College Board
College Board is a not-for-profit membership organization based in New York, New York, and classified as a public charity on its Form 990 filing. Founded in 1900, it says it reaches more than 7 million students a year and serves more than 6,000 members. Its work includes helping students navigate the path from high school to college and career through programs such as AP, the SAT Suite, CLEP, and BigFuture.
College Board at a glance
In short: College Board gave $2.0M across 71 grants in 2024 (avg $28K), top state District of Columbia. 41% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $1,964,250
- +95.0% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 71
- +31.5% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $27,665
- +48.3% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $16,566
- Total assets
- $2,443,183,190
- +11.8% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 41% first-time grantees (29 of 71, 2024)
- Primary geography
- District of Columbia (21% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to College Board
- Contact
Mailing address: 250 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10281
Phone: (212) 713-8000
Website: https://collegeboard.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who College Board funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Board of Control for Southern Regional Education ($250K). Together the top 10 received $983K.
Grant Size Distribution
227 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 199 grants of 227 (88%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The reported 2024 grant dollars were distributed among recipients in multiple states. The largest reported shares went to recipients in Washington, DC (21%), Georgia (14%), California (11%), Florida (9%), and Texas (8%). These figures describe the locations of grant recipients.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 71 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is College Board open to new grantees?
41%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 29 of 71 grantees (41%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $30K; repeat grants $26K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $18K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2024). 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 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $548K (2021) to $2.0M (2024). In 2024 it made 71 grants totaling $2.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Board of Control for Southern Regional Education Atlanta, GA | Sponsorship | $250,000 |
| Foundation for Excellence in Education Inc Tallahassee, FL | Sponsorship | $125,000 |
| Braven Incorporated Chicago, IL | General Operating Support | $102,562 |
| Education Leaders of Color Inc Los Angeles, CA | Sponsorship | $100,000 |
| The Trinity Forum Inc Washington, DC | Sponsorship | $100,000 |
| National College Attainment Network Washington, DC | Sponsorship | $75,000 |
| California County Superintendents Sacramento, CA | Membership | $62,050 |
| American Association of School Administrators Alexandria, VA | Sponsorship | $59,429 |
| The YGS Group York, PA | Sponsorship | $59,200 |
| American School Counselor Association Alexandria, VA | Sponsorship | $50,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Grant counts were 71 in 2024, 54 in 2023, and 37 in 2022.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,443,183,190 | $1,174,989,530 | $962,967,183 | $1,964,250 | 71 | $169,286,059 |
| 2023 | $2,184,378,917 | $1,019,073,270 | $973,652,927 | $1,007,303 | 54 | $63,136,351 |
| 2022 | $2,013,045,133 | $1,040,203,098 | $894,366,567 | $620,216 | 37 | $126,957,004 |
| 2021 | $1,954,390,358 | $983,201,971 | $870,784,495 | $548,285 | 26 | $96,706,694 |
| 2020 | $1,684,448,086 | $779,610,600 | $862,417,908 | $1,161,666 | 39 | $8,962,436 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
College Board states that its mission is to serve its members and connect students to college success and career opportunity. It says its programs and initiatives aim to expand students’ opportunities and help them take ownership of their futures.
Its programs include Advanced Placement (AP), the SAT Suite of Assessments, CLEP, BigFuture, college and scholarship connections, fee waivers, and research and advocacy. College Board also describes work related to college preparation and access, affordability and financial aid, admissions and completion, and the roles of teachers and school counselors.
Its 2024 grants included sponsorships, general operating support, and membership support. Among the recipients, Braven says its mission is to equip college students with skills, networks, confidence, and experience for career opportunities; Education Leaders of Color says it works to advance young people of color through a multi-racial, multi-sector membership network; and the National College Attainment Network says it works to close equity gaps in postsecondary attainment. Other recipients include organizations whose stated missions concern school counseling, educational leadership, college access, and educational opportunities for military-connected children.
Grantmaking
In 2024, College Board reported 71 grants totaling $1,964,250. Grant amounts ranged from $5,500 to $250,000, with a median of $16,566. The largest listed awards included $250,000 to the Board of Control for Southern Regional Education for sponsorship; $125,000 to the Foundation for Excellence in Education for sponsorship; $102,562 to Braven for general operating support; and $100,000 each to Education Leaders of Color and The Trinity Forum for sponsorship. Other listed recipients included the National College Attainment Network ($75,000), California County Superintendents ($62,050 for membership), the American Association of School Administrators ($59,429), and the American School Counselor Association ($50,000).
The organization’s BigFuture Scholarships give students who complete specified steps the chance to enter scholarship drawings. These are student awards, distinct from grants to outside organizations.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists David Coleman as CEO and trustee. Trustees listed include Kedra Ishop, Susan Enfield, Thomas Moore, Adrian Epps, Adrian Palazuelos, Aimee Eubanks Davis, Anthony Jones, Art Rodriguez, and Catalina Cifuentes. The filing notes that Ishop’s trustee term ended in August 2024 and Enfield’s ended in October 2024.
