CAJAL ACADEMY INC
EIN 83-4590052 · Special Education (B28)
What they do
CAJAL ACADEMYS MISSION is to EMPOWER CHILDREN to OPTIMIZE THEIR OWN LEARNING, SOCIAL and EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCES. WE DO THIS THROUGH THREE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES: 1. WE OPERATE A SMALL SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL for CHILDREN HAVING VERY HIGH ANALYTICAL SKILLS, AS MEASURED VIA NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS, COUPLED WITH AN AREA of LEARNING, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL or CHRONIC MEDICAL DIFFERENCE; 2. WE ARE DEVELOPING NEW GENERAL and SPECIAL EDUCATION APPROACHES THAT BETTER ALIGN WITH CURRENT NEUROSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH and UNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT HOW CHILDREN LEARN, SOCIALIZE, DEVELOP and GROW; and 3. WE RAISE AWARENESS of THE NEEDS of TWICE EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN, CHILDREN WITH ATYPICAL NEUROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT and OTHER COMPLEX LEARNERS.
Should I give to this charity?
Of every $100 spent, about $100.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.
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Basic facts we verified
IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.
Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders6 people are listed in the latest report.
You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $151,858 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $144,037 for STEVEN MATTIS PHD ADPP (DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.
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Financial picture
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How each $100 of revenue was used
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Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.
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Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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People reported as paid
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STEVEN MATTIS PHD ADPPDIRECTOR
HEATHER EDWARDSDIRECTOR, SE
CHERYL VIIRANDPRESIDENT, D
MICHAEL LOSASSO AIA LEED AP BDCDIRECTOR
RITESH PATELDIRECTOR
ROBIN MARCUSDIRECTOR, TR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2022
- Location
- 13 MARSHALL ST, NORWALK, CT 06854-2203
- County
- Fairfield
- In care of
- CHERYL VIIRAND
- Primary officer
- CHERYL VIIRAND, PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- ABRAMSON & COMPANY LLC
- NTEE classification
- Special Education (B28)
- IRS tax category
- Special Education