Education Design Lab FY2020 filing

Washington, DC · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 2013 · Education

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$5.0M
+124% vs prior year
Spent
$2.9M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$3.6M
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$5.0M
FY2020▲ +124%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$2.2M
FY2020$5.0M
FY2021$7.6M
FY2022$10.4M
FY2023$15.8M
FY2024$17.6M
FY2025$20.6M
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2020▲ +33%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$2.2M
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$5.6M
FY2022$7.8M
FY2023$11.3M
FY2024$14.4M
FY2025$13.2M
Net assets
$3.6M
FY2020▲ +141%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$1.5M
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$5.6M
FY2022$8.3M
FY2023$12.8M
FY2024$16.0M
FY2025$23.4M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CEducation Design Lab
EINHdr · item D46-4248042
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2015
Year of formationHdr · item L2013
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
WebsiteHdr · item Jeddesignlab.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.01
Program services80%$2.4M
Management & general18%$540K
Fundraising1%$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.9M

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
14.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+41%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$3.7M
FY2020▲ +131%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2019$1.6M
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$8.4M
FY2023$12.9M
FY2024$16.4M
FY2025$23.8M
Total liabilities
$75K
FY2020▼ -24%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2019$99K
FY2020$75K
FY2021$173K
FY2022$157K
FY2023$186K
FY2024$399K
FY2025$438K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$2.1M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$3.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$3.5M
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$75K
Total net assetsLn 32$3.6M
Months of cash on handcomputed14.4

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$4.7M · 93%
Program service revenue$334K · 7%
Contributions & grants93%$4.7M
Program service revenue7%$334K
Investment income$12K
— government grantsLn 1e$218K
Total revenueLn 12$5.0M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $3.5M · Operating expenses/yr $2.9M
14.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.4M · Total expenses $2.9M
80%
Management & General
Management & general $540K · Total expenses $2.9M
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $37K · Total expenses $2.9M
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $47K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $3.0M
$0.02 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $4.7M · Total revenue $5.0M
93%
Government reliance
Government grants $218K · Total revenue $5.0M
4%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $334K · Total revenue $5.0M
7%
Investment reliance
Investment income $12K · Total revenue $5.0M
+0.2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $334K · Total expenses $2.9M
11%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $5.0M · Prior year $2.2M
+124%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $3.6M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $5.0M · Expenses $2.9M
+41%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $3.7M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $3.6M · Total assets $3.7M
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $3.7M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Laurence Roth · Reported title CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER · Highest reported compensation $212K · Total expenses $2.9M
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.7M · Total expenses $2.9M
58%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%——
Overhead ratio 18%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0.8%——
Revenue growth 124%——
Legal fee ratio 0.3%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Growth Officer
$211,769Pt VII · Sec A
Designer, Then Chief Program Officer
$145,000Pt VII · Sec A
Officer Until Sept, Then Member
$132,452Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Education Designer
$111,133Pt VII · Sec A
Education Designer
$110,000Pt VII · Sec A
President, and Board Chair
$13,800Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

William Hughes’s $366K as CEO Until January is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
William Hughes$365,819$385,477$368,469$306,054$54,230—
Lisa Larson Interim CEO Until$310,464—————
Laurence Roth$271,934$271,794$251,158$226,884$208,856$211,769
Lisa Larson—$220,619$167,775$134,374——
Naomi Boyer$216,307$216,098$181,231$171,148$130,218—
Donald Fraser$208,939$213,641————
Kevin Stump$203,960$178,080——$158,750—
Donald E Fraser——$183,381$178,931$160,000—

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.

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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 7Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 5Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Helps colleges adapt to economic changes by connecting them with innovators and employers.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $2.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

The organization proactively identifies gaps in the education-to-work ecosystem that require next generation solutions. The organization puts together partners, funders and institutions to tackle the path from problem definition through solution finding to adoption and evaluation.

$2.4Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 108 grants · $4.1M · 2023–2025
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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $20.6M$13.2M+17% 990 PDF
FY2024 $17.6M$14.4M+11% 990 PDF
FY2023 $15.8M$11.3M+52% 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.4M$7.8M+38% 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.6M$5.6M+50% 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $5.0M$2.9M+124% 990 PDF
FY2019 $2.2M$2.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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