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Institute for Educational Leadership

The INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP, inc., known as iel, was incorporated on december 4, 1980, in the district of columbia, and serves to lift up underserved leaders and equip them with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to transform their communities through education with collaborative, equity-driven solutions.

$822k
Granted FY2025still arriving
14
Grants FY2025still arriving
10
States reached
$204k
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 2025.

Employment$6.3MHealth$3.6MYouth Development$1.3MEducation$1.2MCommunity Improvement$847kScience & Tech$814kHuman Services$534kPublic Benefit$411kOther$0
02FY2025 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $16k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $140k
  • $50k–250k6 grants · $666k
$37,356
Median grant
10
States reached
$6.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PVJOBS$204,453
GREATER MIAMI SERVICE CORPS$144,116
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF HOUSTON$113,804
LAWRENCE HALL$85,843
THE COMMUNITY GROUP INC$59,797
ABILITY CONNECTION COLORADO$57,620
CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING$37,356
CLARKSTON COMMUNITY CENTER INC$29,728
EASTER SEALS OF HOUSTON$25,060
RICHMOND DISTRICT$20,000
LATINO LEADERSHIP NW$17,892
MARTHA O'BRIAN CENTER$10,187
PECKHAM$9,295
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF THE SOUTHERN$7,000
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 (FY17–25, $2.2M) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 39% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%MN ORG ON FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME: $67k → 14%FAMILIES TOGETHER INC: $12k → 20%YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INC: $85k → 14%CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING: $68k → 14%GA COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF: $60k → 9%DAWN CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING: $46k → 4%PROGRESSIVE CENTER FOR INDEP LIVING: $69k → 11%THE CHILDREN'S CABINET INC: $224k → 10%PROOF ALIANCE: $60k → 14%TIDES CENTER: $22k → 10%YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INC: $73k → 14%INDEPENDENT LIVING RESOURCE CENTER: $52k → 14%GA COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF: $59k → 9%DAWN CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING: $37k → 4%PROGRESSIVE CENTER FOR INDEP LIVING: $56k → 11%THE CHILDREN'S CABINET INC: $190k → 10%MN ORG ON FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME: $9k → 14%TIDES CENTER: $13k → 10%YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INC: $72k → 14%CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING: $50k → 14%GA COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF: $58k → 9%DAWN CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING: $14k → 4%PROGRESSIVE CENTER FOR INDEP LIVING: $55k → 11%THE CHILDREN'S CABINET INC: $120k → 10%YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INC: $51k → 14%CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING: $49k → 14%GA COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF: $54k → 9%PROGRESSIVE CENTER FOR INDEP LIVING: $51k → 11%YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INC: $10k → 14%INDEPENDENT LIVING RESOURCE CENTER: $40k → 14%GA COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF: $45k → 9%PROGRESSIVE CENTER FOR INDEP LIVING: $50k → 11%YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INC: $27k → 14%CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING: $37k → 14%GA COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF: $30k → 9%PROGRESSIVE CENTER FOR INDEP LIVING: $49k → 11%CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING: $36k → 14%GA COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF: $16k → 9%PROGRESSIVE CENTER FOR INDEP LIVING: $22k → 11%CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING: $30k → 14%GA COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF: $9k → 9%INDEPENDENT LIVING RESOURCE CENTER: $29k → 14%INDEPENDENT LIVING RESOURCE CENTER: $7k → 14%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

VT
WA
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
NV
NJ
RI
CA
CO
KY
WV
MD
AZ
NM
TN
NC
DC
GA
TX
FL
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.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$15M · 39 repeat orgs$529k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +57% since the first grant, against +48% for those funded once.

39 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2025, 29 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

39
10

Total granted

$15M
$474k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+57%
+48%

Still filing today

69%
40%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $55k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesEmploymentEducationHealthCommunity ImprovementYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • PV
    PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES INC DBA PECKHAM INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $2.3M · revenue +58%
  • Cornell University
    5× · 2017–2021 · $1.4M · revenue +59%
  • PV
    PLAYA VISTA JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND BUSINESS SERVICES
    8× · 2017–2025 · $1.1M · revenue +361%

Funded once

  • TG
    THE GREATER LOUISVILLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $118k · revenue +116%
  • WC
    WESTAT CORP
    one grant, 2017 · $92k
  • NC
    NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH
    one grant, 2017 · $88k · revenue +4%
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
Abilitypath

Empower people with special needs to achieve their full potential through innovative, inclusive programs and community partnerships.

