Education Design Lab

Analysis

Education Design Lab is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Education Design Lab reported income of $15.8m and spending of $11.3m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $15.8m (+605%), an average of +63% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Education Design Lab sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include San Francisco Study Center Inc ($15.8m), Golden Door Charter School a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation ($15.8m) and The J127 Education Foundation ($15.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 3.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $718k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.0m. At year end it held assets of $12.9m against liabilities of $186k, net assets of $12.8m. It reported 59 employees.