E3 EDUCATE-EMPOWER-ELEVATE

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

1857 BERMUDA STONE RD, CHARLESTON, SC 29414-8150

In care of

% AUDREY KS LANE

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

AUDREY LANE, 1857 BERMUDA STONE ROAD, CHARLESTON, SC 29414

Signed the 990

AUDREY LANE, FOUNDING PARTNER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(404) 375-7091

Website

HTTPS://WWW.THEE3GROUP.COM/

Return prepared by

VERIS LLC

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY INEQUITIES ARE EDUCATED, EMPOWERED, AND ELEVATED TO EXERCISE THEIR COLLECTIVE AGENCY IN THE SOUTH.TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION, E3 WORKS TO:1) EDUCATE BLACK AND BROWN FAMILIES THROUGH CULTURALLY COMPETENT, RELEVANT, AND SUSTAINING ENVIRONMENTS2) EMPOWER THROUGH THE COALITION-BUILDING OF BLACK AND BROWN LEADERS, BLACK EDUCATORS, BLACK AND BROWN-LED ORGANIZATIONS, AND BLACK AND BROWN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.3) TO ELEVATE BLACK AND BROWN FAMILIES TO ACT IN THEIR POWER AND PURPOSE.

Program accomplishments

• FREEDOM SCHOOLS - THE CDF FREEDOM SCHOOLS PROGRAM TRACES ITS ROOTS TO THE MISSISSIPPI FREEDOM SUMMER PROJECT OF 1964, WHEN COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE NATION TRAVELED TO MISSISSIPPI TO ADVANCE JUSTICE AND VOTING RIGHTS FOR BLACK CITIZENS. THESE EARLY FREEDOM SCHOOLS WERE CREATED TO KEEP BLACK CHILDREN AND YOUTH SAFE WHILE PROVIDING RICH EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES UNAVAILABLE IN SEGREGATED PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IN CHURCHES, HOMES, AND COMMUNITY CENTERS, COLLEGE STUDENT VOLUNTEERS TAUGHT READING, WRITING, MATH, SCIENCE, AND HUMANITIESALONGSIDE SUBJECTS NOT OFFERED IN TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS, SUCH AS BLACK HISTORY AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. THEIR INSTRUCTION FOSTERED INDEPENDENT THINKING, PROBLEM-SOLVING, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUTH.IN 1995, THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND (CDF) LAUNCHED THE MODERN FREEDOM SCHOOLS INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN LACKING ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY SUMMER LITERACY PROGRAMS. SINCE THEN, THE MODEL HAS GROWN INTO A NATIONAL NETWORK WITH A PROVEN RECORD OF IMPROVING READING PROFICIENCY, STRENGTHENING FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, AND NURTURING A LOVE OF LEARNING AMONG PARTICIPANTS.IN SOUTH CAROLINA, THERE ARE CURRENTLY SIX ACTIVE FREEDOM SCHOOL SITES, INCLUDING TWO IN CHARLESTON. HOWEVER, BOTH OPERATE WITH LIMITED CAPACITY. THE E3 FOUNDATION HAS PLAYED A KEY LEADERSHIP ROLE IN CONVENING SOUTH CAROLINA FREEDOM SCHOOL SITES FOR STRATEGIC COLLABORATION AND PLANNING. THROUGH THIS WORK, E3 SUPPORTS COLLECTIVE EFFORTS TO EXPAND EXISTING SITES, LAUNCH NEW SITES, AND STRENGTHEN THE STATEWIDE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO SUSTAIN HIGH-QUALITY FREEDOM SCHOOL PROGRAMMING THAT ADVANCES EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY.
  Expenses $56,662
• PRO-TRUTH SC - SINCE SUMMER 2021, E3 FOUNDATION HAS WORKED DILIGENTLY WITH THE NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE FUND (LDF), ACLU OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LOWCOUNTRY BLACK PARENTS ASSOCIATION, WREN, JEWISH FEDERATION, AND OTHER PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, ADVOCATES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO STRATEGIZE, ORGANIZE, AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT SOUTH CAROLINA'S LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS RELATED TO TEACHING TRUTHFUL AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION.THESE FOUNDING PARTNERS CAME TOGETHER TO FORM THE PRO-TRUTH SC COALITION, A COLLECTIVE EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE HAVE ACCESS TO FACT-BASED, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE EDUCATION. THROUGH THIS COALITION, E3 OPERATES AS THE BACKBONE OF THE COALITION AND PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN COMMUNITY EDUCATION, LEGISLATIVE ENGAGEMENT, AND ADVOCACY TRAINING, HELPING RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND HOW PROPOSED LAWS AFFECT SCHOOLS AND HOW TO EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR EQUITABLE AND ACCURATE INSTRUCTION.TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS INITIATIVE, VISIT WWW.PROTRUTHSC.ORG.
  Expenses $67,994
• MOVEMENT 400 - MOVEMENT 400 IS A COLLABORATION OF EDUCATORS, PARENTS, STUDENTS, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND CONCERNED CITIZENS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT EVERY CHILD IN THE CHARLESTON REGION HASACCESS TO A HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION FREE FROM SYSTEMIC RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION.THE E3 FOUNDATION SERVES AS THE BACKBONE ORGANIZATION FOR THIS COALITION, PROVIDING COORDINATION, STRATEGIC GUIDANCE, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SUPPORT. THROUGH THIS ROLE, E3 HAS HELPED MOVEMENT 400 ORGANIZE AND IMPLEMENT EFFORTS TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT UPCOMING ELECTIONS, PROMOTE VOTER REGISTRATION, AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDED HOSTING A SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE FORUM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ENCOURAGE INFORMED CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND ENSURE COMMUNITY VOICES ARE REPRESENTED IN EDUCATION LEADERSHIP. GOTV CAMPAIGNCOORDINATING 16 VOTER-REGISTRATION WORKSHOPS AND 3000 TOUCH POINTS DURING COMMUNITY EVENTS. AS A RESULT, 107 NEW VOTERS WERE REGISTERED, AND PARTICIPANTS REPORTED A STRONGER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO ENGAGE IN LOCAL AND SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS. THESE EFFORTS SUPPORTED OUR MISSION TO BUILD CIVIC-EMPOWERED COMMUNITIES AND STRENGTHEN EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION IN THE CHARLESTON REGION.
