Virginia · Nonprofit
HARRISONBURG EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
HARRISONBURG EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC (Virginia) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $59,044 to it, the largest being THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HARRISONBURG & ROCKINGHAM COUNTY ($37,607). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 64% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $97k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $59k
- Net assets
- $471k
What Harrisonburg Education Foundation Inc does
Mission
Harrisonburg education foundation enhances connections between our community and harrisonburg city public schools to support engaging learning experiences, educator appreciation, and student scholarships.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The innovative educator grant program provides opportunities for educators to design targeted, cutting-edge programs to meet the needs of their students, which would not otherwise be funded through the traditional school budget process. Those programs are evaluated and awarded by members of the hef board as well as community volunteers to determine potential effectiveness. The grants acknowledge the professionalism of city educators and tie community support from hef straight to the classroom.
$42,994 spentof which $42,718 as grants68% of program spendingTeacher appreciation and recognition across the school district is a focus year round for hef. We welcome new teachers at the beginning of the school year with a hot breakfast and door prizes. In october, hef helps students make hundreds candygrams for educators. Hef also hosts a thanks-a-lotto in the spring, where every educator receives a scratch off that has supportive messages from the community as well as prizes to some. Hef also leads the celebration of our educators of the year that are selected at each school by hcps. Throughout the year, hef coordinates a group of liaisons for each school called the hef superfriends to share feedback and updates on our work. We also provide complimentary tickets to select educators to our end of year event.
$6,480 spentof which $6,480 as grants10% of program spendingThe scholarship program awards scholarships to graduating harrisonburg city public high school seniors in the spring of each year. Funds come from a variety of sponsors and each sponsor has unique eligibility requirements. Scholarship applications are reviewed by a committee appointed by the foundation.
$10,300 spentof which $7,074 as grants16% of program spendingFrom 2021-2023 hef supported the growth of a group of volunteers working to provide weekend food for harrisonburg students in need. The backpack coalition came about as a way for harrisonburg backpack projects to support each other and share best practices. By partnering with harrisonburg education foundation, coalition members worked collaboratively with the school district as well as a wide variety of partners. The group met quarterly, created a network of committed volunteer leaders and worked jointly to fundraise to support all programs. Each project is supported by a fiscal agent, managed by a volunteer and supported by school staff.
$3,635 spentof which $3,635 as grants6% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $63,409.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 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 2024 to 2025, from $598k to $471k (−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.
86% of HARRISONBURG EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (65% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 5 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
Cody Oliver
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $20k → $79.
2 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 64% 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 HARRISONBURG EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC’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
HARRISONBURG EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 64% of grant income and the top three 99%; 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 HARRISONBURG EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 56% · 2018 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 94% · 2023 100% — 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.
Where its funders are
64% of HARRISONBURG EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $21k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from Virginia funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $38k 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
HARRISONBURG EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 17,277 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,277 education nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like HARRISONBURG EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
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
89% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
72%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds HARRISONBURG EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC?
- HARRISONBURG EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC (Virginia) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $59,044 to it, the largest being THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HARRISONBURG & ROCKINGHAM COUNTY ($37,607). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 64% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does HARRISONBURG EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $59,044 in grants to HARRISONBURG EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of HARRISONBURG EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC?
- THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HARRISONBURG & ROCKINGHAM COUNTY is the largest funder on record, with $37,607 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like HARRISONBURG EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC 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 2021–2025), and the filings of 4 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