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Mobiles for Education Alliance

Public charity · Grantmaker Arlington, VA EIN: 85-2645889 Website

To advance marvelous education opportunities by strengthening the education ecosystem, primarily in low-resource settings

Mobiles for Education Alliance at a glance

Total assets
$442,447
+6.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$673,673
+24.2% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$11,949
+28.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$636,699
+214.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Mobiles for Education Alliance funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Dallas

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Talkstem Dallas, TXMath Prize$25,000
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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$442,447$673,673$636,699——$11,949
2024$416,417$542,554$202,450——$9,281
2023$220,894$501,187$389,481———
2022$116,097$372,920$454,071$25,0001—
2021$147,248$509,007$457,465———
2020$90,702$381,742$291,040———

About Mobiles for Education Alliance

Based on IRS filings

Mobiles for Education Alliance is a public charity focused on Education, based in Arlington, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $442K in total assets. Net investment income was $12K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mobiles for Education Alliance is led by Anthony Bloome, Executive Director & Board Member since 2025 (on filings since 2020) — the only officer listed, and compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Anthony Bloome

    Executive Director & Board Member

    Executive Director & President → Executive Director & Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $26K (2020) → $110K (2025)

Former officers (5)
  • Former: David Ferguson (2020–2024) — Chairman of the Board
  • Former: Rose Carderelli (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Nicole Carney (2020–2023) — Secretary of the Board
  • Former: Paul Kim (2020–2023) — Treasurer of the Board
  • Former: Scott Isbrandt (2021) — Director of Business Development

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

Anthony Bloome — Executive Director/Board Member: $110KAnthony BloomeExecutive Director/Board Member$110K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $110K, to Anthony Bloome (Executive Director/Board Member).

Frequently asked questions about Mobiles for Education Alliance

How large is Mobiles for Education Alliance?

Mobiles for Education Alliance reported $442K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $674K.

What is Mobiles for Education Alliance?

Mobiles for Education Alliance is a public charity focused on Education, based in Arlington, VA. It holds $442K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Mobiles for Education Alliance operate?

Mobiles for Education Alliance has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Mobiles for Education Alliance's EIN?

Mobiles for Education Alliance's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-2645889. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 20, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 17, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 7, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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