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Institute for Educational Leadership Inc. (IEL)

Website:

iel.org/
Location:

Washington, DC
Tax ID:

52-1198450
Tax-Exempt Status:

501(c)(3)

Budget (2020):

Revenue: $9,000,092
Expenses: $10,335,743
Assets: $2,915,984
Type:

Grantmaking Foundation
Formation:

1964
President:

Eddie L. Koen

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The Institute for Educational Leadership Inc. (IEL) is a grantmaking, advocacy, and educational organization located in Washington, D.C. IEL works within schools, school districts, community groups, and organizations to support and build networks of community leaders who are focused on areas of race, disability, economic disparity, and immigration and refugee issues throughout the United States. It has aligned itself with communities that it deems are under-resourced in order to train leaders to serve those specific communities.

Activities

In March 2022, IEL partnered with Kaiser Permanente and the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) in the Vaccine Confidence Challenge to improve students’ confidence in vaccines, as well as improve the public health system. Under this program, $5,000 grants are allocated weekly to organizations that are working toward improving vaccine rates and confidence. 1 However, the organization must be a member of the Coalition for Community Schools to be eligible to receive the grant. 2

Education

Each year, IEL holds its National Community Schools and Family Engagement Conference, where individuals, including community organizers, union activists, elected officials, school coordinators, education and health professionals, educators, advocates, and others are in attendance. The 2022 conference theme focused on racial disparities due to COVID-19 and eliminating inequities by changing all aspects of life and systems. The conference was held in Los Angeles and keynote speakers included Cindy Marten, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Education; LaShawn Chatmon, executive director, National Equity Project; Sarah Sneed, president and CEO, NEA Foundation; and employees of IEL. 3

In a press release by the Institute for Educational Leadership, the organization praised President Joe Biden and his student debt forgiveness plan, which will cancel up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients and up to $10,000 for other borrowers. IEL also supports the idea of Congress increasing the Pell Grant. 4

Educational Policy Fellowship

In 1964, with funding from the Ford Foundation, IEL created the Educational Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP), a 10-month fellowship program for leaders that teaches equity-focused policy change. There have been over 10,000 graduates of the program. 5 The program operates in numerous states and the District of Columbia, and its attendees have included former North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson (D), and Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis, who served as the U.S. Secretary of Labor under former President Barack Obama. 6

Coalition for Community Schools

IEL is the lead partner and home of the Coalition for Community Schools, an alliance that consists of local, state, and national partners that promote and support community schools as the desired school model. 7 IEL is the intermediary between the Coalition’s national agents and networks. IEL supports the Coalition for Community Schools and intentionally staffs the coalition to ensure both share a strategic plan. 8

Finances

In 2019, IEL received over $6 million dollars in government contributions. 9 It received approximately $1.6 million from registration fees. 10

Funding

In 2022, MacKenzie Scott, a novelist, billionaire philanthropist, and former wife of Jeff Bezos, contributed more than $500 million toward at least 29 different after-school programs across the nation with her then-husband, Dan Jewett. 11 Scott has given multimillion dollar contributions totaling more than $12 billion to various nonprofits. 12 The Institute for Educational Leadership received an unrestricted $6 million donation from Scott, the largest private donation in IEL’s history. 13

In October 2022, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation provided IEL with $315,332 to support the National Theme School Network website that is hosted by the National Alliance on the American High School. 14 In May 2021, the Foundation allocated $25,000 for general support 15 and in April 2020, IEL received $20,000 to provide support for the Rise Up for Equity conference. 16

In April 2022, IEL was one of 40 grant recipients to receive part of $11 million allocated by the National Basketball Association (NBA) Foundation. 17

Grants

In 2019, IEL allocated money to a variety of organizations, with the highest amount of just over $450,000 to Cornell University. It gave nearly $300,000 to the Oasis Center, a crisis center located in Nashville, Tennessee, and just over $200,000 to Peckham, a rehabilitation center in Michigan. 18

People

In February 2022, Institute for Educational Leadership appointed Eddie L. Koen as president, who is the first Black or indigenous person and the youngest person to serve in the position. He was previously the president and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio, where he launched a new Center for Social Justice. 19

From 2017 to 2020, Johan E. Uvin served as president of IEL where he created the institute’s five-year strategic plan, known as Rise Up for Equity. Prior to IEL he served at the U.S. Department of Education as Senior Policy Advisor, Deputy Assistant Secretary, and Acting Assistant Secretary in the Obama administration. 20 He is the executive director of the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute. 21 Prior to his leaving IEL, his total compensation was $291,581.

