Dearborn Education Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Dearborn, MI EIN: 36-3857599

TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL EXPENDITURES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT NOT COVERED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATING BUDGET.

Key facts about Dearborn Education Foundation

EIN
36-3857599
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$236,026
Grants made (2024)
1
Average grant
$236,026
Median grant
$236,026
Total assets
$83,064
Primary geography
Michigan (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

How Dearborn Education Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 169% from 2021 to 2024. Method

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

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Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$83K

-27.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$236K

+53.8% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$236K

+53.8% YoY

About Dearborn Education Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Dearborn Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in Dearborn, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $83K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $236K. Net investment income was $63.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of all 1 itemized 2024 grant dollars.

States

Cities

Dearborn

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$94K$187K$281K$374K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$83,064$114,303$123,217
Revenue$301,895$268,478$170,279
Expenses$340,055$284,665$190,568
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$63$73$73
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$59K$118K$177K$236K0 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

Dearborn Public Schools: $236KDearborn Public Schools$236K

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2024 grants, the largest recipients include Dearborn Public Schools ($236,026).

RecipientPurposeAmount
DEARBORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS Dearborn, MICURRICULUM MATERIALS$236,026

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Dearborn Education Foundation is led by Chastity Townsend, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 19 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Chastity Townsend

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $45K (2020) → $69K (2024)

  • Kim Nicholson

    Grant Chair

    Director → Grant Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eman Ahmed

    Director

    Director → Ex-Oficio, 2023

    Ex-Oficio → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mirvat Sabbagh

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Dulmage

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Abbas Al-Wishah

    Director

    Director → Ex-Oficio, 2023

    Ex-Oficio → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ali Sayed

    Director

    Co-Chair → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Keuntz

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elyana Hussein

    Director

    Director → Director-, 2023

    Director- → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mansour Sharha

    Director

    Director → Ex-Oficio, 2023

    Ex-Oficio → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Fayad

    Director

    Co-Chair → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sabrina Evans

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Saif Alsenad

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John McElligatt

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wesam Tanana

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hussein Hachem

    Co-Chair

    Director → Co-Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Zadikian

    Co-Chair

    Director → Co-Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peggy Richard

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Wall

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Jackie Lovejoy (2020–2023) — Ex-Oficio
  • Former: Jane Mazza (2020–2023) — Director-
  • Former: Jehan Saleh (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Maria Fracassa Dwyer (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Michael Phillips (2020–2023) — Director-
  • Former: Susan Dabaja (2020–2023) — Ex-Oficio
  • Former: Glenn Maleyko (2021–2023) — Ex-Oficio
  • Former: Irene Watts (2021–2023) — Ex-Oficio
  • Former: Lola Elzein (2021–2023) — Secretary-
  • Former: Emily Chambers (2022–2023) — Director-
  • Former: Mayor Abdullah Hammoud (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jessica Kandalaft (2020–2022) — Director-
  • Former: John B. Jack O'Reilly Jr. (2021–2022) — Director-
  • Former: Mary Lane (2021) — Director
  • Former: Mohammed Chandoo (2021) — Director-

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

Chastity Townsend — Executive Director: $69KChastity TownsendExecutive Director$69K

Frequently Asked Questions

How large is Dearborn Education Foundation?

As of 2024, Dearborn Education Foundation holds $83K in total assets with $302K in annual revenue. It awarded 1 grant totaling $236K in 2024.

Where does Dearborn Education Foundation operate?

Dearborn Education Foundation has awarded grants in Michigan.

What size grants does Dearborn Education Foundation award?

In 2024, Dearborn Education Foundation awarded 1 grant totaling $236K — an average of about $236K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is Dearborn Education Foundation's EIN?

Dearborn Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3857599. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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