EDUCATION REFORM NOW INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
EDUCATION REFORM NOW INC (EIN 20-3687838)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-10-09
IRS object ID
202532829349300048
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-10-09T11:20:35-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390974031PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WEGNER CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1230 PARK AVE FL 3AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP101690005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN203687838EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EDUCATION REFORM NOW INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlEDUCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2126143213PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1276 5TH AVE STE 704 915AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJORGE ELORZAPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2126143213PhoneNum
Signature2025-10-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonYIGIT UCTUM CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01269549PTIN
Phone2125511724PhoneNum
Preparation2025-10-08PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJORGE ELORZAPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1276 5TH AVE STE 704 915AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,423,971GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.EDREFORMNOW.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2005FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionDRIVE POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT STIMULATE THE CREATION OF NEW, ACCOUNTABLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body10VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent10VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers10TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$10,047,281PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$105,765PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$95,701CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$332,584PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$319,818CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$10,485,630PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,733,247CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$7,580,191PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$8,077,458CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,959,148PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$118,297PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,699,792CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,277,927PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,036,063CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$12,935,563PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$13,628,995CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,449,933PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$7,895,748CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$9,401,046TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$732,036TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$485,906TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$16,805,833NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$8,915,140NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionOUR 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.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$10,236,313ExpenseAmt
Grant$8,077,458GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION 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.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$10,236,313TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members10GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Phone2126143213PhoneNum

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Address Line1276 5TH AVE STE 704 915AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

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JAVAID SIDDIQI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EMILY KIM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN SABAT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN PETRY
CO-PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MICHAEL SABAT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOYKIN CURRY
CO-PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
WHITNEY TILSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM ANDERSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW BLUHM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEGHAN MACKAY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JORGE ELORZA
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER28.00$306,294$0$30,017Yes (X)
THADDECIA SMITH
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER & GENERAL COUNSEL12.00$82,378$0$10,942Yes (X)
PATRICK VAN KEERBERGEN
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER30.00$176,174$0$27,356Yes (X)
HARRISON FARNSWORTH
VICE PRESIDENT, CAMPAIGNS24.00$121,698$0$8,041Yes (X)
TYKIA WARDEN
VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT32.00$179,434$0$2,000Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP
2001 K STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20006LOBBYIST$132,000
KNH STRATEGIES
111 BUCKINGHAM ROADMONTCLAIRNJ07043FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT$111,000
VOX POPULI PARTNERS
25 PLYMOUTH ROADNEEDHAMMA02492PROGRAM CONSULTANT$110,000
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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All Other Contributions$4,851,328AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,317,728TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Exclusion$95,701ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$318,404ExclusionAmt

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Other Revenue Total$1,414OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Program Services$8,077,458ProgramServicesAmt

