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The Consortium of Florida Education Foundations

Port Charlotte, FL · EIN 65-1086820 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

The Consortium of Florida Education Foundations reported $17.9 million in revenue and $17.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $97.06 went to program services, $2.49 to management and general costs and $0.45 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.7% of the total. Government grants made up 67.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $182,582 (PRESIDENT, UNTIL 6/30/2025). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 197% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17M

For context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $18M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 1,001 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
97.1%90.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
2.5%6.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.5%1.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
99.7%79.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
67.8%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.2%0.0%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$182,582$325,675
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.05%1.56%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
13
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
1.056.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
60 of 60100.0%

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

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$7.0M expenses · 41.3% of program spending · grants $6.7M

School district education foundation matching grant program: the consortium manages a statewide program leveraging funds appropriated by the florida legislature with a goal of increasing private-sector investment and involvement in k-12 public education with a $1 for $1 match. The majority of florida's 67 county-wide school districts leveraged state funds with 109 projects. More than 2 million k-12 students were impacted across the state with measurable outcomes reported in one of six eligible areas: STEM, teaching quality, support for low performing students, increasing graduation rates and…

$4.9M expenses · 28.7% of program spending

Resiliency through the community program: the consortium partnered with the florida department of education to build student resiliency through the community with local education foundation programs focused around 11 skills or characteristics that help them navigate life's challenges. Resiliency through the community was a $21.3 million grant to the consortium from the fdoe in december 2022 with the requirement that funds were encumbered by september 2024. At the close of the 2024-2025 fiscal year, $4,867,432 of the funds were expended as contracts to local education foundations for…

$1.9M expenses · 10.9% of program spending · grants $1.5M

College & career pathways and scholarships: through 89 separate partnerships with local education foundations, the consortium is building a path to successful life after high school through career exploration and technical education, scholarships, and efforts to help economically disadvantaged students with college preparation and planning. This included the able trust helping students with disabilities access college and career options, the frederick a. Deluca foundation and hca healthcare foundations supporting 43 local education foundation programs for students to explore healthcare career…

$3.2M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT, UNTIL 6/30/2025
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$174,404$0$8,178$182,582

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Consortium of Florida Education Foundations (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $221K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$18M$17M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$18M$17M97.1%$1.4M$182,582
FY2024 ⓘ$26M$25M98.8%$909K$178,151
FY2023 ⓘ$9.1M$9.0M97.5%$655K$155,453
FY2022 ⓘ$7.2M$7.2M97.0%$616K$144,303
FY2021 ⓘ$5.9M$5.8M96.3%$618K$130,523
FY2020 ⓘ$6.0M$6.0M96.6%$495K$105,129

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · 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–1b60 · 60 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 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 55
  • Volunteers Part I, line 661

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
PINELLAS EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Rtc and new worlds
$560,883
OKEECHOBEE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Rtc and new worlds
$425,019
ST LUCIE COUNTY EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Rtc and new worlds
$413,970
EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF GILCHRIST COUNTY
Rtc and new worlds
$350,180
EDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY
Rtc and new worlds
$336,530

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 34 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

3 private foundations reported grants to The Consortium of Florida Education Foundations totaling $256K 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from The Consortium of Florida Education Foundations'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 Consortium of Florida Education Foundations, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of The Consortium of Florida Education Foundations's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Consortium of Florida Education Foundations reported that 97.1% of its $17.4 million in expenses went to program services, 2.5% to management and general and 0.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does The Consortium of Florida Education Foundations pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation The Consortium of Florida Education Foundations reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $182,582, for the role of PRESIDENT, UNTIL 6/30/2025 (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does The Consortium of Florida Education Foundations get its money?

Of $17.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.7% came from contributions and grants (including 67.8% from government grants) and 0.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is The Consortium of Florida Education Foundations a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 65-1086820 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. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202621349349301737 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501129349300500 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411039349300726 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301359349310605 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202210809349301056 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202110269349300416 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 65-1086820: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.