Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
A PHILIP RANDOLPH EDUCATIONAL FUND
A PHILIP RANDOLPH EDUCATIONAL FUND (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,333,656 to it, the largest being Make North Carolina First ($1,446,000). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $144k
- Funders on record
- 18
- Grants received
- $2.3M
- Net assets
- $243k
What A Philip Randolph Educational Fund does
Mission
The organization's mission is to research issues related to the promotion of civic participation in the labor movement and unions--especially in regard to African-Americans.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Civic engagement grants our vote is our voice. Apref and it's sister organization apri has grown one of the most impressive civic engagement programs in the nation that is uniquely positioned to reach people where they live and work. Via this network millions of voters across the nation have been educated and turned out for support of initiatives, working in virtually every city with a sizable black population. By encouraging civic engagement on the part of black voters, apref advances issues that are important to labor, working families, and the communities we serve. Organizing, educating and mobilizing grassroots operations around voter registration and voter turnout, along with the fight against voter suppression are the vehicles driving the goals of apref's mission.funding for apef's civic engagement program at the national level is almost totally for direct civic engagement in the field across selected target states and communities. Specifically, in 2021-2022 these activities included:1. Convening virtual events, webinars, and in-depth training sessions during regional and local chapter events to equip members with the tools they need to build capacity for participating in…
$76,707 spentof which $36,000 as grants$114,828 earned by the program40% of program spendingRacial justiceat the onset of the 2020 covid-19 pandemic, apref's focus was to amplify the systemic racism that exposed disparities in communities of color which were already adversely impacted by food deserts, financial deserts, inadequate healthcare services, and crippled transportation systems. Insufficient access to and affordability of broadband/internet services expanded the racial divide, and stifled the ability for our communities to work and learn in a virtual/remote environment. Disproportionate distribution of survival tools and information, such as ppe, food and water, and transportation services to vaccination locations made it impossible for families to receive the care they needed and were left severely devastated by the effects of the pandemic.the apref addressed these issues by boosting its 2020 gotv efforts to incorporate the distribution of masks, food and water, along with their voter education and voter registration activities. In addition, apri members were provided with tablets to help the community to complete their census forms, to sign up for covid-19 vaccinations, and to locate healthcare and other needed services. Our gotv effort was totally focused on…
$47,942 spentof which $22,500 as grants$71,767 earned by the program25% of program spendingHealth care literacy and accessfor more than 12 years, apref's organizational focus has been on highlighting health care disparities in the minority communities with particular focus on african americans. One of the most glaring and despairing issues faced by many minorities, in particular african americans, has been race-based disparities in health and healthcare services. Apref seeks to eliminate racial disparities in healthcare by advocating for policies and legislation which support equal access to healthcare services for all americans, and by providing education on access to health insurance. To address these disparities, and to provide a forum to mobilize our communities around healthcare issues, apref's sister organization, apri, features a healthcare symposium during its annual national education conference. This symposium features special forums on solutions for addressing health needs, along with training tracks on obesity, heart disease and diabetes in a format which encourages taking a pro-active approach to improving health concerns. When possible, the conference presents health screening and exhibits covering all aspects of health from: hiv/aids screening &…
$38,353 spentof which $18,000 as grants$57,414 earned by the program20% of program spendingYouth
$28,763 spentof which $13,500 as grants$43,060 earned by the program15% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $191,765.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $159k to $386k (+143%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
100% of A PHILIP RANDOLPH EDUCATIONAL FUND’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (99% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 3 funders, grant income rose $15k → $337k.
2 of 18 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 2% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $107k from 5 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees). These are real filings, and they are not money A PHILIP RANDOLPH EDUCATIONAL FUND raised.
From the IRS filings of A PHILIP RANDOLPH EDUCATIONAL FUND’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
A PHILIP RANDOLPH EDUCATIONAL FUND leans on a few funders — its largest provides 62% of grant income and the top three 82%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
91% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund A PHILIP RANDOLPH EDUCATIONAL FUND.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 67% · 2019 54% · 2020 35% · 2021 58% · 2022 59% · 2023 95% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
15% of A PHILIP RANDOLPH EDUCATIONAL FUND's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 28% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
A PHILIP RANDOLPH EDUCATIONAL FUND draws 94% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 10 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $55k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
A PHILIP RANDOLPH EDUCATIONAL FUND holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 904 civil rights nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 904 civil rights nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like A PHILIP RANDOLPH EDUCATIONAL FUND
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- A Philip Randolph Institute · exempt
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds A PHILIP RANDOLPH EDUCATIONAL FUND?
- A PHILIP RANDOLPH EDUCATIONAL FUND (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,333,656 to it, the largest being Make North Carolina First ($1,446,000). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does A PHILIP RANDOLPH EDUCATIONAL FUND have?
- IRS filings report 18 organizations giving $2,333,656 in grants to A PHILIP RANDOLPH EDUCATIONAL FUND, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of A PHILIP RANDOLPH EDUCATIONAL FUND?
- Make North Carolina First is the largest funder on record, with $1,446,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like A PHILIP RANDOLPH EDUCATIONAL FUND find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 18 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing