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Lynnfield, MA · EIN 22-2746879 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Cast reported $10.3 million in revenue and $10.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $71.92 went to program services, $26.62 to management and general costs and $1.46 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 52.1% of the total. Government grants made up 31.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $330,503 (CEO). 34 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 4% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11M

Program services$71.92 $7.7M
Management & general$26.62 $2.9M
Fundraising$1.46 $156K

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$20.94 $2.2M
Government grants$31.14 $3.2M
Program service revenue$47.65 $4.9M
Investment income$0.25 $25,254
Other revenue$0.02 $1,796

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	71.9%	87.2%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	26.6%	11.4%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	1.5%	0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.03	$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	52.1%	20.6%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	31.1%	2.4%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	47.7%	70.8%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$330,503	$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	3.08%	1.18%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	34	6
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	6.3	6.9
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	13 of 13	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$4.3M expenses · 56.0% of program spending · revenue $4.9M

Consulting, education and knowledge dissemination: revenues generated through professional development to teachers and through work with publishers for developing tools to enhance curriculum mediums promoting a richer learning environment for all learners

$2.4M expenses · 31.4% of program spending

Federal grants (including sub-recipient awards): various federally funded programs from the doe and nsf to further research and development in the areas of universal design and promote access to the general curriculum by all learners

$971K expenses · 12.6% of program spending

Foundation funded: programs and initiatives funded by foundations to promote better servicing needs in the areas of assessment, the development of new multimedia learning environments, and in solving various educational challenges

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$292,502	$0	$38,001	$330,503
CHIEF PREK-12 OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$173,588	$0	$56,606	$230,194
CF POST SECONDARY/WORKFORCE DEV OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$166,192	$0	$52,532	$218,724
CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER (TO 10/31/24) Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$199,049	$0	$16,688	$215,737
CHIEF GROWTH & INNOVATION OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$163,596	$0	$42,250	$205,846
SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$136,375	$0	$26,797	$163,172
CHIEF OF STAFF Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$154,493	$0	$8,047	$162,540
SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$146,749	$0	$13,756	$160,505

34 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Cast (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.4M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$10M	$11M	71.9%	$5.6M	$330,503
FY2024 ⓘ	$14M	$15M	74.7%	$5.9M	$311,161
FY2023 ⓘ	$17M	$16M	76.3%	$6.1M	$231,621
FY2022 ⓘ	$14M	$14M	79.2%	$5.8M	$232,915
FY2021 ⓘ	$12M	$12M	76.0%	$6.0M	$257,204
FY2020 ⓘ	$11M	$11M	72.8%	$5.4M	$259,350

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b13 · 13 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 570
Volunteers Part I, line 614

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

EVERGREEN EVALUATION & CONSULTING Evaluation services	$241,530
MINDGRUB TECHNOLOGIES LLC Website redesign	$206,085
EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC Consulting-circle up and marcs	$193,267
APPLIED ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT CORP Consulting analyst, ceds expert, project	$186,636
CARNEGIE LEARNING INC Subcontractor maracas	$146,828

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 7 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

8 private foundations reported grants to Cast totaling $1.0M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Cast's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Cast, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Cast's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Cast reported that 71.9% of its $10.7 million in expenses went to program services, 26.6% to management and general and 1.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Cast pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Cast reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $330,503, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Cast get its money?

Of $10.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 52.1% came from contributions and grants (including 31.1% from government grants) and 47.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Cast a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 22-2746879 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202602269349302150 · read the filing
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202522259349301977 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202442149349300024 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202332169349301103 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202242239349302559 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202112259349302501 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 22-2746879: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.