Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1974.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
26 people listed on the 990; $3.1M paid to officers and key staff.
Virginia W Knox’s $578K as President is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 414 $10–100M employment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia W Knox | $577,629 | $537,852 | $460,846 | $445,532 |
| Jesus M Amadeo | $474,585 | $456,910 | $391,346 | $398,929 |
| Dan J Bloom - SR Vice Pres | $305,331 | $292,384 | — | — |
| Dan J Bloom | — | — | $258,935 | $272,662 |
| Sharon Rowser Thru 072021 | — | — | $268,123 | — |
| Charles Michalopoulos | $264,924 | $257,339 | $232,624 | $229,588 |
| James a Riccio | $260,920 | $248,103 | $230,724 | $233,609 |
| Rose Kob | $251,854 | $239,945 | $232,994 | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Mdrc executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Conducts rigorous social policy research and evaluations to help schools and public programs improve the well-being and academic achievement of low-income individuals.
Questions for Mdrc
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Family well-being and child developmentfor decades, MDRC has been a leader in developing and studying interventions to improve outcomes for children living in families with low incomes. Our current work in this area focuses on two main domains: early care and education (ece) systems and family-focused service systems.
Youth development, criminal justice, and employmentmdrc is testing tailored interventions for young people disconnected from the worlds of school and work, young people and adults at risk of entering the criminal justice system, returning citizens reentering their communities, and people with work-limiting disabilities.
K-12 educationfor 25 years, MDRC has been learning what may be most effective to raise the academic achievement of young people who are at risk of failing. We collaborate with public school systems, charter organizations, and national nonprofits to evaluate their programs and to use that information to help them develop evidence-based…
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
Plus 8 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 13 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 15 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 14 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 | FY19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $43.5M | $40.6M | $49.5M | $42.6M | $38.6M |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.4M | $1.4M | $2.0M |
| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $33.7M | $35.6M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $58.3M | $70.2M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $6.9M | $6.2M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $163.6M | $169.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $72.0M | $73.7M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $91.6M | $95.9M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $1.9M | $1.4M | $455K | $27 |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $33.3M | $25.2M | $8.1M | $476 |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $1.8M | $1.4M | $442K | $21 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $5.7M | $4.3M | $1.4M | $66 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $2.7M | $2.0M | $665K | $31 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $522K | $273K | $249K | |
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $291K | $291K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $37K | $28K | $9K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $4.7M | $4.0M | $659K | $1K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $3.7M | $2.9M | $784K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $1.2M | $544K | $629K | $1 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $186K | $53K | $133K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $689K | $521K | $168K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $301K | $227K | $73K | $4 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $23.8M | $21.4M | $2.4M | $6 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $2.8M | $2.6M | $165K | $41 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $85.0M | $68.4M | $16.6M | $2K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 | $89.3M | $93.9M | −$4.6M | $92.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 | $83.9M | $85.0M | −$1.1M | $95.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $82.8M | $85.7M | −$3.0M | $91.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2022 | $93.1M | $75.1M | $18.0M | $106.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2021 | $65.6M | $66.0M | −$447K | $84.8M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $83,947,862 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $83,947,862 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $84,999,059 across 17 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $169,599,344 assets, 17 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $95,909,255 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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