Public Charity

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND INNOVATION INC

Based in COLUMBIA, SC, CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND INNOVATION INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $8.4M in revenue, $8.6M in expenses, $5.8M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 8 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $2.1M.

EIN: 384190832 COLUMBIA, SC Education N.E.C. NTEE: B99 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$8.4M
Total Expenses$8.6M
Total Assets$5.8M
Grants Given8
Grant Total$2.1M
Filing Years2022–2025

Mission

THE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND INNOVATION DEVELOPS AND SUSTAINS AN IN-TO-END TEACHER PIPELINE. BY UPSKILLING EDUCATORS TO LEVERAGE DATA-DRIVEN, INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TAILORED TO EACH LEARNER, THE EPI CENTER PREPARES TEACHERS TO CREATE TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR LASTING IMPACT IN CLASSROOMS AND COMMUNITIES.

Where $100 goes at Center of Excellence for Educator Preparation and Innovation Inc

How Center of Excellence for Educator Preparation and Innovation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 3 years.

$85 Programs the work itself
$15 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $85 for programs

$46
The rewarding educator achievement and performance (reap) initiative is designed to improve educational quality, strengthen educator effectiveness, increase student achievement, and advance equity in fairfield county school district…
54% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 11,000 students; 26 schools; 251,400 grants
$19
Professional development
23% of program spending
$17
Educator preparation
20% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Given

DENMARK, SC · 2024
V-NET (VOORHEES NETWORK FOR ENHANCED TEACHING) IS A FEDERAL TEACHER QUALITY PARTNERSHIP (TQP) GRANT THAT PREPARES AND SUPPORTS EDUCATORS TO IMPROVE TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN HIGH-NEED SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOLS. ASSISTANCE INCLUDED $35,000 LIVING WAGE STIPENDS FOR TEACHER RESIDENTS PARTICIPATING IN AN 11-MONTH RESIDENCY WHILE COMPLETING CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS THROUGH THE PROGRAM.
$210,000
GEORGETOWN, SC · 2024
LIVING WAGE STIPENDS TO FELLOWS
$150,000
WINNSBORO, SC · 2024
LIVING WAGE STIPENDS TO FELLOWS
$150,000
ROCK HILL, SC · 2024
LIVING WAGE STIPENDS TO FELLOWS
$140,000
ORANGEBURG COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
ORANGEBURG, SC · 2024
LIVING WAGE STIPENDS TO FELLOWS
$105,000

Showing up to 5 of 8 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION & LEADERSHIP DEV. Cinthia Wolfe
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Damara H Mitchell
SECRETARY Jamie Devine
BOARD CHAIR (FROM 1/1/25) Lamyra Sanders Dukes
BOARD CHAIR (TO 1/1/25) Laronda Johnson
TREASURER Mamie Shippy

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$2,113,540 8 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $8.4M $8.6M $5.8M
2024 $9.7M $6.9M $5.3M
2023 $5.0M $4.7M $1.5M
2022 $2.1M $1.9M $267K

Between 2022 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.1M to $8.4M (+291%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.8M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in SC.

SC

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