Learning Forward

“The organization has members. Membership is open to the public for a yearly membership fee.”

“Copy of 990 is available to all Board members Status of 990 filing is reported to Board.”

“Conflict of interest statement of agreement forms are signed annually by the Board of Trustees and employees.”

“An independent firm is hired to complete a compensation study of about 1/3 of the employees each year. The board of trustees act in accordance with the recommendations for changes in compensation as part of the annual budget process”

“Every three years an independent firm is hired to complete a compensation study. The Board of Trustees act in accordance with the recommendations for changes in compensation as part of the annual budget process”

“Governing documents, policies and financial statements are available upon request.”

“Other program services 4: grant-funded projects - grant funded projects target particular initiatives focused on advancing the field of professional learning improving organization and individual effectiveness, and producing higher levels of performance for both educators and students. In fy 2019, learning forward received grant funds of $2,148,471, earned grant funds of $1,698,759 and has unearned grant funds of $1,237,089 as of june 30, 2019. A the bill & melinda gates foundation/communities foundation provided $183,971 for learning forward to help implement a continuous improvement framework among a network of middle schools. B the learning policy institute and the learning first alliance provided $10,000 to learning forward to disseminate information through internal and external channels about the intersection of professional learning and deeper learning. C the wallace foundation provided $350,000 to learning forward to cover a two-year period and to help disseminate wallace educational leadership knowledge and resources through publications and the annual conference. These resources will be used to help schools, districts, and states improve leadership development. D the william & flora hewlett foundation provided a grant for general operations $150,000; an equity grant for $52,500 and a grant for developing a solution for improving learning systems in the amount of $75,000. The charles & lynn schusterman family foundation provided a grant for federal policy and advocacy totaling $275,000 and a $377,000 grant to support learning forward?s ?pivot? To curriculum-grounded professional learning. The carnegie corporation of new york foundation (ccny) provided $800,000 for state level policywork. The william & flora hewlett foundation provided a transition grant to assist with the search, negotiation and contracting with a new executive director to replace the retiring executive director. Other program services 5: membership - membership in learning forward provides support, networking, learning opportunities, and publications, for all interested stakeholders, including teachers, building and system-level leaders, policymakers, service providers, and the public. Learning forwards value as a leader in improving student achievement has allowed it to maintain a growing number of paid memberships that now exceeds 11,000 members”

“Volunteers worked over 4,000 hours on learning forward projects, conferences and programs during the year. These volunteers make possible the delivery of the quality and quantity of learning forward programs for educators, particularly during the annual conference.”