Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
SCHOOLS HEALTH AND LIBRARIES BROADBAND COALITION
SCHOOLS HEALTH AND LIBRARIES BROADBAND COALITION (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $118,884 to it, the largest being California Emerging Technology Fund ($50,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.3M
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $119k
- Net assets
- $335k
What Schools Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition does
Mission
The Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization that seeks to address the "digital divide" by advocating for government policies that allow schools, libraries, health providers, and other anchor institutions to obtain open, affordable, high-quality broadband services in partnership with commercial and non-commercial broadband providers to serve their surrounding communities.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Events - Our 12th Annual Conference attracted attendees from across the country including anchor institutions and all levels of government. We had one speaker from the White House, a panel and reception honoring women in telecommunications, and several additional speakers from NTIA, FCC, USAC, and state broadband offices. The conference hosted 400 attendees, 22 breakout sessions, 4 workshops and 2 showcases. Keynotes included Cindy Hohl, President of the American Library Association; FCC Commissioner and Former Commissioner Anna Gomez and Mignon Clyburn; and Joey Wender, Director, Capital Projects Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury. We also held two successful receptions for State Broadband Leaders in February (in Philadelphia) and in September (in Portland). These two events were coordinated in advance with NTIA and also helped SHLB develop relationships with state broadband officials responsible for allocating BEAD funding.
$458,368 spent$392,854 earned by the program46% of program spendingMembership - The SHLB Coalition works with a diverse group of organizations from across the broadband ecosystem. SHLB members work together to identify and shape broadband policies that recognize and strengthen the vital role of anchors in making broadband accessible to all Americans. In 2024, SHLB totaled 320+ members and reflected a diversity of anchor institutions, broadband providers, consultants, and other public interest organizations. The Coalition is based in almost all US states, except Mississippi and North Dakota.
$293,790 spent$710,365 earned by the program30% of program spendingPolicy & Advocacy - In 2024, SHLB played a leading role in shaping broadband policy and defending anchor institutions' access to critical connectivity programs. The coalition led the charge to expand the E-Rate program to support Wi-Fi hotspots and address the Homework Gap, while also advocating for a cybersecurity pilot program to protect school and library networks. SHLB filed legal briefs defending E-Rate in key court cases and urged the FCC to improve broadband access in multi-dwelling units (MDUs) and embrace dark fiber solutions. Additionally, SHLB worked to advance spectrum sharing policies and opposed commercial proposals that would limit public-interest access to the CBRS band. Through regulatory filings, coalition-building, and legal advocacy, SHLB ensured that schools, libraries, and health providers remained at the center of national broadband discussions.
$241,261 spent$5,000 earned by the program24% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $993,419.
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 2020 to 2021, from $435k to $641k (+47%).
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 0% · 2018 0% · 2019 0% · 2020 0% · 2021 0% · 2022 5% · 2023 0% · 2024 4%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
12% of SCHOOLS HEALTH AND LIBRARIES BROADBAND COALITION’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 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.
Chief executive
John Windhausen
Executive Director
Board chair
Cindy Aden
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 4 funders, grant income rose $5k → $26k.
3 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 34% 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 SCHOOLS HEALTH AND LIBRARIES BROADBAND COALITION’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
SCHOOLS HEALTH AND LIBRARIES BROADBAND COALITION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 42% of grant income and the top three 81%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders 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 SCHOOLS HEALTH AND LIBRARIES BROADBAND COALITION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 99% · 2021 89% · 2022 90% · 2023 78% — 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.
Where its funders are
SCHOOLS HEALTH AND LIBRARIES BROADBAND COALITION draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 3 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $40k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 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
SCHOOLS HEALTH AND LIBRARIES BROADBAND COALITION is better cushioned than half 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 SCHOOLS HEALTH AND LIBRARIES BROADBAND COALITION
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
78% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds SCHOOLS HEALTH AND LIBRARIES BROADBAND COALITION?
- SCHOOLS HEALTH AND LIBRARIES BROADBAND COALITION (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $118,884 to it, the largest being California Emerging Technology Fund ($50,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does SCHOOLS HEALTH AND LIBRARIES BROADBAND COALITION have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $118,884 in grants to SCHOOLS HEALTH AND LIBRARIES BROADBAND COALITION, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SCHOOLS HEALTH AND LIBRARIES BROADBAND COALITION?
- California Emerging Technology Fund is the largest funder on record, with $50,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SCHOOLS HEALTH AND LIBRARIES BROADBAND COALITION 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.
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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 2017–2024), and the filings of 6 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