Leadership for Educational Equity Foundation

The Leadership for Educational Equity Foundation (LEEF) is the research and education arm of branch of Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE), a nonprofit advocacy group which trains and organizes Teach for America (TFA) teachers and alumni to promote political education reforms.

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Education Policy
Website: educationalequity.org/foundation
Formation:

2007

Executive:

Michael Bruman

Location: Washington, DC View on map
Tax ID: 46-2093041
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $6,735,326 Revenue: $19,505,751 Expenses: $17,165,176

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    LEEF funds LEE’s educational events, internships, research, and various outreach efforts. The organization also provides funding to numerous other educational nonprofits.

    Leadership

    Leadership for Educational Equity Foundation shares its board and executive director, Michael Bruman, with Leadership for Educational Equity. Most of LEE’s leadership consists of current and former TFA leaders. 1

    Emma Bloomberg, the oldest daughter of billionaire former New York City Mayor and unsuccessful 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg, is a board member of LEEF and LEE. 1 In the 2016 election cycle, LEE was a major donor to the Leaders in Education Fund PAC, with $85,000 donated. At the same time, Michael Bloomberg donated $220,000. 2 The following election cycle, LEE gave $6,000 and Bloomberg gave $5,000 to the related Leaders in Education PAC. 3

    Grant Recipients

    LEEF donates over 90% of its budget each year to Leadership for Educational Equity. As a 501(c)(3), LEEF can take in tax-exempt donations and disburse them to LEE for 501(c)(3)-permissible uses. 4

    LEEF also gives grants to educational nonprofits which support LEE’s reform goals. In 2017, LEEF gave $25,000 to the Tides Foundation, a donor-advised fund which disburses money to other left-of-center nonprofits. 4

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $6,735,326 $19,505,751 $17,165,176 View
    2023 $4,142,017 $9,499,395 $13,604,693 View
    2022 $8,287,243 $6,228,273 $11,163,499 View
    2021 $13,452,963 $27,777,309 $20,423,423 View
    2020 $5,983,229 $14,907,162 $15,144,499 View

    Prior year filings: 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013

    Revenue Detail

    Expenses Detail

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $99,956,379
    • Number of Grants: 82
    • Number of Funders: 25

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

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $4,220,0002021 Teach For America, Inc.The purpose of this grant is to assist LEE member growth and engagement. To grow overall membership base by an additional 3,500 Teach For America alumni and corps members. At the time of the grant, there are over 43,410 LEE members. LEE planned to grow to 47,000 members across the US and aimed to attract more than 65% of Teach For America corps members and alumni by 2021. LEE also planned to grow number of LEE members to include an additional 80 senior leaders in senior policy, advocacy and organizing leaders, as well as double the number of LEE members who participate in regional workshops and fellowships.
    $4,200,0002022 Teach For America, Inc.This grant aims to assist LEE: in growing membership and member engagement; growing individual leadership pipelines in policy, advocacy, and organizing careers; and building collective action. At the time of the grant, there were over 46,933 LEE members. LEE planned to grow to 47,000 members across the US by December 31, 2021, and 49,000 by December 31, 2022. LEE also planned to grow the number of LEE members to include an additional 55 senior leaders in senior policy, advocacy, and organizing leaders by December 31, 2021, and by 120 by December 31, 2022.
    $3,200,0002024 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncCOMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
    $2,530,0002020 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
    $2,400,0002020 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncCOMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
    $2,100,0002025 The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $2,100,0002022 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncCOMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
    $2,100,0002021 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncCOMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
    $2,000,0002024 Teach For America, Inc.The purpose of this grant is to assist LEE member growth and engagement. To grow overall membership base
    $1,000,0002024 Vanguard CharitableFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
    $635,0002020 The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation IncGeneral operating support
    $175,0002021 Silicon Valley Community Foundation
    $100,0002021 Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Inc.DAF – Education
    $55,0002023 The Education TrustSUPPORT
    $50,0002024 The Emma and Georgina Bloomberg FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE
    $50,0002023 The Emma and Georgina Bloomberg FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE
    $50,0002021 Robert R Mccormick FoundationLEE FELLOW FOR KIDS SUPPORT IN CHICAGO
    $50,0002020 Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Inc.DAF – Education
    $50,0002020 Robert R Mccormick FoundationFOR FELLOW AT CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
    $30,0002024 Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
    $30,0002023 Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
    $25,0002022 The Education TrustSupport
    $232022 Amazonsmile FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $126,278,200
    • Number of Grants: 24
    • Number of Recipients: 16

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

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $18,571,5812021 LEE, Inc. (LEE)FOSTER AND FACILITATE INCREASED CIVIC ENGAGMENT, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, AND VOLUNTEERISM OF LEADERSHIP FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITY MEMBERS, FOCUSING ON THE FIELDS OF EDUCATION AND PUBLIC POLICY.
    $14,368,4772020 LEE, Inc. (LEE)FOSTER AND FACILITATE INCREASED CIVIC ENGAGMENT, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, AND VOLUNTEERISM OF LEADERSHIP FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITY MEMBERS, FOCUSING ON THE FIELDS OF EDUCATION AND PUBLIC POLICY.
    $12,390,9082023 LEE, Inc. (LEE)FOSTER AND FACILITATE INCREASED CIVIC ENGAGMENT, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, AND VOLUNTEERISM OF LEADERSHIP FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITY MEMBERS, FOCUSING ON THE FIELDS OF EDUCATION AND PUBLIC POLICY.
    $9,517,5662022 LEE, Inc. (LEE)FOSTER AND FACILITATE INCREASED CIVIC ENGAGMENT, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, AND VOLUNTEERISM OF LEADERSHIP FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITY MEMBERS, FOCUSING ON THE FIELDS OF EDUCATION AND PUBLIC POLICY.

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    References

    1. “Board.” Leadership for Education Equity. Accessed March 26, 2020. https://educationalequity.org/board.
    2. “Leaders in Education Fund.” Open Secrets. Accessed March 26, 2020. https://www.opensecrets.org/527s/527cmtedetail_donors.php?ein=472564987&cycle=2016.
    3. “Leaders in Education PAC.” Open Secrets. Accessed March 26, 2020. https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgave2.php?cmte=C00571091&cycle=2018.
    4. “Leadership for Education Equity Foundation Form 990.” ProPublica. Accessed March 26, 2020. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/display_990/462093041/12_2018_prefixes_45-46%2F462093041_201712_990_2018120415971531.