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Virginia Council on Economic Education

EIN 23-7087052 · Richmond, VA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair55 out of 100GovernanceStrong91 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

To provide Virginias K-12 students with the economic knowledge and financial skills needed to thrive in our dynamic economy by providing professional development and classroon resources to all Virginia K-12 teachers who teach economics and personal finance at no cost to the teachers or school divisions.

Income
$781,567
Spending
$1.0 million
Spent on programs
73%
Reserves
2.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 56%
Employees
4
Highest pay
$137,758, president and ceo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (social science, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 2.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 2% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 32% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 0% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    73% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 11 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (social science, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    40 of 40 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)
  1. $343,778 spent. Teacher Education - Provide quality professional development workshops and institutes and classroom materials to K-12 teachers to enable them to more effectively teach their students the economics and personal finance knowledge and skills needed to be successful in our dynamic economy. As a result of the financial support we receive from our partners, this professional development is provided at no cost to the teachers or their schools. In FY25, VCEE provided 115 sessions ranging from one hour to 45 hours in length to 2,496 teachers. In addition, VCEE had 165,000 digital interactions in FY25 via its website, social media and digital newsletter.
  2. $92,985 spent. The Personal Finance Teacher Fellowship Program supports school divisions by increasing access to quality personal finance education. Educators are taught by VCEE, and this cohort of highly-qualified Personal Finance Teacher Fellows will then offer personal finance professional development and resources to other teachers in their school, school division, and region. In this way, the VCEE is able to deploy more personal finance resources where they will have a meaningful impact. This investment will help improve education opportunities and economic equity in Virginias underserved communities by ultimately improving the financial knowledge and skills of middle and high school students. In FY25, 28 teachers, representing 21 public school divisions, delivered personal finance professional development to 210 classroom teachers and awarded 480 hours of continuing education credit.
  3. $62,734 spent. Stock Market Game - A program for grades 4-12 which provides teachers with a real word simulation to use with their students to teach math, social studies, business, economics and language arts while also learning about the stock market and how to invest wisely. Student teams simulate investing 100,000 and track how their investments perform over the life of the program. In FY25, 2,246 teams representing 8,984 students across Virginia participated in the Stock Market Game. Workshops and webinars were held for teachers to assist them in integrating this program into their curriculum. VCEE also manages the statewide participation in InvestWrite, a writing competition around saving, investing and the stock market.
  4. Program Service Expenses 259,729, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 54,500 Additional programs include serving as a resource for teachers and local school divisions in the area of economic and financial education as well as providing other programs which can assist teachers in teaching these concepts to students e.g. Reading Makes Cents and Virginia Reads One Book . VCEE also provides Economic Educator Awards acknowledging outstanding teachers, creative lessons written by them, and providing mini-grants to support their efforts in the classroom to promote economic and financial literacy. VCEE completed the online course in Economics and Personal Finance for Virginia high school students and will continue to support this online course.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since December 1970.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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