Bellwether Education Partners Inc

BOSTON, MA EIN: 26-1914515 Website

BELLWETHER IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT THAT EXISTS TO TRANSFORM EDUCATION TO ENSURE YOUNG PEOPLE ACHIEVE OUTCOMES THAT LEAD TO FULFILLING LIVES AND FLOURISHING COMMUNITIES. WE WORK HAND IN HAND WITH EDUCATION LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ACCELERATE THEIR IMPACT, INFORM AND INFLUENCE POLICY AND PROGRAM DESIGN, AND SHARE WHAT WE LEARN ALONG THE WAY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$21.4M

-7.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.1M

+49.8% YoY

Grant Count

11

-54.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$283K

+226.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$10M$19M$29M$38M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$21,442,872$23,118,885$12,819,060
Revenue$28,320,490$34,842,592$18,147,451
Expenses$31,104,385$26,154,304$17,416,257
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$416,549$256,362$9,896
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$778K$2M$2M$3M2 grants20208 grants202114 grants202224 grants202311 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

EDBUILD INC$1.7MEDWARD CHARLES FOUNDATION$400KTHE CHILDREN'S SCHOLARSH…$400KEDUCATION FOUNDATION OF …$100KFAMILIES EMPOWERED$100KGREATSCHOOLS INC$100KINSTITUTE FOR QUALITY ED…$100KPRIMARY CLASS INC DBA OD…$100KPAUL QUINN COLLEGE$100KGROUNDSWELL NETWORK INC$24K

Grant Size Distribution

59 grants across all recorded years

28<$50K6$50–100K17$100–250K4$250–500K1$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

ANDREW ROTHERHAMPARTNER, POLICY AND EVALUATION$432KMARY WELLSPRESIDENT/PARTNER-STRATEGIC …$373KREBECCA GIFFORD GOLD…PARTNER, STRATEGIC ADVISING$370KJENNIFER SCHIESSPARTNER, POLICY & EVALUATION$345KJULIE SQUIREPARTNER, POLICY AND EVALUATION$319KMELISSA STEEL KINGPARTNER, POLICY AND EVALUATION$296KANSON JACKSONPARTNER, STRATEGIC ADVISING$293KDAWANA WILLIAMSONCOO, PARTNER$286KALEX CORTEZPARTNER, STRATEGIC ADVISING$277KAKESHIA CRAVEN-HOWELLPARTNER, STRATEGIC ADVISING$275KNICHOLAS LEEPARTNER, POLICY AND EVALUATION$269K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ANDREW ROTHERHAMPARTNER, POLICY AND EVALUATION40$431,670
MARY WELLSPRESIDENT/PARTNER-STRATEGIC ADVISING40$372,769
REBECCA GIFFORD GOLDBERGPARTNER, STRATEGIC ADVISING40$370,297
JENNIFER SCHIESSPARTNER, POLICY & EVALUATION40$344,792
JULIE SQUIREPARTNER, POLICY AND EVALUATION40$318,500
MELISSA STEEL KINGPARTNER, POLICY AND EVALUATION40$296,437
ANSON JACKSONPARTNER, STRATEGIC ADVISING40$292,687
DAWANA WILLIAMSONCOO, PARTNER40$285,581
ALEX CORTEZPARTNER, STRATEGIC ADVISING40$276,851
AKESHIA CRAVEN-HOWELLPARTNER, STRATEGIC ADVISING40$274,994
NICHOLAS LEEPARTNER, POLICY AND EVALUATION40$269,382
GRACE HEINTZCHAIRMAN/DIR. & SECRETARY5
AARON MILLERDIRECTOR/TREASURER5
EBONY LEEDIRECTOR5
TINA FERNANDEZDIRECTOR5
PAUL REVILLEDIRECTOR5
LT GENERAL CHARLES HOOPERDIRECTOR5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

20states
+12 more states

Cities

ArlingtonAtlantaBerkeleyBeverly HillsBoiseBrooklynChicagoColumbiaColumbusConcordCorpous ChristiDallasDenverDuncanvilleFairfieldGrand PrairieHamilton SquareHoustonIndianapolisLewisville

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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