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Fundraising$792,039FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$90,735ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Fundraising$241,096FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$157,688ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,500FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$7,443ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$722FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Management And General$174,348ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,226FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$3,062ProgramServicesAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Fundraising$78,689FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$229,210ProgramServicesAmt
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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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DescDUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONSDesc
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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Management And General$1,692,890ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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EOY$4,518,118EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$5,641,996BOYAmt
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Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$6,894,185BOYAmt
EOY$339,500EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$148,809BOYAmt
EOY$99,200EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$136,927LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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BOY$27,948BOYAmt
EOY$19,647EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$940BOYAmt
EOY$2,240EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,537,869BOYAmt
EOY$9,401,046EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$732,036BOYAmt
EOY$485,906EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$485,906EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,714,346BOYAmt
EOY$5,769,068EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,091,487BOYAmt
EOY$3,146,072EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,805,833BOYAmt
EOY$8,915,140EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,537,869BOYAmt
EOY$9,401,046EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$5,055NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,630,432CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,908,915CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,047,281CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,317,728CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$53,579,227TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,630,432CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,908,915CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,047,281CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,317,728CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$53,579,227TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$28,456,544SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$25,122,683PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year$95,701CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$201,466TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$53,780,693TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,241,102GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.46710PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.43410PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$180,116DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$180,116TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPUBLIC AFFAIRS/GOVERNMENT RELATION SERVICES WORK TO IDENTIFY A LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND AN APPROPRIATE LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY FOR LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS. ADVISE, CONFER, AND REPRESENT THE ORGANIZATION'S POSITION ON LEGISLATION WITH LEGISLATORS, THEIR STAFFS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, OR A LEGISLATIVE BODY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$79,883OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$60,236DepreciationAmt
Book Value$19,647BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$57,044OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$57,044DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$19,647TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,738,302TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$5,055NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$5,055RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,733,247RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,733,247TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$13,628,995TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$13,628,995ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$13,628,995TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationERN IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT ERN HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
KNH STRATEGIES
111 BUCKINGHAM ROADMONTCLAIRNJ07043FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT0$350,000$111,000$239,000
BEDFORD GROVE
3525 ORTEGA STREETSAN FRANCISCOCA94122FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT0$0$33,250-$33,250
NINA REES
1936 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUEMCLEANVA22101FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT0$0$95,000-$95,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$350,000TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$239,250TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$110,750TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1CASINO NIGHTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,475,528GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$466,400CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$1,009,128GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$41,246NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$201,095RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$29,446FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$42,949EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$375,988OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,475,528GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$466,400CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$1,009,128GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$41,246NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$201,095RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$29,446FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$42,949EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$375,988OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$690,724DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$318,404NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (11 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
BLACK LATINO ASIAN CHARTER COLLABORATIVE
199 WALL STREET SUITE 947NEW YORKNY10038873571467501(C)3$1,988,333$0TO RECORD DOWNSTREAM OF 03.19.23 BLOOMBERG CONTRIBUTION TO BLACK LATINX ASIAN CHARTER COLLABORATIVE
TEACH PLUS INC
1 BEACON STREET 15TH FLOORBOSTONMA02108263849472501(C)3$25,000$0TO SUPPORT TEACH PLUS COLORADO
NEWDEAL FORUM
233 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE 2ND FLOORWASHINGTONDC20003824346598501(C)3$50,000$0ERN 2024 IDEAS SUMMIT SPONSORSHIP
EDUCATION REFORM NOW ADVOCACY INC
276 5TH AVE STE 915NEW YORKNY10001260596684501(C)4$5,766,411$0EDUCATION OUTREACH AND POLICY RESEARCH
SOUTH CAROLINA AIM HIGH FOUNDATION
17414 MAGNOIIA BLVDENCINOCA91316223426417501(C)3$96,642$0AIM HIGH AND ERN CHARITY POKER EVENT "ALL STAR WEEKEND" - 2024
CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS INSTITUTE INC
1128 16TH STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20036521114225501(C)3$6,000$0ERN SPONSORSHIP FOR X CHCI PARTNERSHIP
THE COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS FOR K-12 STUDENTS
83 ATLANTIC AVENUE 3RD FLOORBOSTONMA02110991055489$48,000$0ERN MA GRANT TO COMMITTEE FOR K-12 STUDENTS - APRIL 2024
PUBLIC EDUCATION & BUSINESS COALITION
3607 MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVDDENVERCO80205742357262501(C)3$30,000$0ERN CO CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE FORWARD INTITIATIVE
HARTFORD PARENT UNIVERSITY INC
330 MARKET STREETHARTFORDCT06120451859686501(C)3$20,000$0SUB-GRANT - SCOPE OF SERVICES: PLANNING THE PARENT MODULE, ORGANIZING AND OUTREACH, CATERING, TRANSPORTATION, AND LOCATION
HILL FOR LITERACY INC
867 BOYLSTON ST 5TH FLOOR 1866BOSTONMA02116272366861501(C)3$10,000$0ERN CT CONSULTATION OUTREACH - TRAVELERS FOUNDATION GRANT FOR PLANNING AND LAUNCHING A "RIGHT TO READ" MODULE - 1ST SESSION
FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK INC
121 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 6THNEW YORKNY10013132612524501(C)3$10,000$0TO FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORKFLOOR
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org9Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS RECORDS TO SUBSTANTIATE GRANTS. 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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JORGE ELORZA
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$306,294$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$30,017$0$336,311$0$0$0
PATRICK VAN KEERBERGEN
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER$161,424$0$14,750$0$0$0$1,875$0$25,481$0$203,530$0$0$0
TYKIA WARDEN
VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT$179,434$0$0$0$0$0$2,000$0$0$0$181,434$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2JOHN SABAT AND MICHAEL SABAT HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND THE DIRECTORS BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY, ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SIGN A STATEMENT DISCLOSING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, INCLUDING ANY RELATIONSHIP/INTEREST IN ANY TRANSACTION IN WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL WAS A PARTY. AS AN ONGOING PROCEDURE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND ENSURES THAT ANY PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING SUCH TRANSACTIONS AS THEY ARE PROCESSED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS IS DETERMINED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY USING DATA ON COMPENSATION PAID BY COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS. REVIEW OF OFFICER COMPENSATION WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN 2023.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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