  Expenses $45,330
• REGIONAL TALENT STRATEGY - NUMEROUS STUDIES OVER THE PAST DECADE HAVE SHOWN THAT ALL STUDENTSAND ESPECIALLY BLACK STUDENTSBENEFIT ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY FROM HAVING BLACK TEACHERS. YET IN THE CHARLESTON REGION, THERE REMAINS A SIGNIFICANT GAP BETWEEN THE RACIAL DEMOGRAPHICS OF STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS. WHILE OVER 40% OF CHARLESTON COUNTY'S STUDENTS ARE BLACK, ONLY ABOUT 12% OF TEACHERS IDENTIFY AS BLACK, A FIGURE THAT HAS REMAINED STAGNANT FOR MORE THAN TEN YEARS. IN 2018, OF CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S 3,312 TEACHERS, 71% WERE WHITE WOMEN AND 14% WERE WHITE MEN, COMPARED TO ONLY 12% BLACK WOMEN AND LESS THAN 1% BLACK MEN. THERE ARE MORE WHITE MEN TEACHING IN THE DISTRICT THAN TEACHERS OF COLOR, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN COMBINED.IN RESPONSE, THE E3 FOUNDATION IS LEADING EFFORTS TO BUILD A PIPELINE OF COMMUNITY-CENTERED, ENTREPRENEURIALLY MINDED EDUCATORS AND LEADERS, WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON RECRUITING, PREPARING, AND SUPPORTING TEACHERS AND LEADERS OF COLOR WHO ARE EQUIPPED TO TRANSFORM THE ACADEMIC TRAJECTORY OF STUDENTS OF COLOR IN CHARLESTON.E3 IS COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL PARTNERS, INCLUDING METANOIA, CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, TEACH FOR AMERICA, AND FORMER SERVANT LEADER INTERNS (SLIS) AND ELLA BAKER TRAINERS FROM THE CDF FREEDOM SCHOOLS PROGRAM, TO DEVELOP A REGIONAL FREEDOM SCHOOLS EXPANSION THAT SERVES AS BOTH A HIGH-QUALITY SUMMER LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS AND A TRAINING GROUND FOR FUTURE EDUCATORS.THROUGH COALITION BUILDING, E3 AND ITS PARTNERS AIM TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF EDUCATIONAL INEQUITIESSUCH AS LIMITED ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND LOW TEACHER DIVERSITYWHILE ADVOCATING FOR POLICIES THAT PROMOTE THE SUCCESS OF BLACK AND BROWN STUDENTS. E3 BELIEVES THAT THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND (CDF) FREEDOM SCHOOLS PROGRAM, FOUNDED IN 1995 BY SOUTH CAROLINA NATIVE MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN AND INSPIRED BY THE FREEDOM SCHOOLS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, OFFERS A PROVEN FRAMEWORK FOR LITERACY DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP CULTIVATION, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THAT DIRECTLY ADVANCES EDUCATIONAL EQUITY IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
  Expenses $22,665
• COMMUNITY ASSESSMENTS - COMMUNITY-WIDE ASSESSMENTS ARE ONE OF THE KEY RESOURCES THE E3 FOUNDATION PROVIDES TO HELP FAMILIES UNDERSTAND AND ADVOCATE FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S LEARNING. E3 HIRES CERTIFIED EDUCATORS TO ADMINISTER ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND COMMUNITIES WITH CLEAR INFORMATION ABOUT STUDENTS' ACADEMIC STRENGTHS AND AREAS FOR GROWTH.DURING THESE EVENTS, ALL STUDENTS IN PRE-K THROUGH 5TH GRADE WERE ASSESSED IN BOTH READING AND MATH. THE GOAL OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO ENSURE THAT FAMILIES HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF EACH CHILD'S INDIVIDUAL LEARNING NEEDS AND ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS TO SUPPORT THEIR ACADEMIC SUCCESS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.
  Expenses $33,997

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.

IRS record

EIN

85-4237427

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

2022

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Education (B99)

Assets (IRS master file)

$14,755

Income (IRS master file)

$206,364

Filing history

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 85-4237427).

Questions about E3 EDUCATE-EMPOWER-ELEVATE

What is the EIN of E3 EDUCATE-EMPOWER-ELEVATE?

The employer identification number (EIN) of E3 EDUCATE-EMPOWER-ELEVATE is 85-4237427.

Is E3 EDUCATE-EMPOWER-ELEVATE tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2022.

Are donations to E3 EDUCATE-EMPOWER-ELEVATE tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does E3 EDUCATE-EMPOWER-ELEVATE 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 E3 EDUCATE-EMPOWER-ELEVATE 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 E3 EDUCATE-EMPOWER-ELEVATE 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 E3 EDUCATE-EMPOWER-ELEVATE?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names AUDREY LANE.

Who are the officers and directors of E3 EDUCATE-EMPOWER-ELEVATE?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 6 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $49,359 (AUDREY KS LANE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does E3 EDUCATE-EMPOWER-ELEVATE have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $206,364, expenses of $321,833 and total assets of $14,755 at year end.

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