NonprofitsImproving Education Inc

Education

Improving Education Inc

BALTIMORE, MD

Total revenue

$2.3M

Total expenses

$2.5M

Net assets

$1.2M

Grants received

$2.4M

55 grants

EIN

473271696

Tax year

2024

Mission

To provide solutions to improve educational systems. We run an early literacy improvement network supporting teachers with training instructional design and measurement. We provide health and at-home learning materials to families to support nightly bedtime routines for children ages 0-5 in low income homes.

Programs

2 programs

Educational Consulting and Support. Through our Educational Consulting and Support program we engage with other local and national non-profit organizations and school districts to advance the outcomes of students. This includes improvements in reading and math for elementary middle and high school students improved graduation rates with more 9th graders on track to graduate and support for Multilingual Learners.

Expenses: $579K

All Children Ready. All Children Ready is an initiative focused on significantly increasing literacy and math achievement in Head Start Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten children in Baltimore City while developing scalable practices that can be used at locations across the city state and nation to improve Kindergarten Readiness outcomes. During 2024 All Children Ready collaborated with 13 Head Start sites and 6 Pre-Kindergarten sites with the goal of significantly improving Kindergarten Readiness for the students they serve. We worked with 1,137 students and 60 educators to assess progress improve instruction and provide materials that can be used in the home to enhance instruction.

Expenses: $547KGrants: $6K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$2.2M
Program service revenue$59K
Investment income
Other revenue$1K
Total revenue$2.3M

Expenses

Grants paid$6K
Salaries & benefits$1.3M
Fundraising$27K
Other expenses$1.2M
Total expenses$2.5M
Total assets$1.9M
Net assets$1.2M

People

8 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Jarrod Bolte

CEO

Board

$167K

40 hrs/wk

Samantha McLemore

President and Board Chair

Board

2 hrs/wk

Angela Lynch

Treasurer - Board Member

Board

2 hrs/wk

Jared Murphy

Secretary - Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

David Tohn

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Marc Stein

Executive Director Improvement COLAB

Staff

$163K

40 hrs/wk

Nathaniel Dewey

Director of Research- Improvement COLAB

Staff

$140K

40 hrs/wk

Wendy Bolte

Program Director

Staff

$105K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 55 of 55

FromAmountPurposeYear
$120K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$100K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$100K
EDUCATION
2024
$55K
GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
2024
$50K
EDUCATION
2024
$25K
All Children Ready in Baltimore fund
2024
$15K
IMPROVED EDUCATION
2024
$15K
YOUTH OPPORTUNITY
2024
$300K
Early Childhood Development and Education: Parent, family, and caregiver support
2023
$125K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$76K
GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
2023
$65K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$50K
GENERAL NEED
2023
$50K
EDUCATION
2023
$45K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$40K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$38K
EDUCATION
2023
$17K
YOUTH OPPORTUNITY
2023
$9K
IMPROVED EDUCATION
2023
$40K
YOUTH OPPORTUNITY
2022
$38K
EDUCATION
2022
$20K
Support for 2023 for All Children Ready
2022
$20K
TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE BEDTIME IN A BOX PROGRAM, WHICH FOCUSES ON LITERACY IMPROVEMENT AND HEALTHY HABITS IN CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH GRADE THREE IN BALTIMORE COMMUNITIES.
2022
$15K
SUPPORT TO DISTRIBUTE "BEDTIME IN A BOX AND "LEARNING IN A BOX" KITS TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN BALTIMORE
2022
$5K
FOUNDATION DONATION
2022
$25K
DESIGNATED AND OR GRANTED IN SUPPORT OF AGENCY PROGRAMS
2021
$248K
GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
2020
$150K
ALL GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$54K
UNRESTRICTED
2020
$50K
EDUCATION
2020
$40K
EDUCATION: TO SUPPORT "NETWORKED IMPROVEMENT COMMUNITY" IN BALTIMORE PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGH 2ND GRADE TO IMPROVE LITERACY OUTCOMES.
2020
$20K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$15K
SUPPORT TO DISTRIBUTE "BEDTIME IN A BOX" KITS TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN BALTIMORE
2020
$15K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$15K
FINANCIAL WELL-BEING
2020
$5K
BEDTIME IN A BOX PROGRAM
2020
$5K
SUPPORTING GRANT
2020
$5K
EDUCATION
2020
$3K
PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$24K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$5K
BIRDLAND COMMUNITY HERO
2019
$40K
EDUCATION: TO SUPPORT "NETWORKED IMPROVEMENT COMMUNITY" IN BALTIMORE PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGH 2ND GRADE FOR IMPROVING EARLY LITERACY OUTCOMES.
2018

Funded by

$2.4M from 29 funders · 55 grants · 2018–2024

Baltimore Community Foundation Inc

$379K · 3 grants · 2020–2024

The Abell Foundation Inc

$330K · 7 grants · 2020–2024

The Powell Foundation

$300K · 1 grant · 2023

The Aaron & Lillie Straus Fdn Inc 9830002

$225K · 3 grants · 2018–2023

Richman Family Foundation Inc

$165K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Sherman Family Foundation

$165K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Family League Of Baltimore City Inc

$125K · 1 grant · 2023

T Rowe Price Foundation

$87K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Details

EIN473271696
NTEE codeB90
Subsection03
Ruling date2019-10
Formed2015
Employees17
Volunteers25
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