Totals
- Total revenue
- $8,533,384
- Total expenses
- $12,948,086
- Contributions and grants received
- $6,288,188
- Grants paid
- $113,076
- Program service revenue
- $1,991,290
- Investment income
- $253,906
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $26,412,888
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $10,346,047
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $16,066,841
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $10,350,179
- Management and general expenses
- $1,976,382
- Fundraising expenses
- $621,525
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $10,350,179
Program services were 79.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$4,500,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,788,188
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2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE FEE INCOME
total $1,991,290 · related or exempt $1,991,290
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3 · Investment income
total $253,906 · excluded $253,906
-
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
-
5 · Royalties
total $0
-
6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
-
8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$0
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
-
9a · Gaming: gross income
$0
-
9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$0
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10a · Gross sales of inventory
$0
-
10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $113,076 · program services $113,076
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,621,495 · program services $1,337,528 · management and general $143,787 · fundraising $140,180
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $3,848,400 · program services $3,174,444 · management and general $341,259 · fundraising $332,697
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $49,538 · program services $40,862 · management and general $4,393 · fundraising $4,283
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $214,230 · program services $176,713 · management and general $18,997 · fundraising $18,520
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $376,285 · program services $310,387 · management and general $33,367 · fundraising $32,531
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $475,354 · management and general $475,354
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $248,781 · management and general $248,781
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $1,092,129 · program services $787,892 · management and general $254,724 · fundraising $49,513
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $556,368 · program services $544,654 · management and general $11,714
-
13 · Office expenses
total $74,239 · program services $53,828 · management and general $18,433 · fundraising $1,978
-
14 · Information technology
total $424,601 · program services $307,865 · management and general $105,424 · fundraising $11,312
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $624,002 · program services $375,202 · management and general $247,901 · fundraising $899
-
17 · Travel
total $354,999 · program services $330,767 · management and general $18,030 · fundraising $6,202
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $716,457 · program services $667,552 · management and general $36,388 · fundraising $12,517
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $85,881 · program services $77,293 · management and general $8,588
-
23 · Insurance
total $0
-
24a · Other expenses: SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS
total $1,097,510 · program services $1,097,510
-
24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM, PRODUCT DESIGN & DEV
total $974,741 · program services $954,606 · management and general $9,242 · fundraising $10,893
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $15,271,716 · end of year $13,126,378
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $11,624
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $265,453 · end of year $705,058
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $235,494 · end of year $197,307
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$6,882,619
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,262,016
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $5,583,765 · end of year $5,620,603
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $7,019,260 · end of year $6,751,918
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,240,760 · end of year $937,254
-
18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $0 · end of year $2,680,932
-
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $6,872,057 · end of year $6,727,861
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $775,392 · end of year $790,732
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $19,487,479 · end of year $15,276,109
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
PROPEL EDUCATION (D/B/A "ED FARM") EQUIPS EDUCATORS IN SCHOOLS AND COMMMUNITIES WITH INNOVATIVE TOOLS AND STRATEGIES THAT SUPPORT ACTIVE LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS. PROPEL HAS A MISSION TO PROVIDE HBCU STUDENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, TOOLS AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO TRANSFORM OUR NATION'S TALENT PIPELINE AND WORKFORCE. ED FARM PROVIDES PLACE-BASED AND VIRTUAL INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES, RESOURCES, TECHNOLOGY AND WORKFORCE READINESS TRAINING TO INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES. PROGRAMS ARE INTENDED FOR K-12 EDUCATORS & STUDENTS, COLLEGE STUDENTS, FACULTY & STAFF, UN- OR UNDER-EMPLOYED ADULT LEARNERS, AS WELL AS EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATORS AND ENTREPRENEURS. PROPEL CONNECTS HBCU STUDENTS WITH INDUSTRY PARTNERS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
EDUCATION FARM ("ED FARM") EQUIPS EDUCATORS IN SCHOOLS AND COMMMUNITIES WITH INNOVATIVE TOOLS THAT SUPPORT ACTIVE LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS.
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K-12 EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT: TEACHER FELLOWS PROGRAM: SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADERS AND ADMINISTRATORS PARTNER WITH ED FARM TO IDENTIFY EDUCATORS WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT INNOVATIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING. THESE EDUCATORS FORM AN ANNUAL COHORT KNOWN AS "TEACHER FELLOWSED FARM EQUIPS THEM WITH INNOVATIVE RESOURCES AND TEACHING STRATEGIES THAT SUPPORT ACTIVE LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS. TEACHER FELLOWS ALSO COLLABORATE WITH ONE ANOTHER AND PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR OTHER TEACHERS IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS. STUDENT FELLOWS PROGRAM: MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN YEAR-LONG, CHALLENGE-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES DESIGNED TO SOLVE REAL COMMUNITY PROBLEMS. AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH EXPERIENCE, COMMUNITY LEADERS IDENTIFY A CHALLENGE AND INVITE STUDENT FELLOWS TO SOLVE IT DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. STUDENTS WORK TOGETHER TO INVESTIGATE THE CHALLENGE, BUILD DIGITAL SKILLS AND CREATE ACTIONABLE SOLUTIONS. STUDENT FELLOWS PRESENT THEIR SOLUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY AT THE END OF THE YEAR. SPACES: TRANSFORM TRADITIONAL EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS INTO TECHNOLOGICAL HUBS FOR THE EDUCATION AND EXPLORATION OF K-12 STUDENTS.
