2025-10-09T11:20:35-05:00 2024-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 230 PARK AVE FL 3 NEW YORK NY 101690005 990 2024-01-01 203687838 EDUCATION REFORM NOW INC EDUC 2126143213 276 5TH AVE STE 704 915 NEW YORK NY 10001 JORGE ELORZA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2126143213 2025-10-08 1 1 YIGIT UCTUM CPA P01269549 2125511724 2025-10-08 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JORGE ELORZA 276 5TH AVE STE 704 915 NEW YORK NY 10001 6423971 0 X WWW.EDREFORMNOW.ORG X 2005 DC DRIVE POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT STIMULATE THE CREATION OF NEW, ACCOUNTABLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 10 10 0 10 0 0 10047281 5317728 0 0 105765 95701 332584 319818 10485630 5733247 7580191 8077458 0 0 1959148 2274378 118297 241096 1699792 3277927 3036063 12935563 13628995 -2449933 -7895748 17537869 9401046 732036 485906 16805833 8915140 X OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION CHANGE AT BOTH THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND IN STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AT EVERY STAGE FROM K-12 TO HIGHER-ED TO ENSURE AMERICANS OF ALL AGES, FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE, GAINS FULL AND FAIR ACCESS TO A GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION THAT EMPOWERS THEM TO FULFILL THEIR LIMITLESS POTENTIAL. 0 0 10236313 8077458 0 EDUCATION REFORM NOW, INC. (ERN) WORKS TO INFORM, EDUCATE, AND PUT FORTH IDEAS AROUND PUBLIC EDUCATION POLICY. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL ERN BUILDS A DURABLE NETWORK OF PROGRESSIVE CHAMPIONS IN THE EDUCATIONAL POLICYMAKING ARENA TO EXPAND WHAT WORKS AND CHANGE WHAT IS BROKEN FOR THE BENEFIT OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WITH A FOCUS ON PEOPLE OF COLOR. ERN'S WORK IS FOCUSED IN THE FOLLOWING BROAD AREAS: POLICY ACTION, LEADERSHIP NETWORKING AND COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COALITION BUILDING. WITHIN POLICY ACTION ERN'S PRIMARY GOAL IS TO RESEARCH AND IMPLEMENT AT THE NATIONAL AND STATE LEVEL STUDENT-CENTERED POLICIES FOCUSING ON STANDARDS AND ACCOUNTABILITY, PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE, RESOURCE EQUITY, TEACHER PREPARATION, AND HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS AND PERSISTENCE. TO FACILITATE CHANGE IN K-12 AND HIGHER EDUCATION ERN EMPOWERS AND CONNECTS A NETWORK OF DIVERSE "ON THE GROUND" LEADERS AT THE NATIONAL AND STATE LEVELS TO DRIVE CHANGE, LEVERAGE ALLIANCES, AND TO MULTIPLY IMPACT. 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SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE GRANTS, A SEPARATE ENTITY CARRIES OUT 501(C)(3) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDES REPORTS TO ERN ON HOW THE GRANT FUNDS ARE SPENT. THE GRANT TO EDUCATION REFORM NOW ADVOCACY IS COST REIMBURSEMENT ONLY AND THERE ARE NO PAYMENTS MADE IN EXCESS OF ACTUAL COSTS. MONITORING INCLUDES A REVIEW OF THE COSTS AND ACTIVITIES PERFORMED TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE PERMISSIBLE AND IN LINE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JORGE ELORZA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 306294 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30017 0 336311 0 0 0 PATRICK VAN KEERBERGEN CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER 161424 0 14750 0 0 0 1875 0 25481 0 203530 0 0 0 TYKIA WARDEN VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT 179434 0 0 0 0 0 2000 0 0 0 181434 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 JOHN SABAT AND MICHAEL SABAT HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND THE DIRECTORS BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. 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