Encore Learning Inc
Encore Learning offers low cost, high-quality academic courses, wide-ranging special events, specialty clubs, and enjoyable social activities for anyone over fifty in the metropolitan area.
Encore Learning Inc at a glance
In short: Encore Learning Inc reported $8K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $8,300 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -6.7% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $716,054
- +19.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $273,925
- -9.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $20,720
- +9.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $178,853
- +3.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Encore Learning Inc
Open Grants
5 open opportunities from Encore Learning Inc
Arthur W. Gosling Scholarship
Encore Learning Inc
Amount
$2,500
Deadline
Deadline not published
Encore Learning Endowment Scholarship Fund in Honor of John T. McCracken
Encore Learning Inc
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
John T. Sprott Scholarship
Encore Learning Inc
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Encore Learning Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2021) to $18K (2022). In 2025 it reported $8K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Arlington Community Foundation Arlington, VA | To support a youth scholarship fund, the Arthur W. Gosling Scholarship, which provides a college scholarship to a graduating high school senior from Arlington Public Schools to attend George Mason University or Marymount University. | $8,248 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $716,054 | $273,925 | $178,853 | $8,300 | Total only | $20,720 |
| 2024 | $600,137 | $300,893 | $173,215 | $8,900 | Total only | $18,905 |
| 2023 | $461,329 | $193,849 | $193,194 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $544,962 | $293,498 | $195,016 | $18,280 | Total only | $94,875 |
| 2021 | $473,113 | $252,461 | $189,041 | $8,248 | 1 | $27,317 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Encore Learning Inc
Based on IRS filings
Encore Learning Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Arlington, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $716K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $8K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $21K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Encore Learning Inc is led by Lora Pollari-Welbes, Executive Director on every filing since 2021; 1 of 18 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lora Pollari-Welbes
Executive Director
On filings since 2021
25 hrs/week
$55K (2021) → $53K (2025)
Marilyn Marton
President
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann Kaupp
Committee Chair & Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeanne LaBella
Committee Chair & Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Martin Suydam
Committee Chair & Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Rubin
Committee Chair & Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Spero
Committee Chair & Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carol Fuller
Committee Chair & Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jane Nagy
Committee Chair & Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jean Falvey
Committee Chair & Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Reilly
Commitee Chair & Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Briggs
Committee Chair & Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Metzler
Committee Chair & Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Louise Kenny
Committee Chair & Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joan Carter
Board Member & Secretary
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mildred Patterson
Vice President & Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven Shapiro
Vice President & Treasurer
Vice President & Board Member → Vice President & Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barry Ginsburg
Vice President & Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Gail Massot (2021–2024) — Committee Chair & Board Member
- Former: Kristine McLaughlin (2021–2024) — Board Member & Committee Chair
- Former: Barbara Spangler (2021–2023) — Board Member & Committee Chair
- Former: Christine Milliken (2021–2023) — Board Member & Committee Chair
- Former: Mildred Lawson (2021–2023) — Committee Chair & Board Member
- Former: Katherine Mattos (2022–2023) — Committee Chair & Board Member
- Former: Anne Werner (2023) — Committee Chair & Board Member
- Former: Noreen Quill (2023) — Committee Chair & Board Member
- Former: Eileen Janas (2021–2022) — Committee Chair & Board Member
- Former: John Sprott (2021–2022) — Executive Officio Board Member & Past-President
- Former: Kathy LaPier (2021–2022) — Committee Chair & Board Member
- Former: Stephen Spangler (2021–2022) — Board Member & Committee Chair
- Former: Thomas C Adams (2021–2022) — President & Board Member
- Former: Carol Cochran (2021) — Committee Chair & Board Member
- Former: Kevin Connors (2021) — Board Member & Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $53K, to Lora Pollari-Welbes (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Encore Learning Inc
How much does Encore Learning Inc give each year?
Encore Learning Inc reported $8K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $9K in grants paid.
How large is Encore Learning Inc?
Encore Learning Inc reported $716K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $274K.
What is Encore Learning Inc?
Encore Learning Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Arlington, VA. It holds $716K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Encore Learning Inc operate?
Encore Learning Inc has awarded grants in Virginia.
What is Encore Learning Inc's EIN?
Encore Learning Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 55-0848376. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 19, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 5, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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