Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Arlington, VA EIN: 35-1935491

Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Arlington, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024.

Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation Inc at a glance

Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2024; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation Inc

Next open deadline
April 3, 2027 (PDK International Scholarship Program)

Who Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Arlington

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024

From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $65K (2020) to $3.0M (2019). In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $65K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Phi Delta Kappa International Inc Arlington, VAProgram Support$64,900
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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
2023——$12,504,486———
2022$12,504,486$148,052$18,895——$100,633
2021$13,360,089$162,157$20,160——$119,998
2020$12,019,735$296,774$64,900$64,9001$104,670
2019$6,743,676$466,459$3,523,594$3,034,8161$113,928

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation Inc is led by James Lane, CEO on the 2024 filing; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • James Lane

    CEO

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Walmsley

    Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Nixon

    Past Chair

    Board Member → Past Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (20)
  • Former: Albert Chen (2019–2023) — COO
  • Former: Doug Christensen (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Muaz Ahmed (2021–2023) — Director of Finance
  • Former: Angela Walmsley Vice Chair (2023)
  • Former: Curtis Cain Chair (2023) — Sept. & Then Past Chair · Filing note: Until
  • Former: James Lane Ceo And Board (2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Joshua P. Starr (2019–2022) — CEO & Secretary
  • Former: Curtis Cain (2020–2022) — Chair
  • Former: Mark Strauss (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Rafael G. Heller (2019–2021) — Kappan Editor
  • Former: Eric Hougan (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Doug Christensen Chair (2021) — Then Board Member
  • Former: Joan Richardson (2019–2020) — Poll Director
  • Former: Reginald A. Johnson (2019–2020) — Chief Program Officer
  • Former: Rick Kolowski (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Kate M. Stephens (2020) — Director of Relationships & Outreach
  • Former: Shayla L. Cornick Director (2020) — Educators Rising
  • Former: Frederick Fellow (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Gislaine Ngounou (2019) — Chief Program Officer
  • Former: Sharon Robinson (2019) — Board Member & Chair

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation Inc

What is Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation Inc?

Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Arlington, VA.

Where does Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation Inc operate?

Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Virginia.

What is Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation Inc's EIN?

Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-1935491. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 23, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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