Nonprofit · EIN 87-4702350
ADVANCEMENT PROJECT EDUCATION FUND
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20005
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,487,100 | $6,895,902 | -$1,408,802 | $17,211,436 | $1,638,653 | $15,572,783 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $7,569,058 | $8,529,121 | -$960,063 | $17,849,367 | $1,050,142 | $16,799,225 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,197,735
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $479,238
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$190,614
- Other revenue
- -$189,873
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $7,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,459,877
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,849,185
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,352,710
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $17,422
- Accounting fees
- $86,299
- Occupancy
- $433,229
- Travel
- $217,387
- Depreciation
- $119,690
- Program services (functional)
- $5,490,426
- Management and general (functional)
- $215,896
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,189,580
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $17,849,367
- Total assets, end of year
- $17,211,436
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,638,653
- Net assets, end of year
- $15,572,783
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $124,066
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,083,833
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $11,510,300
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,062,483
- Gross receipts
- $5,693,464
- Employees
- 40
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 2022
- State of legal domicile
- DE
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWNE DIANIS JUDITH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 32.7 | $342,554 | $47,237 |
| DAUGHERTY CARMEN | DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 39.9 | $196,102 | $36,663 |
| DILLON JENNIFER | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Key employee | 35 | $179,339 | $25,413 |
| RYDER ANDI | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT & FUNDRAISING Key employee | 39.2 | $179,194 | $16,715 |
| MONTEIRO ANA | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Key employee | 37.7 | $179,369 | $9,320 |
| FERNANDEZ MARIA | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CAMPAIGN STRATEGY Key employee | 40 | $168,904 | $9,441 |
| POWERS JOHN | DIRECTOR OF POWER AND DEMOCRACY Key employee | 40 | $152,831 | $20,405 |
| GLENDALE CLARKSON | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Key employee | 40 | $160,379 | $0 |
| TYLER WHITTENBERG | DEPUTY DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,411 | $0 |
| JOYCELYN TAY ARTIS | HR MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,982 | $0 |
| MATTHEW FOGELSON | SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,837 | $0 |
| JESSICA ALCANTARA | SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,234 | $0 |
| KATHERINE DUNN | PROGRAM DIRECTOR/SENIOR ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,902 | $0 |
| DE ARCANGELIS MARGARET | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $81,326 | $13,319 |
| ASH-LEE HENDERSON | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.2 | $0 | $0 |
12 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSE WILLIAMS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.6 | $0 |
| STEPHEN ENGLISH | SECRETARY AND TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.2 | $0 |
| JOSE ALVAREZ | BOARD DEVELOPMENT, CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 |
| MONICA CLARK | FUNDRAISING COMM, CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 |
| ARLENE HOLT-BAKER | FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 |
| BILL LANN LEE | LITIGATION COMM, CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 |
| DANIEL LEON-DAVIS | PUBLIC RELATIONS, CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 |
| UZOMA NKOWNTA | LITIGATION COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 |
| THOMASINA WILLIAMS | FINANCE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 |
| NAT CHIOKE WILLIAMS | FINANCE COMMITTEE, CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 |
| PROF FRANITA TOLSON | LITIGATION COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 |
| AL LUCAS | FINANCE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUDITH BROWNE DIANIS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 36 | $335,758 | $36,258 |
