Nonprofit · EIN 52-2085368
LEARNING FIRST ALLIANCE
Tax-exempt · ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $260,733 | $382,509 | -$121,776 | $567,742 | $8,730 | $559,012 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $422,999 | $429,988 | -$6,989 | $708,700 | $177,912 | $530,788 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $486,461 | $461,368 | $25,093 | $703,664 | $161,875 | $541,789 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $259,758
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $975
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $135,719
- Other salaries and wages
- $97,046
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $287,958
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $140
- Accounting fees
- $35,620
- Occupancy
- $4,685
- Travel
- $441
- Depreciation
- $500
- Program services (functional)
- $269,817
- Management and general (functional)
- $112,692
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $708,700
- Total assets, end of year
- $567,742
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,730
- Net assets, end of year
- $559,012
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,041
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $559,012
- Gross receipts
- $260,733
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 1997
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD LONG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $108,218 | $5,418 |
| JILL COOK | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA HUNTER | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| L EARL FRANKS | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARLA UCELLI-KASHYAP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAAIYAH BILAL-THREATS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID R SCHULER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD BERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VERJEANA MCCOTTER-JACOBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALBERT CHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH R KRUEGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD LONG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $109,440 | $5,480 |
| JILL COOK | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FREDERICK BROWN | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| L EARL FRANKS | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH KRUEGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN GANGONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RONN NOZOE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN MONELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAAIYAH BILAL-THREATS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARLA UCELLI-KASHYAP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA HUNTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES LANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VERJEANA MCCOTTER-JACOBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SCHULER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD LONG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $105,378 | $5,715 |
| L EARL FRANKS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL COOK | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH KRUEGER | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN GANGONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RONN NOZOE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN MONELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAAIYAH BILAL-THREATS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARLA UCELLI-KASHYAP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA HUNTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FREDERICK BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALBERT CHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VERGEANA JACOBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SCHULER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1250 N PITT ST, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314-5604
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DANNY CARLSON, 1250 N PITT STREET, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
- Signed the 990
- DANNY CARLSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (703) 738-9081
- Website
- WWW.LEARNINGFIRST.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
THE LEARNING FIRST ALLIANCE, A PARTNERSHIP OF LEADING EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONS REPRESENTING MORE THAN 10 MILLION MEMBERS, SUPPORTS IMPROVED STUDENT LEARNING IN AMERICA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENGAGING INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERTISE, LEADERSHIP, AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS.
Program accomplishments
- LFA IS AN UNPRECEDENTED PARTNERSHIP OF LEADING EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE COME TOGETHER TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING IN AMERICA'S PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. LFA LEVERAGES THE POWER OF ITS MEMBERS TO ELEVATE ALL AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO WORLD-CLASS STANDARDS AND PREPARE ALL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL LIVES AND ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP.THE ORGANIZATIONS IN LFA REPRESENT MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHO WORK IN AND FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVERY DAY, INCLUDING OUR NATION'S TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, PARENTS, TEACHER EDUCATORS, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND OTHER SCHOOL AND DISTRICT STAFF. LFA REPRESENTS A COMMITMENT BY ITS MEMBERS TO DELIVER COMMON MESSAGES TO THE EDUCATION SYSTEM AND BEYOND, ALIGN PRIORITIES, SHARE AND DISSEMINATE SUCCESS STORIES, ARTICULATE THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATION AT EVERY LEVEL AND WORK TOWARDS LONG-TERM SYSTEMS CHANGE BASED ON SOLID RESEARCH.Expenses $269,817
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-2085368
- 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
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $567,742
- Income (IRS master file)
- $260,733
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $260,733 | $382,509 | $567,742 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $422,999 | $429,988 | $708,700 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $486,461 | $461,368 | $703,664 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 52-2085368).
Questions about LEARNING FIRST ALLIANCE
- What is the EIN of LEARNING FIRST ALLIANCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LEARNING FIRST ALLIANCE is 52-2085368.
- Is LEARNING FIRST ALLIANCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to LEARNING FIRST ALLIANCE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LEARNING FIRST ALLIANCE 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 LEARNING FIRST ALLIANCE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LEARNING FIRST ALLIANCE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LEARNING FIRST ALLIANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DANNY CARLSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of LEARNING FIRST ALLIANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $108,218 (RICHARD LONG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does LEARNING FIRST ALLIANCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $260,733, expenses of $382,509 and total assets of $567,742 at year end.
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