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Jean Desravines

Board Member · Moriah Fund INC

Board Member at Moriah Fund INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Ambiguous identity This name matches 5 other individuals we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Others who share this name
5

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

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Reported as Board Member of Moriah Fund INC, based in New York, NY.
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Also listed as President of Black Voices for Black Justice Fund, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Jean Desravines is Chief Executive Officer of New Leaders, a national nonprofit that develops school leaders across 42 states and Puerto Rico serving nearly 2 million students over his 14-year tenure. He was named third President of The Wallace Foundation in 2025.

He previously held leadership roles at the New York City Department of Education during the Bloomberg Administration.

Compiled from public web sources (4 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
14 years CEO, New Leaders; 2025–present President, Wallace Foundation
Education
  • St. Francis College · BA History
  • New York University · MPA

Body of work

Publications

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Breakthrough Principals: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building Stronger Schools
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The School Leadership Playbook: A Field Guide for Dramatic Improvement

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Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Black Voices for Black Justice Fund President · $17K revenue · New York, NYTHE BLACK VOICES FOR BLACK JUSTICE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED TO AMPLIFY CLARION VOICES ABOUT RACIAL JUSTICE, CONNECT NEW AND ESTABLISHED BLACK LEADERS TO…Filed FY2025, FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Moriah Fund INC Board Member · $3.4M revenue · New York, NYFiled FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Jean Desravines

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Jean Desravines 1 organization · Philadelphia, PACenter for Black Educator Development
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Jean Desravines 1 organization · New York, NYNew Leaders INC
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Jean Desravines 1 organization · New York, NYFriends of the High Line INC
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Jean Desravines 1 organization · Brooklyn, NYSt Francis College
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Jean Desravines 1 organization · New York, NYAmerica Achieves INC

Network

Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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Executive Director · FY2024
$275K
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President · FY2024
$100K
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Board Member · FY2021
$100
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Vice President · FY2024
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Secretary · FY2024
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Secretary · FY2021
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Board Member · FY2021
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Board Member · FY2021
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Board Member · FY2021
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Board Member · FY2021
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Prog. Board Member · FY2021
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Treasurer · FY2025

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org