Pro English
Undertake educational programs informing the public of the need for common-sense immigration policies; the need to consider population growth on the environment and our ability to protect and conserve our natural resources; and the need to preserve and promote english as the unifying language of the united states.
Pro English at a glance
- Total assets
- $998,846
- -19.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $326,112
- -44.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $33,652
- -45.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $639,706
- -23.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Pro English funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $450 (2024) to $549K (2022). In 2024 it reported $450 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Numbersusa Support Organization Arlington, VA | General Purpose | $240,000 |
| Border Hawk News Corp Petoskey, MI | General Purpose | $160,000 |
| Federation for American Immigration Washington, DC | General Purpose | $124,200 |
| Center for Immigration Studies Washington, DC | General Purpose | $25,000 |
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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 | $998,846 | $326,112 | $639,706 | — | — | $33,652 |
| 2024 | $1,239,808 | $587,434 | $830,296 | $450 | Total only | $62,238 |
| 2023 | $1,532,164 | $508,531 | $829,271 | — | — | $26,303 |
| 2022 | $1,941,752 | $1,579,239 | $1,642,251 | $549,200 | 4 | $-80,970 |
| 2021 | $1,847,086 | $1,055,685 | $1,101,250 | $23,535 | Total only | $1,316 |
| 2020 | $1,914,309 | $1,121,364 | $1,328,337 | $21,500 | 2 | $13,321 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Pro English
Based on IRS filings
Pro English is a public charity, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $999K in total assets. Net investment income was $34K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pro English is led by Ellen Hamilton-Cotten, Executive Director & Treasurer since 2025 (on filings since 2024); 1 of 7 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ellen Hamilton-Cotten
Executive Director & Treasurer
Proenglish Executive Director → Executive Director & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$103K (2025)
Phil Kent Sr.
Chairman
Director → President, 2024
President → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Asgar Asgarov
Director
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria Espinoza
Director
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rosalie Porter
Director
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cliff Colwell
Vice President
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Lewis Roddy
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Stephen Guschov (2021–2024) — Former Proenglish Executive Di
- Former: Richard Munro (2022–2024) — Secretary
- Former: William W. Chip Esq. (2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Kc McAlpin (2022–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Dale Herder (2020–2021) — Chairman
- Former: Francis W. Harness (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: John E. Fought (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Mary Lou Tanton (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Niki Calloway (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Richard Clark (2020–2021) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Thomas Shier (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Isasbel Lyman (2021) — Executive Dorector
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $103K, to Ellen Hamilton-Cotten (Executive Director/Treasurer).
Frequently asked questions about Pro English
How large is Pro English?
Pro English reported $999K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $326K.
Where does Pro English operate?
Pro English has awarded grants in Arizona, District of Columbia, Michigan, Virginia.
What is Pro English's EIN?
Pro English's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2418377. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 18, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 10, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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