Elkhart Education Foundation

The Elkhart Education Foundation is a left-of-center organization that provides extracurricular programmatic support, as well as other resources, to the Elkart Community Schools system in Elkhart, Indiana. 1 In 2021, EKF provided the school system with $30,000 in grants for Extended Content Standards (ECS) classes as well as $30,000 in grants for sports and clubs. 2

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Education Policy
Website: www.elkhartedfoundation.org
Formation:

2013

Executive Director:

Ellen Williams

Location: Elkhart, IN View on map
Tax ID: 46-3429545
Most Recent Filing: 2023
Budget (2023): Assets: $330,044 Revenue: $327,037 Expenses: $234,791

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    Background

    In 2013 Hayley Boling founded the Elkhart Education Foundation to meet funding gaps that existed in the Elkart Community Schools system. 3

    Financials

    In 2021, Elkart Education Foundation received $182,763 in contributions, 4 $178,024 in program services revenue, 5 $330,619 in total revenue, 6 made $506,210 in expenditures, 7 and held $237,798 in net assets. 8

    Partner Organization

    The Elkhart Education Foundation has partnered with the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Human Rights and Justice to provide the center’s “Speak Truth to Power” programming as a form of extracurricular education for the Elkart Community Schools system. 9

    The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Human Rights and Justice publishes educational resources that are to the left-of-center on LGBT issues, such as articles produced profiling Schuyler Bailar, the first transgender NCAA Division I swimmer, and praising efforts to include transgender natal males in professional sports. 10 The educational programming instructs teachers to use gender pronouns, to call on students to use gender pronouns if they so choose, and to refer to individuals such as Bailar as “human rights defenders from the transgender and non-binary communities.” 10

    The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Human Rights and Justice has supported the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, 11 advocated for the elimination of cash bail, 11 and encouraged individuals to join BLM riots in 2020. 11

    Leadership

    Ellen Williams is the executive director of the Elkhart Education Foundation. 12 Prior to joining the organization, Williams was the director of the Take Ten program at the University of Notre Dame’s Robinson Community Learning Center. 13 During her time at Robinson Community Learning Center, Williams focused on “restorative justice,” youth violence, and conflict resolution. 14

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2023 $330,044 $327,037 $234,791 View
    2022 $237,798 $330,619 $506,210 View
    2021 $413,389 $897,933 $945,074 View
    2020 $557,630 $1,108,396 $837,519 View
    2019 $189,653 $461,755 $572,358 View

    Prior year filings: 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015

    Revenue Detail

    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    • Number of Employees: 5

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    Charmaine TormaPAST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$41,536
    Ellen WilliamsEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$18,205

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $1,472,273
    • Number of Grants: 62
    • Number of Funders: 27

    Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $152,0002020 Lilly Endowment IncFund for Indiana youth programs impacted by COVID-19
    $149,0202021 Community Foundation of Elkhart CountyTO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $121,4502023 Community Foundation of Elkhart CountyTO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $57,0342020 Community Foundation of Elkhart CountyTo further the exempt purpose of the organization
    $52,6002022 Community Foundation of Elkhart CountyTO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $50,0002021 Welter Foundation IncExempt purpose of organization
    $50,0002020 Welter Foundation IncExempt purpose of organization
    $45,0002021 UNITED WAY OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY INCKindness for Blindness
    $30,0002022 1st Source Foundation Inc Xxx-Xx-XxxxSUPPORT
    $30,0002020 Elkhart General Hospital IncSPONSOR PROGRAMS
    $25,1102020 Network for Good, Inc.Unrestricted
    $25,0002022 The Liegl Family Foundation IncGeneral Support
    $25,0002021 Elkhart General Hospital IncSPONSOR PROGRAMS
    $25,0002020 Judd Leighton Foundation IncTo support general operations
    $24,3712024 Community Foundation of Elkhart CountyTO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $20,0002020 Irions Foundation IncCHARITABLE
    $18,4552021 Network for Good, Inc.UNRESTRICTED
    $17,0002020 University of Notre Dame Du LacSee Part IV
    $15,0002023 American Electric Power FoundationOperating Support
    $15,0002023 Everwise Foundation IncGeneral
    $12,5002023 Crossroads United Way, Inc.OPERATIONS
    $10,0002024 Crossroads United Way, Inc.OPERATIONS
    $10,0002021 Rex and Alice a Martin Foundation IncExempt purpose of organization
    $8,0002023 Community Foundation of Greater MemphisGENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
    $6,8292022 Network for Good, Inc.UNRESTRICTED

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $357,540
    • Number of Grants: 11
    • Number of Recipients: 4

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    References

    1. “About.” Elkart Education Foundation. https://www.elkhartedfoundation.org/about/
    2. “2021 Impact Report.” Elkart Education Foundation. https://www.elkhartedfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/EEF-2021-Impact-Report.pdf
    3. “About.” https://www.elkhartedfoundation.org/about/
    4. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Elkart Education Foundation. Part I. Line 8. 2022.
    5. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Elkart Education Foundation. Part I. Line 9. 2022.
    6. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Elkart Education Foundation. Part I. Line 12. 2022.
    7. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Elkart Education Foundation. Part I. Line 18. 2022.
    8. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Elkart Education Foundation. Part I. Line 22. 2022.
    9. “Partners.” Robert F. Kennedy Center for Human Rights and Justice. https://rfkhumanrights.org/our-programs/speak-truth-to-power/sttp-partners
    10. “Speak Truth to Power 2020.” Robert F. Kennedy Center for Human Rights and Justice. https://ml.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/f0b0e8cc-cca0-4f2f-bde9-598fc7af3457
    11. “MINDLESS MENACE OF VIOLENCE.” Robert F. Kennedy Center for Human Rights and Justice. https://rfkhumanrights.org/voices-articles/take-action-against-the-mindless-menace-of-violence
    12. “Staff.” Elkart Education Foundation. https://www.elkhartedfoundation.org/staff/
    13. “Press Release.” Elkart Education Foundation.   https://www.educationfoundations.org/resources/Communications/Member%20News/2023-1019%20FOR%20IMMEDIATE%20RELEASE%20Elkhart%20Education%20Foundation%20welcomes%20New%20Executive%20Director%20Ellen%20Williams(1).pdf
    14. “Ellen Williams” Living Justice Press. https://livingjusticepress.org/acadp_listings/ellen-kyes/