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US nonprofit · EIN 464355307 · Vienna, VAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 464355307) - 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.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2015.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data
Exemption reinstated on 15 November 2011. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 November 2012 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.

Center for Educational Improvement Inc's network

4 people2 organisationsi4 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (2) 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

4 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 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 4 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Sue ChoiTrustee2023
3 yrs
Suzan MullaneTrustee2019
7 yrs
TIM MillsTrustee2025
1 yr
Tomas PaytonTrustee2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

8 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Blaine HawleyTreasurer2025
Christine Mason PHdExecutive Directorsince 2019
Christine Mason Ph DExecutive Directorsince 2020
Dr Christine MasonCei Founder and Senior Sch2025
Dr Nancy BourkeCompany secretary2025
Jillayne FlandersExecutive Director2025
Melissa PatschkeBoard President2025
Paul LiabenowPast President2025

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
Jillayne FlandersExecutive Director25$69k
Dr Christine MasonCei Founder and Senior Sch35$1k
Tim MillsTrustee0.5$0
Suzan MullaneTrustee0.25$0
Tomas PaytonTrustee0.25$0
Sue ChoiTrustee0.25$0
Melissa PatschkeBoard President0.5$0
Blaine HawleyTreasurer0.25$0
Dr Nancy BourkeSecretary0.25$0
Paul LiabenowPast President1$0

About

Legal name
Center for Educational Improvement Inc
EIN
464355307
Address
402 Council Dr Ne, Vienna, VA, 22180-4740
State
Virginia
Mission
Educational improvement, educational consulting and research to alleviate trauma, uplift schools, provide professional development and leadership, and promote mental health and well-being. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B99 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2016
Principal officer
Christine Mason Ph D (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 2014
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsSuzan Mullane
≥3years on the filingsSue Choi
≥1years on the filingsTIM Mills
≥1years on the filingsTomas Payton

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
$31k
Total liabilities
$2k
Net assets or fund balances
$29k
Contributions and grants received
$685k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
4

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$686k$687kDeficit $2k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.