| GIOVANNI COZZARELLI | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (THRU 11/23) Officer | 39.67 | $239,531 | $39,425 |
| CARMEN DAUGHERTY | DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 39.83 | $196,741 | $33,611 |
| EDWARD HAILES JR | GENERAL COUNSEL (THRU 10/23) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $196,943 | $27,385 |
| JENNIFER DILLON | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $179,100 | $24,408 |
| ANDI RYDER | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 38.33 | $175,672 | $16,042 |
| ANA MONTEIRO | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY Highest-paid employee | 38.33 | $172,586 | $7,321 |
| MARIA FERNANDEZ | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $166,019 | $11,351 |
| ASH-LEE HENDERSON | PRESIDENT, BOARD CHAIR; EXEC. COMM. CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSE WILLIAMS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN ENGLISH | SECRETARY AND TREASURER, EXEC. COMM. Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSE JOE ALVAREZ | BOARD DEVELOPMENT, CHAIR; EXEC. COMM. MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA CLARK | FUNDRAISING COMM. Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARLENE HOLT-BAKER | FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL LANN LEE | LITIGATION COMM CHAIR; EXEC. COMM Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL LEON-DAVIS | PUBLIC RELATIONS, CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AL LUCAS | FINANCE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| UZOMA NKOWNTA | LITIGATION COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PROF FRANITA TOLSON | LITIGATION COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMASINA WILLIAMS | FINANCE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NAT CHIOKE WILLIAMS | FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE, CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1220 L ST NW STE 850, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-4095
- In care of
- % JUDITH BROWNE DIANIS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARGARET DE ARCANGELIS, 1220 L ST NW 850, WASHINGTON, DC 20005
- Signed the 990
- MARGARET DE ARCANGELIS, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Phone
- (202) 728-9557
- Website
- WWW.ADVANCEMENTPROJECT.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SB & COMPANY LLC
Mission
ADVANCEMENT PROJECT EDUCATION FUND IS A NEXT GENERATION, MULTI-RACIAL CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION. ROOTED IN THE GREAT HUMAN RIGHTS STRUGGLES FOR EQUALITY AND JUSTICE, WE EXIST TO FULFILL AMERICA'S PROMISE OF A CARING, INCLUSIVE AND JUST DEMOCRACY. WE USE INNOVATIVE TOOLS AND STRATEGIES TO STRENGTHEN SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND ACHIEVE HIGH-IMPACT POLICY CHANGE.
Program accomplishments
- POWER & DEMOCRACY (RIGHT TO VOTE AND VOTER PROTECTION)THE POWER AND DEMOCRACY PROGRAM AIMS TO PROVIDE MOVEMENT LAWYER, LITIGATION SUPPORT, AND RESOURCES TO LOCAL AND STATE PARTNERS WORKING TO EXPAND VOTING RIGHTS AND FIGHT BACK AGAINST VOTER SUPPRESSION EFFORTS. THROUGH STRATEGIC LITIGATION AND MORE, WE FIGHT BARRIERS TO PEOPLE EXERCISING THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE. AT THE INTERSECTION OF VOTING RIGHTS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE WORK, WE ALSO FOCUS ON RIGHTS RESTORATION TO ENSURE THAT THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED THEIR TIME IN THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM ARE ENSURED THE RIGHT TO VOTE AFTER THEIR RELEASE FROM INCARCERATION.Expenses $1,772,183 · grants $7,000
- OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN (QUALITY EDUCATION AND SCHOOLHOUSE TO JAILHOUSE)OUR OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN PROGRAM SUPPORTS GRASSROOTS PARTNERS WORKING DIRECTLY WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO LEAD CAMPAIGNS THAT PROTECT ACCESS TO QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION, CENTER THE VOICES AND NEEDS OF STUDENTS, DEVELOP YOUNG PEOPLE'S LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND SECURE CHANGES THAT IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR. OUR WORK ENSURES THAT PARTNERS HAVE THE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES THEY NEED, AND THAT YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE THE SKILLS NEEDED NOT ONLY TO ORGANIZE AND BUILD CAMPAIGNS AS STUDENTS, BUT TO STAY ENGAGED AS COMMUNITY LEADERS WELL INTO THE FUTURE, CARRYING THE KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF THAT THEY CAN EFFECT CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE ALSO CO-LEAD THE NATIONAL POLICE FREE SCHOOLS CAMPAIGN, HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE ADVOCATE FOR THE REMOVAL OF POLICE OFFICERS AND THEIR SURROGATES (SECURITY GUARDS, SURVEILLANCE, ETC.) FROM THEIR SCHOOLS SO THAT STUDENTS CAN BE THEIR FULL, AUTHENTIC SELVES IN A SAFE SPACE TO LEARN.Expenses $1,638,534
