Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE INEDUCATION INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $6,972,795
- Total expenses
- $12,893,829
- Contributions and grants received
- $5,464,642
- Grants paid
- $58,011
- Program service revenue
- $898,116
- Investment income
- $609,409
- Other revenue
- $628
- Total assets, end of year
- $21,447,650
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,324,424
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $20,123,226
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $10,723,423
- Management and general expenses
- $1,649,978
- Fundraising expenses
- $520,428
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $10,723,423
Program services were 83.2% 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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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$5,464,642
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2a · Program service revenue: EVENT REGISTRATION INCOME
total $461,443 · related or exempt $461,443
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2b · Program service revenue: POLICY ADVISING & IMPLEMENTATION
total $426,673 · related or exempt $426,673
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2c · Program service revenue: HONORARIUM
total $10,000 · related or exempt $10,000
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3 · Investment income
total $642,120 · excluded $642,120
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $2,699,948
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $2,732,659
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7c · Gain or loss
securities -$32,711
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$32,711 · excluded -$32,711
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $628 · related or exempt $628
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11e · Other revenue, total
$628
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $30,200 · program services $30,200
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $27,811 · program services $27,811
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,013,578 · program services $522,242 · management and general $436,715 · fundraising $54,621
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $6,547,260 · program services $5,486,355 · management and general $717,448 · fundraising $343,457
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $181,305 · program services $151,911 · management and general $22,142 · fundraising $7,252
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $893,164 · program services $669,529 · management and general $185,685 · fundraising $37,950
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $553,595 · program services $444,685 · management and general $83,138 · fundraising $25,772
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11b · Fees: legal
total $144,647 · program services $106,059 · management and general $21,257 · fundraising $17,331
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $35,259 · program services $27,818 · management and general $5,646 · fundraising $1,795
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $18,399 · management and general $18,399
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11g · Fees: other
total $606,015 · program services $591,401 · management and general $11,600 · fundraising $3,014
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $53,366 · program services $48,809 · management and general $4,278 · fundraising $279
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13 · Office expenses
total $65,819 · program services $46,116 · management and general $6,988 · fundraising $12,715
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14 · Information technology
total $75,063 · program services $53,333 · management and general $11,836 · fundraising $9,894
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16 · Occupancy
total $61,078 · program services $47,348 · management and general $10,675 · fundraising $3,055
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17 · Travel
total $274,715 · program services $218,214 · management and general $55,727 · fundraising $774
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $198,794 · program services $198,794
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $1,529,401 · program services $1,495,656 · management and general $32,718 · fundraising $1,027
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $16,130 · program services $12,883 · management and general $2,416 · fundraising $831
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23 · Insurance
total $15,759 · program services $2,817 · management and general $12,760 · fundraising $182
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24a · Other expenses: COMMUNICATIONS
total $552,471 · program services $541,442 · management and general $10,550 · fundraising $479
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $651,838 · end of year $335,941
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $8,871,876 · end of year $3,400,501
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $129,041 · end of year $114,356
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $41,840 · end of year $41,090
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $34,666 · end of year $85,827
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$133,897
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$112,987
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $28,326 · end of year $20,910
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $3,784,443 · end of year $3,871,376
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $13,400,029 · end of year $13,408,686
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $930
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $53,722 · end of year $168,033
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $508,845 · end of year $599,857
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $171,150 · end of year $9,319
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $531,063 · end of year $715,248
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $18,205,014 · end of year $14,614,165
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $7,579,709 · end of year $5,509,061
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TRANSFORMING EDUCATION TO UNLOCK LIFELONG OPPORTUNITY AND SUCCESS FOR EACH AND EVERY CHILD.
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POLICYEXCELINED'S POLICY PROGRAMS SUPPORT STATE LEADERS IN TRANSFORMING EDUCATION WITH COMPREHENSIVE STUDENT-CENTERED POLICY SOLUTIONS THAT ARE IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING, INCREASING OPPORTUNITY, ELIMINATING INEQUITIES AND READYING GRADUATES FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER-QUALITY, HIGHER-WAGE, IN-DEMAND JOBS.
