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E3 EDUCATE-EMPOWER-ELEVATE

EIN 85-4237427 CHARLESTON, SC

Revenue 2024
$206,364
Expenses 2024
$321,833

Program services were 70.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B99
Classification
1250
Street
1857 BERMUDA STONE RD

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

OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY INEQUITIES ARE EDUCATED, EMPOWERED, AND ELEVATED TO EXERCISE THEIR COLLECTIVE AGENCY IN THE SOUTH.TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION, E3 WORKS TO:1) EDUCATE BLACK AND BROWN FAMILIES THROUGH CULTURALLY COMPETENT, RELEVANT, AND SUSTAINING ENVIRONMENTS2) EMPOWER THROUGH THE COALITION-BUILDING OF BLACK AND BROWN LEADERS, BLACK EDUCATORS, BLACK AND BROWN-LED ORGANIZATIONS, AND BLACK AND BROWN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.3) TO ELEVATE BLACK AND BROWN FAMILIES TO ACT IN THEIR POWER AND PURPOSE.

  • FREEDOM SCHOOLS - THE CDF FREEDOM SCHOOLS PROGRAM TRACES ITS ROOTS TO THE MISSISSIPPI FREEDOM SUMMER PROJECT OF 1964, WHEN COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE NATION TRAVELED TO MISSISSIPPI TO ADVANCE JUSTICE AND VOTING RIGHTS FOR BLACK CITIZENS. THESE EARLY FREEDOM SCHOOLS WERE CREATED TO KEEP BLACK CHILDREN AND YOUTH SAFE WHILE PROVIDING RICH EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES UNAVAILABLE IN SEGREGATED PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IN CHURCHES, HOMES, AND COMMUNITY CENTERS, COLLEGE STUDENT VOLUNTEERS TAUGHT READING, WRITING, MATH, SCIENCE, AND HUMANITIESALONGSIDE SUBJECTS NOT OFFERED IN TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS, SUCH AS BLACK HISTORY AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. THEIR INSTRUCTION FOSTERED INDEPENDENT THINKING, PROBLEM-SOLVING, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUTH.IN 1995, THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND (CDF) LAUNCHED THE MODERN FREEDOM SCHOOLS INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN LACKING ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY SUMMER LITERACY PROGRAMS. SINCE THEN, THE MODEL HAS GROWN INTO A NATIONAL NETWORK WITH A PROVEN RECORD OF IMPROVING READING PROFICIENCY, STRENGTHENING FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, AND NURTURING A LOVE OF LEARNING AMONG PARTICIPANTS.IN SOUTH CAROLINA, THERE ARE CURRENTLY SIX ACTIVE FREEDOM SCHOOL SITES, INCLUDING TWO IN CHARLESTON. HOWEVER, BOTH OPERATE WITH LIMITED CAPACITY. THE E3 FOUNDATION HAS PLAYED A KEY LEADERSHIP ROLE IN CONVENING SOUTH CAROLINA FREEDOM SCHOOL SITES FOR STRATEGIC COLLABORATION AND PLANNING. THROUGH THIS WORK, E3 SUPPORTS COLLECTIVE EFFORTS TO EXPAND EXISTING SITES, LAUNCH NEW SITES, AND STRENGTHEN THE STATEWIDE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO SUSTAIN HIGH-QUALITY FREEDOM SCHOOL PROGRAMMING THAT ADVANCES EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY.

    Expenses $56,662

  • PRO-TRUTH SC - SINCE SUMMER 2021, E3 FOUNDATION HAS WORKED DILIGENTLY WITH THE NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE FUND (LDF), ACLU OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LOWCOUNTRY BLACK PARENTS ASSOCIATION, WREN, JEWISH FEDERATION, AND OTHER PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, ADVOCATES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO STRATEGIZE, ORGANIZE, AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT SOUTH CAROLINA'S LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS RELATED TO TEACHING TRUTHFUL AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION.THESE FOUNDING PARTNERS CAME TOGETHER TO FORM THE PRO-TRUTH SC COALITION, A COLLECTIVE EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE HAVE ACCESS TO FACT-BASED, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE EDUCATION. THROUGH THIS COALITION, E3 OPERATES AS THE BACKBONE OF THE COALITION AND PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN COMMUNITY EDUCATION, LEGISLATIVE ENGAGEMENT, AND ADVOCACY TRAINING, HELPING RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND HOW PROPOSED LAWS AFFECT SCHOOLS AND HOW TO EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR EQUITABLE AND ACCURATE INSTRUCTION.TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS INITIATIVE, VISIT WWW.PROTRUTHSC.ORG.

    Expenses $67,994

  • MOVEMENT 400 - MOVEMENT 400 IS A COLLABORATION OF EDUCATORS, PARENTS, STUDENTS, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND CONCERNED CITIZENS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT EVERY CHILD IN THE CHARLESTON REGION HASACCESS TO A HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION FREE FROM SYSTEMIC RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION.THE E3 FOUNDATION SERVES AS THE BACKBONE ORGANIZATION FOR THIS COALITION, PROVIDING COORDINATION, STRATEGIC GUIDANCE, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SUPPORT. THROUGH THIS ROLE, E3 HAS HELPED MOVEMENT 400 ORGANIZE AND IMPLEMENT EFFORTS TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT UPCOMING ELECTIONS, PROMOTE VOTER REGISTRATION, AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDED HOSTING A SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE FORUM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ENCOURAGE INFORMED CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND ENSURE COMMUNITY VOICES ARE REPRESENTED IN EDUCATION LEADERSHIP. GOTV CAMPAIGNCOORDINATING 16 VOTER-REGISTRATION WORKSHOPS AND 3000 TOUCH POINTS DURING COMMUNITY EVENTS. AS A RESULT, 107 NEW VOTERS WERE REGISTERED, AND PARTICIPANTS REPORTED A STRONGER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO ENGAGE IN LOCAL AND SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS. THESE EFFORTS SUPPORTED OUR MISSION TO BUILD CIVIC-EMPOWERED COMMUNITIES AND STRENGTHEN EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION IN THE CHARLESTON REGION.

