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Every dollar preparesanother Leader.
We believe leadership potential exists in every community, but access to graduate education, influential networks, and the opportunities that shape careers, income, and generational wealth does not.
Where it goes
Your Donation Funds LB’s Growth
Through 2029, our strategic priorities center on one North Star and two Guiding Pillars that reflect both who we are and where we’re headed.
Our North Star: We believe all communities deserve and have the right to equal opportunities to create and use generational prosperity for themselves, their families, and society. Advanced education and thriving careers are a primary gateway to achieving this reality.
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More than 60% of Leadership Brainery’s annual funding comes from individual supporters like YOU!
- People62.5%
- Foundations31.3%
- Corporations6.3%
Fiscal Year 2026, July 2025 - June 2026
The record
Seven years of giving, straight from our public filings.
- Contributions & grants — money given. Total $3,236,839.
- Total revenue — contributions plus earned program income. Total $4,113,438.
See every figure and its source
| Fiscal year | Contributions & grants | Total revenue | Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $38,885 | $38,885 | 990-EZ |
| 2020 | — | — | no filing on record |
| 2021 | $82,120 | $192,090 | 990-EZ |
| 2022 | $345,462 | $617,011 | 990 |
| 2023 | $686,562 | $872,769 | 990 |
| 2024 | $891,347 | $1,101,267 | 990 |
| 2025 | $1,192,463 | $1,291,416 | 990 |
FY26 update: Leadership Brainery reports $1.4M raised in FY26 and over $5M raised since 2018. Those figures are client-reported and are shown separately from the filed-return series above.
Gratitude from our students
This is what your gift means to our students.
Before [LB’s programs], I had lost my interest in attending graduate school due to the difficulty. But after participating, I feel like I really can do it, especially with all these amazing people who have done it and who are willing to support me.
Leadership Brainery Ambassador
Why it matters
All roads lead to graduate school.
66%
of senior executives hold a graduate degree
From a study of 3,990 senior executives across 15 sectors, including government. Leadership increasingly runs through graduate school.
Brint, Yoshikawa, Rotondi, Viggiano & Maldonado, Social Forces (study of 3,990 executives)
16%
of jobs will require a graduate degree by 2031
Up from 8% in 1983. Graduate degrees are becoming a standard entry requirement rather than a distinction.
$20,500
annual federal borrowing cap, master's and doctoral
$100,000 in total. Professional programs such as law and medicine cap at $50,000 a year and $200,000 overall. Grad PLUS ended in July 2026.
Inside Higher Ed, cited in Leadership Brainery's own analysis
38%
of graduate borrowers borrowed beyond these caps
41% of master's borrowers and 37% of doctoral borrowers. What they can no longer borrow federally, they must find privately — or not attend.
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