Education Design Lab
Education Design Lab reported $20.6 million in revenue and $13.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.59 went to program services, $7.91 to management and general costs and $1.50 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 88.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $372,863 (CEO UNTIL JANUARY). 32 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 815% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13MFor 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 $21MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.6% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.9% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.5% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 88.5% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 1.4% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 8.6% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $372,863 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.83% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 32 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 21.3 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 11 | 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 expenseThe organization proactively identifies gaps in the education-to-work ecosystem that require next generation solutions. The organization puts together partners, funders and institutions to tackle the path from problem definition through solution finding to adoption and evaluation. The organization also accepts requests from individual institutions, funders, entrepreneurs or communities to facilitate related design processes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO UNTIL JANUARY Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $365,819 | $0 | $7,044 | $372,863 |
| JUNE THEN CEO/PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $310,464 | $0 | $35,334 | $345,798 |
| CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $271,934 | $0 | $34,792 | $306,726 |
| SR. VP., DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $216,307 | $0 | $27,565 | $243,872 |
| VP. OF IMPACT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $203,960 | $0 | $18,743 | $222,703 |
| SR. VP., DESIGN AND INNOVATION Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $208,939 | $0 | $2,652 | $211,591 |
| VP PEOPLE OPS AND CULTURE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $178,808 | $0 | $22,385 | $201,193 |
| SENIOR STRATEGIC IMPACT DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $164,224 | $0 | $0 | $164,224 |
32 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Education Design Lab (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.1M (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–1b11 · 9 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 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- 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 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 567
- Volunteers Part I, line 610
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY Research services | $179,771 |
| BRIGHTHIVE Data collab connectors | $161,000 |
| WHITEBOARD ADVISORS LLC Marketing and web support | $142,050 |
| CREDENTIAL ENGINE Policy guidance | $130,000 |
| PIXEL MACHINERY It support | $101,373 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
5 private foundations reported grants to Education Design Lab totaling $4.8M 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 Education Design Lab's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Education Design Lab, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Education Design Lab's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Education Design Lab reported that 90.6% of its $13.2 million in expenses went to program services, 7.9% to management and general and 1.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Education Design Lab pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Education Design Lab reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $372,863, for the role of CEO UNTIL JANUARY (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Education Design Lab get its money?
Of $20.6 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 88.5% came from contributions and grants (including 1.4% from government grants) and 8.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Education Design Lab a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 46-4248042 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 202631759349300543 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202502169349300125 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202441629349301114 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303149349302080 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202242839349300724 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202122989349301512 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019 (amended), object 202112989349301406 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 46-4248042: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.