The Ivy League Educational Foundati

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
753067244
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Trenton, NJ, USA
Phone
6095166358
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards

Reported finances

Revenue
$144,386
Expenses
$118,717
Assets
$158,336

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HELEN WALKER (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • HELEN WALKER (PRESIDENT)
  • RUKIYA BLACKWELL (VICE PRESIDE)
  • MARYANN CRAWLEY (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide educational programs for the greater trenton community. Additionally, they provide financial assistance in the form of scholarships and book awards for deserving minority students who are pursuing higher education. The foundation sponsors and suports educational, cultural, and other charitable events.

What it reported doing in 2025

Designer bag bingo a fun filled activity that allows us to raise money for college scholarships for local disadvantaged high school students. Those attending this event have an opportunity to win beautiful designer handbags and also participate in raffles to win money and other prizes. This event is usually held in the fall with sold out attendance. Dinner "en blanc" city of trenton and in collaboration with the african american culture collaborative, we hosted an all-white, outdoor, dinner party on the steps of the war memorial building. It was an epic event. All proceeds raised were used for scholarships.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 59
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.2%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 98.7%; rating input score 99

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 17.8%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.33; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.7% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.6% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 81.2% of revenue deployed · 98.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $117K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.