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Education Resource Strategies Inc

WATERTOWN, MA

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Total revenue

$14.7M

Total expenses

$17.3M

Net assets

$12.4M

Grants received

$16.5M

52 grants

EIN

201978102

Tax year

2024

Mission

Ers empowers school system leaders to make transformative shifts in resources, structures, and practices so that all students, especially those with the greatest learning needs and those furthest from opportunity, attend a school where they can learn and thrive. We partner with district teams, expand leaders' knowledge and skills, and share lessons and tools with the field.

Programs

1 program

Field building:ers offers standalone workshops for district and state education leaders interested in growing their skillsets or expand their knowledge base about strategic resource use. Ers facilitates leadership development networks and cohorts that bring together cross-functional district teams using professional learning best practices. Additionally, ers has a suite of free tools, publications, and research that highlights district and state success stories, lessons we have learned through our partnerships, and best practices.

Expenses: $2.5M

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$3.4M
Program service revenue$10.7M
Investment income$579K
Other revenue$12K
Total revenue$14.7M

Expenses

Grants paid$213K
Salaries & benefits$13.2M
Fundraising$404K
Other expenses$3.9M
Total expenses$17.3M
Total assets$16.8M
Net assets$12.4M

People

21 listed

NameRoleCompensation

GREG HILLS

COO/MANAGING PARTNER

Board

$292K

40 hrs/wk

JONATHAN TRAVERS

PRESIDENT/MANAGING PARTNER

Board

$290K

40 hrs/wk

KAREN H MILES

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/CHAIR

Board

$228K

40 hrs/wk

KATHRYN ROY

CLERK, PARTNER & GENERAL COUNSEL

Board

$209K

40 hrs/wk

RENEE HARPER

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Board

$203K

40 hrs/wk

MONICA HIGGINS

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

ANN CLARK

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

IRVIN LEON SCOTT

FORMER DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

ERIC GORDON

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

DESMOND BLACKBURN

FORMER DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

PETER C GORMAN

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

KIRA ORANGE JONES

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

ELLEN GUINEY

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

JEAN-CLAUDE BRIZARD

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

MARCIA BLENKO

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

DAVID ROSENBERG

PARTNER

Staff

$272K

40 hrs/wk

VENTURA RODRIGUEZ

PARTNER

Staff

$251K

40 hrs/wk

JOSEPH J TRAWICK-SMITH

PARTNER

Staff

$236K

40 hrs/wk

ANGELA KING SMITH

PARTNER

Staff

$233K

40 hrs/wk

BETTY CHANG

MANAGING PARTNER

Staff

$201K

40 hrs/wk

TARA ANDERSON

DIRECTOR, CONSULTING

Staff

$197K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

GREEN RIVER DATA ANALYSIS LLC

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

$252K

SUPPORTED LLC

PROGRAM SUPPORT

$140K

RUSSELL REYNOLDS ASSOCIATES INC

RECRUITMENT SERVICES

$121K

HUMAN RESOURCES CONCEPTS LLC

HUMAN RESOURCES

$107K

Grants received

Showing 52 of 52

FromAmountPurposeYear
GATES FOUNDATION
$560K
K-12 EDUCATION
2024
THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION
$500K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
NELLIE MAE EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
$265K
NEW ENGLAND COHORT FOR K-12 RESOURCE EQUITY
2024
The Wallace Foundation
$200K
To support districts participating in Wallace's ECPI.
2024
RAIKES FOUNDATION
$75K
SEED DISTRICT STRATEGIC PLANNING PROJECT
2024
GATES FOUNDATION
$700K
K-12 EDUCATION
2023
THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION
$500K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION
$500K
FOR ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS DURING COVID-19 RECOVERY
2023
The Education Trust Inc
$458K
Support
2023
SKYLINE FOUNDATION
$300K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
GATES FOUNDATION
$300K
K-12 EDUCATION
2023
GATES FOUNDATION
$292K
K-12 EDUCATION
2023
Walton Family Foundation Inc
$250K
To support Launching a state practice to support state education agencies and districts in making data-driven decisions related to school funding and other innovation-oriented policies.
2023
WK Kellogg Foundation
$225K
Early Care and Education
2023
GIVE FORWARD FOUNDATION
$150K
COALITION TO REIMAGINE THE TEACHING ROLE
2023
The Joyce Foundation
$100K
Education & Economic Mobility
2023
ROBERTSON FOUNDATION
$100K
COALITION TO REIMAGINE THE TEACHER ROLE
2023
