Cooperative for Education
Cooperative for Education reported $16.8 million in revenue and $4.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $79.44 went to program services, $6.78 to management and general costs and $13.78 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $133,088 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 378% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $4.1MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $17MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 79.4% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.8% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 13.8% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 97.2% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.3% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $133,088 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.22% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 50.9 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 14 | 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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseCoed's rise youth development program gets kids into school and ensures they can reach the milestone of high-school graduation (focusing primarily on evening the playing field for girls, who are often the first to be pulled out of school in guatemala). The program goes far beyond a traditional scholarship, providing tutoring and mentoring, comprehensive social support, and personal development opportunities that transform students into the next generation of leaders. In 2025, 877 girls and 274 boys benefited from rise
The bridges program creates awareness that drives people around the world to action through service, enabling individuals to discover how their gifts and talents can best be called forth to help others. In 2025, the bridges program educated more than 1,065 individuals around the world through 57 educational presentations (both virtually and in-person) and involved 138 volunteers in direct service on trips to guatemala
Coed's spark reading program transforms students into enthusiastic, competent, and lifelong readers by providing children's books to impoverished schools in rural guatemala and training teachers in best practices for early literacy instruction. Throughout 2025, the program trained 210 teachers from 23 schools, benefiting 4,894 students. Studies show that kids in spark classrooms typically learn twice as much as kids in non-spark classrooms
Highest reported compensation
2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $130,426 | $0 | $2,662 | $133,088 |
| CORPORATE TREASURER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $85,185 | $0 | $6,638 | $91,823 |
| CORPORATE SECRETARY Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $66,210 | $0 | $9,426 | $75,636 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Cooperative for Education (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $301K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · 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–1b14 · 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 2Yes
- 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 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 522
- Volunteers Part I, line 6138
Private foundation grants it received
16 private foundations reported grants to Cooperative for Education totaling $953K 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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Questions people ask
How much of Cooperative for Education's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Cooperative for Education reported that 79.4% of its $4.1 million in expenses went to program services, 6.8% to management and general and 13.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Cooperative for Education pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Cooperative for Education reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $133,088, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Cooperative for Education get its money?
Of $16.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 97.2% came from contributions and grants and 1.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Cooperative for Education a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 31-1545464 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202642029349300539 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202512139349300731 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202431909349301188 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202332859349302253 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202221829349300717 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202112869349301311 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019 (amended), object 202243259349300874 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 31-1545464: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.