Campaign for Great Public Schools
Campaign for Great Public Schools is a public charity based in Beaverton, Oregon, formed in 2018. It provides leadership, capital, and expertise to assist cities across the United States in improving public education, and supports public-school improvement through grantmaking and advocacy.
Campaign for Great Public Schools at a glance
In short: Campaign for Great Public Schools gave $15.9M across 74 grants in 2025 (avg $215K), top state Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $15,935,739
- +4.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 74
- +72.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $215,348
- -39.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $120,000
- Total assets
- $13,729,424
- +224.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Indiana (21% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Campaign for Great Public Schools
- Contact
Mailing address: 9450 Sw Gemini Drive Pmb 28552, Beaverton, OR 97008
Phone: (202) 922-5879
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Campaign for Great Public Schools funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Great Public Schools for Indy Inc ($2.0M). Together the top 10 received $9.1M.
Grant Size Distribution
227 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 64 grants of 227 (28%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization states that it assists cities across the United States. Its 2025 grant dollars were concentrated in Indiana (21%), the District of Columbia (13%), New Jersey (12%), Rhode Island (12%), and Missouri (8%). Listed grants also supported organizations in Louisiana and Colorado.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 74 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Campaign for Great Public Schools gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $351K (2019) to $25.9M (2022). In 2025 it made 74 grants totaling $15.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Great Public Schools for Indy Inc Indianapolis, IN | To support rise indy's advocacy and accountability work that aims to improve indianapolis through public education and to create a well-prepared next-generation workforce | $2,000,000 |
| Great Public Schools for Indy DBA Rise Indy Indianapolis, IN | To support public education through rise indys elections and advocacy work | $1,075,000 |
| Baton Rouge Alliance for Students Action Baton Rouge, LA | To support efforts to ensure students are at the forefront of school improvement decisions in baton rouge | $662,738 |
| Stop the Wait RI Providence, RI | To support general operating costs and capacity building costs associated with strategic goals for 2024-2025, including building out parent education programs, parent organizing training, and candidate identification and training programming | $660,000 |
| Aligned in Action New Orleans, LA | To grow its governance structure, ensure financial stability beyond national funders, continue strategic planning and programming in service of parents, and develop credibility as a strong advocacy arm in nola | $600,000 |
| Elected DC Washington DC, DC | To support elected d.c.'s non-political work which aims to enable every d.c. Student to thrive | $555,910 |
| NJ Public Charter Schools Action Fund Inc Robbinsville, NJ | To advance a statewide landscape that supports the growth of high-quality public charter schools in New Jersey | $500,000 |
| Mocs Action Kansas City, MO | To support the planning, establishment, and launch of a c4 statewide charter advocacy organization that has communications and advocacy capacity to advance charter school issues | $494,000 |
| Great Schools for All Inc Newark, NJ | To support advocacy efforts to enable the growth of high-quality schools for students in newark, New Jersey, and throughout New Jersey. | $460,000 |
| Civic Impact Coalition St. Louis, MO | To support the launch and first year activities focused on advocating for policies and conditions that advance high quality school options for all students in st. Louis | $400,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,729,424 | $30,326,244 | $19,981,561 | $15,935,739 | 74 | $282,007 |
| 2024 | $4,234,700 | $39,630,298 | $19,546,882 | $15,223,550 | 43 | $27,962 |
| 2023 | $10,490,725 | $432,644 | $24,287,387 | $9,902,019 | 20 | — |
| 2022 | $11,922,606 | $23,221,700 | $34,504,447 | $25,878,525 | 44 | — |
| 2021 | $14,424,269 | $34,526,614 | $23,288,416 | $16,496,427 | 46 | — |
| 2019 | $1,402,663 | $2,500,000 | $1,128,564 | $351,220 | 4 | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to provide leadership, capital, and expertise to assist cities across the United States in improving public education. Its filing says it supports tax-exempt organizations rooted in local communities and focused on public education, including organizations engaged in local- and state-level advocacy and lobbying. It also says it expects to devote approximately half of its time and resources to advocacy and lobbying activities.
Examples of supported organizations include Great Public Schools for Indy, whose mission is to advance education justice and opportunities for Indianapolis students through leadership training, accountability, and organizing. Baton Rouge Alliance for Students Action says it works to put students at the forefront of school-improvement decisions and engage a diverse coalition of local stakeholders. Stop the Wait RI says it supports the establishment and development of high-quality schools in Rhode Island. Aligned in Action describes its mission as building momentum for equity-centered policies and amplifying the voices of families and community partners.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the organization reported 74 grants totaling $15,935,739. Grants ranged from $10,000 to $2,000,000, with a median of $120,000.
