Skew the Script
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
We support instruction and create high school lesson materials that make math what it already is: relevant. Why? Because relevant math classrooms: - Empower marginalized students by boosting math engagement and achievement. - Strengthen civil discourse by deepening all students' math reasoning on civic topics.
- Income
- $1.6 million
- Spending
- $875,871
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 8.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 95%
- Employees
- 4
- Highest pay
- $121,196, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 63% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 46% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 56% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 August 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 (6)
- $185,498 spent. Professional Learning -During FY25, Skew The Script launched a pilot year-long Professional Learning program in Massachusetts with 20 teachers. Additionally, Over 100 teachers registered for SkewU Online, Skew The Script's asynchonrous, self-paced AP Statistics workshop.
- $156,445 spent. Data Science Bootcamp: During FY25, 76 students completed Skew The Script's synchronous Data Science and AI Bootcamp. Over 135 teachers registered for Skew The Script's asynchonous, self-paced Data Science & AI Bootcamp. Learning included: the R programming language, how to analyze big data sets, how to create AI models.
- $138,417 spent. Jupyter Everywhere - During FY25, Skew The Script launched the Beta Version of Jupyter Everywhere. This application allows teachers and students to access and share data science notebooks on the internet, free of charge, capable of both Python and R, with no account required. The goal is for the tool to lower barriers to data science education in K12 classrooms across the country, where hiccups often arise due to setup difficulty (e.g. JupyterHub) or student data privacy (e.g. Deepnote and Google Colab).
- $126,255 spent. Curriculum Expansion
- $79,281 spent. General/Cross Program
- $29,441 spent. Curriculum Partnerships
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2021.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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