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The Leadership Conference Education Fund
The Leadership Conference Education Fund reported $13.3 million in revenue and $19.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $73.48 went to program services, $20.02 to management and general costs and $6.50 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 85.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $293,400 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 54 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 50% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $20MFor context, the median across 185 covered public & societal benefit charities: $88.81 programs, $11.18 management, $0.01 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$85.02 $11M
- Program service revenue$0.79 $106K
- Investment income$14.19 $1.9M
Other revenue was negative: −$48,665. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 73.5% | 84.9% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 20.0% | 10.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 6.5% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.11 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 85.3% | 83.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.8% | 3.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $293,400 | $357,133 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.49% | 1.52% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 54 | 12 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 25.0 | 10.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseCensus & data equity: this program works to achieve more robust and inclusive data collection, analysis, and reporting - including through the decennial census and american community survey- in order to identify and remedy disparities that undermine equal opportunity and harm marginalized communities. The program is building off the successful work to achieve an accurate and inclusive count in the 2020 census to develop a continuous and informed census strategy between decennial counts that involves public education, communications outreach, and field mobilization. The program is also…
Communications: through strategic communications including the dissemination of information, videos, fact-sheets, tools and trainings, the education fund is shifting the narrative on civil and human rights to gain public will in our fight towards justice
The education fund through the center for civil rights and technology works to ensure that new technologies further civil rights protections and expand media diversity and access to broadband. Technological progress should bring greater safety, economic opportunity, and convenience to everyone. At the same time, as new technologies allow companies and government to gain greater insight into our lives, it is vitally important that technologies be designed and used in ways that respect the values of fairness and equal justice
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Officer, 32.00 hrs/week | $275,474 | $0 | $17,926 | $293,400 |
| EVP & COO Officer, 34.00 hrs/week | $231,346 | $0 | $31,512 | $262,858 |
| VP, PEOPLE AND CULTURE Key employee, 38.00 hrs/week | $218,261 | $0 | $20,213 | $238,474 |
| EVP, CAMPAIGNS AND PROGRAMS Key employee, 32.00 hrs/week | $208,450 | $0 | $16,709 | $225,159 |
| MG DIR (& INT. VP) FIELD & MEM SVCS Highest compensated employee, 36.00 hrs/week | $188,987 | $0 | $35,535 | $224,522 |
| VP, CENTER ON CIV. & HUMAN RIGHTS Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $198,262 | $0 | $16,629 | $214,891 |
| VP, DEVELOPMENT Key employee, 32.00 hrs/week | $165,215 | $0 | $29,453 | $194,668 |
| CONTROLLER & INT. VP (05-09/2024) Highest compensated employee, 36.00 hrs/week | $171,000 | $0 | $18,349 | $189,349 |
54 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Leadership Conference Education Fund (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.8M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b13 · 13 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5116
- Volunteers Part I, line 613
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| PRECISION STRATEGIES LLC Project management, media & advertising | $390,670 |
| CAMPAIGN INDUSTRIES Project management, media & advertising | $325,370 |
| TRANSIENT IDENTITI INC Project management, media & advertising | $325,000 |
| ONYX COMMUNICATIONS LLC Project management, media & advertising | $199,998 |
| OBM GROUP INC Project management, media & advertising | $175,000 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 10 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
24 private foundations reported grants to The Leadership Conference Education Fund totaling $10M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from The Leadership Conference Education Fund's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for The Leadership Conference Education Fund, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of The Leadership Conference Education Fund's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, The Leadership Conference Education Fund reported that 73.5% of its $19.7 million in expenses went to program services, 20.0% to management and general and 6.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Leadership Conference Education Fund pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Leadership Conference Education Fund reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $293,400, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Leadership Conference Education Fund get its money?
Of $13.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 85.3% came from contributions and grants and 0.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Leadership Conference Education Fund a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-7026895 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202522629349300627 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422969349301517 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202342929349301609 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202232989349301798 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202122529349300027 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202022749349301327 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-7026895: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.