Employment
2
Young Adult Institute Inc

Yai's mission is to empower people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (i/dd) to live the lives they truly desire. we provide a wide range of supports and services that are person centered and person directed. by seeing beyond…

Human Services
3
Lifeworks Services Inc

Lifeworks' mission is to partner with people with disabilities to drive change by increasing opportunity and access in the community.

Human Services
4
Coop Careers Inc

Building a movement of diverse, upwardly mobile college grads overcoming underemployment through digital skills and peer connections.

Education
5
Marrakech Inc

Provides person-centered and inclusive services to children and adults with and without disabilities that includes securing employment, connecting to necessary supportive services, accessing housing and participating fully as contributing…

Employment
6
Goodwill Industries of Greater New York & Northern New Jersey Inc

Goodwill nynj empowers people with disabilities and other barriers to employment to gain independence through the power of work. goodwill nynj provided services to more than 11,087 adults in fiscal year 2025 through all programs.

Employment
7
Central Minnesota Jobs and Training Services Inc

Strengthen central mn communities through leadership in workforce excellence.

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8
The Summit Center Inc

The summit center, inc. is a private, not-for-profit organization approved by new york state to provide educational, therapeutic, and support services to children and young adults with autism, speech delays and disorders, and other…

Education
9
Abilities Inc

Abilites Inc is a non-profit agency dedicated to facilitating integrated employment and full participation of persons with disabilities in their work and living communities. Employment is accomplished through direct service to youth and…

—
10
Opportunity Partners

Mission: together we advance the quality of life for people with disabilities. vision: people of all abilities thrive in the world. values: impact- generate solutions that make a difference. choice - create opportunities for people to lead…

Employment
11
Goodwill Industries of Northern Il and Wi Stateline Area Inc

The mission of goodwill is to create opportunities for individuals with barriers to enhance their lives. barriers include physical or mental disabilities, lack of education and job preparation, socio-economic disadvantages, and others.…

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12
Residential Opportunities Inc

We partner with children and adults with disabilities and their families so they may live more meaningful, healthy, and independent lives in their homes and communities.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Humanim Inc; the most unlike its peers is Milwaukee Public Schools 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

36 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 36 of the 54 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
36/36
Grantees still filing
28/36
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES INC DBA PECKHAM INC: $2,252,925 · EmploymentPECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES INC…PLAYA VISTA JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND BUSINESS SERVICES: $1,064,523 · EmploymentPLAYA VISTA JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND…GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF HOUSTON: $693,819 · EmploymentGOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF HOUSTONGREATER MIAMI SERVICE CORPS: $508,829 · EmploymentGREATER MIAMI SERVICE CORPS+1 more: $7,000 · EmploymentLawrence Hall: $994,045 · OtherLawrence HallONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: $962,757 · OtherONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGETRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $510,081 · OtherTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYRURAL SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY TRUST: $283,078 · OtherRURAL SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY TRUSTGILMER COUNTY SCHOOLS: $240,933 · OtherINTERACTION INC: $201,302 · OtherLOCI LLC: $161,530 · OtherNATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER: $181,540 · Other+21 more: $1,067,430 · Other+21 moreTHE CHILDREN'S CABINET INC: $533,688 · Human ServicesTHE CHILDREN'S C…OPPORTUNITY DEVELOPMENT INC: $398,313 · Human ServicesOPPORTUNITY DEVE…Progressive Center for Independent Living Inc: $352,111 · Human ServicesProgressive Cent…GEORGIA COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES INC: $331,247 · Human ServicesGEORGIA COMMITTE…YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INC: $318,894 · Human ServicesYOUTH DEVELOPMEN…PROOF ALLIANCE: $135,521 · Human ServicesPROOF ALLIANCEDAWN CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING INC: $96,973 · Human Services+2 more: $46,545 · Human ServicesCornell University: $1,440,630 · EducationCornell Univ…COMMISSION ON ADULT BASIC EDUCATION INC: $120,000 · EducationCOMMISSION O…NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH: $87,500 · Education+1 more: $45,863 · EducationEASTER SEALS OF GREATER HOUSTON INC: $536,789 · HealthABILITY CONNECTION COLORADO INC: $424,812 · HealthHUMANIM INC: $131,889 · HealthOASIS CENTER INC: $847,207 · Community ImprovementTHE GREATER LOUISVILLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD INC: $117,931 · Community ImprovementTHE COMMUNITY GROUP INC: $290,889 · Youth DevelopmentCLARK COUNTY LATINO YOUTH CONFERENCE: $17,892 · Youth Development
Employment$4,527,096Other$4,602,696Human Services$2,213,292Education$1,693,993Health$1,093,490Community Improvement$965,138Youth Development$308,781