References

  1. “National Launch of the Vaccine Confidence Challenge.” Global News Wire. March 21, 2022. Accessed October 14, 2022. https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2022/03/21/2406871/0/en/National-Launch-of-the-Vaccine-Confidence-Challenge.html
  2. “National Launch of the Vaccine Confidence Challenge.” Institute for Educational Leadership. Accessed December 4, 2022. https://iel.org/national-launch-of-the-vaccine-confidence-challenge/
  3. “The Institute for Educational Leadership’s 2022 National Community Schools and Family Engagement Conference Brings Together Practitioners from Across Education Ecosystem to Advance Effective Strategies for Student Outcomes.” PR News Wire. May 27, 2022. Accessed December 4, 2022. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-institute-for-educational-leaderships-2022-national-community-schools-and-family-engagement-conference-brings-together-practitioners-from-across-education-ecosystem-to-advance-effective-strategies-for-student-outcomes-301556729.html
  4. IEL Applauds Biden Administration’s Student Debt Forgiveness Plan, Calls for More Actions to Make Collage More Affordable.” August 24, 2022. Accessed December 4, 2022. https://iel.org/iel-applauds-biden-administrations-student-debt-forgiveness-plan-calls-for-more-actions-to-make-college-more-affordable/
  5. History. Education Policy Fellowship Program. Accessed December 4, 2022. https://epfp.iel.org/page/History?_ga=2.180966439.1275343358.1670168226-1567469078.1670168226&_gl=1*sk6nm7*_ga*MTU2NzQ2OTA3OC4xNjcwMTY4MjI2*_ga_ZKVTYPFV2D*MTY3MDE4MjMyNy4zLjEuMTY3MDE4MjY5Mi4wLjAuMA.
  6. Maxwell, Lesli A. “IEL President Reflects on Organization’s Impact at 50 Years.” Education Week. June 3, 2014. Accessed December 4, 2022. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/iel-president-reflects-on-organizations-impact-at-50-years/2014/06
  7. “National Launch of the Vaccine Confidence Challenge.” Institute for Educational Leadership. Accessed December 4, 2022. https://iel.org/national-launch-of-the-vaccine-confidence-challenge/
  8. Who We Are. Coalition for Community Schools. Accessed December 4, 2022. https://www.communityschools.org/about/who-we-are/
  9. The Institute for Educational Leadership Inc, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990), 2019, Part VIII, Line 1e. Accessed September 26, 2022. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/display_990/521198450/05_2021_prefixes_52-54%2F521198450_202006_990_2021052618203793
  10. The Institute for Educational Leadership Inc, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990), 2019, Part VIII, Lines 2a. Accessed September 26, 2022. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/display_990/521198450/05_2021_prefixes_52-54%2F521198450_202006_990_2021052618203793
  11. Peterson, Erik. “Philanthropists MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett Invest in a Host of Afterschool Programs.” Afterschool Snack. April 18, 2022. Accessed October 10, 2022. https://www.afterschoolalliance.org/afterschoolsnack/Philanthropists-MacKenzie-Scott-and-Dan-Jewett-invest-in-a-host_04-18-2022.cfm
  12. Kulish, Nicholas; Ruiz, Rebecca; and Weise, Karen. “MacKenzie Scott, Billionaire Philanthropist, Files for Divorce.” The New York Times. September 28, 2022. Accessed October 10, 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/28/business/mackenzie-scott-dan-jewett.html
  13. Institute for Educational Leadership. “Mackenzie Scott Donates $6 Million to Institute for Educational Leadership.” Global News Wire. March 24, 2022. Accessed October 14, 2022.  https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2022/03/24/2409606/0/en/MacKenzie-Scott-Donates-6-Million-to-Institute-for-Educational-Leadership.html
  14. Committee Grant- Institute for Educational Leadership. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Accessed December 4, 2022. https://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/committed-grants/2002/10/opp24481
  15. Committee Grant- Institute for Educational Leadership. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Accessed December 4, 2022. https://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/committed-grants/2021/05/inv033110
  16. Committed Grants – Institute for Educational Leadership. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Accessed December 4, 2022. https://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/committed-grants/2020/04/inv016121
  17. “NBA Foundation Fifth Grant Round – April 2022.” NBA Foundation. April 2022. Accessed December 4, 2022. https://nbafoundation.nba.com/nba-foundation-fifth-grant-round-recipients/
  18. The Institute for Educational Leadership Inc, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990), 2019, Schedule I, Part II. Accessed December 4, 2022.  https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/display_990/521198450/05_2021_prefixes_52-54%2F521198450_202006_990_2021052618203793
  19. “Institute for Educational Leadership Appoints Eddie Koen as President.” Global News Wire. February 9, 2022. https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2022/02/09/2381988/0/en/Institute-for-Educational-Leadership-Appoints-Eddie-Koen-as-President.html
  20. Uvin, Johan. “College Unbound and Education Reform.” Higher Education Today. November 13, 2019. Accessed December 4, 2022. https://www.higheredtoday.org/2019/11/13/college-unbound-education-reform/
  21. “Johan Uvin Announced as Donahue Institute Executive Director.” University of Massachusetts Amhurst – University News. June 24, 2021. Accessed December 4, 2022. https://www.umass.edu/news/article/johan-uvin-announced-donahue-institute-executive-director
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Nonprofit Information

