Idea Center Inc
Providing services and products for assessing and improving teaching, learning and administrative performance.
Idea Center Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,531,174
- +3.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $112,799
- +118.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $106,718
- +106.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $34,214
- -27.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Idea Center Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $750 (2020) to $43K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Professional and Organizational Development Network College Station, TX | To develop models of development that directly impacts the classroom, with a focus on equity-based teaching. | $8,050 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,531,174 | $112,799 | $34,214 | — | — | $106,718 |
| 2024 | $2,458,030 | $51,608 | $46,991 | $8,050 | 1 | $51,608 |
| 2023 | $2,447,972 | $4,561 | $51,410 | $42,500 | 2 | $4,561 |
| 2022 | $2,494,821 | $6,234 | $9,680 | — | — | $5,938 |
| 2021 | $2,498,267 | $33,558 | $29,252 | — | — | $22,416 |
| 2020 | $2,518,550 | $2,077,502 | $1,290,731 | $750 | Total only | $470,015 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Idea Center Inc
Based on IRS filings
Idea Center Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Manhattan, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. Net investment income was $107K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Idea Center Inc is led by Kenneth Ryalls, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 1 of 5 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kenneth Ryalls
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$13K (2024) → $25K (2025)
Dan Bernstein
Chair
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cassandra Horii
Member
Director → Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Eaton
Member
Director → Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Felten
Member
Director → Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Ken Ryalls (2020–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Amelia Parnell (2020) — Director
- Former: Brad Kramer (2020) — Director
- Former: Brian Niehoff (2020) — Director
- Former: Carolyn Torgerson (2020) — Public Relations Specialist
- Former: Charles Phillips (2020) — Director
- Former: Jake Glover (2020) — Senior Education Officer
- Former: Jason Caniglia (2020) — Director
- Former: Jose Mallabo (2020) — Director
- Former: Roger McHaney (2020) — Director
- Former: Ruth Campfield (2020) — Senior Financial & Opera
- Former: Stephen Benton (2020) — Senior Research Officer
- Former: Vicki Baker (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $25K, to Kenneth Ryalls (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Idea Center Inc
How large is Idea Center Inc?
Idea Center Inc reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $113K.
What is Idea Center Inc?
Idea Center Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Manhattan, KS. It holds $2.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Idea Center Inc operate?
Idea Center Inc has awarded grants in North Carolina, Texas.
What is Idea Center Inc's EIN?
Idea Center Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-1242031. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 17, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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