Quill.org
By building free, online tools that use AI to automatically evaluate student writing, Quill provides 4th through 12th grade students with immediate feedback and coaching.
Quill.org
EIN: 46-2736440
as of November 2025
as of November 14, 2025
Mission
Quill’s mission is to help more than 10 million low-income students each year become strong writers, readers, and critical thinkers. Teachers are busier than ever and have little to no time to provide individual writing feedback to their students. By building free online tools that use AI to automatically evaluate student writing, Quill provides 4th through 12th-grade students with immediate feedback and coaching. This enables students to revise their work immediately and quickly build their literacy skills.
Ruling year
2014
Principal Officer
PETER GAULT
Main address
41 E 11th St Fl 11
New York City, NY 10003-4602 USA
EIN
46-2736440
Elementary and secondary education
Equal opportunity in education
Education services
Educational management
Population served
Adolescents
Children
Preteens
Young adults
NTEE code
Student Services and Organizations (B80)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Quill.org aims to serve all low-income K-12 students in the United States. Low-income students frequently do not receive sufficient feedback on writing, and have the most to gain through personalized writing instruction. As of 2012, there are 31 million low-income K-12 students in the United States, defined as students eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch. 88% of these students struggle with writing, which is one of the biggest hurdles low-income students face on their path to work, post-secondary training, and higher education. Never has this deficit been more pronounced or its downstream effects more devastating. In order to get a job, gain entry into a technical training program, or matriculate and succeed at college, students need to write emails, answer questions on digital applications, and write essays.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
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We provide free online tools to support students to become stronger readers, writers, and critical thinkers. At present, we have six products: Quill Grammar, Quill Proofreader, Quill Lessons, Quill Diagnostics, Quill Connect and Quill Reading for Evidence.
Where we work
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United States
External assessments
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of users on daily, monthly and annual basis
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
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Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Number of active Quill students per year
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Since launching in September 2014, Quill.org has impacted over 8 million K-12 students from over 35,000 schools across all 50 states, with 64% of our students attending Title-1 eligible schools. These students have written and received feedback on over 2 billion sentences. Within the next five years, we aim to help 10 million low-income students per year improve their writing and thinking skills.
Quill helps students become strong readers and writers by using research-validated literacy strategies.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Quill’s first five tools focus on strengthening student writing skills: Quill Proofreader, Quill Grammar, Quill Diagnostic, Quill Lessons, and Quill Connect. Quill’s latest tool, Quill Reading for Evidence, focuses on building student reading comprehension through writing.
Using Quill Reading for Evidence, students read a non-fiction text and answer AI-powered writing prompts about the text while their AI tutor gives feedback on their responses in real-time. Far more powerful than multiple choice, Quill Reading for Evidence provides students the opportunity to engage in deeper thinking about a text and receive immediate feedback on their written answers to textual evidence questions.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
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
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2023 info
5.18
Months of cash in 2023 info
3.1
Fringe rate in 2023 info
20%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Financial data
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Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
This snapshot of Quill.org’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
| Profitability info | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | $1,568,828 | $3,458,919 | $1,383,582 | $2,370,933 | $1,515,073 |
| As % of expenses | 114.2% | 130.2% | 39.4% | 71.9% | 43.2% |
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | $1,181,384 | $2,847,569 | $491,584 | $1,137,046 | $58,884 |
| As % of expenses | 67.1% | 87.2% | 11.2% | 25.1% | 1.2% |
| Revenue composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $4,064,793 | $5,302,000 | $4,345,659 | $6,347,316 | $4,364,704 |
| Total revenue, % change over prior year | 232.1% | 30.4% | -18.0% | 46.1% | -31.2% |
| Program services revenue | 37.1% | 64.1% | 82.5% | 55.7% | 28.2% |
| Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Investment income | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Government grants | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 0.0% |
| All other grants and contributions | 62.9% | 35.8% | 17.4% | 41.1% | 68.1% |
| Other revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Expense composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses before depreciation | $1,374,095 | $2,655,814 | $3,513,501 | $3,296,302 | $3,510,559 |
| Total expenses, % change over prior year | 107.4% | 93.3% | 32.3% | -6.2% | 6.5% |
| Personnel | 58.4% | 73.9% | 76.4% | 73.6% | 74.3% |
| Professional fees | 18.4% | 12.0% | 10.7% | 12.7% | 10.4% |
| Occupancy | 5.5% | 4.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Pass-through | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| All other expenses | 17.8% | 8.9% | 12.2% | 13.5% | 15.1% |
| Full cost components (estimated) info | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses (after depreciation) | $1,761,539 | $3,267,164 | $4,405,499 | $4,530,189 | $4,966,748 |
| One month of savings | $114,508 | $221,318 | $292,792 | $274,692 | $292,547 |
| Debt principal payment | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed asset additions | $843,114 | $1,068,814 | $1,668,299 | $1,738,419 | $1,721,432 |
| Total full costs (estimated) | $2,737,161 | $4,557,296 | $6,366,590 | $6,543,300 | $6,980,727 |
Capital structure indicators
| Liquidity info | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Months of cash | 22.1 | 21.1 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 3.1 |
| Months of cash and investments | 22.1 | 21.1 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 17.2 |
| Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 13.5 | 17.8 | 12.5 | 15.6 | 13.9 |
| Balance sheet composition info | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | $2,535,423 | $4,665,438 | $4,236,115 | $4,669,293 | $916,730 |
| Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,112,943 |
| Receivables | $765,209 | $522,536 | $246,314 | $1,272,878 | $219,106 |
| Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $2,427,908 | $3,496,723 | $5,165,021 | $6,903,440 | $8,624,872 |
| Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 36.2% | 42.6% | 46.1% | 52.4% | 58.8% |
| Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 4.7% | 7.2% | 9.5% | 8.8% | 11.0% |
| Unrestricted net assets | $3,092,227 | $5,939,796 | $6,431,380 | $7,568,426 | $7,627,310 |
| Temporarily restricted net assets | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Permanently restricted net assets | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total restricted net assets | $1,581,870 | $769,137 | $217,713 | $897,794 | $236,866 |
| Total net assets | $4,674,097 | $6,708,933 | $6,649,093 | $8,466,220 | $7,864,176 |
Key data checks
| Key data checks info | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
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Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
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Highest paid employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
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Board of directorsas of 4/30/2024
Board of directors data
Benjamin Sussman DIRECTOR
Matthew Rodriguez DIRECTOR
Paul Walker BOARD CHAIR
Peg Tyre Thru October 2023 DIRECTOR
Peter Gault EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Stephanie Cohen DIRECTOR
Tony Sebro DIRECTOR
Board leadership practices
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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 ? yes -
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
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Leadership
Race & ethnicity
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Gender identity
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Transgender Identity
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Sexual orientation
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Disability
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Contractors
Fiscal year endingProfessional fundraisers
Fiscal year endingSOURCE: IRS Form 990 Schedule G
Solicitation activities
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