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US nonprofit · EIN 356043585 · Columbus, OHiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 356043585) - 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 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).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.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Mortar Board Inc

Revenue
$301k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$480k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$3.3m
$23k liabilities
Net assets
$3.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
11
5.6y av
Staff
0
30 volunteers
Left since last filing
4
36% of the board
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
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Mortar Board Inc's network

11 peoplei11 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

11 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.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 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Dr Barbara ArnoldPresident2022
4 yrs
Dr David LasaterTrustee2022
4 yrs
Dr Joni ComstockTrustee2018
8 yrs
L Susan DossTrustee2023
3 yrs
Matthew RossTresurer2024
2 yrs
Mr Bruce WareTrustee2022
4 yrs
Mr Craig EversTrustee2019
7 yrs
Mrs Janet G FarringtonCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Ms Karen StinerVice Preside2019
7 yrs
Ms Laura SimicTrustee2020
6 yrs
Ms Mary Ruth CarletonTrustee2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Dr Jane A HamblinExecutive Director, Ex Officiosince 2018
Dr Kirsten FoxExecutive Disince 2022

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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
Dr Kirsten FoxExecutive Di15$0$106k
Dr Barbara ArnoldPresident1.25$0
Ms Karen StinerVice Preside0.66$0
Matthew RossTresurer0.66$0
Mrs Janet G FarringtonSecretary1$0
Mr Craig EversTrustee0.5$0
Ms Mary Ruth CarletonTrustee0.5$0
Dr Joni ComstockTrustee0.5$0
Dr David LasaterTrustee0.5$0
Ms Laura SimicTrustee0.5$0
Mr Bruce WareTrustee0.5$0
L Susan DossTrustee0.5$0

About

Legal name
Mortar Board Inc
EIN
356043585
Address
1200 Chambers Rd Ste 201, Columbus, OH, 43212-1703
State
Ohio
Mission
Mortar board national foundation fund supports mortar board, inc. In leadership development training and program development and provides fellowship grants to members for graduate or professional study. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B80Z 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
1961
Principal officer
Dr Kirsten Fox (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 November 1945
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024

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Related organisations (Schedule R)

RelatedNTL HNRARYMortar Board Inc

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsDr Joni Comstock
≥8years on the filingsMs Mary Ruth Carleton
≥7years on the filingsMr Craig Evers
≥7years on the filingsMs Karen Stiner

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$3.3m
Total liabilities
$23k
Net assets or fund balances
$3.2m
Contributions and grants received
$256k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$284k
Employees
0
Volunteers
30

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$301k$480kDeficit $178k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Mortar Board IncOperating expenses$240k