Expenses $3,637,296 · Revenue $1,227,499
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COMMUNITY DIGITAL SKILLS GRANTS: FUNDS 'KIDS CODING'BIRMINGHAM CAN CODE' PROGRAMS WHICH ENCOURAGE, INSPIRE AND IGNITE CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO DISCOVER AND EXPLORE TECHNOLOGY, LEARN TO CODE AND PURSUE STEM CAREERS. GRANTS SERVE TO HELP ED FARM ACHIEVE ITS GOALS OF EXPANDING THE REGION'S TECHNOLOGY ECOSYSTEM. PATHWAYS: FREE COURSES FOR ADULT LEARNERS THAT TEACHES DIGITAL SKILLS, APP CODING, EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS AND POST-SECONDARY CREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT.
Expenses $152,694 · Grants $4,378 · Revenue $763,791
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PROPEL: PROPEL CENTER PROVIDES HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCU) WITH SHARED SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK OF PREPARING LEADERS WHO IMPROVE OUR WORLD. VIA DIGITAL LEARNING TOOLS, STUDENTS FROM HBCUS WILL CONNECT WITH THE BRIGHTEST MINDS IN THE WORLD, BE GIVEN GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES AND DEVELOP INTO CIVIC-MINDED LEADERS AND ENTREPRENEURS. A PHSYICAL CAMPUS IS IN THE PLANNING PHASES TO HELP CONTINUE THE CENTER'S MISSION.
Expenses $6,235,333 · Grants $108,698
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Lisa Herring
President, Propel Center
- Total calculated
- $328,427
- From this org
- $319,033
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,394
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $319,033
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,838
- Filer's total
- $328,871
-
Camesha Whittaker
Chief Innovation & Design Offi
- Total calculated
- $228,115
- From this org
- $202,825
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $25,290
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $202,825
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- $25,734
- Filer's total
- $228,559
-
Waymond Jackson
President, Ed Farm
- Total calculated
- $193,077
- From this org
- $193,077
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $193,077
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- $444
- Filer's total
- $193,521
-
Carl Moore
Sr. Director, Academic Partner
- Total calculated
- $192,783
- From this org
- $180,467
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,316
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $180,467
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,760
- Filer's total
- $193,227
-
Michael Johnson
Chief of Staff
- Total calculated
- $176,120
- From this org
- $167,429
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,691
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $167,429
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,066
- Filer's total
- $176,495
-
Inga Willis
VP, Community & External Affai
- Total calculated
- $166,308
- From this org
- $158,788
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,520
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $158,788
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,963
- Filer's total
- $166,751
-
Morgan Tyler
VP, Talent, Culture, & Operati
- Total calculated
- $160,439
- From this org
- $133,183
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,256
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $133,183
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,439
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,261
- Filer's total
- $160,883
-
Taylor Smith
Sr Swift Developer
- Total calculated
- $153,729
- From this org
- $120,220
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,509
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $120,220
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- $33,952
- Filer's total
- $154,172
-
Sarah Jones
Head of Learning Product
- Total calculated
- $145,915
- From this org
- $120,748
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $25,167
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Beth Sanders
VP, Learning, PE Ventures
- Total calculated
- $142,327
- From this org
- $128,916
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,411
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Glen Spencer
Chief Development Officer
- Total calculated
- $140,648
- From this org
- $116,605
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,043
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Dione Simon
Chief Impact & Programs Office
- Total calculated
- $137,859
- From this org
- $129,344
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,515
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Mark Wright
Director, Digital Learning
- Total calculated
- $134,145
- From this org
- $126,625
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,520
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Candyce Monroe
Head of Learning Programs
- Total calculated
- $132,751
- From this org
- $118,334
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,417
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Kenya Browning
Controller/VP of Finance
- Total calculated
- $40,717
- From this org
- $38,382
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,335
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Anthony OniANTHONY ONI
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jay BrandrupJAY BRANDRUP
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John HudsonJOHN HUDSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lamell McMorrisLAMELL MCMORRIS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Myla CalhounMYLA CALHOUN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nichole Francis-ReynoldsNICHOLE FRANCIS-REYNOLDS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 1a · First-class or charter travel
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 3
- THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS LOOKS AT THE CURRENT MARKET SALARY ANALYSIS FOR EACH OF THE OFFICERS IN THE ORGANIZATION AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO COMPENSATE THE EMPLOYEES ACCORDINGLY.
- SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4A
- SEVERANCE PAYMENTS WERE MADE OF $46,175 TO MICHAEL JOHNSON, $29,244 TO DIONE SIMON, AND $17,712 TO GLEN SPENCER AFTER THEIR EMPLOYEMENT ENDED.
- SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 7
- BONUS PAYMENTS ARE AWARDED AND DETERMINED BY PERFORMANCE.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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PROPEL CENTER LLC
SUPPORT · AL · income $210,000 · assets $11,966,893
Directly controlled by ED FARM
-
PROPEL BUILD LLC
SUPPORT · AL · income $0 · assets $0
Directly controlled by ED FARM
-
ED FARM LLC
SUPPORT · AL · income $8,014,902 · assets $881,297
Directly controlled by ED FARM
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ED FARM OPERATIONS LLC
SUPPORT · AL · income $0 · assets $0
Directly controlled by ED FARM
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PROPEL HOLDINGS LLC
SUPPORT · GA · income $0 · assets $0
Directly controlled by ED FARM
-
PROPEL OPERATIONS LLC
SUPPORT · GA · income $0 · assets $0
Directly controlled by ED FARM
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PE VENTURE GROUP LLC
SUPPORT · AL · income $50,000 · assets $142,160
Directly controlled by ED FARM
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202533189349302498
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