American Educational Research

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 23-7003537 Website

THE AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (AERA), A NATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY, STRIVES TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EDUCATION, TO ENCOURAGE SCHOLARLY INQUIRY RELATED TO EDUCATION, AND TO PROMOTE THE USE OF RESEARCH TO IMPROVE EDUCATION AND SERVE THE PUBLIC GOOD.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$28.6M

-8.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$804K

+5.8% YoY

Grant Count

39

+8.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$21K

-2.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$4M$8M$11M$15M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$28,599,211$31,249,937$32,818,678
Revenue$12,546,717$12,771,589$12,148,592
Expenses$12,566,420$13,822,351$12,878,142
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,244,361$2,157,460$1,967,918
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$287K$574K$861K$1M37 grants202047 grants202150 grants202236 grants202339 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY$91KTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSI…$45KUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA$35KTHE REGENTS OF THE UNIVE…$33KUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$31KBLUE SWALLOW FARM FOUNDA…$30KCLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVE…$30KMOLLOY UNIVERSITY$30KPRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERS…$30KUNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA$30K

Grant Size Distribution

209 grants across all recorded years

203<$50K6$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

FELICE J LEVINEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$376KPHOEBE STEVENSONSENIOR ADVISOR$182KGEORGE WIMBERLYDIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL DEV…$179KTONY PALSDIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS/O…$179KLORI D HILLASSOC. EXEC. DIR., PROGRAMS …$178KROBERT SMITHDIRECTOR OF MEETINGS$167KNORMAN TENORIODIR. OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRA…$160K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
TYRONE HOWARD PRESIDENTTHEN PAST PRES. (TRANS. 05/01/24)1
JANELLE SCOTT PRES ELECTTHEN PRESIDENT (TRANS. 05/01/24)1
MAISHA WINNPRESIDENT ELECT (BEGAN 05/01/24)1
RICH MILNERPAST PRESIDENT (UNTIL 04/30/24)1
ADRIENNE DIXSONDIRECTOR1
ANNE-MARIE NUNEZDIRECTOR1
CLEVELAND HAYESDIRECTOR1
DANIEL SOLORZANODIRECTOR1
DORINDA CARTER ANDREWSDIRECTOR1
JENNY LEEDIRECTOR1
JON HALEDIRECTOR1
LISA DE LA RUEDIRECTOR1
MARIANA SOUTO-MANNINGDIRECTOR1
SHENEKA WILLIAMSDIRECTOR1
THEODOREA BERRYDIRECTOR1
VIRGINIA SNODGRASS RANGELDIRECTOR1
BRYAN BRAYBOYDIRECTOR (BEGAN 05/01/24)1
CECILIA RIOS-AGUILARDIRECTOR (BEGAN 05/01/24)1
DETRA JOHNSONDIRECTOR (BEGAN 05/01/24)1
HELENROSE FIVESDIRECTOR (BEGAN 05/01/24)1
HONEY WALRONDDIRECTOR (BEGAN 05/01/24)1
JESSICA LESTERDIRECTOR (BEGAN 05/01/24)1
LINETTE ROSSDIRECTOR (BEGAN 05/01/24)1
NORMA GUZMANDIRECTOR (BEGAN 05/01/24)1
KATHERINE EDMONDSONDIRECTOR (UNTIL 04/30/24)1
KIMBERLY LAWLESSDIRECTOR (UNTIL 04/30/24)1
LINDA SMITHDIRECTOR (UNTIL 04/30/24)1
MARIELA RODRIGUEZDIRECTOR (UNTIL 04/30/24)1
MARY PITONIAKDIRECTOR (UNTIL 04/30/24)1
NICOLE JOHNSONDIRECTOR (UNTIL 04/30/24)1
THANDEKA CHAPMANDIRECTOR (UNTIL 04/30/24)1
VERONICA VALDEZDIRECTOR (UNTIL 04/30/24)1
FELICE J LEVINEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR37.5$376,485
NORMAN TENORIODIR. OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION37.5$159,951
PHOEBE STEVENSONSENIOR ADVISOR37.5$181,811
GEORGE WIMBERLYDIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT37.5$178,862
TONY PALSDIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS/OUTREACH37.5$178,622
LORI D HILLASSOC. EXEC. DIR., PROGRAMS & POLICY37.5$177,963
ROBERT SMITHDIRECTOR OF MEETINGS37.5$167,390

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

33states
+25 more states

Cities

AlbanyAliso ViejoAnn ArborAshburnAthensAtlantaAustinBaltimoreBerkeleyBerkleyBethlehemBostonBronxBryanBurlingtonCambridgeCharlottesvilleChestnut HillChicagoClaremont

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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