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US nonprofit · EIN 237112922 · Alameda, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 237112922) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Institute of Human Behavior Research and Education

Donations deductible
Revenue
$5.3m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$4.6m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$3.1m
$548k liabilities
Net assets
$2.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
5.5y av
Staff
47
6 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
4
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Institute of Human Behavior Research and Education's network

8 people3 organisationsi8 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Allan ChatmanPrincipal2018
8 yrs
Donn MerriamPresident2018
8 yrs
Elizabeth Isono (also filed as Liz Isono)Trustee2018
8 yrs
Liana GrossmanCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
MAR OrtmannParent Representative2023
3 yrs
Maryann PearsonEducation Specialist2024
2 yrs
Sabrina SmithVice President2023
3 yrs
Taka YokoyamaTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Allan ChatmanDean of Students2021
Esther CohenInterim Executive/Clinical Dir (Start 03/22)since 2022
Meilei WongBusiness Managersince 2023
Nicole BarkerExecutive Director (Left 03/22)since 2021

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Esther CohenExecutive Director40$152k$9k
Meilei WongBusiness Manager40$120k
Maryann PearsonEducation Specialist41.2$114k$13k
Allan ChatmanPrincipal41.2$110k$14k
Donn MerriamPresident3.5$0
Sabrina SmithVice President2$0
Taka YokoyamaTreasurer2.5$0
Liana GrossmanSecretary1.2$0
Mar OrtmannParent Representative1.2$0
Elizabeth IsonoTrustee1.2$0

About

Legal name
Institute of Human Behavior Research and Education
EIN
237112922
Address
1910 Central Ave, Alameda, CA, 94501-2623
State
California
Mission
The phillips academy's mission is to provide a personalized educational experience for students with diverse and complex learning and emotional styles, by addressing the needs of the whole child. Upon completion of our program, (continued on schedule o)students are prepared to successfully transition to more independent learning environments and to a variety of post-secondary educational and... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B20 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1971
Principal officer
Esther Cohen (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 2016
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsAllan Chatman
≥8years on the filingsDonn Merriam
≥8years on the filingsElizabeth Isono
≥6years on the filingsTaka Yokoyama

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$3.1m
Total liabilities
$548k
Net assets or fund balances
$2.6m
Contributions and grants received
$172k
Program service revenue
$5.1m
Employees
47
Volunteers
6

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$4.2m$3.8m$421k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.