Business Education Fund
Donations deductibleBusiness Education Fund's network
7 people1 organisationi7 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chanda Causer | Executive Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| David Borris | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Isral Debruin | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| J Kelly Conklin | President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Josie Kalipeni | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Thomas Lee Johnson | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| TIM Lampkin | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Reshonda Young | Company secretary | 2022 |
| Stephen Michael | Co-Executive Director | 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Trent | Executive Director Since April 2024 | 40 | $132k | $4k | |
| Chris Collins | Highest Compensated Employee | 40 | $117k | $697 | |
| Chanda Causer | Executive Director Until February 2024 | 40 | $31k | ||
| J Kelly Conklin | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Borris | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Thomas Lee Johnson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Isral Debruin | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
7 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253038081). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| David Borris | President of the Board |
| Richard Trent | |
| Thomas Lee Johnson | Board Member |
| Molly Weston-Williamson | Board Member |
| J. Kelly Conklin | Treasurer of the Board |
| Richard Trent | Executive Director |
| Michelle Tressler | Board Member |
About
- Legal name
- Business Education Fund
- EIN
- 842969730
- Address
- 909 Rose Ave Ste 400, N Bethesda, MD, 20852-8758
- State
- Maryland
- Mission
- Business education fund supports its flagship project, main street alliance, to: ensure authentic small business owners themselves are part of defining the problem and informing policy solutions so that the needs of even the smallest and least connected businesses are heard; recruit and support small business owners to share powerful stories to highlight the real needs of small business; and... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T31 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2018
- Principal officer
- Richard Trent (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 2020
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 3, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsDavid Borris
≥4years on the filingsChanda Causer
≥4years on the filingsJ Kelly Conklin
≥3years on the filingsIsral Debruin
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $955k
- Total liabilities
- $15k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $939k
- Contributions and grants received
- $673k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $6k
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 4