California · Nonprofit
CAROLINE D BRADLEY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOLARS
CAROLINE D BRADLEY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOLARS (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $32,077,500 to it, the largest being The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc ($32,077,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $6.7M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $32M
- Net assets
- $3.8M
What Caroline D Bradley Association of Scholars does
Mission
Cdbas mission is to support the institute for educational advancement(iea,) which is dedicated to the intellectual, creative, and personalgrowth of our nation's gifted and high-potential youth. Central to themission of iea is a commitment to the development of the whole child through engaging learning experiences that promote optimal challenge, mentorship, exploration of ideas, and recognition of personal potential.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Program
The caroline d. Bradley association of scholars ("cdbas") is acalifornia nonprofit public benefit corporation that is organized tobenefit and support the institute for educational advancement ("iea"),a california nonprofit public benefit corporation that is exempt fromtaxation under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code andclassified as a public charity under section 509(a)(1) of the internalrevenue code (ein: 95-4695698). Cdbas is organized and intends tooperate as a type I supporting organization of iea.iea is dedicated to the intellectual, creative, and personal growth ofour nation's gifted and high-potential youth. Central to the missionof iea is a commitment to the development of the whole child through engaging learning experiences that promote optimal challenge, mentorship, exploration of ideas, and recognition of personal potential. Iea seeks to connect like-minded individuals and supports a diverse community that creates a sense of belonging and affirmation.
$5,149,819 spentof which $5,036,188 as grants100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $5,149,819.
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 2017 to 2018, from $1.4M to $0 (−100%).
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.
99% of CAROLINE D BRADLEY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOLARS’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (48% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 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.
Board chair
Elizabeth D Jones
Chairman
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $6.7M → $6.5M.
From the IRS filings of CAROLINE D BRADLEY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOLARS’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.
Where its funders are
CAROLINE D BRADLEY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOLARS draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside California, across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
CAROLINE D BRADLEY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOLARS runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 11,752 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,752 education nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like CAROLINE D BRADLEY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOLARS
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 California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
82% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Institute for Educational Advancement · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for CAROLINE D BRADLEY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOLARS: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CAROLINE D BRADLEY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOLARS?
- CAROLINE D BRADLEY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOLARS (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $32,077,500 to it, the largest being The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc ($32,077,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CAROLINE D BRADLEY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOLARS have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $32,077,500 in grants to CAROLINE D BRADLEY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOLARS, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CAROLINE D BRADLEY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOLARS?
- The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc is the largest funder on record, with $32,077,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CAROLINE D BRADLEY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOLARS find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 1 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