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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by GRANTMAKERS FOR EDUCATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,824,140
Total expenses
$3,048,791
Contributions and grants received
$2,139,552
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$682,895
Investment income
$1,693
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,140,636
Total liabilities, end of year
$612,796
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,527,840
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,214,457
Management and general expenses
$727,192
Fundraising expenses
$107,142
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,214,457

Program services were 72.6% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $893,609

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,245,943

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE INCOME

    total $664,105 · related or exempt $664,105

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PRECONFERENCE

    total $14,200 · related or exempt $14,200

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SEMINARS & PROGRAM INC

    total $4,590 · related or exempt $4,590

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,693 · excluded $1,693

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $391,114 · program services $204,733 · management and general $168,593 · fundraising $17,788

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $715,392 · program services $374,477 · management and general $308,378 · fundraising $32,537

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $60,078 · program services $31,449 · management and general $25,897 · fundraising $2,732

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $72,540 · program services $37,971 · management and general $31,270 · fundraising $3,299

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $80,947 · program services $42,372 · management and general $34,893 · fundraising $3,682

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $21,184 · program services $12,549 · management and general $6,625 · fundraising $2,010

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $815,607 · program services $683,957 · management and general $101,004 · fundraising $30,646

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $76,699 · program services $56,925 · management and general $9,266 · fundraising $10,508

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $61,551 · program services $49,075 · management and general $11,218 · fundraising $1,258

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,516 · program services $792 · management and general $655 · fundraising $69

  • 17 · Travel

    total $60,999 · program services $48,650 · management and general $11,284 · fundraising $1,065

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $685,294 · program services $668,960 · management and general $14,968 · fundraising $1,366

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,870 · program services $2,547 · management and general $3,141 · fundraising $182

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,854,775 · end of year $1,770,848

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $251,294 · end of year $251,336

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $487,241

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $26,326 · end of year $27,650

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $284,971

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $284,971

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $546,192 · end of year $1,090,802

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $82,119 · end of year $104,281

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $475,110 · end of year $508,515

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,847,429 · end of year $1,933,934

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $761,170 · end of year $593,906

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

GRANTMAKERS FOR EDUCATION'S (GFE) MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN PHILANTHROPY'S CAPACITY TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES AND EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL LEARNERS. GFE IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION FOR PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PHILANTHROPIES THAT SUPPORT IMPROVED EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES AND EXPANDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS FROM EARLY LEARNING THROUGH POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION. TO IMPACT ALL LEARNINGS, GFE IS COMMITTED TO A STRONG, VIBRANT EDUCATION SYSTEM. GFE PROMOTES DIALOGUE, INQUIRY, COLLABORATION AND LEARNING TO STRENGTHEN PRACTICE WITHIN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION PHILANTHROPY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES AND EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL LEARNERS.

  • CONFERENCES AND PROGRAMS: ORGANIZING CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND E-PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT STRENGTHENS THE PRACTICE OF EDUCATION GRANT MAKERS. PROGRAMS AND CONFERENCES ARE FUNDED THROUGH MULTI-YEAR CONDITIONAL GRANTS.

    Expenses $1,210,933 · Revenue $682,895

  • IMPACT GROUPS: A FRAMEWORK CENTERED ON MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS FROM ACROSS THE NATION TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEEPEN MEMBERS' ENGAGEMENT WITH EACH OTHER ON A SHARED TOPIC OF INTEREST. IMPACT GROUPS CREATE RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE ACCESSIBLE BY GENERATING INFORMATION, SOURCING "LESSONS LEARNED, AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO PRACTITIONERS AND EXPERTS AND THEIR PERSPECTIVES.

    Expenses $436,924

  • MEMBER SERVICE AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES: PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND GUIDANCE TO HELP GRANTMAKING ORGANIZATIONS REFINE THEIR STRATEGIES AND TO CONNECT THEM WITH OTHER PEER GRANTMAKING ORGANIZATIONS FOR PEER ASSISTANCE AND COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES.

    Expenses $408,430

  • COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS: DEVELOPING REPORTS, CASE STUDIES AND NEWSLETTERS THAT PROMOTE DEEPER KNOWLEDGE OF EFFECTIVE GRANTMAKING PRACTICES AND HIGHLIGHT TRENDS AND EMERGING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD.

    Expenses $158,170

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Beverly Ross Denny

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $260,470
    From this org
    $238,420
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,050
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $238,420
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,242
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,808
    Filer's total
    $260,470
  • Ulcca Hansen

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $235,957
    From this org
    $216,147
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,810
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,147
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,015
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,795
    Filer's total
    $235,957
  • Nicole Rodriguez Leach

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF 7/23)

    Total calculated
    $130,645
    From this org
    $118,048
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,597
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kyle Malone

    ASSOC DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $148,219
    From this org
    $109,651
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,568
    Hours/week
    40
  • Sara Sneed

    CHAIR (AS OF 10/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Richard Tagle

    CHAIR (UNTIL 10/23) / DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Paul Herdman

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Sophie Fanelli

    SEC. (UNT. 12/23)/V.C. (AS OF 12/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Lynn Alvarez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Laverne Evans Srinivasan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Fitzpatrick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Charmaine Mercer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Danielle Pulliam

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gisele Shorter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Edward Smith

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 3/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
29 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413039349301941

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