Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
FCNL EDUCATION FUND
FCNL EDUCATION FUND (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 84 organizations whose IRS filings report $12,102,880 to it, the largest being THE GINKGO FUND ($1,700,000). 58 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $5.5M
- Funders on record
- 84
- Grants received
- $12M
- Net assets
- $28M
What Fcnl Education Fund does
Mission
The Fcnl Education Fund (the education fund)'s research, analysis, and educational work inform members of the public and government leaders about issues of peace, justice, and environmental stewardship that are of concern to the religious society of friends (quakers).
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Advocacy and outreach: the education fund works with a network of some 80,000 people from all over the country to educate, encourage, and train people to be involved in the democratic processes and to educate citizens about public policy initiatives. Through communications (such as newsletters, website, emails, social media posts, and telephone calls) and travel around the country, the education fund trains people in effective and timely advocacy for peace and justice.
$2,475,366 spent50% of program spendingLegislative and educational activities: the education fund analyzes existing and proposed federal government policies that have an impact on the lives of everyone in the united states. The education fund researches and writes about government's role in programs that alleviate poverty and address pressing human and community needs, such as food, housing, health care, education, and opportunities for meaningful employment. The education fund informs congress and the public about the importance of reductions in the overall military budget and in worldwide u.s. Military operations and shifting funds to human needs and true human security. The education fund supports common-sense reforms of u.s. Immigration policy that respects the rights and dignity of all immigrants, demonstrates compassion for families, and protects children, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable persons. The education fund seeks to inform constituents about possible reforms in campaign finance laws that would increase participation and faith in our democratic processes, and that could reduce the excessive influence of large political campaign contributions. The education fund works to provide information about…
$1,617,853 spent33% of program spendingYoung adult program: the education fund's work supports the specific program areas described in the other parts of this document by providing educational opportunities about our issues to a variety of constituents. In addition, the education fund engages young adults in several programs that provide formation as leaders and advocates for a more peaceful and just world.
$750,872 spent15% of program spendingCommunity and culture: the community and culture team works to expand and deepen connections, foster a sense of belonging, and create opportunities for growth from a range of perspectives and experiences.
$100,080 spent2% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,944,171.
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 $31M to $37M (+21%).
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: 2021 5%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
79% of FCNL EDUCATION FUND’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (88% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 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
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 23 funders to 36 funders, grant income rose $709k → $1.5M.
32 of 84 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 47% 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 FCNL EDUCATION FUND’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 84 funders by total. 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
FCNL EDUCATION FUND has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 14% of grant income, and it takes 6 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 6 funders to its left
50% 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 FCNL EDUCATION FUND.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 28% · 2018 19% · 2019 46% · 2020 23% · 2021 16% · 2022 13% · 2023 16% — diversifying over time.
“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
49% of FCNL EDUCATION FUND's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 69% 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
FCNL EDUCATION FUND draws 95% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 23 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $5.7M arriving through sponsors registered in 18 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
FCNL EDUCATION FUND's funding base is broadening — from 23 funders to 36 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 543 public benefit nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like FCNL EDUCATION 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
69% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
78%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 27 states
Part of a family of 3 related entities
- 205 C Street Ne LLC · disregarded
- Friends Committee on National Legislation · exempt
- William Penn House · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for FCNL EDUCATION FUND: 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 FCNL EDUCATION FUND?
- FCNL EDUCATION FUND (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 84 organizations whose IRS filings report $12,102,880 to it, the largest being THE GINKGO FUND ($1,700,000). 58 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does FCNL EDUCATION FUND have?
- IRS filings report 84 organizations giving $12,102,880 in grants to FCNL EDUCATION FUND, 58 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FCNL EDUCATION FUND?
- THE GINKGO FUND is the largest funder on record, with $1,700,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FCNL EDUCATION 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.
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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 84 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing