Grants for K-12 Education

ADAMS LEGACY FOUNDATION

Giving prioritizes K-12 education programs that provide opportunity for immersive, unstructured and inquiry-based learning with the involvement of “little to no technology/electronics.” California is a geographic priority.

ADDAX & ORYX FOUNDATION

This global funder focuses on reading, writing, and “the acquisition of a minimum education and practical professional skills.”

ADTALEM GLOBAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Funding supports “[n]on-profit organizations that work to improve K-12 education, increase access to higher education for underserved populations, and strengthen the transition from high school to college.”

AINSLIE FOUNDATION

Tax filings reveal strong interest in K-12 and college preparatory programs.

AKONADI FOUNDATION

Akonadi’s All in for Oakland initiative names school-based discipline and policing as areas of grantmaking interest. It also works more generally to restore “the freedom and futures of Black youth and youth of color.”

ALBERTSONS COMPANIES FOUNDATION

This foundation makes grants for in-school and out-of-school programs and interventions that focus on improving academic achievement, test scores and attendance.

ALCOA FOUNDATION

Alcoa is committed to preparing K-12 students for the study of engineering, nurturing talent in science and engineering and teaching student populations about sustainability and climate change. 

FRED AND JEAN ALLEGRETTI FOUNDATION

The Allegretti Foundation does not name priorities for its education funding but appears to give to both K-12 and higher education initiatives and schools.

ALLSTATE FOUNDATION

The Allstate Empower Youth program aims to “create a future where young entrepreneurs have compassion and confidence to change the world.”

ALLY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Ally Bank’s employee giving program names K-12 education as a main priority of its giving. School libraries are an areas of interest.

ALL POINTS NORTH FOUNDATION

The foundation’s Education Grants support public middle school education in underserved communities, both urban and rural. The grants “recognize the vital importance of the middle school years in shaping” children’s futures.

AMERICAN LEGION CHILD WELFARE FOUNDATION

This foundation approaches child welfare broadly, including programs that address health, socio-emotional development, education and safety.

ANDERSON CORPORATE FOUNDATION

Andersen’s Education and Youth Development grants support programs and organizations that provide “intellectual and social opportunities for K-12 young people,” especially school programs that are not covered by general operating funds.

PAUL M. ANGELL FOUNDATION

This funder demonstrates interest in K-12 early intervention programs for low-income, disadvantaged, minority youth. It prioritizes programs addressing academic skills, attendance, social skills, behavioral health, and trauma.

ANNENBERG FOUNDATION

This foundation’s K-12 funding concentrates on SoCal, but spends in limited quantities across the U.S., and invests in educational video programs, web content and print materials for K-12 teachers.

AON FOUNDATION

This funder supports efforts to increase access to quality education for underserved populations in Chicago and elsewhere, especially programs that promote school readiness, school-aged children’s academic achievement and college success.

MELINDA GRAY ARDIA FOUNDATION

Ardia promotes environmental K-12 education through its curriculum development and field experiences programs. 

ARGOSY FOUNDATION

The foundation’s education program works at all age and grade levels to fund scholarships, innovative programming and staff development. Arts education is also an area of interest.

THE ASIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION

Working from the position that AAPI “histories have largely been erased in schools,” the foundation works to promote “the state-level adoption of legislation or standards to ensure AAPI history is meaningfully taught in K-12 classrooms.”

AT&T FOUNDATION

AT&T’s primary giving area is education, with a focus on college- and career-readiness.

SUSAN A. AND DONALD P. BABSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

This funder prioritize programs that provide opportunities such as access to education and college readiness for underserved students.

BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

BOA funds programs aimed at high school completion, job training, apprenticeships, college preparedness, financial literacy and career counseling.

BARR FOUNDATION

This funder’s K-12 giving primarily focuses on high school students preparing for life, college and work.

BAY & PAUL FOUNDATIONS

K-12 giving goes out nationwide to support “transformative learning environments that contribute to strengthening civil society.”  

BEAUMONT FOUNDATION OF AMERICA

This funder aims to increase access to higher education through a three-pronged strategy consisting of endowments for scholarships, expanding access to college preparatory classes for disadvantaged students, and leadership development and training for teachers.

BENGIER FOUNDATION

The Bengier Foundation supports K-12 education and youth in the San Francisco Bay Area and elsewhere in the U.S.

BENIFICUS FOUNDATION

K-12 education has been the Benificus Foundation’s largest giving area since the foundation’s inception. Charter schools are the main object of this giving.

BEN & JERRY’S FOUNDATION

The ice cream innovators support grassroots efforts for activism and change, with youth as a central focus. Education is key, but the foundation does not give money directly to schools or school-based programs.

BEZOS FAMILY FOUNDATION

Bezos’s two funding initiatives, early learning and adolescent learning, both prioritize research on learning and development, as well as the dissemination of empirical findings to teachers, families, pediatric healthcare professionals and others who work with children.

JACOB AND HILDA BLAUSTEIN FOUNDATION

This funder’s Strengthening Public Education program area seeks to “improve the lifetime outcomes and opportunities for Baltimore youth and the region” by investing in the Baltimore public school system.

BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES

Bloomberg’s Advancing K-12 Education initiative focuses on “increasing high school graduation rates and, ultimately, college enrollment.”

BLOSSOM FUND

The Blossom Fund supports “community-based educational and cultural projects in Brookline, Boston and Cambridge,” Massachusetts. It’s education giving centers on music and libraries.

BRADY EDUCATION FOUNDATION

The Brady Education Foundation supports educational research and program evaluations concerned with understanding and eliminating achievement gaps in early childhood and K-12 education.

BRAITMAYER FOUNDATION

Braitmayer’s sole focus is supporting K-12 education, and this includes grants for college prep as well.

BROAD FOUNDATION

Funding prioritizes children and youth from Los Angeles’s “under-invested neighborhoods” and focuses on providing students with “academic rigor, enriching out-of-school experiences and work-based learning in quality jobs and internships.”

BROWN RUDNICK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Brown Rudnick’s community and relationship grants aim to help frontline educators “foster connections, encourage activities and unleash countless contributions to improve inner-city education.”

PETER AND CARMEN LUCIA BUCK FOUNDATION

The foundation’s Education program names three sub-initiatives: charter schools, advocacy and “people quality,” which refers to the recruitment and preparation of high quality education professionals.

LAURA BUSH FOUNDATION FOR AMERICA’S LIBRARIES

The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries is a restricted fund of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, and is solely focused on grants to ECE and K-12 school-based libraries.

LOUIS CALDER FOUNDATION

This foundation is a strong supporter of the growth and expansion of charter and faith-based schools in geographic areas of high need.

J. BULOW CAMPBELL FOUNDATION

The J. Bulow Campbell foundation generally funds projects at accredited private schools, prioritizing “Christian-based institutions emphasizing Christian life on campus as well as the intellectual performance of students.” Grantmaking mainly serves Atlanta.

CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK

Carnegie’s Education program emphasizes the need for public education in the U.S. to provide “all students with the knowledge, skills and dispositions they need to be active participants in a robust democracy and to be successful in the global economy.”

CARSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

Working mainly in the New York City area, this funder supports charter schools and Catholic schools.

ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION

The foundation’s education work centers on research, advocacy and policy-making to imrpove K-12 outcomes for underserved students.

HAROLD K.L. CASTLE FOUNDATION

Castle’s K-12 grants prioritized organizations working in Hawai’i.

CATHAY BANK FOUNDATION

The bank’s charitable arm has lately given in limited amounts to K-12 education, with more emphasis on youth development and entrepreneurship. Funds go to programs in states where the bank has a business presence.

CELANESE FOUNDATION

The Celanese Foundation broadly awards grants to schools around the United States. Its K-12 efforts center on supporting student success and high school graduation rates.

CERES FOUNDATION

The Ceres Foundation’s grants for education take a broad approach, focusing on K-12 education and some grants for higher education.

HARRY CHAPIN FOUNDATION

This funder prioritizes support for organizations with education programs that dovetail with environmental and agricultural efforts.

CHARTER SCHOOL GROWTH FUND

Charter School Growth Fund awards millions in charter school grants and loans around the country. It also supports the recruitment and development of educational leaders of color.

CHINO CIENEGA FOUNDATION

Most of its support in this area goes to grants for higher education and to international organizations working to secure equal opportunity in education.

CITI FOUNDATION

Citi’s Pathways to Progress initiative encourages young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 to acquire marketable skills through education and job training, to find jobs, and to develop businesses of their own.

CLARA LIONEL FOUNDATION

Education grantmaking is international and often focused on women and girls.

COCA-COLA FOUNDATION

The Coca-Cola Foundation and its affiliates back K-12 education efforts in the U.S. and around the globe.

STEVEN A. AND ALEXANDRA M. COHEN FOUNDATION

The foundation’s Sustainability initiative is committed to education reform and the charter school movement.The Cohen Foundation gives mainly in Connecticut and New York, but outfits around the country have also received funding.

JACK KENT COOKE FOUNDATION

This foundation invests in efforts to improve college access and completion for low-income students with high potential. It also supports music education.

COMCAST FOUNDATION

Comcast’s grants for education fund organizations and programs that address the needs students in K-12 and that help those students get into college.

CRUISE INDUSTRY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

This funder broadly supports the “creation and expansion of learning experiences and opportunities at the primary, secondary and higher education levels.”

DALIO PHILANTHROPIES

Education, one of Dalio’s largest areas of giving, is dedicated to “unlocking access for all.”

DANIELS FUND

K-12 education funding stems from the fund’s K-12 education reform program as well as its amateur sports, youth development and disabilities programs.

HILDA AND PRESTON DAVIS FOUNDATION

The foundation directs a significant portion of K-12 funding toward private and charter schools in Philadelphia.

JOHN DEERE FOUNDATION

This foundation gives broadly to K-12, higher education and out-of-school learning programs in areas of geographic interest.

DEKKO FOUNDATION

Grantmaking for K-12 education stems from its civic responsibility, vocational exploration and youth philanthropy initiatives.

MICHAEL AND SUSAN DELL FOUNDATION

Dell’s extensive grantmaking for K-12 education focuses on data-driven interventions and the expansion of highly effective programs.

DELOITTE FOUNDATION

Support for K-12 education represents only a small fraction of Deloitte’s philanthropy and consists mainly of employee volunteer efforts through signature programs.

DELUXE CORPORATION FOUNDATION

This foundation makes grants for education in the areas of financial literacy and academic success.

DEUTSCHE BANK AMERICAS

This corporate funder broadly supports programs and research aimed at improving outcomes for at-risk students in the U.S., Mexico, Brazil and Chile.

WALT DISNEY COMPANY

Disney’s Investment in Youth program aims to support the “next generation of innovators and storytellers” through transformative programs in STEAM disciplines and theater.

DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION

This foundation supports reading education programs for children and adults in 43 states where Dollar General stores are located. The foundation also supports high school equivalency programs and school library relief. 

DOMINION ENERGY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Within its broad goal of educating the future energy workforce, Dominion supports public and private K-12 schools in its areas of geographic priority.

DONLEY FOUNDATION

Donley’s K-12 funding works to help students reach grade-level reading proficiency by fourth grade and provide high-quality afterschool programming for underserved students.

WILLIAM H. DONNER FOUNDATION

Donner supports K-12 education broadly, investing in public, private and charters schools, as well as nonprofits involved in education reform

DORSEY & WHITNEY FOUNDATION

This funder does not name specific goals for its K-12 grantmaking but has provided support to private schools and out-of-school learning organizations.

MAX AND VICTORIA DREYFUS FOUNDATION

The foundation works broadly in this area, supporting schools, youth programs, afters chool programs and other community-based programs.

DRUCKENMILLER FOUNDATION

This funder’s main education commitment has been the Harlem Children’s Zone.

ECHIDNA GIVING

Echidna Giving conducts funding to K-12 education focused on young and adolescent girls.

ECOLAB FOUNDATION

Ecolab supports K-12 education through its youth and education and arts and culture initiatives.