  • Accounting Period: June - May
  • Tax Exemption Received: April 1, 1981

    • Available Filings

    Period Form Type Total revenue Total functional expenses Total assets (EOY) Total liabilities (EOY) Unrelated business income? Total contributions Program service revenue Investment income Comp. of current officers, directors, etc. Form 990
    2020 Jun Form 990 $9,000,092 $10,335,743 $2,915,984 $1,675,774 N $6,903,871 $2,083,298 $8,755 $675,953 PDF
    2019 Jun Form 990 $10,268,981 $9,968,171 $4,696,043 $2,120,182 N $8,926,827 $1,323,405 $18,016 $843,821 PDF
    2018 Jun Form 990 $9,925,958 $10,195,211 $4,017,692 $1,640,593 Y $7,880,285 $2,024,147 $5,777 $869,192 PDF
    2017 Jun Form 990 $8,536,349 $9,208,487 $4,304,596 $1,783,359 N $6,863,975 $1,670,791 $1,583 $709,983 PDF
    2016 Jun Form 990 $10,112,149 $8,336,799 $4,608,888 $1,415,513 N $7,663,808 $2,441,625 $6,758 $585,163
    2015 Jun Form 990 $7,850,125 $7,958,297 $3,200,799 $2,102,945 N $6,549,997 $1,293,748 $6,380 $705,206 PDF
    2014 Jun Form 990 $6,741,594 $6,573,528 $3,084,745 $1,878,719 N $5,470,960 $1,259,709 $10,925 $713,521 PDF
    2013 Jun Form 990 $5,475,822 $5,157,140 $2,564,534 $1,526,574 N $3,815,949 $1,078,602 $6,271 $684,662 PDF
    2012 Jun Form 990 $5,316,658 $5,282,312 $2,202,582 $1,483,304 N $4,036,179 $1,273,910 $6,569 $655,018 PDF
    2011 Jun Form 990 $5,302,108 $5,352,692 $2,403,493 $1,718,561 N $4,627,691 $668,414 $6,003 $617,550 PDF

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