Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
The National Center on Education and the Economy
The National Center on Education and the Economy (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,378,600 to it, the largest being THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS ($475,000). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $19M
- Funders on record
- 19
- Grants received
- $2.4M
- Net assets
- $65M
What The National Center on Education and the Economy does
Mission
The Center is dedicated to providing tools the nation needs to lead the world in education & training in a swiftly globalizing world economy.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Field Building: The Field Building program oversees NCEE's client-facing engagements -- from the initial engagement to the launch and support of work with partners, and the evaluation of the effectiveness of that work. The program provides a cohesive, aligned system of supports across all levels of U.S. education based on a shared research foundation. More than three decades of research by NCEE on the top-performing education systems in the world has been embedded into each of these supports. NCEE's flagship NISL program, formerly the Executive Development Program for School Leaders, has several studies demonstrating its effectiveness at improving student achievement. Thousands of school leaders have completed the program since it was launched in 2005.
$6,684,775 spent$9,113,756 earned by the program41% of program spendingLearning Design: NCEE's Learning Design team creates professional learning experiences that help educators and leaders build the knowledge and skills necessary to accelerate systems transformation. Through immersive programs, resources, and coaching, they support the design and implementation of coherent learning systems aligned to our research and global best practices. Their work empowers education leaders to lead with purpose and vision.
$5,052,931 spentof which $800 as grants31% of program spendingResearch and Evaluation: NCEE's Research & Evaluation team studies the top-performing and fastest-rising education systems in the world to understand what they do, how they do it, and the context and challenges they face. They highlight innovative education practices and policies both globally and domestically that are producing powerful results. By understanding these systems deeply, and the nuances and differentiators among them, they use the evidence to help U.S. states, districts, and schools build education systems that meet the needs of all learners and rise to the challenge of our collective future. This research provides the foundation for NCEE's Field Building, Learning Design, Policy, and Communications programs.
$1,622,291 spentof which $75,000 as grants10% of program spendingPolicy: The Policy team at NCEE partners with policymakers at the local, state, and national levels to set future-facing visions for education, advance bold new policy designs, and co-construct comprehensive roadmaps and implementation plans. Drawing on our global research and best practices, the team advises policymakers and stakeholders on strategies that build strong systems of education and workforce development. Their work translates complex insights into clear guidance for action.
$1,475,603 spent9% of program spendingOther programs such as communications, innovations, global partnerships, and others.
$1,336,426 spent$352,687 earned by the program8% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $16,172,026.
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 $73M to $63M (−14%).
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: 2017 42% · 2018 26% · 2019 17% · 2020 18% · 2021 17% · 2022 12% · 2025 8%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
39% of The National Center on Education and the Economy’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (30% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 9 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
Vicki Phillips
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
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 7 funders, grant income rose $31k → $582k.
4 of 19 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 6% 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 The National Center on Education and the Economy’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
The National Center on Education and the Economy has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 20% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 52% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 50% · 2022 61% · 2023 34% — 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
43% of The National Center on Education and the Economy's funders are still giving 1 year after their first grant; 47% 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
The National Center on Education and the Economy draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 6 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $145k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 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
The National Center on Education and the Economy's funding base is broadening — from 2 funders to 7 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 132 public benefit nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like The National Center on Education and the Economy
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
79% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
58%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 29 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for The National Center on Education and the Economy: 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 The National Center on Education and the Economy?
- The National Center on Education and the Economy (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,378,600 to it, the largest being THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS ($475,000). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does The National Center on Education and the Economy have?
- IRS filings report 19 organizations giving $2,378,600 in grants to The National Center on Education and the Economy, 9 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of The National Center on Education and the Economy?
- THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS is the largest funder on record, with $475,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like The National Center on Education and the Economy 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 19 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