Dyslexia Institute of Indiana Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
BELIEVING ALL PEOPLE ARE ENTITLED TO FULFILL THEIR POTENTIAL, THE DYSLEXIA INSTITUTE OF INDIANA EXISTS TO SERVE ALL CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND ADULTS WITH SPECIFIC LANGUAGE DISABILITIES.
- Income
- $1.3 million
- Spending
- $1.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 13.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 53%
- Employees
- 79
- Volunteers
- 4
- Highest pay
- $102,858, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 96 out of 100. Higher than 81% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 13.2 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 23% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 19% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 30% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 13 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $622,547 spent. WELLS OUTREACH TUTORING PROVIDED ONE-TO-ONE ORTON GILLINGHAM TUTORING TO OVER 80 DIFFERENT STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS TUTOR BOTH FALL AND SPRING SEMESTER. DURING THE SUMMER, THEY MAY ATTEND CAMP DELAFIELD OR DO SUMMER TUTORING. WE USUALLY HAVE A WAITING LIST WITH THIS PROGRAM. THERE IS A GREATER NEED THAN TUTORS AVAILABLE. WE WERE PLEASED TO PROVIDED SPECIALIZED TRAINING FOR 4 OF OUR READY SET READ TUTORS TO BECOME WELLS TUTORS.
- $138,240 spent. CAMP DELAFIELD IS OUR FLAGSTONE SERVICE. THIS WAS THE FIRST OUTREACH OUR FOUNDING MOTHERS BEGAN. 2025 WAS OUR 36TH CAMP. WE HAD 58 STUDENTS ATTEND FOR FIVE WEEKS, JUNE 2 TO JULY 3. NEW THIS YEAR WAS A MIDDLE SCHOOL COMPONENT. WE OFFERED GRAMMAR, MORPHOLOGY AND MATH TO FOUR MS CAMPERS. WE HOPE TO CONTINUE TO GROW THIS PART OF CAMP DELAFIELD.
- $132,704 spent. WE WERE ABLE TO GREATLY EXPAND OUR READY, SET READ PROGRAM DURING THE YEAR. THIS IS A SMALL GROUP ORTON GILLINGHAM TUTORING PROGRAM. THE RECIPENTS ARE ELEMENTARY CHILDREN IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN CENTRAL INDIANA. ALL CHILDREN MUST BE ON FREE/REDUCED LUNCH AND READING BELOW GRADE LEVEL. FALL 2025 SEMESTER WE WERE IN 16 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. WE HAD 68 SMALL GROUPS SERVING 272 CHILDREN. THIS INITIATIVE IS FUNDED BY GRANTS.
- TESTING PROGRAM CONSISTS OF EDUCATIONAL TESTING, CONDUCTED BY A NATIONALLY CERTIFIED SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST, CONSISTS OF A BATTERY OF STANDARDIZED TESTS THAT ARE RECOGNIZED BY SCHOOL SYSTEMS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD AND PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE STUDENT'S LEARNING STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1990.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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