Insight Network
Insight Network is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Alexandria, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $13K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $2K.
Insight Network at a glance
In short: Insight Network gave $2K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $322.571), mostly in Louisiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,258
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- Average grant
- $323
- Median grant
- $300
- Total assets
- $13,393
- +271.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Louisiana (60% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Insight Network funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 7 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Whitney Plantation Foundation ($600). Together the top 7 received $2K.
Grant Size Distribution
32 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 32 grants of 32 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
Cities
How Insight Network gives
- Giving fell 37% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2022 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $857 (2023) to $4K (2022). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $2K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Whitney Plantation Foundation Wallace, LA | Donation to organization | $600 |
| Jalaya Parker Roswell, GA | Academic achievement | $300 |
| Jasper Parker Atlanta, GA | Academic achievement | $300 |
| DonorsChoose New York, NY | To establish a donors account | $300 |
| The Descendants Project Vacherie, LA | Contribution to organization activities | $258 |
| Martin Luther King Charter School New Orleans, LA | To support organization activity | $250 |
| Roots of Music Nonprofit New Orleans, LA | To support organization activities | $250 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,393 | $11,985 | $10,127 | $2,258 | 7 | $10,057 | — |
| 2024 | $3,602 | $6,364 | $5,459 | — | — | $2,813 | — |
| 2023 | $2,697 | $5,292 | $1,967 | $857 | 6 | $857 | — |
| 2022 | $1,592 | $10,211 | $8,521 | $3,598 | 19 | $12,994 | $10 |
| 2021 | $3,500 | $3,500 | — | — | — | — | — |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Insight Network is led by Tracie Ferrell, Executive Director on every filing since 2021; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tracie Ferrell
Executive Director
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chantrell McCormick
Associated Director
Associate Director → Associated Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Reaves
Secretary
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Insight Network
How much does Insight Network give each year?
Insight Network gave $2K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Insight Network's typical grant size?
Insight Network's median grant in 2025 was $300, and its average grant was $323, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Insight Network give grants?
Insight Network gives mostly in Louisiana: 60% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Georgia (27%) and New York (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were New Orleans, LA (2 grants).
Does Insight Network give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Insight Network's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Insight Network's largest grantees?
Insight Network's largest 2025 grantees include Whitney Plantation Foundation ($600), Jalaya Parker ($300) and Jasper Parker ($300), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 53% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Insight Network?
Insight Network reported $13K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $12K.
What is Insight Network?
Insight Network is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Alexandria, VA. It holds $13K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Insight Network's EIN?
Insight Network's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-1950504. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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