Education
The Nea Foundation For The Improvement Of Education
WASHINGTON, DC
Total revenue
$6.7M
Total expenses
$6.2M
Net assets
$50.5M
Grants received
$10.0M
40 grants
EIN
237035089
Tax year
2023
Mission
The foundation works in partnership w/ others to promote the very best in public education.
Programs
6 programs
Awards for teaching excellence - the foundation presents the awards for teaching excellence at our annual gala to honor the critical work that public school educators do every day. In 2024, we celebrated 44 exemplary educators, all from different states, in front of an audience of thousands of people online.
Grants to educators - to improve student learning, the foundation provides grants to individuals and teams of educators to support instructional practice and professional development across all subject areas and grade levels. By directly funding educator-conceived and led projects, the foundation enables educators to chart their own course to solve teaching and learning challenges. The foundation gleans knowledge from these grants to share what works with the field and to inform our broader body of work.
Program administration
Global learning fellowship
Responsive grantmaking
Partnerships
Financials
FY 2023
Revenue
Expenses
People
29 listed
SARA SNEED
PRESIDENT & CEO
$293K
37.5 hrs/wk
ERIC JAMES
CFAO
$179K
37.5 hrs/wk
MARGARET PORTA
COIO
$175K
37.5 hrs/wk
AARO JEAN BELL
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
DAAIYAH BILAL-THREATS
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
BRET CONKLIN
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
TIA DOWDELL
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
BERTIS DOWNS
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
LAURA ENGEL
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
ERICA WEBBER JONES
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
JOANNE KRELL
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
STUART LUCAS
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
BRENT MCKIM
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
PEDRO NOGUERA
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
ROGER POLLAK
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
BECKY PRINGLE
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
JANE QUIN
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
MARCY SINGER-GABELLA
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
DENISE SHEEHAN
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
DERRON WALLACE
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
MONICA WASHINGTON
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
JERRY WEAST
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
ROSS WIENER
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
JOY WHITLOW
SECRETARY-TREASURER
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2 hrs/wk
OLETA GARRETT FITZGERALD
VICE-CHAIR
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2 hrs/wk
VALERIA LASSITER
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
—
2 hrs/wk
NICK ARCHULETA
CHAIR
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10 hrs/wk
KATHERINE GIBNEY
SVP OF DEVELOPMENT
$154K
37.5 hrs/wk
ANDREW GRABEL
SVP OF COMMS. (UNTIL 6/18/24)
$132K
37.5 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
LEADING AUTHORITIES
GALA PRODUCTION CONSULTANT
EF WORLD JOURNEYS INC
TRAVEL AGENT CONSULTANT
NEPC LLC
OCIO INVESTMENT CONSULTANT
RIDGEWELLS CATERING
GALA CATERING
DEVOTIVE LLC
GALA VIDEO PRODUCTION CONSULTANT
Grants received
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Funded by
$10.0M from 22 funders · 40 grants · 2017–2024
$9.0M · 5 grants · 2019–2023
$200K · 2 grants · 2022–2024
$150K · 2 grants · 2021–2024
$113K · 1 grant · 2024
$101K · 1 grant · 2022
$100K · 2 grants · 2022–2023
$100K · 1 grant · 2022
$52K · 5 grants · 2019–2023