Virginia · Nonprofit
JAMES MADISON EDUCATION FUND INC
JAMES MADISON EDUCATION FUND INC (Virginia) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $552,249 to it, the largest being THE FAIRLEIGH SDICKINSONJRFOUNDATIONINC ($284,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.2M
- Funders on record
- 10
- Grants received
- $552k
- Net assets
- $23M
What James Madison Education Fund Inc does
Mission
To support the purposes and activities of the james madison memorial fellowship foundation.(continued on schedule o)
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Summer institute and fellow support: as part of the james madison fellowship program, each fellow attends the four-week summer institute on the constitution held in july in washington, dc. Fellows attend the institute at georgetown university after they have matriculated in a graduate program and commenced coursework. The academic focus of the institute is a graduate course entitled, the foundations of american constitutionalism. Taught by constitutional scholars, this course is a study of the principles, framing, ratification and implementation of constitutional government in the united states. One of the informal benefits of attending the institute is the opportunity for interaction with a wide range of individuals whose varied interests can lead to enduring friendships and professional associations.
$339,151 spentof which $155,866 as grants82% of program spendingConstitutional conversations video series: to fulfill the foundations mission to provide resources for all teachers about the constitution, the foundation has embarked on a multi-year video project, constitutional conversations: twenty-minute discussions about the principles, framing, ratification, and implementation of american constitutional government. Available on the foundations youtube channel, vimeo and teacher tube, the videos are designed for adult learners as well as advanced high school students. Each video is divided into several shorter segments for easy integration into a typical class period.
$67,395 spent16% of program spendingTeacher outreach: the annual james madison lecture is held each july and brings outstanding scholars of the american constitution to washington, dc to address the summer institute participants. The symposium is also the annual alumnae gathering for all james madison fellows, and the event is open to the public. A reception follows the presentation.
$7,489 spent2% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $414,035.
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 2021 to 2022, from $22M to $19M (−12%).
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.
19% of JAMES MADISON EDUCATION FUND INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (63% 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 4 funders, grant income rose $18k → $29k.
2 of 10 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 13% 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 JAMES MADISON EDUCATION FUND 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
JAMES MADISON EDUCATION FUND INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 51% of grant income and the top three 78%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 48% · 2022 31% · 2023 41% — 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
67% of JAMES MADISON EDUCATION FUND INC's funders are still giving 2 years after their first grant; 40% 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
JAMES MADISON EDUCATION FUND INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Virginia, across 5 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $73k 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
JAMES MADISON EDUCATION FUND INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 5,127 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,127 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like JAMES MADISON EDUCATION FUND 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
78% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- James Madison Memorial Fellowship · exempt
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds JAMES MADISON EDUCATION FUND INC?
- JAMES MADISON EDUCATION FUND INC (Virginia) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $552,249 to it, the largest being THE FAIRLEIGH SDICKINSONJRFOUNDATIONINC ($284,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does JAMES MADISON EDUCATION FUND INC have?
- IRS filings report 10 organizations giving $552,249 in grants to JAMES MADISON EDUCATION FUND INC, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of JAMES MADISON EDUCATION FUND INC?
- THE FAIRLEIGH SDICKINSONJRFOUNDATIONINC is the largest funder on record, with $284,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like JAMES MADISON EDUCATION FUND 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 10 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