CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND INNOVATION INC
EIN 38-4190832 COLUMBIA, SC
- Revenue 2024
- $8,357,327
- Expenses 2024
- $8,572,767
Program services were 90.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- B99
- Classification
- 1200
- Street
- PO BOX 290250
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND INNOVATION DEVELOPS AND SUSTAINS AN IN-TO-END TEACHER PIPELINE. BY UPSKILLING EDUCATORS TO LEVERAGE DATA-DRIVEN, INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TAILORED TO EACH LEARNER, THE EPI CENTER PREPARES TEACHERS TO CREATE TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR LASTING IMPACT IN CLASSROOMS AND COMMUNITIES.
Activities or mission (Part I)
PREPARE TEACHERS TO CREATE TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR LASTING IMPACT IN CLASSROOMS AND COMMUNITIES.
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THE REWARDING EDUCATOR ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE (REAP) INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL QUALITY, STRENGTHEN EDUCATOR EFFECTIVENESS, INCREASE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, AND ADVANCE EQUITY IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. IN OCTOBER 2024, THE EPI CENTER RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $6.5 MILLION IN YEAR 2 FUNDING UNDER ITS THREE-YEAR, $26.7 MILLION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRANT. THE INITIATIVE SUPPORTS MORE THAN 850 EDUCATORS AND NEARLY 11,000 STUDENTS ACROSS 26 SCHOOLS IN THE TWO PARTNER DISTRICTS. THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH FAIRFIELD AND GEORGETOWN, THE CENTER IMPLEMENTS TWO INTEGRATED SERVICE TIERS. THE FIRST USES A COMPREHENSIVE, DATA-DRIVEN HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO ATTRACT, RETAIN, DEVELOP, AND REWARD EFFECTIVE EDUCATORS. THE SECOND PROVIDES RESOURCES AND SUSTAINED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS. TOGETHER, THE SERVICE TIERS ADDRESS TALENT MANAGEMENT, HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATOR EVALUATION, PERFORMANCE-BASED COMPENSATION, PROFESSIONAL GROWTH PATHWAYS, PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP NETWORKS, INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING FOR NEW TEACHERS, AND EDUCATOR CAREER LADDERS.
Expenses $4,176,950 · Grants $1,402,003
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - THIS PROGRAM FUNDS CONTINUED GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATORS AND STAFF BEYOND INITIAL PREPARATION. THIS INCLUDES WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, AND TRAINING SESSIONS, AS WELL AS COACHING, PEER COLLABORATION, AND CERTIFICATIONS. FUNDS MAY ALSO COVER REGISTRATION, TRAVEL, OR MATERIALS. THE GOAL IS TO HELP EDUCATORS REMAIN SKILLED, INNOVATIVE, AND ALIGNED WITH EVOLVING STANDARDS AND PRACTICES.
Expenses $1,777,683 · Grants $446,387 · Revenue $832,398
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EDUCATOR PREPARATION - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES RESOURCES TO HELP ASPIRING AND CURRENT TEACHERS SUCCESSFULLY PURSUE LICENSURE. COVERED COSTS INCLUDE APPRENTICESHIPS, MENTORSHIP, PRAXIS PREPARATION AND TESTING, COURSEWORK, AND SCHOOL-BASED FIELD EXPERIENCES-ALL DESIGNED TO ENSURE EDUCATORS ARE FULLY PREPARED TO MEET LICENSURE AND ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS.
Expenses $1,564,314 · Grants $219,352 · Revenue $666,587
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CREDENTIALING - THIS SUB-PROGRAM SUPPORTS ALL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO AWARDING MICRO-CREDENTIALS AND RECOGNIZING ONGOING LEARNING. THIS INCLUDES FEES FOR ASSESSMENTS, TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS, AND OFFICIAL SKILL VERIFICATIONS, AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF DIGITAL BADGES OR CERTIFICATES THAT VALIDATE SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES.
Expenses $251,400 · Grants $9,515 · Revenue $1,095,537
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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JAMIE DEVINE
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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LAMYRA SANDERS DUKES
BOARD CHAIR (FROM 1/1/25)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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LARONDA JOHNSON
BOARD CHAIR (TO 1/1/25)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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MAMIE SHIPPY
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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CINTHIA WOLFE
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION & LEADERSHIP DEV.
- Total calculated
- $124,630
- From this org
- $124,630
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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DAMARA H MITCHELL
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $109,583
- From this org
- $109,583
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 25
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TONDALEYA GREEN JACKSON
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $100,000
- From this org
- $100,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 30
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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $8,357,327
- Expenses
- $8,572,767
- Contributions
- $5,762,805
- Grants paid
- $2,077,257
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2024
- Revenue
- $9,747,337
- Expenses
- $6,887,330
- Contributions
- $5,671,232
- Grants paid
- $0
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2023
- Revenue
- $5,004,871
- Expenses
- $4,659,320
- Contributions
- $738,339
- Grants paid
- $1,281,540
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2022
- Revenue
- $2,134,789
- Expenses
- $1,899,203
- Contributions
- $2,134,789
- Grants paid
- $0
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Grants made
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VOORHEES UNIVERSITY
$1,276,540
2023 EDUCATION SUPPORT
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$210,000
2024 V-NET (VOORHEES NETWORK FOR ENHANCED TEACHING) IS A FEDERAL TEACHER QUALITY PARTNERSHIP (TQP) GRANT THAT PREPARES AND SUPPORTS EDUCATORS TO IMPROVE TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN HIGH-NEED SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOLS. ASSISTANCE INCLUDED $35,000 LIVING WAGE STIPENDS FOR TEACHER RESIDENTS PARTICIPATING IN AN 11-MONTH RESIDENCY WHILE COMPLETING CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS THROUGH THE PROGRAM.
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GEORGETOWN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
$150,000
2024 LIVING WAGE STIPENDS TO FELLOWS
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
$150,000
2024 LIVING WAGE STIPENDS TO FELLOWS
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$140,000
2024 LIVING WAGE STIPENDS TO FELLOWS
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ORANGEBURG COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
$105,000
2024 LIVING WAGE STIPENDS TO FELLOWS
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$70,000
2024 LIVING WAGE STIPENDS TO FELLOWS
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2024 CHICAGO SEED (SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE EDUCATOR DEVELOPMENT) IS A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE EDUCATOR DEVELOPMENT (SEED) GRANT THAT PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL TRAINING TO IMPROVE TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS. ASSISTANCE INCLUDED $6,000 STIPENDS FOR EDUCATORS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION THROUGH THE PROGRAM.
Grants received
No itemized grant names this organization as a recipient. Only grants over $5,000 are itemized, and only by filers of the full Form 990.
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 23 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.