Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
Magnet Schools of America Inc
Magnet Schools of America Inc (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $28,174 to it, the largest being MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($28,174). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $3.7M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $28k
- Net assets
- $1.8M
What Magnet Schools of America Inc does
Mission
Magnet Schools of America provides leadership for innovative instructional programs that promote equity, diversity, and academic excellence for all students in public school choice programs.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Conferences are held around the country to provide educators, parents, and community stakeholders with the opportunity to receive training, exposure to innovative practices in magnet school themes and curriculum, and to tour exemplary magnet schools within the host district.
$1,584,788 spent$1,882,389 earned by the program56% of program spendingThe goal of the National Institute for Magnet School Leadership is to provide and assist magnet schools with professional development in order to better address the needs of the magnet school students and the continuing education of teachers.
$788,607 spent$1,314,170 earned by the program28% of program spendingMSA provides awards to schools that demonstrate the ideals of magnet schools through our "Merit Awards" program. Schools receive one of two designations: Magnet School of Excellence (top award), or Magnet School of Distinction. Top schools compete for a cash award and designation as top magnet school nationally. MSA also recognizes teachers and principals in each of the eight regions, one of which will be recognized as MSA District Member of the Year, Teacher of the Year and Principal of the Year. MSA also conducts a national poster contest of student created design that aligns to a specific theme for the year.
$207,797 spentof which $82,000 as grants$43,258 earned by the program7% of program spendingMemberships
$148,267 spent5% of program spendingLegislative education
$116,472 spent4% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,845,931.
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 $1.9M to $1.4M (−27%).
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 7%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
10% of Magnet Schools of America Inc’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (48% 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.
Chief executive
Ramin Taheri
CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2022 and FY2023 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $6k → $6k.
From the IRS filings of Magnet Schools of America 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.
Where its funders are
Magnet Schools of America Inc draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
Magnet Schools of America Inc runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 9,398 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 9,398 education nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Government funding Magnet Schools of America Inc receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $448k on record.
- CT$447k
- NJ$475
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like Magnet Schools of America 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 Washington, D.C.
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
83%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Magnet Schools of America 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 Magnet Schools of America Inc?
- Magnet Schools of America Inc (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $28,174 to it, the largest being MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($28,174). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Magnet Schools of America Inc have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $28,174 in grants to Magnet Schools of America Inc, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Magnet Schools of America Inc?
- MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $28,174 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Magnet Schools of America Inc 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.
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 1 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