Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation
To EMPOWER students to ACCELERATE their academic pathways to ADVANCE their social mobility and ACHIEVE their career and life-long goals.
Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation at a glance
In short: Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation gave $81K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $40K), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $80,623
- -66.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -71.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $40,312
- +15.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $40,312
- Total assets
- $21,233,665
- -2.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- District of Columbia (88% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Third Way Foundation Inc ($71K). Together the top 2 received $81K.
Grant Size Distribution
14 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 14 (43%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation gives
- Giving fell 48% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2020) to $1.8M (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $81K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Third Way Foundation Inc Washington, DC | Teacher projects | $70,623 |
| 21ST Century Charter School of Gary Co Geo Foundation Indianapolis, IN | Career and Scholars | $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 | $21,233,665 | $13,775,304 | $13,493,750 | $80,623 | 2 | $735,068 |
| 2024 | $21,656,768 | $12,578,463 | $11,332,967 | $243,797 | 7 | $160,629 |
| 2023 | $23,155,888 | $14,125,350 | $13,459,720 | $1,829,943 | 3 | $436,097 |
| 2022 | $24,649,709 | $13,568,258 | $10,511,665 | $154,622 | 1 | $439,296 |
| 2021 | $17,673,440 | $7,674,537 | $5,860,147 | $124,381 | 1 | $300,353 |
| 2020 | $11,924,619 | $6,054,601 | $4,982,644 | $20,500 | 1 | $155,157 |
| 2019 | $9,578,417 | $5,330,224 | $4,655,160 | — | — | $694,749 |
About Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Indianapolis, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $21.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $81K. Net investment income was $735K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation is led by Kevin Teasley, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 8 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kevin Teasley
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$346K (2019) → $457K (2025)
Peter Morikis
Executive Director - Nw Indiana
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
$165K (2024) → $174K (2025)
Rick Elliott
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$121K (2025)
Jeff Ready
Chair
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Reena Gupta
Accounting Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
$126K (2024) → $155K (2025)
DANA L Teasley
Vice President & CFO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$309K (2019) → $360K (2025)
Kathy Pitts
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Accounting Officer → Chief Financial Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$154K (2019) → $227K (2025)
Jeffery Lozer
Chief Operations Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$123K (2020) → $158K (2025)
Shirlon Clay
Chief Academic Officer -Baton Rouge
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$161K (2025)
Geoff Baum
Vice Chair
Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeremiah Tate
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Kremer
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: John Gottsman (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Sandra Douglas (2021–2024) — Chief Academic Officer
- Former: Bill Smith (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Joan Lange (2019–2021) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Connie Pulliam (2020–2021) — Hr Director
- Former: Tom Zupancic (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Emil Ekiyor (2020) — National Executive Director Strategic Partnerships & Program Development
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 $457K, to Kevin Teasley (President/CEO). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation
How much does Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation give each year?
Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation gave $81K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $244K across 7 grants.
How large is Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation?
Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation reported $21.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $13.8M.
What is Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation?
Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Indianapolis, IN. It holds $21.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation operate?
Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Indiana, Louisiana, New York, West Virginia.
What is Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation's EIN?
Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-4406881. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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