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Education Reform Now Inc

Our mission is to create progressive education change at both the federal level and in states across the country at every stage from k-12 to higher-ed to ensure americans of all ages, from cradle to grave, gains full and fair access to a globally competitive high-quality public education that empowers them to fulfill their limitless…

$8.1M
Granted FY2024still arriving
11
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$5.8M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$43MCivil Rights$206kRecreation & Sports$144kHuman Services$81kPublic Benefit$45kYouth Development$35kCommunity Improvement$18kPhilanthropy$10k
02FY2024 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $6k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $143k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $147k
  • $250k+2 grants · $7.8M
$30,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$9.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
EDUCATION REFORM NOW ADVOCACY INC$5,766,411
BLACK LATINO ASIAN CHARTER COLLABORATIVE$1,988,333
SOUTH CAROLINA AIM HIGH FOUNDATION$96,642
NEWDEAL FORUM$50,000
THE COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS FOR K-12 STUDENTS$48,000
PUBLIC EDUCATION & BUSINESS COALITION$30,000
TEACH PLUS INC$25,000
HARTFORD PARENT UNIVERSITY INC$20,000
FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK INC$10,000
HILL FOR LITERACY INC$10,000
CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS INSTITUTE INC$6,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY19–24, $116k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 93% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%NEWDEAL FORUM: $50k → 14%UNITE INC: $10k → 21%SUMMIT COUNTY FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER: $9k → 9%OUR VOICE NUESTRA VOZ: $8k → 23%NEWDEAL FORUM: $15k → 14%NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE INC: $25k → 17%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
NY
MA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
TN
DC
LA
AL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

99%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$42M · 9 repeat orgs$612k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +30% since the first grant, against +23% for those funded once.

9 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
19

Total granted

$42M
$494k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+30%
+23%

Still filing today

89%
84%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $118k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHuman ServicesCivil RightsPublic BenefitCommunity ImprovementReligionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • ER
    EDUCATION REFORM NOW ADVOCACY INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $37M · revenue +19% · 59% of their budget
  • SC
    SOUTH CAROLINA AIM HIGH FOUNDATION CAROLINA BASKETBALL CAMP
    2× · 2023–2024 · $144k · revenue +30% · 38% of their budget
  • TEACH PLUS INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $100k · revenue +36%

Funded once

  • ML
    MEMPHIS LIFT PARENT INSTITUTE
    one grant, 2018 · $171k · revenue -42%
  • RM
    ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC MEDIA INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $100k · revenue +25%
  • CB
    CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2023 · $40k · revenue +13%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Equal Opportunity Schools

Equal opportunity schools' mission is to strengthen educator and system leader capacity to break down barriers to increase access, belonging, and success in rigorous college and career-prep secondary school courses for students of color…

Education
2
Education Commission of the States

The mission of education commission of the states is to advocate for attaining educational excellence for all and to help state leaders identify, develop and implement public policy for education that addresses current and future needs of…

Education
3
New Classrooms Innovation Partners Inc

To create and inspire better ways to give every student an educational foundation for lifelong success. we imagine a world where every student attends a school that meets them where they are, adapts to the unique ways they learn, and…

Education
4
The Peak School

The peak school seeks to ignite a passion for learning, to develop students of diverse talents and backgrounds who think critically and act with integrity, and to graduate compassionate, confident, capable students who will embrace their…

Education
5
The National Center on Education and the Economy

The Center is dedicated to providing tools the nation needs to lead the world in education & training in a swiftly globalizing world economy.

Public Benefit
6
The New York Opportunity Network Inc Dba the Opportunity Network

The opportunity network ignites the drive, curiosity, and agency of underrepresented students on their paths to and through college and into thriving careers, powered by our commitment to access and community.

Education
7
Cesar Chavez Public Charter School for Public Policy

To prepare students to succeed in competitive colleges and to empower them to use public policy to create a more just, free, and equal world.

Education
8
Inroads Inc

To deliver innovative leadership development programs and creative solutions that identify, accelerate, and elevate underrepresented talent throughout their careers.

