Virginia · Nonprofit
COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION
COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION (Virginia) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,463,578 to it, the largest being THE NASW FOUNDATION INC ($1,056,747). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $10M
- Funders on record
- 8
- Grants received
- $1.5M
- Net assets
- $3.0M
What Council on Social Work Education does
Mission
Cswe's mission is "to advance excellence and innovation in social work education, by providing leadership and scholarship, to ensure quality in teaching and learning, supporting critical thinking, empathy, and advocacy to strengthen the capacity of our membership". (see sch. O)
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Cswe's minority fellowship program (mfp) oversees funding opportunities for masters and doctoral social work students. The fellowship program is funded by the substance abuse and mental health services administration (samhsa), part of the united states department of health and human services. Fellowship recipients receive monetary stipends, mentoring and other non-monetary support.substance use disorders expansion of practitioner education in social work (prac-ed) allows cswe to work with social work education programs across the country to strengthen curricula in the area of substance use disorders (sud). Standardized sud curriculum strengthens the preparation of future social work practitioners to deliver effective evidence-based sud prevention, treatment, and recovery services.
$1,853,388 spentof which $1,077,025 as grants24% of program spendingAccreditation: cswe develops accreditation standards that define competent preparation for social work education programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. In accordance with the requirements of cswe's recognition body, the council for higher education accreditation, cswe administers a multistep accreditation process that involves program self-studies, site visits, and reviews. As of october 2025, there are:- 4 accredited practice doctorate programs and 5 accredited post master's fellowships- 548 accredited baccalaureate social work programs- 349 accredited master's social work programs- 12 baccalaureate social work programs in candidacy- 37 master's social work programs in candidacy
$1,583,182 spent$1,628,178 earned by the program21% of program spendingAnnual conference: cswe conferences help to promote and teach best practices in research and curriculum development through dynamic educational sessions, plenaries, peer networking forums, and job search opportunities. The annual conference is the pre-eminent annual meeting for social work educators, students, deans, and directors worldwide. Each year the ac brings together more than 2,500 individual members as well as more than 400 graduate and undergraduate programs of professional social work education.
$1,538,232 spent$1,509,227 earned by the program20% of program spendingOther programs: cswe houses two institutes, two centers, and other initiatives that strive to strengthen and improve specific areas of social work education through faculty and student training, policy, advocacy, and data collection. Some examples include:- the katherine a. Kendall institute for international social work education works to prepare educators, researchers, students, and practitioners for an increasingly global community.- the cswe leadership institute is designed to promote future leaders in social work education, higher education, and the social work profession.- the cswe center for diversity and social & economic justice advances individual growth, community well-being, and social justice.- the recovery to practice initiative develops, implements, and evaluates mental health recovery-oriented training materials for social work educators and practitioners.
$1,363,853 spentof which $213,725 as grants$239,340 earned by the program18% of program spendingSocial work education research: the cswe organizational mission includes the charge to advocate for social work education and research. Cswe works toward that mission through its research agenda, which outlines the need for research to inform policy and practice for cswe member programs - their deans, directors, faculty members, and students. Cswe conducts research through its annual conference and programming evaluations, the annual social work education program surveys, and quality assurance measures for the board of accreditation.
$552,689 spent7% of program spendingMembership services: cswe conducts various activities and services to benefit its members and meet their needs. It also provides current information to its members through its newsletter, website, and spark community.
$132,541 spent$4,155,847 earned by the program2% of program spendingPublications: cswe's publications program develops new tools to help social workers and social work educators serve their clients and advance their profession. Cswe press is a niche publisher that addresses the needs of social work educators. Areas of expertise include the philosophy, theory, and practice of teaching; the process and evaluation of learning; and the organization and structure of social work education.cswe's flagship publication is the journal of social work education (jswe), a peer reviewed professional journal circulated to more than 3,900 members and institutional subscribers.
$248,395 spent3% of program spendingCommunications and marketing
$396,078 spent5% of program spending
The 8 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $7,668,358.
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 $7.5M to $13M (+70%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 16% · 2018 16% · 2019 14% · 2020 18% · 2021 27% · 2022 21% · 2023 17% · 2024 19% · 2025 21%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
21% of COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (21% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 6 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.
Chief executive
Halaevalu Vakalahi
President & CEO
Board chair
Jenny Jones
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 2 funders, grant income rose $28k → $178k.
2 of 8 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 7% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION’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
COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 72% of grant income and the top three 96%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
99% 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 COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 71% · 2018 94% · 2019 82% · 2020 96% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 98% — 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
40% of COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 38% 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
COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Virginia, across 6 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $108k 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
COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION's funding has concentrated — grant income rose while the number of funders held roughly flat.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,297 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $15.6M on record — $15.6M federal, $20k state.
- Department of Health and Human Services$15.6M
- Membership Dues$10k
- Management Consultant Services$10k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION
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 Virginia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
71% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
86%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION?
- COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION (Virginia) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,463,578 to it, the largest being THE NASW FOUNDATION INC ($1,056,747). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION have?
- IRS filings report 8 organizations giving $1,463,578 in grants to COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION?
- THE NASW FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $1,056,747 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. 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 8 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