Program areas at The Rural School and Community Trust
Capacity-building program - has four principal components: technical assistance and support for schools and communities; School turnaround and reform; School and Community connections; and youth-led academic and civic engagement. The program focuses in particular on strengthening The connections between Rural schools and communities, and on teacher development that is responsive to, and supportive of, place-based education, and School leadership development.
Policy/environment: seeks to understand and illuminate The public policy issues that affect The ability of Rural communities to develop and operate schools that meet The needs of Rural students and contribute to The well-being of The communities themselves. The program also seeks to inform The general public, policy-makers, Rural schools, and The communities and their members how to become more effective in public policy deliberation. The program's advocacy, research, and publications focus on four major issues: standards and assessments; educational equity; School facilities; and School governance. This program had no activity during The year ended june 30, 2016.
Communications - publishes a monthly e-newsletter, Rural policy matters, which provides news of interest to citizens and Community groups working on policy issues affecting Rural schools. The Rural Trust also maintains a website and utilizes social networking tools. The Rural Trust maintains an active publications program that includes why Rural matters, a bi-annual snapshot of The condition of Rural education in each of The 50 states, and numerous special reports and white papers.
Grants made by The Rural School and Community Trust
Grantee | Grant description | Grant year | Amount |
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National Writing Project | National Writing Project College-Ready Writers Program: Teacher Professional Development in Writing and Critical Analysis To Improve Academic Student Writing in Middle and High School. | 2016-06 | $149,769 |
Waterford Institute | Working With Utah's Rural Districts To Expand and Enhance Upstart. | 2016-06 | $110,000 |
Who funds The Rural School and Community Trust
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Grantmaker | Grantmaker tax period | Description | Amount |
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College Board | 2019-12 | Sponsorship | $100,000 |
Personnel at The Rural School and Community Trust
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Robert Mahaffey | Executive Director | $66,931 | 2020-12-30 |
Francisco J. Guajardo, Ph.D. | Vice Chair | $0 | 2020-12-30 |
Jolanda J. Burton | Treasurer | $0 | 2020-12-30 |
Mark Cantu | Secretary | $0 | 2020-12-30 |
Alan Richard | Chair | $0 | 2020-12-30 |
...and 1 more key personnel |
Financials for The Rural School and Community Trust
Revenues | FYE 06/2016 | FYE 06/2015 | % Change |
---|
Total grants, contributions, etc. | $741,962 | $586,549 | 26.5% |
Program services | $11,622 | $18,302 | -36.5% |
Investment income and dividends | $2,877 | $6,332 | -54.6% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
Total revenues | $756,461 | $611,183 | 23.8% |
Organizations like The Rural School and Community Trust
Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
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National Priorities Project | 501(c)(3) | Northampton, MA | $747,052 |
Palm Center | 501(c)(3) | San Francisco, CA | $1,189,964 |
North Carolina Black Alliance | 501(c)(3) | Raleigh, NC | $353,374 |
RepresentWomen | 501(c)(3) | Takoma Park, MD | $454,086 |
The Center for Education Reform | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $2,552,391 |
Tesseract Research Center | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $1,430,667 |
The Richard A and Barbara W Snelling Center for Government | 501(c)(3) | Shelburne, VT | $400,982 |
California Urban Partnership | 501(c)(3) | Sacramento, CA | $378,549 |
David A Winston Health Policy Fellowship | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $1,225,148 |
Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs - Community Education Foundation (APAPA-CEF) | 501(c)(3) | Sacramento, CA | $1,089,617 |
Data update history
March 30, 2021
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from College Board September 8, 2020
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
January 19, 2018
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
October 3, 2017
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2016
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsPublic sector nonprofits
Issues
Social sciencesEducationPublic policy
Characteristics
Political advocacyConducts researchTerminated
General information
- Address
- 4301 Connecticut Ave NW No 100
- Washington, DC 20008
- Metro area
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- County
- District of Columbia, DC
- Website URL
- ruraledu.org/Â
- Phone
- (202) 822-3919
- Facebook page
- Rural-School-and-Community-TrustÂ
- Twitter profile
- @ruraltrustÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 56-1924246
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1995
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- No
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- W20: Government and Public Administration
- NAICS code, primary
- 813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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