Nonprofits50Can Inc

Education

50Can Inc

WASHINGTON, DC

Total revenue

$97.3M

Total expenses

$82.8M

Net assets

$32.5M

Grants received

$171.5M

250 grants

EIN

273069592

Tax year

2024

Mission

50can, inc. Is a not-for-profit organization committed to building the future of american education by delivering on five core promises to the country's children.

Programs

2 programs

Advocate for policy change50can's expert staff teams up with local advocacy leaders to develop and enact student and family-centered policy change.

Expenses: $5.0M

Communications & mobilization50can helps local leaders create a movement of informed citizens through media work, e-advocacy, publications, graphic design, partnerships with like-minded civic and community groups, phone banks, petitions and rallies. As a result, 50can leaders are frequently featured in television, online and print.

Expenses: $1.6M

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$90.3M
Program service revenue$5.9M
Investment income$1.1M
Other revenue$32K
Total revenue$97.3M

Expenses

Grants paid$55.0M
Salaries & benefits$8.4M
Fundraising$242K
Other expenses$19.4M
Total expenses$82.8M
Total assets$36.8M
Net assets$32.5M

People

17 listed

NameRoleCompensation

MARC MAGEE

CEO & TREASURER

Board

$393K

40 hrs/wk

DERRELL BRADFORD

PRESIDENT

Board

$304K

40 hrs/wk

ANDREW SCHWEDEL

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LISA GRAHAM KEEGAN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ROLAND MARTIN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KATHERINE HALEY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CAMPBELL BROWN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANN BOROWIEC

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DERRICK DIGGS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL PHILLIPS

CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

RESHMA SINGH

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PACE

Staff

$288K

50 hrs/wk

BENJAMIN AUSTIN

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ECRN

Staff

$280K

50 hrs/wk

SEAN ANDERSEN

SENIOR ADVISOR OF PACE

Staff

$248K

50 hrs/wk

PAULA WHITE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Staff

$239K

50 hrs/wk

JONATHAN NIKKILA

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

Staff

$225K

50 hrs/wk

KELLI DRAGO BOTTGER

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Staff

$215K

50 hrs/wk

KENNA LITTLE

VP OF FINANCE & OPERATION

Staff

$160K

50 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

LAVINIA GROUP LLC

ACADEMIC SERVICES

$3M

KITAMBA INVESTORLLC (MGT IMPACT SOLUTIO

SUMMERBOOST CONSULTING SERVICES

$1.9M

BOOKNOOK LEARNING

TUTORING SERVICES

$484K

ERNST & YOUNG US LLP

CONSULTING SERVICES FOR PROGRAM

$300K

ALVAREZ & MARSAL TAX LLC

CONSULTING SERVICES FOR PROGRAM

$288K

Grants received

Showing 200 of 250

FromAmountPurposeYear
$1.1M
LOUISIANA EDUCATION: 2015-2025 PROGRAM
2024
$972K
CHARTER SCHOOL CAPACITY-BUILDING
2024
$500K
POVERTY RELIEF
2024
$475K
To support the HawaiiKidsCAN project.
2024
$350K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$330K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$150K
OPERATING GRANT
2024
$100K
OPERATING GRANT
2024
$100K
STATES LEADING RECOVERY
2024
$100K
OPERATING GRANT
2024
$50K
PROJECT SUPPORT
2024
$40K
SUPPORT EDUCATION AWARENESS EVENTS
2024
$39K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$35K
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2024
$30K
Transform education now
2024
$25K
To support educational programs
2024
$25K
Project Support for a Houston Fellow in the National Voices Fellowship
2024
$25K
Thrive grant recipient
2024
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$20K
FALL 2024 50CAN ANNUAL SUMMIT
2024
$20K
PARENT ENGAGEMENT GRANT
2024
$15K
PARENTS FOR LINGUISTIC AND EDUCATIONAL EQUITY IN GREATER WATERBURY
2024
$15K
BN - BASIC NEEDS & RIGHTS
2024
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$10K
TO SUPPORT GEORGIACAN
2024
$10K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$6K
GENERAL
2024
$6K
SUPPORT EDUCATION AWARENESS EVENTS
2024
$5K
COMMUNITY SUPPORT & STRENGTHENING
2024
$2K
VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
2024
$100
GENERAL OPERATING GRANT
2024
$39.3M
EDUCATION
2023
$13.5M
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$3.9M
TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR K-12 STUDENTS IN THE U.S.
2023
$3.7M
LEAD (LATINOS FOR EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY AND DIVERSITY)
2023
$2M
To support general operations.
2023
$850K
CHARTER SCHOOL CAPACITY-BUILDING
2023
$728K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$500K
POVERTY RELIEF
2023
$405K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$400K
STATES LEADING RECOVERY
2023
$342K
DELAWARECAN GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS.
2023
$300K
EDUCATIONAL
2023
$300K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$266K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$250K
CHARTER SCHOOL CAPACITY-BUILDING
2023
$250K
TO SUPPORT FREEDOM COALITION FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS (FCCS) TO INCREASE ITS COMMUNICATIONS CAPACITY, AND AMPLIFY THE VOICES AND EXPERIENCES OF SCHOOL LEADERS AND THE FAMILIES THEY ARE SERVING IN HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOLS
2023
$200K
TO SUPPORT NJER PROGRAMMING.
2023
$200K
CHARITABLE
2023
$175K
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
2023
$175K
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
2023
$175K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$150K
SUPPORT FOR THE 2023 SUMMER BOOST PROGRAM IN MEMPHIS
2023
$150K
TO SUPPORT 50CANS CHARITABLE OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMMING IN GA
2023
$150K
CORE ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT FOR HAWAIIKIDSCAN, AN EDUCATION ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO ENSURE THAT HAWAII HAS AN EXCELLENT AND EQUITABLE EDUCATION SYSTEM [5898; PC]
2023
$100K
COMMUNITY DRIVEN CHA
2023
$100K
TO SUPPORT QUALITY EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA THROUGH EDUCATION CIVIL RIGHTS NOW
2023
$100K
TRANSFORM EDUCATION NOW - PARENTS CHOOSE AND PARENTS LEAD PROGRAMS
2023
$98K
CHARTER SCHOOL CAPACITY-BUILDING
2023
$98K
CHARTER SCHOOL CAPACITY-BUILDING
2023
$75K
Project Support for Texas Education Policy Initiatives
2023
$66K
ADVERTISING AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE - SPONSORSHIP ($10,000) AND SUPPORT EDUCATION AWARENESS EVENTS ($56,000)
2023
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$50K
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
2023
$50K
PROJECT SUPPORT
2023
$50K
EDUCAITON FUND
2023
$50K
RESTRICTED - $50,000 FOR NY VOICES FELLOWSHIP
2023
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR HAWAIIKIDSCAN, AN EDUCATION ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO ENSURE THAT HAWAII HAS AN EXCELLENT AND EQUITABLE EDUCATION SYSTEM [5581; PC]
2023
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$49K
FOR P.A.C.E. STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT CREATION OF A NON-PARTISAN FAMILY VOTER TOOLKIT, TRAINING, AND SAMPLE DASHBOARDS
2023
$40K
ALLIANCES & ADVOCACY
2023
$32K
TO SUPPORT CREATION OF MATERIALS DESIGNED TO AID CITY COMMUNICATION LEADS IN DEVELOPING A MEDIA ECOSYSTEM WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE MARKETS TO ADVANCE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
2023
$30K
Transform Education Now: Empowering Parents to Lead Education Advocacy
2023
$25K
Thrive grant recipient
2023
$25K
Project Support for a Houston Fellow in the National Voices Fellowship
2023
$25K
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
2023
$25K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$25K
To host an event for Dr.HowardFuller's, 60 Years of Service.
2023
$25K
TO SUPPORT THE PILINA EDUCATION ALLIANCE (PEA) IN THE PLANNING OF TWO HYBRID AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY PATHWAY PROGRAMS FOR HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES OF NANAKULI AND KA'U.
2023
$25K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2023
$20K
SUPPORT FOR DELAWARECAN
2023
$20K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2023
$15K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR GREATER NEW HAVEN
2023
$15K
ELEVATING PARENT VOICES TO IMPROVE EQUITY FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS
2023
$15K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$15K
MARKETING
2023
$8K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$5K
COMMUNITY SUPPORT & STRENGTHENING
2023
$39.5M
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$15.1M
TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR K-12 STUDENTS IN THE U.S.
