Fund for Educational Excellence Inc
The Fund for Educational Excellence is an independent public charity based in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1984, it works to close equity and opportunity gaps for students in Baltimore City Public Schools by expanding resources, developing solutions, and recognizing excellence.
Fund for Educational Excellence Inc at a glance
In short: Fund for Educational Excellence Inc gave $6.0M across 74 grants in 2025 (avg $81K), mostly in Maryland. 27% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,002,421
- -0.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 74
- -35.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $81,114
- +54.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $30,433
- Total assets
- $35,054,202
- +12.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 27% first-time grantees (20 of 73, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Maryland (61% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Fund for Educational Excellence Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 800 North Charles Street 400, Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 685-8300
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Fund for Educational Excellence Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Urban Alliance Foundation ($2.0M). Together the top 10 received $4.1M.
Grant Size Distribution
440 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 309 grants of 440 (70%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Fund describes its work as serving students in Baltimore City Public Schools. In 2025, 61% of its grant dollars went to recipients in Maryland, 33% to recipients in Washington, DC, 5% to Pennsylvania, and 1% to New York.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 74 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Fund for Educational Excellence Inc open to new grantees?
27%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 20 of 73 grantees (27%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $52K; repeat grants $94K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $41K repeat.
- 60% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−9%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.8M (2019) to $6.6M (2022). In 2025 it made 74 grants totaling $6.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Urban Alliance Foundation Washington, DC | Careerbound Pilot | $1,999,530 |
| U of MD Medicine Foundation Baltimore, MD | Careerbound Pilot | $660,050 |
| Towson University R24 Towson, MD | Principal Pipeline | $294,832 |
| Operation Warm Inc Glen Mills, PA | Winter Coats Program | $279,400 |
| Morgan State University Baltimore, MD | Principal Pipeline | $220,692 |
| ELEV8 Baltimore Inc Baltimore, MD | Summer Programming | $175,000 |
| B-360 Baltimore Inc Baltimore, MD | Summer Funding, Education PRGMNG | $155,950 |
| The Be Org Baltimore, MD | Education Programming | $138,500 |
| Team of We Happyville Baltimore, MD | Summer Programming | $102,476 |
| Lets Thrive Baltimore Baltimore, MD | Summer Programming | $85,750 |
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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 | $35,054,202 | $30,673,408 | $27,887,178 | $6,002,421 | 74 | $1,006,802 |
| 2024 | $31,258,443 | $21,294,754 | $27,361,712 | $6,045,801 | 115 | $1,204,649 |
| 2023 | $36,091,507 | $22,332,215 | $24,704,182 | $5,728,924 | 104 | $664,740 |
| 2022 | $38,110,666 | $23,197,789 | $23,310,321 | $6,589,484 | 82 | $20,316 |
| 2021 | $39,237,536 | $36,549,916 | $21,073,076 | $3,890,938 | 65 | $23,925 |
| 2020 | $23,667,148 | $18,302,111 | $18,594,138 | $2,799,804 | 102 | $191,696 |
| 2019 | $22,874,981 | $24,091,662 | $12,834,171 | $1,751,221 | 55 | $127,078 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Fund’s mission is to expand resources, identify and accelerate solutions, and recognize excellence so that all children in Baltimore City Public Schools experience an effective and equitable education. Its strategic work includes district fundraising and fiscal sponsorship, research and recommendations informed by community input, and programs that celebrate and support school principals.
The 2025 grants show support for a range of education-related and youth-serving organizations. For example, The Urban Alliance Foundation describes its work as connecting high school students to career pathways through paid work experiences, mentorship, and professional development; Operation Warm says it provides coats, shoes, and sports bras to children in need; and B-360 Baltimore says it uses dirt bike culture to address poverty and build community connections. The Fund also supported organizations whose stated missions include youth development and mentoring, such as The Be Org and Team of We Happyville, and academic and community-building activities, such as Corner Team’s use of Olympic-style boxing.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Fund reported 74 grants totaling $6,002,421. Grant amounts ranged from $5,500 to $1,999,530, with a median of $30,433.
Its largest reported grants included $1,999,530 to The Urban Alliance Foundation for the CareerBound Pilot; $660,050 to U of MD Medicine Foundation for the CareerBound Pilot; $294,832 to Towson University R24 for the Principal Pipeline; $279,400 to Operation Warm for the Winter Coats Program; and $220,692 to Morgan State University for the Principal Pipeline. Other grants included $175,000 to Elev8 Baltimore for summer programming, $155,950 to B-360 Baltimore for summer funding and education programming, and $138,500 to The Be Org for education programming.