- JUSTICE PROJECTOUR JUSTICE PROJECT WORK AIMS TO SUPPORT OUR PARTNERS IN FIGHTING AGAINST CRIMINALIZATION OF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AND WORKING TO CREATE NEW MODELS OF SAFETY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE PROVIDE SUPPORT DURING CRITICAL MOMENTS OF RAPID RESPONSE, AND USE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP TO TURN THOSE MOMENTS INTO MOVEMENTS, SUPPORTING LONG-TERM POWER BUILDING AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING TO COLLECTIVELY FIGHTING BACK AGAINST STRUCTURAL RACISM AND REALIZE THE VISION OF LIBERATION AND SAFETY FOR IMPACTED COMMUNITIES. AREAS OF FOCUS ARE DETERMINED BY COMMUNITY AND PARTNER NEEDS, BUT BROADLY INCLUDE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, DECRIMINALIZATION STRATEGIES, AND PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO PROTEST AND VOICE DISSENT.Expenses $854,021
- OUR OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE OUR LEGAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, IMMGRATION JUSTICE WORK, CAMPAIGNS, AND FORMATION, WHICH IS A GROUP OF RACIAL JUSTICE FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS. OUR LEGAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM ALLOWS US TO HOST LEGAL FELLOWS WHO PROVIDE CRITICAL SUPPORT TO AP PROGRAM STAFF AND GRASSROOTS PARTNERS, PROVIDING LEGAL SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO PARTNERS RUNNING LOCAL AND STATE CAMPAIGNS. OUR IMMGRATION JUSTICE WORK FOCUSES ON PROTECTING IMMIGRANT YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES AND FIGHTING BACK AGAINST "CRIMMIGRATION, OR ATTEMPTS TO CRIMINALIZE IMMIGRANTS, NAMELY IMMIGRANTS OF COLOR. CAMPAIGNS ARE DETERMINED BY PARTNER AND COMMUNITY NEEDS AND SOMETIMES FIT NEATLY WITHIN PROGRAMS AND SOMETIMES RUN ADJACENT TO PROGRAMS AS INTERSECTIONAL ISSUES. FORMATION, FORMED IN 2018, IS A GROUP OF RACIAL JUSTICE FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS THAT AIMS TO CREATE A RACIAL JUSTICE NETWORK AND LEARNING SPACE FOR GRASSROOTS GROUPS; IT SEEKS TO BUILD THE IDEOLOGIES AND STRATEGIES NEEDED TO BUILD MULTIRACIAL POWER AS DEMOGRAPHICS SHIFT.Expenses $1,225,688
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 87-4702350
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2022
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $17,211,436
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,693,464
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $5,487,100 | $6,895,902 | $17,211,436 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $7,569,058 | $8,529,121 | $17,849,367 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,483,602 | $4,110,184 | $19,302,186 | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 87-4702350).
Questions about ADVANCEMENT PROJECT EDUCATION FUND
- What is the EIN of ADVANCEMENT PROJECT EDUCATION FUND?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ADVANCEMENT PROJECT EDUCATION FUND is 87-4702350.
- Is ADVANCEMENT PROJECT EDUCATION FUND tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2022.
- Are donations to ADVANCEMENT PROJECT EDUCATION FUND tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ADVANCEMENT PROJECT EDUCATION FUND file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ADVANCEMENT PROJECT EDUCATION FUND due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ADVANCEMENT PROJECT EDUCATION FUND last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of ADVANCEMENT PROJECT EDUCATION FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MARGARET DE ARCANGELIS.
- Who are the officers and directors of ADVANCEMENT PROJECT EDUCATION FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 27 people; 14 received compensation from the organization, the highest $342,554 (BROWNE DIANIS JUDITH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ADVANCEMENT PROJECT EDUCATION FUND have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,487,100, expenses of $6,895,902 and total assets of $17,211,436 at year end.
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