Cognia Inc (EIN 208613765) - Form 990 Financial Analysis & Trantor Score

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2006

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Dr Mark A Elgart

Phone

6783922285

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

Cognia Inc, founded in 2006, is a major nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $140.4M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Expenses of $126.2M left a modest 10% surplus.

Mission

EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT THROUGH CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT SERVICES, ASSESSMENT, ACCREDITATION, RESEARCH, INNOVATION POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $732,500

Program Service Revenue $133,707,569

Investment Income $2,101,609

Other Revenue $3,890,120

TOTAL REVENUE $140,431,798

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $60,223,503

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $106,658,290

Other Expenses $65,947,474

TOTAL EXPENSES $126,170,977

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$140,431,798	$135,787,041	+0.0%
Expenses	$126,170,977	$126,502,938	0.0%
Net Income	$14,260,821	$9,284,103	+0.5%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✓ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Governance

Voting Members

N/A

Independent Members

N/A

Employees

521

Volunteers

N/A

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✓ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$5,609,326

Total Directors

$359,000

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Dr Mark A Elgart	President/CEO	40.0	Officer	$1,302,785	$0	$1,302,785
Kenneth I Bergman	Chief Legal Officer	40.0	Officer	$479,930	$0	$479,930
Angela Hilliard	Chief Marketing Officer	40.0	Officer	$330,736	$0	$330,736
Channa Williams	Chief Financial Officer	40.0	Officer	$328,179	$0	$328,179
Chris Picou	Chief Technology Officer	40.0	Officer	$320,689	$0	$320,689
Patti Ayer	Chief Administrative Officer	40.0	Officer	$305,620	$0	$305,620
David Hurst	Deputy Chief Accred Officer	40.0	Officer	$276,328	$0	$276,328
Gabriel Sheheane	Senior VP Policy & Advocacy	40.0	Officer	$249,129	$0	$249,129
Jeffrey Rose	Senior VP Leader Development	40.0	Officer	$249,078	$0	$249,078
Dr Annette Bohling	Chief Global Accred. Officer	40.0	Officer	$234,332	$0	$234,332
Erin Maskwa	Senior VP Portfolio Management	40.0	Officer	$213,521	$0	$213,521
Eric Gootkind	Senior VP Human Resources	40.0	Officer	$213,291	$0	$213,291
Lisa Stone	Senior VP Professional Learnin	40.0	Officer	$212,227	$0	$212,227
Robert White	VP Facilities Operations	40.0	Officer	$211,761	$0	$211,761
Kem Hussain	Senior VP International Strate	40.0	Officer	$208,706	$0	$208,706
David Shafer	Chief Entrepreneur	40.0	Officer	$197,869	$0	$197,869
Marcus Lingenfelter	Chief Policy Officer	40.0	Officer	$192,106	$0	$192,106
Stephen Murphy	Chief Learning Officer	40.0	Officer	$83,039	$0	$83,039
Ms Karen Cowe	Chair	2.0	Director	$42,000	$0	$42,000
Mr Philip S Jacobs	Vice Chair, Board Member	2.0	Director	$33,000	$0	$33,000
Dr Eugene G White	Past Chair, Board	2.0	Director	$30,000	$0	$30,000
Dr Janet Womack	Secretary, Board	2.0	Director	$25,500	$0	$25,500
Ms Ellen Haley	Board Member	2.0	Director	$25,500	$0	$25,500
Mr Richard Swartz	Board Member	2.0	Director	$25,500	$0	$25,500
Janet Womack	Board Member	2.0	Director	$25,500	$0	$25,500
Gustavo Balderas	Board of Director	2.0	Director	$25,500	$0	$25,500
Allen Smith	Board Member	2.0	Director	$17,000	$0	$17,000
Maya Valencia Goodall	Board Member	2.0	Director	$17,000	$0	$17,000
David Driscoll	Board of Director	2.0	Director	$17,000	$0	$17,000
Mr Daniel Caton	Past Chair	2.0	Director	$15,000	$0	$15,000
Dr Denise G Borders	Board Member	2.0	Director	$12,000	$0	$12,000
Sister Camille Anne Campbell	Board Member	2.0	Director	$12,000	$0	$12,000
Benny Goodman	Board of Director	2.0	Director	$9,000	$0	$9,000
Laura Slover	Board of Director	2.0	Director	$8,500	$0	$8,500
David Damiani	Board of Director	2.0	Director	$7,500	$0	$7,500
Aradhana Kejriwal	Board of Director	2.0	Director	$7,500	$0	$7,500
Ms Mary Jo Kirchner	Board Member	2.0	Director	$4,000	$0	$4,000
Ellen Haley	Board Member	0.0	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$140,431,798	$126,170,977	$105,922,494	$14,260,821
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$124,301,623	$136,380,801	$102,456,937	$-12,079,178
2022	$115,482,037	$127,223,127	$97,684,546	$-11,741,090
2021	$111,051,671	$113,777,335	$102,388,761	$-2,725,664
2020	$121,196,667	$120,568,256	$95,874,021	$628,411
2019	$88,741,252	$94,737,161	$98,337,029	$-5,995,909
2018	$34,683,933	$35,951,202	$42,955,427	$-1,267,269

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