Maryland · Nonprofit
LEEP TO COLLEGE FOUNDATION
LEEP TO COLLEGE FOUNDATION (Maryland) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $144,740 to it, the largest being GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($111,972). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 82% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $112k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $145k
- Net assets
- $759
What Leep to College Foundation does
Mission
Leep to College Foundation organization creates and supports programs that directly achieve positive outcomes for underrepresented students by improving high school dropout rates and college acceptance through enrichment activities internships community engagement mentoring leadership development and parental involvement.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Provide wrap-around services and year-round activities will enhance educational opportunities and increase academic progress. Our services and programs will allow students to reflect on their decision-making reduce anxiety and depression relieve stress and learn the importance of socialization. Ultimately l.e.e.p. Requested funding to empower more youth to achieve their academic potential through evidence-based programs that foster skills critical for college career and life success. Other programs offered during the year included leadership lab civic lab and financial literacy.
$57,387 spent57% of program spendingAddresses a critical need where many students and families face persistent barriers to financial stability and generational wealth building. The initiative teaches youth practical financial skills including budgeting saving credit management and entrepreneurship while also helping families understand long-term financial planning.
$30,145 spent30% of program spendingWe focus on implementing comprehensive mental health initiatives tailored specifically for youth and teens. Through targeted programs and services we aim to address the unique challenges faced by this demographic promoting mental wellness and providing necessary support. By offering counseling educational workshops and community outreach efforts we strive to create a safe and nurturing environment for young individuals to navigate mental health issues effectively promoting their overall well-being and resilience.
$12,919 spent13% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $100,451.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 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 2023 to 2024, from $901 to $-4910 (−645%).
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: 2022 51% · 2023 42% · 2024 89% · 2025 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
90% of LEEP TO COLLEGE FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (83% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 4 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
Lisa A Rowe
Chief Executive Officer
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $19k → $25.
3 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 82% 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 LEEP TO COLLEGE FOUNDATION’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
LEEP TO COLLEGE FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 77% 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 LEEP TO COLLEGE FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 79% · 2022 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
82% of LEEP TO COLLEGE FOUNDATION'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 $26k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside Maryland, across 2 states.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $119k 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
LEEP TO COLLEGE FOUNDATION's revenue grew 16% between 2022 and 2025.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,734 youth development nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like LEEP TO COLLEGE FOUNDATION
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 Maryland
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
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
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for LEEP TO COLLEGE FOUNDATION: 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 LEEP TO COLLEGE FOUNDATION?
- LEEP TO COLLEGE FOUNDATION (Maryland) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $144,740 to it, the largest being GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($111,972). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 82% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does LEEP TO COLLEGE FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $144,740 in grants to LEEP TO COLLEGE FOUNDATION, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of LEEP TO COLLEGE FOUNDATION?
- GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $111,972 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LEEP TO COLLEGE FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maryland. 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 2022–2025), and the filings of 5 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