THE DICTIONARY PROJECT

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1995

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

MARY FRENCH

Phone

8438562706

Tax Period

2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31

THE DICTIONARY PROJECT, founded in 1995, is a community nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $2.7M in total revenue in fiscal year 2025.

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE DICTIONARY PROJECT IS TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF OWNING A DICTIONARY. THIS PROGRAM ASSISTS PEOPLE IN BECOMING GOOD WRITERS, ACTIVE READERS, CREATIVE THINKERS AND RESOURCEFUL LEARNERS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH THEIR OWN PERSONAL DICTIONARY. THE DICTIONARIES ARE A GIFT. EDUCATORS SEE THIRD GRADE AS THE DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN LEARNING TO READ AND READING TO LEARN. WE STRIVE TO INCLUDE EVERY STUDENT EACH YEAR. A DICTIONARY IS AN ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR A QUALITY EDUCATION. A CHILD CANNOT DO HIS OR HER BEST WORK WITHOUT ONE.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $2,736,168

THE DICTIONARY PROJECT FUNCTIONS AND STRIVES TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD ARE ABLE TO ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF OWNING A DICTIONARY. PROGRAM EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON ASSISTING ALL PEOPLE IN BECOMING GOOD WRITERS, ACTIVE READERS, CREATIVE THINKERS, AND RESOURCEFUL LEARNERS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH THEIR OWN PERSONAL DICTIONARY. AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE BELIEVE THAT A DICTIONARY IS AN ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR A QUALITY EDUCATION, AND THAT ONE CANNOT DO THEIR BEST WORK WITHOUT A DICTIONARY. THE DICTIONARY PROJECT MAKES PEOPLE SELF-RELIANT BY PROVIDING THEM WITH A RESOURCE THAT SERVES TO HELP THEM BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW TO APPROACH A PROBLEM BY SOUNDING OUT A WORD AND USING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS TO FIND IT IN A DICTIONARY; THIS EXERCISE GIVES THEM A FEELING OF SATISFACTION AND SELF CONFIDENCE THAT AN ONLINE DICTIONARY DOESN'T OFFER AND HELPS FURTHER DEVELOP AN APPRECIATION OF THE CONNECTIONS THAT ARE FORMED WITH WORDS. DURING 2025, APPROXIMATELY 683,000 DICTIONARIES WERE GIVEN TO STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD. WITH THIS RESOURCE, PEOPLE CAN BECOME MORE SELF-RELIANT AND BE BETTER ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THEIR UNIQUE THOUGHTS AND IDEAS, BY SHARING THEIR MOST INNATE GIFTS WITH OTHERS.

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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 (2025)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $2,703,129

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $25,511

Other Revenue $3,013

TOTAL REVENUE $2,731,653

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $37,422

Fundraising Expenses $46,704

Program Expenses $2,736,168

Other Expenses $2,868,651

TOTAL EXPENSES $2,906,073

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2025	2024	Change
Revenue	$2,731,653	$2,812,739	0.0%
Expenses	$2,906,073	$2,779,028	+0.0%
Net Income	$-174,420	$33,711	-6.2%

Key Indicators

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

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

28000

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

$180,000

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
MARY FRENCH	EXECUTIVE DI	40.00	Officer	$0	$0	$180,000
DOUGLAS BOGGIE	PRESIDENT	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
DENNIS BROVARONE	VICE PRESIDE	0.50	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
TERRY LEE LACOMBE-STEVENS	TREASURER	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
GARY POLLMILLER	SECRETARY	5.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
DAVID CARR THRU JUNE 2025	BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
BETTY RICHARDSON	BOARD MEMBER	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARIA CARLIN THRU APRIL 2025	BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
STEVE GITHENS	BOARD MEMBER	1.00	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	$2,731,653	$2,906,073	$506,298	$-174,420
2024	$2,812,739	$2,779,028	$645,723	$33,711
2023	$2,980,849	$2,904,844	$326,746	$76,005
2022	$3,122,323	$3,054,299	$450,410	$68,024
2021	$3,052,750	$3,047,614	$582,770	$5,136
2020	$1,702,154	$2,111,130	$788,203	$-408,976
2019	$4,362,492	$4,273,656	$1,298,758	$88,836
2018	$4,280,048	$4,276,146	$807,013	$3,902