College Board is led by David Coleman, CEO & Trustee on every filing since 2020; 17 of 54 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
David Coleman
CEO & Trustee
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$2.6M (2020) → $2M (2024)
James Montoya
Sec'y, Chief of Membership, Governance & Global Higher Executive Director -
Sec'y, Chief of Membership, Governance & Global Higher Executive Director → Sec'y, Chief of Membership, Governance & Global Higher Executive Director -, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$546K (2020) → $1M (2024)
Jeremy Singer
President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$1M (2020) → $1.4M (2024)
Matt Wagner
Interim President
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$373K (2024)
Kedra Ishop
Trustee-
Trustee → Trustee-, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$174K (2024)
Courtney McAnuff
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Walter
Trustee -
Trustee → Trustee -, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristina Wong Davis
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Manuel French
Trustee-
Trustee → Trustee-, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Thomas
Trustee-
Trustee → Trustee-, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nikki Danos
Trustee-
Trustee → Trustee-, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ronne P. Turner
Trustee
Trustee → Trustee & Reclassified As Non-Officer, 2023
Trustee & Reclassified As Non-Officer → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shah Ardalan
Trustee-
Trustee → Trustee-, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Enfield
Trustee-
Trustee → Trustee-, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Moore
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adrian Epps
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Catalina Cifuentes
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christoph Guttentag
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Scott
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melody Bustillos
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Meredith Nadeau
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Raul Hinojosa
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas McDermott
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adrian Palazuelos
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Chacko
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Klein
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Norrell
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Magdalena Hinojosa
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia McCarthy
Trustee-
Trustee → Trustee-, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Jones
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Derek Kindle
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Marinaccio
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Farmbry
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne McCray
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tracey Michelle Morman
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aimee Eubanks Davis
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Art Rodriguez
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chad Spencer
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Miller
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Ritter
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nathan Brostrom
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stuart Schmill
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniela Berger Pollack
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$309K (2020) → $592K (2024)
Jeff Olson
Chief Data Officer, Senior Vice President & Technology Strategy
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$493K (2020) → $726K (2024)
John McGrath
Chief Communications & Marketing Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$941K (2020) → $580K (2024)
Martha Stratis
Chief Accounting Officer
Chief Accounting Officer & Treasurer → Chief Accounting Officer, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$300K (2020) → $365K (2024)
Peter Schwartz
Chief Legal & Risk Officer
Chief Risk Officer & General Counsel → Chief Legal & Risk Officer, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$558K (2020) → $653K (2024)
Steve Bumbaugh
Senior Vice President, College, Career & Digital Access
Senior Vice President, College & Career Access → Senior Vice President, College, Career & Digital Access, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$488K (2020) → $511K (2024)
Trevor Packer
Senior Vice President & Ap Programs
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$576K (2020) → $658K (2024)
Elissa Kim
Senior Vice President, Global Strategy & Talent
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$358K (2021) → $574K (2024)
Priscilla Rodriguez
Senior Vice President & College Readiness Assessments
Vice President & College Readiness Assessments → Senior Vice President & College Readiness Assessments, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$272K (2021) → $465K (2024)
Gregory Walker
Senior Vice President, State & District Partnerships
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$473K (2023) → $495K (2024)
Kanika Lichthardt
Senior Vice President & Operations
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$437K (2024)
Sae-Young Kim
Vice President of Investments & Treasurer
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$346K (2024)
Former officers (37)
- Former: Elmer Guy (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jason Manoharan (2020–2023) — Vice President & Ap Program Development
- Former: John Barnhill (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Samantha Veeder (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Stefanie Sanford (2020–2023) — Chief of Global Policy, Advocacy & Communications
- Former: Timothy Keirn (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Yvette Gullatt (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Tarlin Ray (2022–2023) — Senior Vice President & Bigfuture
- Former: Anne Houtman (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Ariela Rozman (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Auditi Chakravarty (2020–2022) — Senior Vice President, Learning & Assessment
- Former: Barbara A. Gill (2020–2022) — Trustee & Reclassified As Non-Officer
- Former: Eric Zarnikow (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Judy White (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Mj Knoll-Finn (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Rachelle Hernandez (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Nan Davis (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Cyndie Schmeiser (2020–2021) — Chief of Assessment
- Former: Darnell Heywood (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Gail Holt (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Gerald Pope (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Hector Garcia (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Jennifer Hardy (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Kasey Urquidez (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Rafael Ramirez-Rivera (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Todd Huston (2020–2021) — Senior Vice President, State & District Partners
- Former: Zina Evans (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Holly Clark (2021) — Executive Director & Human Resources
- Former: Robert Parks (2021) — Executive Director & Finance
- Former: Al Mijares (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Chat Leonard (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Douglas L. Christiansen (2020) — Trustee & Reclassified As Non-Officer
- Former: Gregg Fleisher (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Marcia Hunt (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Nancy McCallin (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Theresa Shaw (2020) — Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer
- Former: Tracie Macmahon (2020) — Senior Vice President & Operations
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $2.0M, to David Coleman (CEO/Trustee). 17 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about College Board
How much does College Board give each year?
College Board gave $2.0M across 71 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $1.0M across 54 grants.
What is College Board's typical grant size?
College Board's median grant in 2024 was $16,566, and its average grant was $27,665, across 71 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from College Board that year got $30K on average.
Where does College Board give grants?
College Board's top state is District of Columbia, with 21% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Georgia (14%) and California (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (17 grants), Austin, TX (6 grants), Alexandria, VA (3 grants) and Boulder, CO (3 grants).
Does College Board give general operating support?
Occasionally: 4% of College Board's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 71) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Sponsorship" (67 grants).
Who are College Board's largest grantees?
College Board's largest 2024 grantees include Board of Control for Southern Regional Education ($250,000), Foundation for Excellence in Education Inc ($125,000) and Braven Incorporated ($102,562), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 24% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is College Board?
College Board reported $2.4B in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2B.
What does College Board fund?
College Board states that its mission is to serve its members and connect students to college success and career opportunity. It says its programs and initiatives aim to expand students’ opportunities and help them take ownership of their futures. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from College Board?
College Board has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check collegeboard.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is College Board's EIN?
College Board's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-1623965. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 10, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). College Board funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/college-board-morg_0d0126a5c1004a2aa4950012fcc1a566
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