2022
$2.3M
To execute policy efforts in its Colorado, Georgia, and Tennessee chapters, and continue policy guidance, national tools, and communications efforts to serve its broader network and the education reform movement more widely.
2022
$2M
GENERAL USE
2022
$1.5M
POVERTY RELIEF
2022
$1.3M
LEAD (LATINOS FOR EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY & DIVERSITY)
2022
$900K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$500K
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
2022
$500K
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
2022
$500K
STATES LEADING RECOVERY
2022
$500K
Program Support
2022
$500K
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
2022
$500K
To support the HawaiiKidsCAN project.
2022
$475K
TO SUPPORT ADVOCACY AND COMMUNICATION EFFORTS.
2022
$400K
K-12 Education Reform
2022
$367K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$325K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR GEORGIA-BASED WORK
2022
$250K
CHARTER SCHOOL CAPACITY-BUILDING
2022
$250K
SCHOOLS
2022
$200K
TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO PROVIDE MORE QUALITY SCHOOL OPTIONS FOR PARENTS IN CHARLESTON, SC
2022
$200K
GRANT TO SCHOOLFACTS BOSTON
2022
$175K
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
2022
$175K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$175K
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
2022
$165K
TO CREATE A STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS PLAN FOR THE FREEDOM COALITION FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS, A SPONSORED PROJECT OF 50CAN INC.
2022
$150K
SUMMER BOOST TUTORING
2022
$125K
For final core support of JerseyCan
2022
$120K
COMMUNITY DRIVEN CHA
2022
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR HAWAIIKIDSCAN, AN EDUCATION ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO ENSURE THAT HAWAI'I HAS AN EXCELLENT AND EQUITABLE EDUCATION SYSTEM [5581; PC]
2022
$100K
CHARTER SCHOOL CAPACITY-BUILDING
2022
$100K
To support the ongoing operations of the Elevate Chicago (Elevate) coalitionand PACE's work to transition the assets and operations of the coalition to the Illinois Network of Charter Schools(INCS) for future use.
2022
$75K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR HAWAIIKIDSCAN [5429; PC]
2022
$71K
GRANT TO PARTICIPATE IN DC PARENT RALLY
2022
$66K
CHARTER SCHOOL CAPACITY-BUILDING
2022
$58K
GREAT GRANT GIVEAWAY RECIPIENT
2022
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$50K
Promote High Quality Public Schools
2022
$50K
CHARTER SCHOOL CAPACITY-BUILDING
2022
$50K
EDUCAITON FUND
2022
$30K
ALLIANCES & ADVOCACY
2022
$25K
UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT.
2022
$25K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2022
$22K
EDUCATION JUSTICE NOW COALITION GRANT
2022
$20K
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION
2022
$15K
ELEVATING LATINO VOICES IN EDUCATION DECISIONS
2022
$15K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$13K
CHARITABLE GIFT
2022
$10K
TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
2022
$10K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$7K
SUPPORT EDUCATION AWARENESS EVENTS AND GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$5.4M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$5.4M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$2M
GENERAL USE
2021
$400K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$300K
GRANT TO SCHOOLFACTS BOSTON
2021
$300K
NEWMEXICOKIDSCAN
2021
$250K
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
2021
$189K
Pass through of Freedom Coalition for Charter Schools unspent funds to new fiscal agent
2021
$180K
COMMUNITY DRIVEN CHA
2021
$150K
For core support of JerseyCan
2021
$50K
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
2021
$50K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$50K
INGREDIENTS FOR HIGH-QUALITY SCHOOLS: SECURING THE TOOLS AND POLICIES NEEDED FOR NEW JERSEY STUDENTS
2021
$40K
EDUCAITON FUND
2021
$40K
NEWMEXICOKIDSCAN
2021
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING.
2021
$16K
ELEVATING LATINO VOICES IN EDUCATION DECISIONS
2021
$15K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2021
$10K
TEN Stipend
2021
$3K
COMMUNITY SUPPORT & STRENGTHENING
2021
$1.9M
50CAN National and State Advocacy Initiatives
2020
$680K
LEAD (LATINOS FOR EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY AND DIVERSITY)
2020
$428K
GRANT TO SCHOOLFACTS BOSTON
2020
$400K
Engagement grant
2020
$400K
Education
2020
$385K
PROGRAM ASSISTANCE
2020
$350K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$300K
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
2020
$260K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$256K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$249K
Community Driven Change
2020
$200K
FOR A PROJECT TO CREATE A NEW FRAMEWORK TO ADDRESS STUDENT LEARNING LOSS IN NEW JERSEY EXACERBATED BY COVID-19
2020
$200K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR LOCAL CHAPTER - CONNCAN
2020
$200K
PROTECTING HAWAII'S FUTURE THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS [5132; PC]
2020
$185K
Nonpartisan Voter Edu & Registra
2020
$177K
Support the communications efforts of the Elevate Coalition in Chicago
2020
$145K
NEWMEXICOKIDSCAN
2020
$100K
TRANSFORM EDUCATION NOW
2020
$81K
RESTRICTED SUPPORT FOR COVID REBUILD EFFORTS VIA THE BUILD OF THE APRENDE MS WEBSITE, TO EXPAND UPON ITS MIESCUELADE CAMPAIGN TO THE LATINO COMMUNITY WITH A NEW INITIATIVE, "APRENDE MS", TO ENSURE THAT SPANISH-SPEAKING FAMILIES ARE BENEFITED IN EDUCATION, SUPPORT TO CONTINUE THE JUNTOS DELAWARE, A LATINO ADVOCACY FELLOWSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM AND UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT.
2020
$75K
INGREDIENTS FOR HIGH-QUALITY SCHOOLS: SECURING THE TOOLS AND POLICIES NEEDED FOR NEW JERSEY STUDENTS
2020
$56K
SITE ORGANIZATION
2020
$50K
CONTRIBUTION IN SUPPORT OF ELEVATE CHICAGO COALITION
2020
$50K
2021 Advocacy Portfolio Investment
2020
$50K
TO SUPPORT JERSEYCAN'S ADVOCACY PROGRAMMING.
2020
$50K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020

Funded by

$171.5M from 110 funders · 250 grants · 2017–2024

Jewish Communal Fund

$53.0M · 3 grants · 2017–2023

National Philanthropic Trust

$39.5M · 4 grants · 2019–2023

The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc

$19.0M · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$11.9M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Walton Family Foundation Inc

$6.5M · 6 grants · 2020–2023

The Peter And Carmen Lucia Buck

$5.9M · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Druckenmiller Foundation

$4M · 2 grants · 2021–2022

Charter Fund Inc

$2.7M · 9 grants · 2022–2024

Details

EIN273069592
NTEE codeB012
Subsection03
Ruling date2011-03
Formed2010
Employees84
Volunteers8
50CAN INC — Mission, Financials & Grants Received | Grantivo