Among the largest reported grants were $2,000,000 to Great Public Schools for Indy for advocacy and accountability work; $1,075,000 to Great Public Schools for Indy DBA Rise Indy for elections and advocacy work; $662,738 to Baton Rouge Alliance for Students Action; $660,000 to Stop the Wait RI; and $600,000 to Aligned in Action. Other large grants included $555,910 to Elected DC, $500,000 to an individual recipient Schools Action Fund, $494,000 to MOCS Action, and $460,000 to Great Schools for All.
The organization’s filing also says it makes a small number of direct political contributions to candidates and grants to organizations participating in direct and indirect political campaign activities.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists John Arnold as chair; Reed Hastings as treasurer; Marlon Marshall as CEO; Natasha Williams as CFO; and Kevin Shafer as president. It also lists Romy Drucker, Neerav Kingsland, Jessica Pena, Gary Vernon Borden, and Christopher Jeffrey Barbic as directors or partners.
Campaign for Great Public Schools is led by Marlon Marshall, CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2022); 8 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Marlon Marshall
CEO
Partner → CEO -, 2023
CEO - → CEO, 2024
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
$21K (2022) → $55K (2025)
Kevin Shafer
President
President - → President, 2024
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
$36K (2023) → $35K (2025)
John Arnold
Chair
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Neerav Kingsland
Director
Director & Managing Partner → Managing Partner -, 2023
Managing Partner - → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$64K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Romy Drucker
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Jeffrey Barbic
Partner
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$8K (2019) → $13K (2025)
Kameelah Shaheed-Diallo
Partner
Partner & COO - → Partner & COO, 2022
Partner & COO → Partner, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$16K (2019) → $13K (2025)
Gary Vernon Borden
Partner
Executive Director → Partner, 2023
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
$344K (2021) → $31K (2025)
Natasha Williams
CFO
On filings since 2023
8 hrs/week
$88K (2023) → $86K (2025)
Jessica Pena
Partner
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
$12K (2024) → $22K (2025)
Patrick Dobard
Partner
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
$13K (2025)
Reed Hastings
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Ethan Lawrence Gray (2019–2024) — Partner
- Former: Tyler Whitmire (2021–2024) — Partner
- Former: Naeha Dean (2024) — Partner
- Former: Elisa Villaneuva Beard (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Dorsey Hopson (2023) — Partner
- Former: Scott Day (2023) — Partner
- Former: Simone Ward (2023) — Partner
- Former: William M. Lewis Jr. (2021–2022) — Director -
- Former: Jess Pena (2022) — Partner
- Former: David Harris (2019–2021) — Partner
- Former: Kevin Huffman (2019–2021) — Partner
- Former: Kenneth Bubp (2019) — Partner
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $86K, to Natasha Williams (CFO). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Campaign for Great Public Schools
How much does Campaign for Great Public Schools give each year?
Campaign for Great Public Schools gave $15.9M across 74 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $15.2M across 43 grants.
What is Campaign for Great Public Schools's typical grant size?
Campaign for Great Public Schools's median grant in 2025 was $120,000, and its average grant was $215,348, across 74 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Campaign for Great Public Schools give grants?
Campaign for Great Public Schools's top state is Indiana, with 21% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were District of Columbia (13%) and New Jersey (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington DC, DC (9 grants), Providence, RI (8 grants), Atlanta, GA (5 grants) and Kansas City, MO (4 grants).
Does Campaign for Great Public Schools give general operating support?
Yes: 14% of Campaign for Great Public Schools's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (10 of 74) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Political Contribution" (10 grants).
Who are Campaign for Great Public Schools's largest grantees?
Campaign for Great Public Schools's largest 2025 grantees include Great Public Schools for Indy Inc ($2,000,000), Stop the Wait RI ($1,337,500 across 5 grants) and Great Public Schools for Indy DBA Rise Indy ($1,075,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 28% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Campaign for Great Public Schools?
Campaign for Great Public Schools reported $13.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $30.3M.
What does Campaign for Great Public Schools fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to provide leadership, capital, and expertise to assist cities across the United States in improving public education. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Campaign for Great Public Schools?
Campaign for Great Public Schools has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Campaign for Great Public Schools's EIN?
Campaign for Great Public Schools's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-5515918. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 4, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 2, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Campaign for Great Public Schools funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/campaign-for-great-public-schools-morg_6432082bcb33432691a74e264587b88f
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