Expenses $8,567,946 · Grants $30,200 · Revenue $437,302
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NATIONAL SUMMIT ON EDUCATIONEXCELINED HOSTED THE 2024 NATIONAL SUMMIT ON EDUCATION, WHICH CONVENED NEARLY 1,000 STATE AND NATIONAL LEADERS TO EXCHANGE RESULTS-BASED POLICY SOLUTIONS AND STRATEGIES THAT ARE SHAPING PUBLIC POLICY AND TRANSFORMING EDUCATION SYSTEMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
Expenses $2,056,674 · Revenue $461,442
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ARTS FOR LIFEARTS FOR LIFE AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRADUATING FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO EXCELLED IN VISUAL ARTS, MUSIC, DANCE, DRAMA OR CREATIVE WRITING TO SUPPORT THEIR GOAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Expenses $98,803 · Grants $27,811
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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John E BushJOHN E BUSH
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5 + 1 related
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Allan HubbardALLAN HUBBARD
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Janet AyersJANET AYERS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Reginald J BrownREGINALD J BROWN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Eric CantorERIC CANTOR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Christopher CerfCHRISTOPHER CERF
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dee B HaslamDEE B HASLAM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Joel I KleinJOEL I KLEIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Susana MartinezSUSANA MARTINEZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bruce RaunerBRUCE RAUNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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F Philip HandyF PHILIP HANDY
SECRETARY THROUGH MARCH 2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Patricianna LevesquePATRICIANNA LEVESQUE
CEO
- Total calculated
- $573,277
- From this org
- $451,723
- From related orgs
- $75,023
- Other
- $46,531
- Hours/week
- 36 + 4 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $319,020 + $56,202 related
- Bonus
- $106,763 + $18,821 related
- Other
- $25,940
- Deferred
- $25,798 + $1,553 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $16,303 + $2,877 related
- Filer's total
- $493,824 + $79,453 related
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Pamela M GriggsPAMELA M GRIGGS
SENIOR ADVISOR
- Total calculated
- $192,314
- From this org
- $173,420
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,894
- Hours/week
- 32 + 8 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $178,525
- Bonus
- $146
- Other
- -$5,251
- Deferred
- $5,360
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,534
- Filer's total
- $192,314
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Gary R ChartrandGARY R CHARTRAND
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Deena ReppenDEENA REPPEN
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $390,313
- From this org
- $342,368
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $47,945
- Hours/week
- 33 + 7 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $283,777
- Bonus
- $40,698
- Other
- $17,893
- Deferred
- $27,350
- Nontaxable benefits
- $20,595
- Filer's total
- $390,313
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Kymyona BurkKYMYONA BURK
SENIOR FELLOW
- Total calculated
- $246,739
- From this org
- $224,964
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,775
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $211,819
- Bonus
- $15,258
- Other
- -$2,113
- Deferred
- $6,812
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,963
- Filer's total
- $246,739
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Cara CandalCARA CANDAL
VP OF POLICY
- Total calculated
- $256,659
- From this org
- $247,817
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,842
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $231,204
- Bonus
- $16,613
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,435
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,407
- Filer's total
- $256,659
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Christy L SandbergCHRISTY L SANDBERG
SENIOR FELLOW
- Total calculated
- $223,584
- From this org
- $206,378
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,206
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $201,584
- Bonus
- $10,054
- Other
- -$5,260
- Deferred
- $6,349
- Nontaxable benefits
- $10,857
- Filer's total
- $223,584
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Thomas GreeneTHOMAS GREENE
VP OF ADVOCACY
- Total calculated
- $228,104
- From this org
- $135,909
- From related orgs
- $72,581
- Other
- $19,614
- Hours/week
- 23 + 18 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $118,773 + $63,870 related
- Bonus
- $19,250 + $8,711 related
- Other
- -$2,114
- Deferred
- $4,141 + $2,177 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,642 + $4,654 related
- Filer's total
- $148,692 + $79,412 related
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Matthew JosephMATTHEW JOSEPH
SENIOR ADVISOR
- Total calculated
- $210,115
- From this org
- $184,364
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $25,751
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $184,356
- Bonus
- $9,405
- Other
- -$9,397
- Deferred
- $5,813
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,938
- Filer's total
- $210,115
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
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 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)
- PART I, LINE 3
- CEO COMPENSATION WAS NEGOTIATED WITH THE COMPENSATION AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE APPROVED AND SIGNED A WRITTEN OFFER LETTER. EMPLOYMENT ATTORNEYS WERE ALSO CONSULTED IN THE PROCESS.
- PART I, LINE 7
- FOR SOME EMPLOYEES, COMPENSATION INCLUDED A DISCRETIONARY BONUS RELATED TO 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
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$17,700
CONTRIBUTION
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CONTRIBUTION
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION NATIONAL INC
501(C)(4) · TO ADVANCE POLICIES THAT WILL IMPROVE EDUCATION IN THE US · FL
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 27 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202523009349301122
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