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What School Could Be Corporation

EIN 37-2068097 · Boston, MA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak47 out of 100GovernanceFair63 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO CREATE AND DISSEMINATE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MATERIAL RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITY/SCHOOL CONNECTIONS. THE MEANS OF PROVIDING SUCH EDUCATION INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, MAINTAINING ONLINE RESOURCES AND TOOLS AND ASSISTING WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF RELEVANT STRATEGIES.

Income
$861,264
Spending
$871,848
Spent on programs
97%
Reserves
0.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 90%
Employees
3
Highest pay
$166,500, secretary-tr

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 47 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 2% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 37% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    97% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 42% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    5 of 25

    0 of 3 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (5)
  1. $311,204 spent. THE WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE ONLINE COMMUNITY: THE WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE ONLINE COMMUNITY IS HOUSED ON A PLATFORM CALLED MIGHTY NETWORKS. OVER THE COURSE OF 2024 WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE DID A STRATEGIC DOWNSIZING OF THIS COMMUNITY, ARCHIVING 9000 INACTIVE ACCOUNTS AND ENERGIZING THE REMAINING MEMBERS. THE MISSION OF THIS COMMUNITY REMAINS THE SAME: IT DIRECTLY FURTHERS WHAT SCHOOL COULD BES EXEMPT PURPOSES BY PROVIDING A GLOBAL ONLINE SPACE WHERE EDUCATORS AND EDUCATION LEADERS EXPLORE THE FIVE THEMES OF THE WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE CORPORATION: MOBILIZING YOUR COMMUNITY, STUDENT-DRIVEN LEARNING, REAL WORLD CHALLENGES, ASSESSMENTS FOR DEEPER LEARNING AND CARING AND CONNECTED COMMUNITIES. BEING A MEMBER OF THIS ONLINE COMMUNITY MEANS ACCESS TO AN INFINITE WEALTH OF SHARED INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE. THE WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE ONLINE COMMUNITY: THE WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE ONLINE COMMUNITY IS HOUSED ON A PLATFORM CALLED MIGHTY NETWORKS. OVER THE COURSE OF 2024 WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE DID A STRATEGIC DOWNSIZING OF THIS COMMUNITY, ARCHIVING 9000 INACTIVE ACCOUNTS AND ENERGIZING THE REMAINING MEMBERS. THE MISSION OF THIS COMMUNITY REMAINS THE SAME: IT DIRECTLY FURTHERS WHAT SCHOOL COULD BES EXEMPT PURPOSES BY PROVIDING A GLOBAL ONLINE SPACE WHERE EDUCATORS AND EDUCATION LEADERS EXPLORE THE FIVE THEMES OF THE WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE CORPORATION: MOBILIZING YOUR COMMUNITY, STUDENT-DRIVEN LEARNING, REAL WORLD CHALLENGES, ASSESSMENTS FOR DEEPER LEARNING AND CARING AND CONNECTED COMMUNITIES. BEING A MEMBER OF THIS ONLINE COMMUNITY MEANS ACCESS TO AN INFINITE WEALTH OF SHARED INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE.
  2. LIBRARY OF MEDIA RESOURCES AND SPOTLIGHTS: IN JULY OF 2024 WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY ALL CONSULTING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. IT THEN TURNED ITS FULL ATTENTION TO DEVELOPING A MISSION THAT BRINGS TO ACTION ITS EMERGING VISION: WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE ENVISIONS A WORLD WHERE EVERY LEARNER, EVERY DAY, FINDS MEANING, PURPOSE AND JOY IN THE GREAT JOURNEY OF LEARNING, EQUIPPED WITH THE SKILLS TO LIVE A SUCCESSFUL, COMPASSIONATE, AND EMPATHETHIC LIFE. BETWEEN JULY AND DECEMBER, 2024, WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE FOCUSED ON WHAT IT HAS BEEN DOING OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, BEFORE IT WAS EVEN ENCORPORATED: DEVELOPING ITSELF INTO A MEDIA RESOURCE LIBRARY FOR ALL EDUCATORS AND EDUCATION LEADERS, WORLDWIDE. THAT MEDIA LIBRARY, WHICH CONTINUES TO GROW, HIGHLIGHTS AND SPOTLIGHTS INNOVATION, CREATIVITY AND IMAGINATION IN EDUCATION. LIBRARY OF MEDIA RESOURCES AND SPOTLIGHTS: IN JULY OF 2024 WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY ALL CONSULTING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. IT THEN TURNED ITS FULL ATTENTION TO DEVELOPING A MISSION THAT BRINGS TO ACTION ITS EMERGING VISION: WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE ENVISIONS A WORLD WHERE EVERY LEARNER, EVERY DAY, FINDS MEANING, PURPOSE AND JOY IN THE GREAT JOURNEY OF LEARNING, EQUIPPED WITH THE SKILLS TO LIVE A SUCCESSFUL, COMPASSIONATE, AND EMPATHETHIC LIFE. BETWEEN JULY AND DECEMBER, 2024, WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE FOCUSED ON WHAT IT HAS BEEN DOING OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, BEFORE IT WAS EVEN ENCORPORATED: DEVELOPING ITSELF INTO A MEDIA RESOURCE LIBRARY FOR ALL EDUCATORS AND EDUCATION LEADERS, WORLDWIDE. THAT MEDIA LIBRARY, WHICH CONTINUES TO GROW, HIGHLIGHTS AND SPOTLIGHTS INNOVATION, CREATIVITY AND IMAGINATION IN EDUCATION.
  3. $3,000 spent. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES: IN 2024 WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE EMBARKED ON A MAJOR PROGRAM TO BUILD AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT WOULD SERVE AS A LIBRARIAN, GUIDE AND COACH OF ALL OF ITS GROWING MEDIA RESOURCES. WORKING WITH A CONTRACTED AI DEVELOPER, THAT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AT THE END OF 2024, WAS BROUGHT ON LINE AND TESTED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH EDUCATORS AT CONFERENCES AND ONLINE GATHERINGS. THIS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT RESOURCE IN THE MONTHS AND YEARS AHEAD AS AI BECOMES AN EVERYDAY TOOL FOR EDUCATORS AND LEARNERS.
  4. $534,553 spent. OTHER SUPPORT PROVIDED TO SCHOOLS AND EDUCATORS.
  5. OTHER SUPPORT PROVIDED TO SCHOOLS AND EDUCATORS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 September 7, 2026.

  2. 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since May 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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 7, 2026.

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