Program areas at PBL Works
Teacher professional development services - Buck Institute for Education provides professional development services to hundreds of schools yearly in the u.s. and abroad, giving teachers the skills and knowledge needed to design, assess, and manage rigorous, relevant, and standards-based projects through our foundational gold standard PBL 101 workshop and sustained support visits.
Buck Institute for Education offers conferences for project based learning (PBL) that include professional learning opportunities for teachers, leaders, and instructional coaches. These events include Buck Institute for Education's exemplary workshops, inspiring keynote speakers, and community building opportunities to catalyze transformational change in teaching and learning. PBL world is hosted by Buck Institute for Education and it's the premier conference for project based learning. Pblworld 2023 was hosted in person.
District implementation support services - Buck Institute for Education provides PBL implementation support services to dozens of u.s. school districts, supporting more than 20,000 teachers and leaders nationwide. With this three-year partnership, Buck Institute for Education not only supports the development of teachers with our teacher professional development services but also focuses on the leadership and organizational development needed to sustain system-wide gold standard PBL implementation.
Publications & books sales, online learning platform
Who funds PBL Works
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at PBL Works
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Bob Lenz | Chief Executive Officer | | 2024-09-21 |
| Julia Chih | Chief Operating Officer | | 2024-09-21 |
| Chris Walsh | Chief Product and Technology Officer | $69,385 | 2024-09-21 |
| Natasha Thompson | Chief of Staff | $118,126 | 2024-09-21 |
| Kathleen Schwille | Executive Director of Teaching and Assessment | $198,281 | 2024-09-21 |
| ...and 37 more key personnel |
Financials for PBL Works
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $4,178,136 | $5,249,424 | -20.4% |
| Program services | $14,809,095 | $11,075,983 | 33.7% |
| Investment income and dividends | $150,794 | $23,944 | 529.8% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $23,948 | $28,463 | -15.9% |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $-82,247 | $-5,729 | -1335.6% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $-23,053 | $94,140 | -124.5% |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $1,125 | $30,889 | -96.4% |
| Total revenues | $19,057,798 | $16,497,114 | 15.5% |
Organizations like PBL Works
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Collaborative for Regional Educational Services and Training (CREST) | 501(c)(3) | Andover, MA | $25,075,143 |
| The Institute for Excellence in Education | 501(c)(3) | MT Pleasant, MI | $7,429,164 |
| EdAdvance | 501(c)(3) | Litchfield, CT | $42,915,785 |
| SCOPE Education Services | 501(c)(3) | Smithtown, NY | $41,410,887 |
| Leading Educators | 501(c)(3) | New Orleans, LA | $15,795,278 |
| Learner-Centered Collaborative | 501(c)(3) | Vista, CA | $4,914,810 |
| Teaching Lab | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $17,475,256 |
| Bellwether Education Partners | 501(c)(3) | Sudbury, MA | $34,842,592 |
| Us Math Recovery Council | 501(c)(3) | Eagan, MN | $13,029,622 |
| New Teacher Center (NTC) | 501(c)(3) | Sacramento, CA | $47,053,045 |
Data update history
September 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 8 new personnel
August 14, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
August 12, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
July 31, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
Nonprofit Types
Employment organizationsSchoolsEducational service providersCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Management and technical assistanceTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 3 Hamilton Landing 220
- Novato, CA 94949
- Metro area
- San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
- County
- Marin County, CA
- Website URL
- pblworks.org/Â
- Phone
- (415) 883-0122
IRS details
- EIN
- 68-0160429
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1988
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- B90: Educational Services
- NAICS code, primary
- 611430: Professional and Management Development Training
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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