Wisconsin · Nonprofit
LEADERS IGNITING TRANSFORMATION EDUCATION FUND INC
LEADERS IGNITING TRANSFORMATION EDUCATION FUND INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 21 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,863,203 to it, the largest being ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH ORGANIZING ($3,088,553). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $4.8M
- Funders on record
- 21
- Grants received
- $5.9M
- Net assets
- $1.9M
What Leaders Igniting Transformation Education Fund Inc does
Mission
Providing educational programs, civic engagement opportunities, and community support to bipoc youth.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
College program: the college program develops student leaders across wisconsin's universities through advocacy, civic engagement, and community organizing. Students advance initiatives that promote inclusive and safe campus environments while increasing participation in democracy. Fellows lead voter engagement efforts and statewide leadership gatherings that strengthen youth civic leadership.
$982,018 spent54% of program spendingCivic engagement: the civics program strengthens civic participation and leadership in black and brown communities through education, outreach, and advocacy. Its initiatives focus on public safety reform, community investment, and equitable access to democracy. Members receive training in civic action and meet with policymakers to advocate for policies that support thriving communities.
$405,052 spentof which $1,640 as grants22% of program spendingHigh school program: leaders igniting transformation's high school program empowers youth of color to advocate for equitable and supportive learning environments. Students lead campaigns that promote positive school climates and reduce harmful disciplinary practices. Through chapters, paid fellowships, and leadership events, participants build civic engagement, organizing, and leadership skills.
$326,310 spent18% of program spendingGeneral programs: other general supporting activities.
$113,935 spent6% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,827,315.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $30k → $500k.
8 of 21 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 12% 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 LEADERS IGNITING TRANSFORMATION 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
LEADERS IGNITING TRANSFORMATION EDUCATION FUND INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 53% 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
76% 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 LEADERS IGNITING TRANSFORMATION EDUCATION FUND INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“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
LEADERS IGNITING TRANSFORMATION EDUCATION FUND INC draws 99% of its grant income from funders outside Wisconsin, across 7 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $729k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 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
LEADERS IGNITING TRANSFORMATION EDUCATION FUND INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters 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 LEADERS IGNITING TRANSFORMATION 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 Wisconsin
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
63% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Leaders Igniting Transformation Action Fund · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for LEADERS IGNITING TRANSFORMATION EDUCATION FUND INC: 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 LEADERS IGNITING TRANSFORMATION EDUCATION FUND INC?
- LEADERS IGNITING TRANSFORMATION EDUCATION FUND INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 21 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,863,203 to it, the largest being ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH ORGANIZING ($3,088,553). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does LEADERS IGNITING TRANSFORMATION EDUCATION FUND INC have?
- IRS filings report 21 organizations giving $5,863,203 in grants to LEADERS IGNITING TRANSFORMATION EDUCATION FUND INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of LEADERS IGNITING TRANSFORMATION EDUCATION FUND INC?
- ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH ORGANIZING is the largest funder on record, with $3,088,553 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LEADERS IGNITING TRANSFORMATION EDUCATION FUND INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Wisconsin. 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 2024–2024), and the filings of 21 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