Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$1,706,728

Total expenses

$1,285,039

Contributions and grants received

$1,689,007

Grants paid

$929,770

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$17,721

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$1,772,479

Total liabilities, end of year

$24,964

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$1,747,515

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$930,075

Management and general expenses

$251,160

Fundraising expenses

$103,804

Program service expenses (Part III)

$930,075

Program services were 72.4% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• EDUCATE FAIRFAX IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT EDUCATION FOUNDATION DEDICATED SOLELY TO SUPPORTING FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (FCPS) STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS. WE MOBILIZE THE POWER OF THE COMMUNITY TO INVEST IN EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE BY PROVIDING FUNDING, RESOURCES, AND STRATEGIC SUPPORT THAT EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND EMPOWER EDUCATORS. FCPS SERVES MORE THAN 183,000 STUDENTS ACROSS 199 SCHOOLS, ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST DIVERSE SCHOOL DIVISIONS IN THE NATION, AND PRIVATE SUPPORT PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN ADDRESSING EMERGING NEEDS, FOSTERING INNOVATION, AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY. OUR WORK ALIGNS DIRECTLY WITH THE FCPS STRATEGIC PLAN AND ADVANCES EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION, ACCESS, AND OPPORTUNITY ACROSS THE DIVISION.

  Expenses $930,075 · Grants $929,770

• DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, EDUCATE FAIRFAX ADMINISTERED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM SERVICES: 1. EDUCATE FAIRFAX GRANTS EDUCATE FAIRFAX FUELS SCHOOL-BASED AND CLASSROOM INNOVATION THROUGH COMPETITIVE GRANTS THAT EMPOWER EDUCATORS TO BRING BOLD IDEAS TO LIFE. IN FY2025, 107 EDUCATOR-LED INNOVATION GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO 100 FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND CENTERS, INCLUDING 24 TITLE I SCHOOLS, TO ENHANCE AND EXTEND THE STANDARD CURRICULUM. THESE PROJECTS PROMOTE DEEPER LEARNING, CREATIVITY, CRITICAL THINKING, AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IMPACTING MORE THAN 36,000 STUDENTS ACROSS DIVERSE GRADE LEVELS, SUBJECT AREAS, AND REGIONS OF FCPS. 2. KIDS IN NEED FUND EVERY STUDENT DESERVES THE BASICS TO THRIVE IN SCHOOL AND BEYOND. THROUGH THE KIDS IN NEED FUND, EDUCATE FAIRFAX PROVIDES ESSENTIAL RESOURCES TO FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (FCPS) STUDENTS IDENTIFIED AS FACING ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, REMOVING BARRIERS THAT INTERFERE WITH LEARNING. SUPPORT MAY INCLUDE FOOD SECURITY ASSISTANCE; BACKPACKS AND CLASSROOM SUPPLIES; CLOTHING AND HYGIENE ITEMS; LAPTOPS, TABLETS, AND INTERNET ACCESS; AND TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT FOR INTERNSHIPS, APPRENTICESHIPS, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. BY ADDRESSING THESE CRITICAL NEEDS, EDUCATE FAIRFAX PROMOTES EQUITY, DIGNITY, AND READINESS ENSURING STUDENTS ARRIVE PREPARED, CONFIDENT, AND ABLE TO FOCUS ON THEIR EDUCATION. 3. INNOVATORS FUND THE INNOVATORS FUND ADVANCES HANDS-ON, REAL-WORLD LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT PREPARE STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE, CAREER, AND LIFE. IT EMPOWERS FCPS EDUCATORS TO PROVIDE DIVERSE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO EXCEL BY ADDRESSING GAPS IN FUNDING. THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT, THE INNOVATORS FUND PROPELS IDEAS AND DISTRICT-WIDE INITIATIVES THAT FOSTER PROBLEM-SOLVING, COLLABORATION, AND CREATIVITY EQUIPPING STUDENTS WITH THE SKILLS AND MINDSETS NEEDED TO LEAD IN EMERGING INDUSTRIES AND A RAPIDLY EVOLVING WORLD. 4. SCHOLARSHIP FUND EDUCATE FAIRFAX MANAGES AND STEWARDS A GROWING PORTFOLIO OF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS THAT OPEN DOORS TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND POSTSECONDARY OPPORTUNITY FOR FCPS STUDENTS. THROUGH DONOR-ESTABLISHED AND FOUNDATION-LED SCHOLARSHIPS, WE AWARD FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO GRADUATING SENIORS PURSUING COLLEGE, TECHNICAL TRAINING, MILITARY SERVICE, OR WORKFORCE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS. OUR SCHOLARSHIPS PRIORITIZE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, LEADERSHIP, SERVICE, RESILIENCE, AND DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED, ENSURING THAT DESERVING STUDENTS HAVE A CLEAR AND SUPPORTED PATH FORWARD AFTER GRADUATION. BY CONNECTING COMMUNITY GENEROSITY WITH STUDENT AMBITION, EDUCATE FAIRFAX HELPS TRANSFORM ASPIRATIONS INTO ATTAINABLE FUTURES.

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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.

Grants on this return

• FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

  $929,770

  SUPPORT FCPS SCHOOLS

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

26 February 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.0

Source object

202640689349302009

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