINDROTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS MURDOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE CLARK | DIRECTOR - START 11/23 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VERA PALANISAWAMY STEFFAN | DIRECTOR - START 2/24 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTINE ANDREWS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - VOTIN Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $70,380 |
| JOSEPH RANDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA PEREZ BARRETT | SECRETARY - END 9/22 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE EVANS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KERRY PRICE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE DURMAN | SECRETARY - BEGIN 9/22 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LEONORA ZILKHA WILLIAMSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRYCE DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER LINDROTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS MURDOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 150175, NASHVILLE, TN 37215-0175
- In care of
- % DEBORAH W KITCHENS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHRISTINE ANDREWS, PO BOX 150175, NASHVILLE, TN 372150175
- Signed the 990
- CHRISTINE ANDREWS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (615) 739-0547
- Website
- WWW.LEARNINGMATTERS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PURYEAR & NOONAN CPAS
Mission
LEARNING MATTERS, INC. WORKS TO HELP K-12 STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES REACH THEIR ACADEMIC AND HUMAN POTENTIAL BY PROVIDING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE HIGHEST QUALITY ASSESSMENT, TUTORING AND ADVOCACY. LEARNING MATTERS PROVIDES GRANTS (TUITION SUBSIDIES), ATTAINED BY FUNDRAISING, FOR SERVICES BASED ON FAMILY INCOME.
Program accomplishments
- ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING - THE MAJORITY OF WORK INVOLVES PROVIDING ONE-ON-ONE LEARNING SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS IMPACTED BY A LEARNING DISABILITY, PRIMARILY DYSLEXIA. INTERVENTIONAL TUTORING, SUCH AS THE STRUCTURED LITERACY WE PROVIDE, IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND UNATTAINABLE FOR LOW-MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES. WE PROVIDE THIS SERVICE AT LITTLE OR NO COST BASED ON FAMILY INCOME. A CREDENTIALED TEACHER TRAINED IN THE SPECIFIC AREA OF NEED IS THOUGHTFULLY PAIRED WITH EACH STUDENT. TYPICALLY, TEACHERS WORK WITH THEIR STUDENTS TWICE PER WEEK FOR AN HOUR EACH SESSION. INTERVENTION COULD LAST A SEMESTER OR SEVERAL YEARS. STUDENTS DO NOT NEED TO HAVE A DIAGNOSED LEARNING DISABILITY TO RECEIVE SERVICES.Expenses $523,133 · grants $81,541 · revenue $604,680
- ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT - AN ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT PROVIDES DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNIQUE WAY EACH STUDENT LEARNS. OUR EXPERIENCED TEAM OF EVALUATORS ARE EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELDS AND INCLUDE CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS, AND READING DIAGNOSTICIANS. OUR EVALUATORS USE NATIONALLY NORMED PROTOCOLS THAT CAN IDENTIFY A LEARNING DISABILITY, ADD/ADHD AND ANXIETY. EVEN IF A LEARNING DISABILITY IS NOT DIAGNOSED, PARENTS CAN LEARN THEIR CHILD'S STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES WHICH MAY BE THE CAUSE OF LEARNING STRUGGLES IN SCHOOL. THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS OF A PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL AND/OR PSYCHO-EMOTIONAL ASSESSMENT CAN BE USED FOR ELIGIBILITY OF ACCOMMODATIONS THROUGH AN IEP OR 504 PLAN IN SCHOOL.Expenses $326,893 · grants $10,026 · revenue $343,677
- SCHOOL ADVOCACY - ACQUIRING ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS AND SUPPORTS FOR A STUDENT IN THE SCHOOL CAN BE AN OVERWHELMING AND INTIMIDATING PROCESS. LEARNING MATTERS ADVOCATES HELP PARENTS NAVIGATE THE COMPLEX PROCESS AND ATTEND SCHOOL MEETINGS ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENT. INVOLVING AN ADVOCATE ALLOWS THE PARENT TO EMOTIONALLY SUPPORT THEIR CHILD WHILE THE ADVOCATE HELPS ATTAIN SERVICES BASED ON THE LAW AND WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE STUDENT. ADVOCACY IS PROVIDED AT NO COST TO FAMILIES IN NEED.Expenses $13,156
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 56-2584397
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B90)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $414,637
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,103,486
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,072,635 | $1,099,813 | $414,637 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $982,711 | $932,324 | $453,381 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $828,003 | $807,130 | $414,715 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $783,579 | $706,074 | $390,849 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 56-2584397).
Questions about LEARNING MATTERS
- What is the EIN of LEARNING MATTERS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LEARNING MATTERS is 56-2584397.
- Is LEARNING MATTERS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to LEARNING MATTERS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LEARNING MATTERS 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 LEARNING MATTERS 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 LEARNING MATTERS 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 LEARNING MATTERS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CHRISTINE ANDREWS.
- Who are the officers and directors of LEARNING MATTERS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $74,184 (CHRISTINE ANDREWS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does LEARNING MATTERS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,072,635, expenses of $1,099,813 and total assets of $414,637 at year end.
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