Eskolta School Research and Design Inc
Eskolta School Research and Design Inc is a public charity based in New York, New York. It works with educators, students, and communities on K–12 school transformation, including school improvement, research, instructional practice, and policy consultation.
Eskolta School Research and Design Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,376,937
- +4.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $2,426,978
- -45.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $32,336
- +20.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,268,601
- -38.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Eskolta School Research and Design Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 121 West 27Th Street 405, New York, NY 10001
Phone: (917) 388-3389
Website: https://eskolta.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Eskolta School Research and Design Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 13 (92%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Eskolta is based in New York, New York. The six listed 2021 grantees are based in New York State. The available information does not state a formal geographic grantmaking focus.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Eskolta School Research and Design Inc gives
- 0% of 2021 grantees were also funded in 2020. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2021). 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 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $129K (2020) to $202K (2021). In 2021 it made 13 grants totaling $202K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Advocates for Children of New York New York, NY | Outreach to 20 & 21+ year olds regarding extended eligibility to graduate | $60,000 |
| SCO Family of Services New York, NY | Outreach to 20 & 21+ year olds regarding extended eligibility to graduate / eskolta network change idea project at east brooklyn community hs | $25,000 |
| Good Shepherd Services New York, NY | Outreach to 20 & 21+ year olds regarding extended eligibility to graduate | $15,000 |
| Urban Dove Team Charter Schools Long Island City, NY | Eskolta Network Change Idea Projects | $14,282 |
| Catholic Charitites Community Servicese Archdiocese of New York New York, NY | Outreach to 20 & 21+ year olds regarding extended eligibility to graduate | $13,500 |
| Bronxworks Inc Bronx, NY | Outreach to 20 & 21+ year olds regarding extended eligibility to graduate | $10,000 |
| Camba Inc Brooklyn, NY | Outreach to 20 & 21+ year olds regarding extended eligibility to graduate | $10,000 |
| Harvest Collegiate High School New York, NY | Eskolta Network Change Idea Project | $10,000 |
| Jeremiah E Burke High School Dorchester, MA | Eskolta Network Change Idea Project | $10,000 |
| North Queens Community High School Queens, NY | Eskolta Network Change Idea Project | $10,000 |
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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 | $2,376,937 | $2,426,978 | $2,268,601 | — | — | $32,336 |
| 2024 | $2,280,637 | $4,437,049 | $3,699,018 | — | — | $26,954 |
| 2023 | $1,869,759 | $2,592,082 | $3,589,971 | — | — | $6,798 |
| 2022 | $2,830,244 | $3,491,957 | $3,984,172 | — | — | $424 |
| 2021 | $3,454,540 | $3,524,860 | $3,584,389 | $202,343 | 13 | $256 |
| 2020 | $3,344,852 | $4,761,350 | $2,688,578 | $129,107 | 12 | $471 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s mission, as stated in its 2024 filing, is to reinvent schools, school districts, and nonprofit agencies to develop and implement effective practices for engaging adolescents in school and preparing them for meaningful careers, community involvement, and college success.
Its filing describes an Evaluation & Design Program focused on dropout data analysis, grading and student assessment, scheduling and use of time, staff development, and school leadership. Services include developing and sharing effective practices, documenting and designing school processes, facilitating development and improvement, and interpreting student data. Its website also describes work in continuous improvement, instructional practice, school culture and climate, teacher recruitment and retention, school design, professional learning, youth and community engagement, and research and advocacy.
The listed 2021 grantees included organizations whose own descriptions identify work in education and youth services. Advocates for Children of New York describes its mission as ensuring high-quality education for New York students facing barriers to academic success, with a focus on students from low-income backgrounds. Good Shepherd Services says it works in underinvested New York City communities to expand opportunities through youth and family development. Urban Dove Team Charter Schools describes a sports-based, health- and fitness-centered curriculum for young people. These are the grantees’ descriptions, not stated missions of Eskolta.
Grantmaking
The filing data reports no grants in 2023, 2024, or 2025. The available list of 2021 grants names six recipients and totals $134,282: Advocates for Children of New York ($60,000), SCO Family of Services ($25,000), Good Shepherd Services ($15,000), Urban Dove Team Charter Schools ($14,282), BronxWorks Inc ($10,000), and CAMBA Inc ($10,000). The listed grant amounts ranged from $10,000 to $60,000. The available information does not establish that these listed grants represent the organization’s total giving for 2021.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Clare Bertrand as chair, Tonya Breland as vice chair, Sophie Lippincott Ferrer as outgoing secretary, Kathryn Moncur as treasurer, and Evin Orfila, Shawn S. Savage, Anne Martin Williams, Suzanne Dove, and William Kearney as directors. It lists Nada Ahmed as chief executive officer.
Eskolta School Research and Design Inc is led by Nada Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer since 2025 (on filings since 2021); 3 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Nada Ahmed
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Director → Chief Executive Officer, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$165K (2022) → $161K (2025)
Clare Bertrand
Chair
President → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Benjamin A. Lorr
Director of Partnership & Strategic Expansion
Director of Dc & Partnership Expansion → Director of Partnership & Strategic Expansion, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$105K (2024) → $101K (2025)
Shawn S. Savage
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anne Martin Williams
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Evin Orfila
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Dove
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Kearney
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tashaka Zeigler
Chief Operating & Strategy Officer
Director of Operations → Chief Operating & Strategy Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$132K (2023) → $154K (2025)
Sophie Lippincott Ferrer
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Moncur
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tonya Breland
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Elana Eisen-Markowitz (2024) — School Research & Design Partner
- Former: Jamel Adkins-Sharif (2023) — Director of Leadership Coaching
- Former: Makila Meyers (2023) — Director of Research, Policy & Network Strategy
- Former: Michael Rothman (2020–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Billy Kearney (2022) — Director
- Former: Afsheen Afshar (2020–2021) — President
- Former: Ariel Amdur (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Cristin Frodella (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Dan Siracuse (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Wesly Pierre-Toussaint (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Alicia Fofana (2021) — Director of Research & Policy
- Former: Tarika Barrett (2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $161K, to Nada Ahmed (Chief Executive Officer). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Eskolta School Research and Design Inc
How large is Eskolta School Research and Design Inc?
Eskolta School Research and Design Inc reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.4M.
What does Eskolta School Research and Design Inc fund?
The organization’s mission, as stated in its 2024 filing, is to reinvent schools, school districts, and nonprofit agencies to develop and implement effective practices for engaging adolescents in school and preparing them for meaningful careers, community involvement, and college success. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Eskolta School Research and Design Inc?
Eskolta School Research and Design Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check eskolta.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
Where does Eskolta School Research and Design Inc make grants?
Eskolta is based in New York, New York. The six listed 2021 grantees are based in New York State. The available information does not state a formal geographic grantmaking focus.
What is Eskolta School Research and Design Inc's EIN?
Eskolta School Research and Design Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1946122. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 15, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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