RAIKES FOUNDATION
$75K
STUDENT EXPERIENCE-CENTERED, EQUITY-EMBEDDED, DATA-DRIVEN DISTRICT STRATEGIC PLANNING PROJECT
2023
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
$50K
District CFO Strategy Network - Strategically Navigating Coronavirus Budget Impacts
2023
KENNETH RAININ FOUNDATION
$20K
FOR REIMAGINING THE TEACHING JOB
2023
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$10K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK
$583K
For general support
2022
GATES FOUNDATION
$526K
K-12 EDUCATION
2022
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK
$417K
For knowledge building and technical assistance to accelerate strategic school and system redesign
2022
The Education Trust Inc
$308K
SUPPORT
2022
WK Kellogg Foundation
$250K
create national infrastructure required to better support advocates and practitioners seeking to advance local, state, and federal resource equity in education systems
2022
GATES FOUNDATION
$200K
K-12 EDUCATION
2022
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
$150K
District CFO Strategy Network - Strategically Navigating Coronavirus Budget Impacts
2022
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
$150K
District CFO Strategy Network - Strategically Navigating Coronavirus Budget Impacts
2022
RAIKES FOUNDATION
$100K
BELE NETWORK: EQUIPPING CHIEF EQUITY OFFICERS TO DRIVE TRANSFORMATION
2022
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK
$500K
For knowledge building and technical assistance to accelerate strategic school and system redesign
2021
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
$150K
District CFO Strategy Network - Strategically Navigating Coronavirus Budget Impacts
2021
ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$136K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2021
WK Kellogg Foundation
$100K
create national infrastructure required to better support advocacy for increased resource equity in education systems
2021
GATES FOUNDATION
$1.0M
K-12 EDUCATION
2020
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK
$583K
FOR KNOWLEDGE BUILDING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ACCELERATE STRATEGIC SCHOOL AND SYSTEM REDESIGN
2020
WK Kellogg Foundation
$400K
create national infrastructure required to better support advocacy for increased resource equity in education systems
2020
GATES FOUNDATION
$380K
K-12 EDUCATION
2020
GATES FOUNDATION
$330K
K-12 EDUCATION
2020
The Education Trust Inc
$283K
Support
2020
GATES FOUNDATION
$235K
K-12 EDUCATION
2020
GATES FOUNDATION
$100K
K-12 EDUCATION
2020
The Wallace Foundation
$15K
To create a webinar and a tool kit to help Education Leadership faculty in the University Principal Preparation Initiative incorporate resource equity practices into their curriculum and clinical practice experience.
2020
The Education Trust Inc
$717K
SUPPORT
2019
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK
$653K
FOR CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC SCHOOL AND DISTRICT REDESIGN PARTNERSHIPS AT SCALE
2019
WK Kellogg Foundation
$400K
create national infrastructure required to better support advocacy for increased resource equity in education systems
2019
The Education Trust Inc
$179K
SUPPORT
2018
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK
$847K
FOR CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC SCHOOL AND DISTRICT REDESIGN PARTNERSHIPS AT SCALE
2017
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK
$602K
FOR A PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE REDESIGN OF SCHOOLS AND THE SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT THEM (DISTRICTS, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, E.G.) AND, FOR CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND RESEARCH THAT MEET GROWING DEMAND FROM STATES AND DISTRICTS FOR REDESIGN SUPPORT
2017
GATES FOUNDATION
$375K
K-12 EDUCATION
2017
ELLIS CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE
$165K
TO RESEARCH, CRAFT AND DISSEMINATE A MESSAGE THAT WILL MAKE THE CASE FOR STRATEGIC EDUCATION FUNDING IN ARIZONA
2017
T GARY AND KATHLEEN ROGERS SUPPORTING
$10K
THE ERS REPORT: INFORMING EQUITY
2017

Funded by

$16.5M from 19 funders · 52 grants · 2017–2024

Gates Foundation

$5.0M · 12 grants · 2017–2024

Carnegie Corporation Of New York

$4.2M · 7 grants · 2017–2022

The Education Trust Inc

$1.9M · 5 grants · 2018–2023

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

$1.5M · 3 grants · 2023–2024

WK Kellogg Foundation

$1.4M · 5 grants · 2019–2023

Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

$500K · 4 grants · 2021–2023

Skyline Foundation

$300K · 1 grant · 2023

Nellie Mae Education Foundation Inc

$265K · 1 grant · 2024

Details

EIN201978102
NTEE codeB90
Subsection03
Ruling date2005-03
Formed2004
Employees96
Volunteers0