Lean LAB
Donations deductibleLean LAB's network
3 people1 organisationi3 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
3 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 3 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malvika Bhagwat Chair | Chair of Program Committee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Bror Saxberg | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kirsten Brown Persley | Director | 2025 | 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.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Brandi Spates | Vice President | since 2023 |
| Carlos Antequera | Director | 2022 |
| Catherine Boody | Executive Director | since 2022 |
| Edith Gummer | Company secretary | since 2023 |
| Michael McShane | Company secretary | 2020 |
| Roberto Quintanilla | Treasurer | since 2020 |
| Sean Talamas | President/Chairman | 2025 |
| Terry Ward | President | since 2020 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Boody | Executive Director | 40 | $163k | $19k | |
| Malvika Bhagwat | Chair of Program Committee | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Kirsten Brown Persley | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Bror Saxberg | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Sean Talamas | President/Chairman | 2 | $0 | ||
| Brandi Spates | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Roberto Quintanilla | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Edith Gummer | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Lean Lab
- EIN
- 471489862
- Address
- 1475 Walnut St Ste 26, Kansas City, MO, 64106-3019
- State
- Missouri
- Mission
- We are a nonprofit organization that specializes in codesign research between education technology companies and schools. We match parents, learners and educators with edtech developers to inform, develop, and evaluate the next generation of classroom tools. We study how edtech tools work in real classroom environments and connect promising edtech solutions with resources to accelerate their... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B90 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
- 2014
- Principal officer
- Catherine Boody (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2014
- 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
≥3years on the filingsMalvika Bhagwat
≥3years on the filingsBror Saxberg
≥1years on the filingsKirsten Brown Persley
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
- $1.1m
- Total liabilities
- $793k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $323k
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.1m
- Program service revenue
- $1.3m
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 8
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $896k | $1.1m | Deficit $218k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.