EIN 82-5421304

The Modern Classrooms Project

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
24
Year formed
2018
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The Modern Classrooms Project empowers educators to build classrooms that respond to every student's needs. The project works with partner schools and districts to provide implementation support, including site visits for classroom observations, in-person implementer discussions, and meetings with educators. The organization continuously evaluates the effectiveness of its programs and products through an ongoing process of collecting and analyzing data.
Total revenues
$7,059,682
2023
Total expenses
$6,246,819
2023
Total assets
$6,301,540
2023
Num. employees
24
2023

Program areas at The Modern Classrooms Project

Virtual mentorship program this is our flagship program. Educators from around The world enroll in an online course, through which they work hand-in-hand with one of our expert educators to design blended, self-paced,mastery-based instructional materials of their own. Each educator receives one-on-one coaching, feedback on lesson materials, certified credentials, and other support to help implement our instructional model.
Implementation support we work with partner schools and districts to provide: site visits (in person): upon request, we will travel to schools/districts to conduct classroom observations, lead in-person implementer discussions, and meet with educators. Implementer discussions (virtual): we run one-hour webinars to discuss trends in implementation and methods to build more equitable and differentiated Classrooms. Expert consultation: educators may sign up for on-demand coaching calls with our teacher mentors. Educators may pay for this service individually, or partners may provide this for their educators.
Program development The Modern Classrooms Project continuously evaluates The effectiveness of its programs and products to ensure it delivers its intended results through an ongoing process of collecting and analyzing data. The organization has been driven by data from The start and collects data from a variety of sources across The year both for evaluative and continuous improvement purposes and by integrating action-oriented data review into its team's standard activities. Through our program development and evaluation work, we assess teacher growth through our virtual mentorship program and free course and use The data to continuously improve The training experience. We seek to understand educator implementation practices and use The data to continuously improve our implementation support services. And we measure The impact of our model on teachers, students, and schools.
Modern Classrooms university: mcpu is a collection of educator-created courses intended for graduates of our virtual mentorship program. These courses push educators to refine their practice with content-specific guidance, deep dives into core practices, and more. Free online course: our free course is a self-paced and self-guided online course that gives any teacher, anywhere, The materials and best practices to launch a Modern classroom. Our free course contains every resource, guide, template, and exemplar we've ever created for our teachers. Educator recruitment: we recruit educators to participate in our teacher training programs. Research and evaluation: we conduct ongoing research and evaluation of our teacher-training efforts. Data management: we collect and manage data on The progress of participants in our teacher training programs. Program innovation: we engage in ongoing continuous improvement efforts to improve existing programs and design new programs.

Who funds The Modern Classrooms Project

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$502,500
NewSchools Venture Fund (NSVF)Edge$500,000
Koshland FoundationSupport for Launch and Implementation of Project in Oakland Ca$365,940
...and 25 more grants received totalling $3,243,550

Personnel at The Modern Classrooms Project

NameTitleCompensation
Kareem FarahChief Executive Officer and Founder$75,000
Robert BarnettChief Product Officer$202,032
Aubrey WhiteChief Growth Officer
Monica HollanderVice President of Finance and Administration
Megan McGregorVice President of Programs
...and 30 more key personnel

Financials for The Modern Classrooms Project

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,735,068
Program services$2,316,430
Investment income and dividends$6,382
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$1,802
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$7,059,682

Form 990s for The Modern Classrooms Project

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-02-14990View PDF
2022-122023-05-11990View PDF
2021-122022-08-16990View PDF
2020-122021-05-21990View PDF
2019-122020-08-28990View PDF
...and 1 more Form 990

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Data update history
September 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 15 new personnel
July 15, 2024
Received grants
Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $250,000 from Tenacre
June 4, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 12 new grant, including a grant for $365,940 from Koshland Foundation
December 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $500,000 from NewSchools Venture Fund (NSVF)
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsSchoolsEducational service providersCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Provides grantsNational levelReceives government fundingManagement and technical assistanceTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
15 14th St Se
Washington, DC 20003
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County
District of Columbia, DC
Website URL
modernclassrooms.org/ 
Phone
(202) 750-1084
IRS details
EIN
82-5421304
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2018
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B90: Educational Services
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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