Education Forward Dc

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 81-1823628 Website

EDUCATION FORWARD DC (ED FORWARD DC) WORKS TO MAKE SURE EVERY DC STUDENT THRIVES BY SUPPORTING AND ADVANCING HIGH-QUALITY AND EQUITABLE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$26.9M

+77.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$5.9M

-30.7% YoY

Grant Count

39

-18.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$151K

-14.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$7M$14M$21M$29M20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$26,876,440$15,185,897$17,641,749
Revenue$21,929,078$10,058,346$4,967,525
Expenses$10,010,181$12,615,203$14,774,190
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,051,573$744,003$331,139
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3M$5M$8M$10M34 grants202138 grants202249 grants202348 grants202439 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

PAVE INC$1.2MDC CHARTER SCHOOL ALLIANCE$430KDC POLICY CENTER$350KEDUCATION REFORM NOW$350KEDNAVIGATOR$325KDC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL$260KBELLWETHER EDUCATION PAR…$253KLEE MONTESSORI PUBLIC CH…$208KCITYBRIDGE EDUCATION$200KSPECIAL EDUCATION LEADER…$200K

Grant Size Distribution

208 grants across all recorded years

34<$50K45$50–100K75$100–250K39$250–500K10$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

BISI OYEDELECEO$306KMARGIE YEAGERMANAGING PARTNER$248KERIN SHEEHYPARTNER$197KFONDA SUTTONPARTNER$196KRASHIDA YOUNGPARTNER$187KMATT NOCELLASENIOR MANAGER$131KMICHAEL DELGADOSENIOR MANAGER$129KCAITLIN CAMPBELL-HAHNSENIOR MANAGER$126KALAINA SMITHSENIOR MANAGER$125KERIN GARRATTSENIOR MANAGER$122K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BISI OYEDELECEO40$306,001
JOSH EDELMANBOARD CHAIR1
ABIGAIL SMITHSECRETARY1
CLAUDIA LUJANTREASURER1
DANE ANDERSONDIRECTOR1
ADEMUYIWA BAMIDURODIRECTOR1
KEVIN BORGMANNDIRECTOR1
PATRICK DOBARDDIRECTOR1
CHRISTINA GRANTDIRECTOR1
CHERYL HOLCOMB-MCCOYDIRECTOR1
JEANIE LEEDIRECTOR1
MARISA PARRELLADIRECTOR1
NICK RODRIGUEZDIRECTOR1
TIFFANY WILLIAMSDIRECTOR1
MARGIE YEAGERMANAGING PARTNER40$248,085
ERIN SHEEHYPARTNER40$196,625
RASHIDA YOUNGPARTNER40$186,765
FONDA SUTTONPARTNER40$196,442
MICHAEL DELGADOSENIOR MANAGER40$129,302
MATT NOCELLASENIOR MANAGER40$131,435
ALAINA SMITHSENIOR MANAGER40$125,311
ERIN GARRATTSENIOR MANAGER40$122,231
CAITLIN CAMPBELL-HAHNSENIOR MANAGER40$126,239

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

12states
+4 more states

Cities

AlexandriaBaltimoreBethesdaBrandywineBrooklynChicagoEncinoMadisonMenlo ParkMinneapolisNew OrleansNew YorkOdentonPortlandRedwood CitySan DiegoSudburyWashingtonWoburn

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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