Florida · Nonprofit
THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY INC
THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY INC (Florida) receives grants from 42 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,125,401 to it, the largest being H JACK HUNKELE FAMILY FOUNDATION TRUST ($463,815). 26 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2023
- $438k
- Funders on record
- 42
- Grants received
- $2.1M
- Net assets
- $285k
What The Education Foundation of Indian River County Inc does
Mission
To supplement educational programs in indian river county.
As stated on its FY2023 Form 990.
Programs
Science fair - the indian river regional science & engineering fair involves approximately 200 local volunteers, professionals, and research scientists who mentor students and review science projects. Children from public and private schools participate in scientific research and discovery that reinforces math, reading, and writing skills.typically, more than 10,000 students in the school district participate in school based fairs.
$59,359 spentof which $8,577 as grants10% of program spendingHigh-impact innovation grants - each year we provide the opportunity for teachers to apply for funding to help them initiate innovative programs for students in the following areas: school culture, science, math, and reading. We provide the entrepreneurial opportunity for school teams to pilot an innovative concept that advances student achievement.
$204,007 spentof which $146,248 as grants35% of program spendingStep into kindergarten - this program was created with the goal to increase the kindergarten readiness of the 4 year old students. This will decrease the potential for summer slide by extending the school year for children who have participated during the school year in the voluntary pre-kindergarten (vpk) program. Total students served - 227
$204,948 spentof which $160,824 as grants35% of program spendingTeacher recognition and development - this program provides development support for teachers in indian river county.
$17,004 spentof which $7,481 as grants3% of program spendingSneaker exchange, school supply and other - this program provides shoes, supplies, and vision screening for children in need.
$45,030 spentof which $4,665 as grants8% of program spendingCommunity complex support - this program supported the kick-off of community awareness of the vero beach community complex in partnership with the school district of indian river county.
$51,589 spentof which $14,500 as grants9% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2022 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $581,937.
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 2022 to 2023, from $791k to $359k (−55%).
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 21% · 2018 26% · 2019 31% · 2020 6% · 2021 35% · 2022 37% · 2023 31%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
99% of THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (57% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 7 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.
Board chair
Laica Gerwien-Moreta
President and chair
As listed on its FY2023 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 13 funders to 14 funders, grant income rose $206k → $380k.
5 of 42 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 18% 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 EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 42 funders by total. 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 EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 22% 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
57% 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 THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 28% · 2018 20% · 2019 21% · 2020 28% · 2021 34% · 2022 37% · 2023 33% — growing more concentrated.
“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
41% of THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 62% 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
61% of THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY INC's grant income comes from Florida funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $391k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 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 EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY INC's funding base is broadening — from 13 funders to 14 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 21,641 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2023
Organizations like THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY 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 Florida
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
83% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
79%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY INC?
- THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY INC (Florida) receives grants from 42 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,125,401 to it, the largest being H JACK HUNKELE FAMILY FOUNDATION TRUST ($463,815). 26 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY INC have?
- IRS filings report 42 organizations giving $2,125,401 in grants to THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY INC, 26 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY INC?
- H JACK HUNKELE FAMILY FOUNDATION TRUST is the largest funder on record, with $463,815 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Florida. 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 FY2023 (financials across 2017–2023), and the filings of 42 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