Leading Education

Analysis

Leading Education is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Leading Education reported income of $458k and spending of $309k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $248k to $458k (+85%), an average of +84% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Leading Education sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Al Copeland Foundation ($458k), FWRM Support Corporation ($458k) and Roger Clemens Foundation ($457k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $12k (3.7% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $349k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $349k. It reported 2 employees.