The filing states that grant terms are set out in award letters and monitored by designated program staff. All grants require a final report; grants paid in multiple installments require interim and final reports. The organization reports grants to their original funding source at least annually.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Roger Schulman as President & CEO. Other listed officers and directors are Julia Baez, CEO, Balt Promise; Chuck Adkins, CFO; Bridget Blount, Deputy CEO – BP; Kevin Leary, Senior Program Director; Wendy Samet, Executive Director – Middle Grades; Corrie Schoenberg and Sharon Dondes, Senior Program Directors; and directors Mark Bell and Ronald Jarrett.
Fund for Educational Excellence Inc is led by Julia Baez, CEO & Balt Promise since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 8 of 25 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Julia Baez
CEO & Balt Promise
Executive Director → CEO & Balt Promise, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$155K (2019) → $223K (2025)
Roger Schulman
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$197K (2019) → $298K (2025)
Bridget Blount
Dep CEO - Bp
CIO - Balt Promise → Dep CEO - Bp, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$145K (2023) → $178K (2025)
Wendy Samet
Executive Director - Middl Grd
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$144K (2023) → $150K (2025)
Beth Ann Felder
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2020
Vice Chair → Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Corrie Schoenberg
Senior Prgm Director
Senior Program Manager → Senior Program Director, 2021
Senior Program Director → Senior Prgm Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$125K (2019) → $164K (2025)
Kevin Leary
Senior Prgm Director
Senior Program Director → Senior Prgm Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$121K (2021) → $162K (2025)
Sharon Dondes
Senior Prgm Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$136K (2024) → $139K (2025)
Jill Feinberg
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sara Milstein
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michele Hong
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Neill Thupari
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Arun Subhas
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Justin A. Redd
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melanie Hood-Wilson
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Jordan-Howard
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Bell
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marguerite Mugge
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronald Jarrett
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vanessa Douyon
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chuck Adkins
CFO
Chief Financial Officer → CFO, 2022
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$162K (2021) → $229K (2025)
Cinda Hughes CFA
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ilene Berman
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maxine Johnson Wood
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Russell Moore
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Scott Robert Wilson (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Betsy Nelson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jean E. Lewis (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kimberly J. Wiggins (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Abhijeet Bhutra (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Catherine Pitchford (2023) — Cpo- Balt Promise
- Former: Janelle Gendrano (2019–2022) — COO & Balt Promise
- Former: Dora Daniel (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jim Mathias (2020–2022) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Amiee Winchester (2022) — Prgm Director District
- Former: Shamoyia Gardiner (2022) — Executive Director - Strng Sch
- Former: Melanie Hood Wilson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Alexandria Warrick-Adams (2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Adina Amith (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Bonnie Copeland PhD (2019) — Vice Chair
- Former: George A. Murnaghan (2019) — Vice Chair
- Former: James Mathias (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Michael Isch (2019) — Director
- Former: Tina Hike-Hubbard (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $298K, to Roger Schulman (President & CEO). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Fund for Educational Excellence Inc
How much does Fund for Educational Excellence Inc give each year?
Fund for Educational Excellence Inc gave $6.0M across 74 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $6.0M across 115 grants.
What is Fund for Educational Excellence Inc's typical grant size?
Fund for Educational Excellence Inc's median grant in 2025 was $30,433, and its average grant was $81,114, across 74 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Fund for Educational Excellence Inc that year got $52K on average.
Where does Fund for Educational Excellence Inc give grants?
Fund for Educational Excellence Inc gives mostly in Maryland: 61% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was District of Columbia (33%). The most frequent recipient cities were Baltimore, MD (66 grants) and Towson, MD (2 grants).
Does Fund for Educational Excellence Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 74 grants with a stated purpose on Fund for Educational Excellence Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Summer Programming" (49 grants), "Heart of the Schools" (10 grants) and "Middle Grades Partnership" (7 grants).
Who are Fund for Educational Excellence Inc's largest grantees?
Fund for Educational Excellence Inc's largest 2025 grantees include The Urban Alliance Foundation ($1,999,530), U of MD Medicine Foundation ($660,050) and Towson University R24 ($294,832), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 49% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Fund for Educational Excellence Inc?
Fund for Educational Excellence Inc reported $35.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $30.7M.
What does Fund for Educational Excellence Inc fund?
The Fund’s mission is to expand resources, identify and accelerate solutions, and recognize excellence so that all children in Baltimore City Public Schools experience an effective and equitable education. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Fund for Educational Excellence Inc?
Fund for Educational Excellence Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Fund for Educational Excellence Inc's EIN?
Fund for Educational Excellence Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1129402. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 1, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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