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Educare DC

Public charity · Grantmaker Washington, DC EIN: 27-2481956 Website

Educare DC's mission is to eliminate the opportunity gap for young children living in poverty and give them the skills necessary for success in kindergarten and beyond. We work at the intersection of practice, policy, and research to create a future where all children, in particular children who are historically underserved can have access to high-quality early childhood education that unlocks their full potential.

Educare DC at a glance

In short: Educare DC gave $440K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $440K), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$440,420
+1.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$440,420
+1.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$440,420
Total assets
$29,743,414
+9.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
District of Columbia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Educare DC funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

National Children's Center Inc: $440KNational Children's Center Inc$440K

The largest 2025 recipient was National Children's Center Inc ($440K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K5$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Silver SpringWashington

How Educare DC gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+9%). 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$200K$400K$600K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $369K (2021) to $440K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $440K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
National Children's Center Inc Washington, DCEHS Program Support$440,420
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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$29,743,414$21,277,067$18,212,622$440,4201$1,147,973
2024$27,177,922$17,680,827$15,792,494$435,2271$435,733
2023$25,714,088$14,640,820$14,382,603$424,0291$143,078
2022$21,365,239$14,022,838$12,960,520$403,4751$4,290
2021$20,810,624$14,867,843$13,506,109$368,6691$133
2020$17,946,496$25,762,354$9,442,849——$13,528
2019$16,167,063$7,886,029$5,941,226——$15,443

About Educare DC

Based on IRS filings

Educare DC is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $29.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $440K. Net investment income was $1.1M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Educare DC is led by Jamal Berry, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 7 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jamal Berry

    President & CEO

    Vice President & Programs → Co President & CEO, 2023

    Co President & CEO → President & CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $107K (2019) → $212K (2025)

  • Rick Calder

    Board Chair

    Director → Board Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Talia M. Newman

    Ehs Partnership Director

    Director & Early Head Start → Director of Early Head Start Ptship, 2023

    Director of Early Head Start Ptship → Ehs Partnership Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $110K (2022) → $108K (2025)

  • Angela J. Williams

    School Director - Idea

    Director of Education → School Director - Idea, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $121K (2024) → $103K (2025)

  • Richard Nduma

    Senior Director Finance & Treasurer

    Finance Director → Senior Director Finance & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $125K (2024) → $133K (2025)

  • Krystina L. Johnson

    School Director - Parkside

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $103K (2025)

  • Angel Elliott

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charis Drant

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessie Rasmussen

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lesley Poole

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Farrell

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Schumacher

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leigh Sims

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Khosi Mathias

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Song

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tifarah Allen

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jan Boykins

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Ledyard

    Vice President of Administrator & Treasurer

    Vice President of Finance & Administration → Vice President of Administration & Finance, 2024

    Vice President of Administration & Finance → Vice President of Administrator & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $131K (2021) → $156K (2025)

  • Ronnell Nathaniel

    Vice President of Programs

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $153K (2024) → $151K (2025)

  • Zunnobia Hakir

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brenda Jones Harden

    Vice Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (18)
  • Former: Alice Leiter (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Dontai Smalls (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Grace Tenhula (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Sarah Barpolis (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Stacey Fraioli (2024) — Vice President of Development & Communications
  • Former: Diana Mendley Rauner (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Pyper Davis (2019–2023) — President & CEO
  • Former: Catherine White (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Wendy Goldberg (2019–2022) — Board Chair
  • Former: Max Freund (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jerry Johnson (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Andy Klingenstein (2021) — Director
  • Former: Hannah Urrey (2021) — Director of Development
  • Former: Michael Truesdale (2021) — School Director
  • Former: Aliya Degeneste (2019–2020) — Director of Operations
  • Former: Andrew Klingenstein (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Maxine Freund (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: John Oberdorfer (2019) — Director

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

Jamal Berry — President and CEO: $212KJamal BerryPresident and CEO$212KBarbara Ledyard — VP of Admin./Treasurer: $156KBarbara LedyardVP of Admin./Treasurer$156KRonnell Nathaniel — VP of Programs: $151KRonnell NathanielVP of Programs$151KRichard Nduma — Sr. DIR. Finance/ Treasurer: $133KRichard NdumaSr. DIR. Finance/ Treasurer$133KTalia M Newman — EHS Partnership Director: $108KTalia M NewmanEHS Partnership Director$108KAngela J Williams — School Director - Idea: $103KAngela J WilliamsSchool Director - Idea$103KKrystina L Johnson — School Director - Parkside: $103KKrystina L JohnsonSchool Director - Parkside$103K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $212K, to Jamal Berry (President and CEO). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Educare DC

How much does Educare DC give each year?

Educare DC gave $440K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $435K across 1 grant.

How large is Educare DC?

Educare DC reported $29.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $21.3M.

What is Educare DC?

Educare DC is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Washington, DC. It holds $29.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Educare DC operate?

Educare DC has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Maryland.

What is Educare DC's EIN?

Educare DC's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-2481956. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 18, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 21, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 19, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 25, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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