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES INC DBA PECKHAM INC: $2,252,925 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetCornell University: $1,440,630 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPLAYA VISTA JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND BUSINESS SERVICES: $1,064,523 over 8y, 13% of budgetLawrence Hall: $994,045 over 9y, 1.8% of budgetOASIS CENTER INC: $847,207 over 5y, 4.8% of budgetGOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF HOUSTON: $693,819 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetEASTER SEALS OF GREATER HOUSTON INC: $536,789 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S CABINET INC: $533,688 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $510,081 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER MIAMI SERVICE CORPS: $508,829 over 6y, 4.1% of budgetABILITY CONNECTION COLORADO INC: $424,812 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetOPPORTUNITY DEVELOPMENT INC: $398,313 over 9y, 2.6% of budgetProgressive Center for Independent Living Inc: $352,111 over 7y, 7.2% of budgetGEORGIA COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES INC: $331,247 over 8y, 8.8% of budgetYOUTH DEVELOPMENT INC: $318,894 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY GROUP INC: $290,889 over 5y, 95% of budgetINTERACTION INC: $201,302 over 4y, 3.6% of budgetNATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER: $181,540 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPROOF ALLIANCE: $135,521 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetHUMANIM INC: $131,889 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMISSION ON ADULT BASIC EDUCATION INC: $120,000 over 4y, 4.7% of budgetTHE GREATER LOUISVILLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD INC: $117,931 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetDAWN CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING INC: $96,973 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetNATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH: $87,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetARIZONA CENTER FOR YOUTH RESOURCES: $77,009 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetBUSINESS INNOVATION FACTORY: $60,000 over 2y, 19% of budgetCLARKSTON COMMUNITY CENTER FOUNDATION INC: $51,226 over 2y, 6.2% of budgetPAINTED DESERT DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS INC: $45,863 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetMILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $35,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetTIDES CENTER: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRICHMOND DISTRICT NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCLARK COUNTY LATINO YOUTH CONFERENCE: $17,892 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetRegional Center For Independent Living Inc: $11,987 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetFAMILIES TOGETHER IN NEW YORK STATE INC: $11,545 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGOODWILL IND OF THE SOUTHERN RIVERS INC: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

  • Who funds PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES INC DBA PECKHAM INC ↗
  • Who funds Cornell University ↗
  • Who funds PLAYA VISTA JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND BUSINESS SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds Lawrence Hall ↗
  • Who funds OASIS CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF HOUSTON ↗
  • Who funds EASTER SEALS OF GREATER HOUSTON INC ↗
  • Who funds THE CHILDREN'S CABINET INC ↗
  • Who funds TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds GREATER MIAMI SERVICE CORPS ↗
  • Who funds ABILITY CONNECTION COLORADO INC ↗
  • Who funds OPPORTUNITY DEVELOPMENT INC ↗
  • Who funds Progressive Center for Independent Living Inc ↗
  • Who funds GEORGIA COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES INC ↗
  • Who funds YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INC ↗
  • Who funds THE COMMUNITY GROUP INC ↗
  • Who funds INTERACTION INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER ↗
  • Who funds PROOF ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds HUMANIM INC ↗
  • Who funds COMMISSION ON ADULT BASIC EDUCATION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE GREATER LOUISVILLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD INC ↗
  • Who funds DAWN CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH ↗
  • Who funds ARIZONA CENTER FOR YOUTH RESOURCES ↗
  • Who funds BUSINESS INNOVATION FACTORY ↗
  • Who funds CLARKSTON COMMUNITY CENTER FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds PAINTED DESERT DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS INC ↗

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.

Tides FoundationEnterprise Holdings F…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Charities Aid Foundat…The Blackbaud Giving …The Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…Fidelity Investments …American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Tides FoundationCA8.7× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Tides Foundation · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

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 Institute for Educational Leadership funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Institute for Educational Leadership. 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%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 16%
  • Interaction Inc: 70% of income from government
  • Greater Miami Service Corps: 36% of income from government
  • Opportunity Development Inc: 28% of income from government
  • Progressive Center for Independent Living Inc: 16% of income from government
  • Trustees of Boston University: 12% of income from government
  • Dawn Center for Independent Living Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Humanim Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Commission On Adult Basic Education Inc: 0% 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)
1rely on government for over half their income
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 54 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 2025, released 2025. 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
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home