EIN 04-3382623

Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
23
City
Year formed
1997
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The mission of Lean Enterprise Institute is to make things better through lean thinking and practice.
Total revenues
$7,178,088
2023
Total expenses
$7,738,382
2023
Total assets
$2,982,738
2023
Num. employees
23
2023

Program areas at LEI

Lean workshops - the Institute's workshops deliver practical and comprehensive content about the key elements of Lean knowledge and how to implement them.
Co-learning partners - Institute personnel work with organizations desiring to support the Institute's non-profit, education and research mission by participating in leadership development and co-learning activities as part of the organization's learning and improvement strategy. Typically the co-learning partnership consist of activities in five core areas: 1) executive leadership engagement; 2) training and capability development; 3) co-learning projects or experiments; 4) interaction with lei partners and the lei community; and 5) documentation and research.
Lean publications - sales of lei workbooks, reference books that explain the roots of Lean and related products that support the implementation of Lean.
Lean events - events highlighting organizations that have sustained the Lean journey which is designed to integrate value streams to create pull for the Institute's offerings.speakings and assessments - Institute personnel speak and teach at conferences and events on the top of Lean thinking.lean research - a management research project to better understand why some organizations are able to sustain Lean transformations and others encounter problems and challenges that stall or end the implementation of Lean thinking and practices. The project will focus on the role of managers and management systems in both successfull and unsuccessful transformations. New educational programs and learning materials will be developed from this research.

Grants made by LEI

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Regents of the University of California at BerkeleyTo Support the Programs and Operations of the Center for Lean Engagement and Research in Healthcare, Which Includes Research on the Adoption, Implementation and Impact of Lean in Healthcare Organizations.$50,000

Personnel at LEI

NameTitleCompensation
Mark ReichSenior Coach and Chief Engineer , Strategy$358,050
Lara AndersonExecutive Director , Partnerships and Senior Coach$174,597
Rachel ReganExecutive Director , Events$128,333
Anne MolaDirector , Finance and Human Resources
Richard VellanteExecutive Director of Events / Team Leader / Executive Director of Community and Training Events , and Administration ,$232,301
...and 11 more key personnel

Financials for LEI

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$650
Program services$7,149,331
Investment income and dividends$15,248
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$11,803
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$1,056
Total revenues$7,178,088

Form 990s for LEI

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-11-14990View PDF
2022-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122022-11-15990View PDF
2020-122022-05-10990View PDF
2019-122021-10-18990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 16, 2025
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
January 11, 2025
Used new vendors
Identified 5 new vendors, including , , , , and
October 31, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
January 8, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 27, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
Nonprofit Types
Employment organizationsBusiness and community development organizationsCharities
Issues
EducationBusiness and industry
Characteristics
Tax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
867 Boylston St 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
Metro area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
County
Suffolk County, MA
Website URL
lean.org/ 
Phone
(617) 871-2900
Twitter profile
@leandotorg 
IRS details
EIN
04-3382623
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1997
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
S41: Promotion of Business
NAICS code, primary
611430: Professional and Management Development Training
Parent/child status
Independent
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