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Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker Alexandria, VA EIN: 52-1465583 Website

The Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund (FEEA) has a mission to empower federal and postal employees and their families to achieve their educational, financial, and career goals as they serve the American people.

Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund at a glance

In short: Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund reported $10K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$9,810 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-36.2% vs 2024
Total assets
$6,508,964
+9.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,053,189
+1.3% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$206,985
+28.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,057,137
+18.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

BethesdaBurlingtonTowson

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 Total only2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2025) to $15K (2024). In 2025 it reported $10K 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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Friends of Patients at the NIH Inc Bethesda, MDTo Assist Families Visiting NIH for Medical Treatment$7,689
US War Dogs Association Inc Towson, MDTo assist military veterans in caring for retired war dogs$7,689
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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$6,508,964$1,053,189$1,057,137$9,810Total only$206,985
2024$5,969,779$1,039,847$889,598$15,3782$161,756
2023$5,431,767$1,289,796$1,154,384$13,8762$73,713
2022$5,232,748$1,167,272$1,147,146——$190,472
2021$5,565,108$1,176,000$1,303,018——$285,753
2020$5,204,782$1,280,438$1,052,598——$91,143

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund

Based on IRS filings

Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Alexandria, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.5M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $10K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $207K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund is led by Robyn Kehoe, Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2022); 2 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robyn Kehoe

    Executive Director

    Deputy Director → Executive Director -, 2023

    Executive Director - → Executive Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $97K (2022) → $185K (2025)

  • Todd Wells

    President

    Secretary → President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Briefel

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Tobias

    Director

    President → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shirley Jones

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doreen Greenwald

    Director

    Director - → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pamela Richards

    Director

    Director - → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Shackelford

    Director

    Director - → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Reyes

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Groves

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maximo Alonzo

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alyssa Belskis

    Deputy Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $107K (2025)

  • Cory Bythrow

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Stamey

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerry Nelson

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maxanne Witkin

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Clifton

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Chad Hooper (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Debra Roth (2020–2023) — Director-
  • Former: Karen Rainey (2020–2023) — Director-
  • Former: Ken Thomas (2020–2023) — Director-
  • Former: Tony Reardon (2020–2023) — Director-
  • Former: Cynthia Robinson (2023) — Executive Director -
  • Former: Joyce Warner (2020–2022) — Executive Director -
  • Former: Tom Burger (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Darlene Young (2020–2021) — Vice President -
  • Former: Joe Dirago (2020) — Director -
  • Former: Michael Leszcz (2020) — 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

Robyn Kehoe — Executive Director: $185KRobyn KehoeExecutive Director$185KAlyssa Belskis — Deputy Director: $107KAlyssa BelskisDeputy Director$107K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $185K, to Robyn Kehoe (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund

How much does Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund give each year?

Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund reported $10K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $15K across 2 grants.

How large is Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund?

Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund reported $6.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.

What is Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund?

Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Alexandria, VA. It holds $6.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund operate?

Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund has awarded grants in Maryland, New Jersey.

What is Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund's EIN?

Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1465583. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 13, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 9, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 24, 2025)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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