    Expenses $45,330

  • REGIONAL TALENT STRATEGY - NUMEROUS STUDIES OVER THE PAST DECADE HAVE SHOWN THAT ALL STUDENTSAND ESPECIALLY BLACK STUDENTSBENEFIT ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY FROM HAVING BLACK TEACHERS. YET IN THE CHARLESTON REGION, THERE REMAINS A SIGNIFICANT GAP BETWEEN THE RACIAL DEMOGRAPHICS OF STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS. WHILE OVER 40% OF CHARLESTON COUNTY'S STUDENTS ARE BLACK, ONLY ABOUT 12% OF TEACHERS IDENTIFY AS BLACK, A FIGURE THAT HAS REMAINED STAGNANT FOR MORE THAN TEN YEARS. IN 2018, OF CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S 3,312 TEACHERS, 71% WERE WHITE WOMEN AND 14% WERE WHITE MEN, COMPARED TO ONLY 12% BLACK WOMEN AND LESS THAN 1% BLACK MEN. THERE ARE MORE WHITE MEN TEACHING IN THE DISTRICT THAN TEACHERS OF COLOR, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN COMBINED.IN RESPONSE, THE E3 FOUNDATION IS LEADING EFFORTS TO BUILD A PIPELINE OF COMMUNITY-CENTERED, ENTREPRENEURIALLY MINDED EDUCATORS AND LEADERS, WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON RECRUITING, PREPARING, AND SUPPORTING TEACHERS AND LEADERS OF COLOR WHO ARE EQUIPPED TO TRANSFORM THE ACADEMIC TRAJECTORY OF STUDENTS OF COLOR IN CHARLESTON.E3 IS COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL PARTNERS, INCLUDING METANOIA, CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, TEACH FOR AMERICA, AND FORMER SERVANT LEADER INTERNS (SLIS) AND ELLA BAKER TRAINERS FROM THE CDF FREEDOM SCHOOLS PROGRAM, TO DEVELOP A REGIONAL FREEDOM SCHOOLS EXPANSION THAT SERVES AS BOTH A HIGH-QUALITY SUMMER LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS AND A TRAINING GROUND FOR FUTURE EDUCATORS.THROUGH COALITION BUILDING, E3 AND ITS PARTNERS AIM TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF EDUCATIONAL INEQUITIESSUCH AS LIMITED ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND LOW TEACHER DIVERSITYWHILE ADVOCATING FOR POLICIES THAT PROMOTE THE SUCCESS OF BLACK AND BROWN STUDENTS. E3 BELIEVES THAT THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND (CDF) FREEDOM SCHOOLS PROGRAM, FOUNDED IN 1995 BY SOUTH CAROLINA NATIVE MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN AND INSPIRED BY THE FREEDOM SCHOOLS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, OFFERS A PROVEN FRAMEWORK FOR LITERACY DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP CULTIVATION, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THAT DIRECTLY ADVANCES EDUCATIONAL EQUITY IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

    Expenses $22,665

  • COMMUNITY ASSESSMENTS - COMMUNITY-WIDE ASSESSMENTS ARE ONE OF THE KEY RESOURCES THE E3 FOUNDATION PROVIDES TO HELP FAMILIES UNDERSTAND AND ADVOCATE FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S LEARNING. E3 HIRES CERTIFIED EDUCATORS TO ADMINISTER ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND COMMUNITIES WITH CLEAR INFORMATION ABOUT STUDENTS' ACADEMIC STRENGTHS AND AREAS FOR GROWTH.DURING THESE EVENTS, ALL STUDENTS IN PRE-K THROUGH 5TH GRADE WERE ASSESSED IN BOTH READING AND MATH. THE GOAL OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO ENSURE THAT FAMILIES HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF EACH CHILD'S INDIVIDUAL LEARNING NEEDS AND ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS TO SUPPORT THEIR ACADEMIC SUCCESS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.

    Expenses $33,997

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.

  • AUDREY KS LANE

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $49,359
    From this org
    $49,359
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • LATISHA VAUGHN

    BOARD MEMBER/PROG DR

    Total calculated
    $49,359
    From this org
    $49,359
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • MICHELLE A MAPP MEM MPA JD

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SHERMAN WHITES JR

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ASHLEY POWELL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CLARE KAYE

    BOARD MEMBER

    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $206,364
    Expenses
    $321,833
    Contributions
    $206,344
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $413,631
    Expenses
    $671,292
    Contributions
    $413,631
    Grants paid
    $20,500
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $439,069
    Expenses
    $502,647
    Contributions
    $439,069
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $439,169
    Expenses
    $503,819
    Contributions
    $439,169
    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.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $514,025
    Expenses
    $105,912
    Assets (EOY)
    $409,287

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

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Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.