Public Charity

COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION

COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION is a Public Charity headquartered in ALEXANDRIA, VA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $10.1M revenue, $10.8M expenses, $9.9M total assets. 13 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 541856529 ALEXANDRIA, VA Professional Societies & Associations NTEE: P03 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$10.1M
Total Expenses$10.8M
Total Assets$9.9M
Grant Records13
Funding Total$1.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

CSWE'S MISSION IS "TO ADVANCE EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION IN SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION, BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP AND SCHOLARSHIP, TO ENSURE QUALITY IN TEACHING AND LEARNING, SUPPORTING CRITICAL THINKING, EMPATHY, AND ADVOCACY TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF OUR MEMBERSHIP". (SEE SCH. O)

Where $100 goes at Council on Social Work Education

How Council on Social Work Education divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$82 Programs the work itself
$18 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 $82 for programs

$20
Cswe's minority fellowship program (mfp) oversees funding opportunities for masters and doctoral social work students
24% of program spending
$17
Accreditation
21% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 12 programs
$16
Annual conference
20% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 2,500 members; 400 programs of professional

Plus 5 more programs. 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 Received

2024
FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
$100,000
2024
SPONSORSHIP
$10,650
2022
DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
$174,557
2021
DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
$18,547
2020
SUPPORT OF SOCIAL WORK HEALTHCARE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
$151,565

Showing up to 5 of 13 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

VP OF FIN & OPS, (UNTIL 5/9/25) Arminn Leopold
TREASURER Christa Gilliam
BOARD MEMBER Debra Lavender-Bratcher
PRESIDENT & CEO Halaevalu Vakalahi
VP OF COMMS & MS, (UNTIL 1/22/25) Helen Mosher
BOARD MEMBER Hilari Weaver

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Health & Medicine
$1,036,914 4 grants
Education
$274,028 4 grants
General Support
$127,986 3 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$10,650 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $10.1M $10.8M $9.9M
2024 $9.7M $9.9M $10.4M
2023 $8.7M $9.6M $10.2M
2022 $7.7M $8.6M $11.2M
2021 $8.4M $7.7M $12.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $8.4M to $10.1M (+20%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.9M.

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

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