The Character Lab Inc
Character Lab advances scientific insights that help kids thrive.
The Character Lab Inc at a glance
In short: The Character Lab Inc reported $25K in grants paid in 2024 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2024)
- $25,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- Revenue (2024)
- $4,443,136
- Net investment income (2024)
- $225,169
- Expenses (2024)
- $9,137,672
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026. Covers 14 months (fiscal year-end changed).
Who The Character Lab Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 11 (45%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2021) to $1.0M (2019). In 2024 it reported $25K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
*2024: Covers 14 months (fiscal year-end changed).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioral Ideas Lab Inc New York, NY | To support the behavioral scientist's dissemination of best practices in the field of behavioral research | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024* | — | $4,443,136 | $9,137,672 | $25,000 | Total only | $225,169 |
| 2023 | $5,551,434 | $6,497,664 | $5,610,847 | — | — | $7,918 |
| 2022 | $4,681,422 | $6,946,574 | $6,045,435 | — | — | $-7,012 |
| 2021 | $3,541,149 | $6,749,102 | $5,806,382 | $10,000 | 1 | $-19,027 |
| 2019 | $3,753,753 | $4,619,742 | $4,817,450 | $1,000,313 | 10 | $-141,622 |
*2024: Covers 14 months (fiscal year-end changed).
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About The Character Lab Inc
Based on IRS filings
The Character Lab Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Philadelphia, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. In 2024, it reported $25K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $225K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Character Lab Inc is led by Luis Von Ahn, Chairman since 2021 (on filings since 2019); none of the 5 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Luis Von Ahn
Chairman
Board Member → Chairman, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bridget Terry Long
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher North
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Piyush Tantia
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Angela Duckworth
Cofoundr Chf Scient
Co-Founder & Chief Scientist → Cofoundr Chf Scient, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Dave Levin (2019–2023) — Co-Founder & Director
- Former: Dominic Randolph (2019–2023) — Co-Founder & Board Member
- Former: Jackie Bezos (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Sean Talamas (2019–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Jim Schroder (2021–2023) — Partner, Finance, Ops & Strategy
- Former: Tara Taylor (2021–2023) — Partner & Design Thinking
- Former: Elliot Luscombe (2022–2023) — Partner & Strategic Partnerships
- Former: Jim Shelton (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Meg Foran (2022–2023) — Partner & School Partnerships
- Former: Dave Hersh (2023) — CEO
- Former: David Torres (2023) — Partner & Revenue Operations
- Former: Erica Dewan (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Feroz Dewan (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Diana Gould (2021–2022) — Partner & People Operations
- Former: Michael Pih (2019–2021) — Former Chief of Staff & Contractor
- Former: Emma Satlof-Bedrick (2021) — Director of Research Partnerships
- Former: Ryan Dobran (2021) — Director of Comms - Left Sep
- Former: Donald Kamentz (2019) — Executive Director - Left Feb
- Former: Matthew Knox (2019) — Vice President of Operations - Left Sept
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about The Character Lab Inc
How much does The Character Lab Inc give each year?
The Character Lab Inc reported $25K in grants paid in 2024 on its 2024 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. The 2024 filing year covers 14 months because its fiscal year-end changed.
What is The Character Lab Inc?
The Character Lab Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Philadelphia, PA.
Where does The Character Lab Inc operate?
The Character Lab Inc has awarded grants in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas.
What is The Character Lab Inc's EIN?
The Character Lab Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-2444163. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated October 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 2019 (received by the IRS March 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 23, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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