Nonprofit · EIN 20-3687838
EDUCATION REFORM NOW INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10001
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,733,247 | $13,628,995 | -$7,895,748 | $9,401,046 | $485,906 | $8,915,140 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $10,485,630 | $12,935,563 | -$2,449,933 | $17,537,869 | $732,036 | $16,805,833 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,317,728
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $95,701
- Net income from fundraising events
- $318,404
- Other revenue
- $319,818
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $8,077,458
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $633,161
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,404,819
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,274,378
- Professional fundraising fees
- $241,096
- Legal fees
- $90,735
- Accounting fees
- $48,218
- Occupancy
- $61,564
- Travel
- $258,912
- Depreciation
- $19,432
- Program services (functional)
- $10,236,313
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,692,890
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,699,792
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $17,537,869
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,401,046
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $485,906
- Net assets, end of year
- $8,915,140
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $19,647
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,769,068
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,146,072
- Gross receipts
- $6,423,971
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JORGE ELORZA | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 28 | $306,294 | $30,017 |
| PATRICK VAN KEERBERGEN | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Officer | 30 | $176,174 | $27,356 |
| TYKIA WARDEN | VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 32 | $179,434 | $2,000 |
| HARRISON FARNSWORTH | VICE PRESIDENT, CAMPAIGNS Highest-paid employee | 24 | $121,698 | $8,041 |
| THADDECIA SMITH | CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER & GENERAL COUNSEL Officer | 12 | $82,378 | $10,942 |
| JAVAID SIDDIQI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY KIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SABAT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN PETRY | CO-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SABAT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOYKIN CURRY | CO-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WHITNEY TILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW BLUHM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGHAN MACKAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JORGE ELORZA | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 28 | $217,959 | $18,341 |
| PATRICK VAN KEERBERGEN | NATIONAL POLITICAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 30 | $150,914 | $35,154 |
| SHERI ADEBIYI | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 20 | $112,166 | $18,118 |
| SHAKIRA PETIT | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 12 | $59,543 | $9,035 |
| NICOLE POLLOCK | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 12 | $36,899 | $4,099 |
| CHARLES LEDLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SIDNEY HAWKINS GARGIULO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SABAT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN PETRY | DIRECTOR/CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SABAT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOYKIN CURRY | DIRECTOR/CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WHITNEY TILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW BLUHM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARLON MARSHALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 276 5TH AVE RM 704 PMB 915, NEW YORK, NY 10001-4527
- In care of
- % AMY T WILKINS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JORGE ELORZA, 276 5TH AVE STE 704 915, NEW YORK, NY 10001
- Signed the 990
- JORGE ELORZA, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Phone
- (212) 614-3213
- Website
- WWW.EDREFORMNOW.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WEGNER CPAS LLP
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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. ERN USES MAJOR MEDIA AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS TO ACTIVATE AUDIENCES AND ELEVATE ALIGNED VOICES. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH DIVERSE COALITIONS ERN SEEKS TO INFORM AND MOBILIZE VOTERS TO INCREASE CIVIC PARTICIPATION AROUND THE ISSUE OF EDUCATION REFORM.Expenses $10,236,313 · grants $8,077,458
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-3687838
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B052)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,401,046
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,423,971
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $5,733,247 | $13,628,995 | $9,401,046 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $10,485,630 | $12,935,563 | $17,537,869 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $19,999,751 | $11,860,284 | $19,988,693 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-3687838).
Questions about EDUCATION REFORM NOW INC
- What is the EIN of EDUCATION REFORM NOW INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EDUCATION REFORM NOW INC is 20-3687838.
- Is EDUCATION REFORM NOW INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to EDUCATION REFORM NOW INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EDUCATION REFORM NOW INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of EDUCATION REFORM NOW INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did EDUCATION REFORM NOW INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of EDUCATION REFORM NOW INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JORGE ELORZA.
- Who are the officers and directors of EDUCATION REFORM NOW INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 15 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $306,294 (JORGE ELORZA, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does EDUCATION REFORM NOW INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,733,247, expenses of $13,628,995 and total assets of $9,401,046 at year end.
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