Education
9
Deans for Impact

See Schedule ODeans for Impact supports educator-preparation programs to bring the science of learning into teaching practice; partners with policymakers to ensure pathways into teaching are accessible, practice-based, and…

Education
10
National Association of Independent Schools Inc

As the largest association of independent schools, nais co-creates the future of education by uniting and empowering our community. we do this through thought leadership, research, creation and curation of resources, and direct…

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11
College Summit Inc

College summit, inc. d/b/a peerforward (peerforward)'s mission is to unleash the power of positive peer influence to transform the lives of youth living in low-income communities by connecting them to college and careers. in low-income…

Education
12
National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering Inc

To provide leadership and support for the national effort to increase the representation of successful african american, native american and latinx women and men in engineering and technology, math, and science-based careers.

Civil Rights
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Fund for the City of New York Inc; the most unlike its peers is Gates Family Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

28 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 28 of the 33 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

3
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/28
Grantees still filing
21/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

EDUCATION REFORM NOW ADVOCACY INC: $37,344,986 · EducationEDUCATION REFORM NOW ADVOCACY INC+9 more: $410,295 · EducationBLACK LATINX ASIAN CHARTER COLLABORATIVE: $4,687,358 · OtherBLACK LATINX…+12 more: $224,000 · OtherSOUTH CAROLINA AIM HIGH FOUNDATION CAROLINA BASKETBALL CAMP: $143,674 · ReligionTHE NEWDEAL FORUM: $65,000 · Human ServicesNATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesUNITE INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesSUMMIT COUNTY RESOURCE CENTER DBA FAMILY & INTERCULTURAL RESOURCE CENTER: $8,500 · Human ServicesOUR VOICE NUESTRA VOZ: $7,500 · Human ServicesROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC MEDIA INC: $100,000 · Arts & CultureCONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC: $40,000 · Civil RightsYOUNG INVINCIBLES: $10,000 · Civil RightsTHE COLORADO NONPROFIT DEVELOPMENT CENTER: $25,000 · Community Improvement
Education$37,755,281Other$4,911,358Religion$143,674Human Services$116,000Arts & Culture$100,000Civil Rights$50,000Community Improvement$25,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetEDUCATION REFORM NOW ADVOCACY INC: $37,344,986 over 8y, 59% of budgetBLACK LATINX ASIAN CHARTER COLLABORATIVE: $4,687,358 over 3y, 38% of budgetMEMPHIS LIFT PARENT INSTITUTE: $170,795 over 1y, 12% of budgetSOUTH CAROLINA AIM HIGH FOUNDATION CAROLINA BASKETBALL CAMP: $143,674 over 2y, 38% of budgetTEACH PLUS INC: $100,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC MEDIA INC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE NEWDEAL FORUM: $65,000 over 2y, 6.1% of budgetNEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF BLACKPUERTO RICAN HISPANIC & ASIAN LEGISLATOR: $57,500 over 2y, 3.8% of budgetCONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS INSTITUTE INC: $46,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC: $40,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPUBLIC EDUCATION & BUSINESS COALITION: $30,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE COLORADO NONPROFIT DEVELOPMENT CENTER: $25,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHARTFORD PARENT UNIVERSITY: $20,000 over 1y, 6.7% of budgetUNIDOSUS: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetStrive Preparatory Schools: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG INVINCIBLES: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHILL FOR LITERACY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNITE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetFUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew Leaders Council: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSUMMIT COUNTY RESOURCE CENTER DBA FAMILY & INTERCULTURAL RESOURCE CENTER: $8,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetINSPIRENOLA CHARTER SCHOOLS: $6,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMATH ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL: $5,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Walton Family Foundat…Gates FoundationCharter Fund Inc D/B/…Rose Community Founda…The Denver FoundationColorado Gives Founda…California Community …Silicon Valley Commun…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …
Walton Family Foundation IncAR16.9× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Walton Family Foundation Inc · Gates Foundation · Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth Fund · Rose Community Foundation · The Denver Foundation · Colorado Gives Foundation · California Community Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Education Reform Now Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Education Reform Now Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 10%
  • Hill for Literacy Inc: 10% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 33 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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The regranting layer
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The endowment market
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The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
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