Funding search · EIN 521631358 · Washington, DC

Executive Leadership Council

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

280
grants reported
$9.3M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Howard University4 grants · $1.8M
  • The Herman J Russell Center for Entrepreneurship1 grant · $400,000
  • Delaware State University Foundation3 grants · $325,000
  • North Carolina a&T State Univers2 grants · $302,790
  • Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies1 grant · $300,000
  • Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund1 grant · $300,000
  • Spelman College3 grants · $290,490
  • Foundation for Nc a&T University2 grants · $260,000
  • North Carolina a&T State University1 grant · $220,901
  • Florida a&M University3 grants · $211,700

Giving over time

$2.1M
2022
$3.2M
2023
$4.0M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 280 grants.

  • $739,970

    Howard University · Washington, DC · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $534,315

    Howard University · Washington, DC · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $406,145

    Howard University · Washington, DC · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $400,000

    The Herman J Russell Center for Entrepreneurship · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Donation

  • $300,000

    Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies · Washington, DC · 2024

    Donation

  • $300,000

    Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    Donation

  • $230,790

    North Carolina a&T State Univers · Greensboro, NC · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $220,901

    North Carolina a&T State University · Greenboro, NC · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $160,000

    Delaware State University Foundation · Dover, DE · 2023

    Donation

  • $160,000

    Foundation for Nc a&T University · Greensboro, NC · 2023

    Donation

  • $150,000

    Delaware State University Foundation · Dover, DE · 2024

    Donation

  • $150,000

    Howard University · Washington, DC · 2023

    Donation

  • $128,000

    Spelman College · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $112,500

    Alabama a&M University · Normal, AL · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $100,000

    Florida a&M University · Tallahassee, FL · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $100,000

    Delaware State University · Dover, DE · 2022

    Donation

  • $100,000

    Foundation for Nc a&T University · Greensboro, NC · 2022

    Donation

  • $100,000

    Howard University School of Business · Washington, DC · 2022

    Donation

  • $86,245

    Spelman College · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $76,245

    Spelman College · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $75,000

    Center for Innovation in Education · Irvine, CA · 2023

    Donation

  • $75,000

    Center for Innovation in Education · Irvine, CA · 2022

    Donation

  • $72,000

    North Carolina a&T State Univers · Greenboro, NC · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $70,568

    Morehouse College · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $63,350

    Florida a&M University · Tallahassee, FL · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $61,350

    Hampton University · Hampton, VA · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $60,000

    Alabama a&M University · Normal, AL · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $58,000

    Georgia Institute of Technology · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $51,350

    Hampton University · Hampton, VA · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $50,000

    Black Men Vote · Washington, DC · 2024

    Donation

  • $50,000

    Civic Nation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Donation

  • $50,000

    University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $50,000

    Collegiate Directions · Bethesda, MD · 2022

    Donation

  • $50,000

    Entertainment Industry Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Donation

  • $48,350

    Florida a&M University · Tallahassee, FL · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $48,000

    Morgan State University · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $48,000

    University of Georgia · Athens, GA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $47,500

    University of Maryland College Sfsc · College Park, MD · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $45,000

    University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $45,000

    Delaware State University · Dover, DE · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $44,090

    Morehouse College · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $40,000

    Texas a&M University Tamu · College Station, TX · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $40,000

    University of Maryland Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $39,500

    Morehouse College · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $35,500

    Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $35,000

    Texas a&M University · College Station, TX · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $32,000

    University of California-Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $32,000

    University of Maryland College · College Park, MD · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $30,000

    Delaware State University · Dover, DE · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $30,000

    Georgia State University · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $30,000

    Hampton University · Hampton, VA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $30,000

    Tuskegee University · Tuskegee, AL · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $30,000

    University of Maryland Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $30,000

    Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $30,000

    Georgia Institute of Technology · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $30,000

    Morgan State University · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $30,000

    The Historymakers · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Donation

  • $30,000

    Tuskegee University · Tuskegee, AL · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $30,000

    University of Massachusetts Amhe · Shrewsbury, MA · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $30,000

    Alabama a&M University · Normal, AL · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $28,245

    University of North Carolina Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $28,000

    University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $28,000

    University of Maryland College Sfsc · College Park, MD · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $27,500

    University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $26,245

    University of Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $25,500

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $25,500

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $25,000

    American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA · 2024

    Donation

  • $25,000

    Apollo Theathre Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Donation

  • $25,000

    Naacp Las Vegas Branch #1111 · Las Vegas, NV · 2024

    Donation

  • $25,000

    National Coalition On Black Civic Participation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Donation

  • $25,000

    The Historymakers · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Donation

  • $25,000

    University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $25,000

    American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA · 2023

    Donation

  • $25,000

    Morgan State University Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Donation

  • $25,000

    The Links Foundation Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2023

    Donation

  • $25,000

    Gardhouse Limited · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    Donation

  • $25,000

    Hopeworks N Camden · Camden, NJ · 2022

    Donation

  • $25,000

    Starting With Today · Capitol Heights, MD · 2022

    Donation

  • $25,000

    The Links Foundation Incorporation · Washington, DC · 2022

    Donation

  • $24,000

    University of Miami · Coral Gables, FL · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $24,000

    University of Miami · Coral Gables, FL · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $23,000

    Congressional Black Caucus Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    Donation

  • $22,000

    Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $22,000

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $21,245

    University of North Carolina Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $20,750

    Rutgers the State University · Piscataway, NJ · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $20,000

    Bethune-Cookman University · Daytona Beach, FL · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $20,000

    Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $20,000

    Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $20,000

    Jackson State University · Jackson, MS · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $20,000

    Johnson C Smith University · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $20,000

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $20,000

    Tennessee State University · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $20,000

    The Pennsylvania State University · University Park, PA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $20,000

    University of California-Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $20,000

    University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $20,000

    University of North Carolina Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $20,000

    University of South Carolina · Columbia, SC · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $20,000

    Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Scholarship

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.