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Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization

Dedicated to empowering young people through philosophy

Seattle, WA   |  https://www.plato-philosophy.org

Mission

PLATO nurtures young people’s curiosity, critical thinking, and desire to explore big questions, through philosophy and ethics programs for students, educators, and families.

Ruling year info

2014

Executive Director

Jana Mohr Lone

Main address

3518 Fremont Ave N #353

Seattle, WA 98103 USA

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EIN

46-1064993

NTEE code info

Humanities Organizations (A70)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

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Communication

Blog

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

PLATO seeks to address the need to build K-12 students' critical thinking and communication skills, analytic reasoning abilities, self-understanding, and openness to diverse perspectives. We work to empower students to think for themselves, employing an innovative approach to education that helps young people to find their voices, trust their own judgments, engage in collective and open dialogues, and develop the confidence and skills needed to become active and engaged citizens.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Philosophy for Educators and Young People

PLATO runs online and in-person classes, workshops, and webinars for educators, families, and students; offers an intensive 10-week online program, Philosophy in Schools; helps schools around the world develop philosophy programs; runs a Philosophers in the Schools program; funds innovative philosophy programs around the United States; publishes two journals; and convenes both a biennial conference and a biennial teaching and learning seminar for teachers.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Teachers
Families
Young adults

Where we work

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.
  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization

Board of directors
as of 04/17/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Allison Cohen

Roberta Israeloff

Stephen Miller

Kelly Laas

Polly Hunter

Jill Lawrence

Deborah Mower

Ariel Sykes

Christiane Wisehart

David Shapiro

Kyle Robertson

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 1/20/2022

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female
Sexual orientation
Decline to state
Disability status
Decline to state

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

No data

 

No data

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

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