Center for Collaborative Education Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 04-3241676

To work with communities, schools and partners to ensure student success and community prosperity. We do this by:1. Creating voice and ownership for families, students, educators and communities2. Helping with capacity building (technical and adaptive)3. Helping identify negative social determinants4. Identifying personal and academic growth for students, educators, schools and communities.

Center for Collaborative Education Inc at a glance

Total assets
$2,824,444
-55.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$3,775,774
-5.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$23,259
+287.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$3,884,733
+1.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Center for Collaborative Education Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

18 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 18 (94%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

MilfordAttleboroLowellRevereAndoverBostonHathorneManchesterSaugusWenhamAllston

How Center for Collaborative Education Inc gives

  • Giving fell 70% from 2020 to 2023. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K10 grants2020 10 grants2021 5 grants2022 3 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $27K (2023) to $150K (2021). In 2023 it made 3 grants totaling $27K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Milford Public Schools Milford, MASupport to Improve Access and Equity to Education.$12,400
Attleboro Public Schools Attleboro, MASupport to Improve Access and Equity to Education.$7,400
Revere Public School Revere, MASupport to Improve Access and Equity to Education.$7,400
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,824,444$3,775,774$3,884,733——$23,259
2024$6,389,913$4,009,984$3,831,454——$5,999
2023$8,366,114$4,354,399$4,992,158$27,2003$2,668
2022$7,149,374$4,532,636$5,028,093$124,6845$156
2021$6,042,862$2,809,225$3,816,774$150,00010$229
2020$6,089,510$5,633,487$3,779,636$90,00010$3,910

About Center for Collaborative Education Inc

Based on IRS filings

Center for Collaborative Education Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $23K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Center for Collaborative Education Inc is led by Oscar Santos, Executive Director since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 6 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Oscar Santos

    Executive Director

    Executive Director A & O → Executive Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $62K (2020) → $292K (2025)

  • Joseph Dello Russo

    Director & Chairperson

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yvonne Ribas

    Program Director

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $113K (2022) → $150K (2025)

  • Eve Goldberg

    Director of Research

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $141K (2023) → $151K (2025)

  • Richard Gray

    Director of Community Engagement

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $146K (2024) → $159K (2025)

  • Andres Alonso

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cathleen Finn

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Florian Schalliol

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jd Herve Anoh

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Johanna Wise Sullivan

    Director & Recorder

    Director, Clerk A & O → Director & Clerk, 2021

    Director & Clerk → Director & Recorder, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Chang

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Schlegel

    Director & Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shaheen Lakhan

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • R. Kelly Cameron

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Annie Leonard

    Mass Dese Career Connected Learning Lead

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $142K (2025)

  • Ruth Ann Ellis

    Success Coach

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $104K (2025)

Former officers (13)
  • Former: William Corbett Coutts III (2023–2024) — Program Lead
  • Former: Kelly Cameron (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Andresse St Rose (2020–2021) — Program Director
  • Former: Lizette Suxo (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Rachel Bonkovsky (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sheehan Lakhan (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Suzanne Edwards Acton (2020–2021) — Program Director
  • Former: Arthur Mitchell (2020) — Program Director
  • Former: Daniel French (2020) — Executive Director
  • Former: James Darr (2020) — Director
  • Former: Joan Connelly (2020) — Director & Clerk
  • Former: Naia Wilson-Akudube (2020) — Director
  • Former: Ricardo Russo (2020) — Director A & O

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Oscar Santos — Executive Director: $292KOscar SantosExecutive Director$292KRichard Gray — Director of Community Engagement: $159KRichard GrayDirector of Community Engagement$159KEve Goldberg — Director of Research: $151KEve GoldbergDirector of Research$151KYvonne Ribas — Program Director: $150KYvonne RibasProgram Director$150KAnnie Leonard — Mass Dese Career Connected Learning Lead: $142KAnnie LeonardMass Dese Career Connected…$142KRuth Ann Ellis — Success Coach: $104KRuth Ann EllisSuccess Coach$104K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $292K, to Oscar Santos (Executive Director). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Center for Collaborative Education Inc

How large is Center for Collaborative Education Inc?

Center for Collaborative Education Inc reported $2.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.8M.

What is Center for Collaborative Education Inc?

Center for Collaborative Education Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Boston, MA. It holds $2.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Center for Collaborative Education Inc operate?

Center for Collaborative Education Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Center for Collaborative Education Inc's EIN?

Center for Collaborative Education Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3241676. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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