EDISON INTERNATIONAL

Both K-12 and college-related grants focus on advancing STEM education, although a few grants have supported arts education and college access.

EDITORIAL PROJECTS IN EDUCATION

A fellowship program supports journalists reporting on a significant issue in Pre-K-12 education

EINHORN COLLABORATIVE

Einhorn’s Bridging initiative focuses “on providing adolescents with experiences to develop lifelong skills of perspective-taking and bridge-building.”

EMERGING MARKETS FOUNDATION (EMPOWER)

EMpower conducts K-12 funding through its Inclusive Learning program, which centers on K-12 education at the global level.

ENTERGY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Entergy supports both ECE and K-12 education through its education and workforce development program, which “strives to ensure that every child has access to a quality education and the skills to be successful in life.”

EUCALYPTUS FOUNDATION

The majority of the Eucalyptus Foundation’s K-12 education grants support academic institutions located in its home state of California.

FARMERS INSURANCE

Farmers’ education program prioritizes youth, improving access to high quality education and job readiness.

FCA FOUNDATION

This funder supports organizations that promote educational equity for underserved groups, college readiness and access, and youth services and development.

FIDELITY FOUNDATION

Fidelity funds high-impact education organizations in its giving regions.

DORIS AND DONALD FISHER FUND

This fund supports charter schools, charter school networks and organizations that provide advocacy and research for the charter school movement in the U.S.

FLORA FAMILY FOUNDATION

Flora’s education giving addresses education as a means of improving the lives of people living in poverty in the U.S. and abroad.

EDWARD E. FORD FOUNDATION

Not to be confused with the iconic Ford Foundation, this smaller funder supports independent secondary schools with traditional and leadership grants.

FORD FOUNDATION

While it doesn’t maintain a dedicating giving program for education, Ford’s vast giving reaches K-12 initiatives focusing on educational equity.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY FUND & COMMUNITY SERVICES

This funder mainly focuses on higher and vocational education,

FUND FOR TEACHERS

The Fund for Teachers supports summer fellowships for teachers who design their own learning experiences.

GANNETT FOUNDATION

Many of this funder’s education grants go to organizations that provide out-of-school learning opportunities for K-12 students.

BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION

Gates’ K-12 Education subprogram works to improve K-12 learning with a strong focus on mathematics as “the cornerstone skill for academic success and greater opportunities in the workforce.”

GE FOUNDATION

GE supports K-12 education mainly through its signature Developing Skills program, which aims to “empower 14- to 24-year-old students to become globally productive citizens.”

GEORGE FAMILY FOUNDATION

This foundation supports K-12 education mainly through its youth development program, which prioritizes children and young adults from “underresourced families and communities.” Geographic limitations apply.

GEORGIA-PACIFIC FOUNDATION

This funder’s areas of interest are public school districts, literacy, out-of-school learning opportunities, financial literacy, college readiness and environmental education.

GILDER FOUNDATION

The Gilder Foundation supports K-12 history education via the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, which Richard Gilder co-founded with Lewis Lehrman in 1994.

GOLDMAN SACHS

The Goldman Sachs Gives initiative operates as a donor-advised fund, with senior employees and retirees recommending organizations for funding.

HORACE W. GOLDSMITH FOUNDATION

Goldsmith broadly focuses its grants for the K-12 space on underserved children and youth.

GOOGLE.ORG

Google’s K-12 grantmaking supports organizations that promote “equitable access to learning materials, computer science education and digital responsibility resources.”

WILLIAM T. GRANT FOUNDATION

Education grants generally focus on marginalized or underserved K-12 populations and posit education the most effective means of reducing inequality.

GREEN FAMILY FOUNDATION

Working in South Florida and Haiti, Green supports “programs where young people are challenged to think outside of their community norms so they can broaden their understanding of social challenges, health awareness, government and interpersonal communication.”

GEORGE P. HANLEY FOUNDATION

The Hanley Foundation’s education focus area primarily operates in the Chicago area and the Midwest region.

HASTINGS FUND

The Hastings Fund invests in educational initiatives that prioritize underserved students, minority students and the portfolio model of school governance.

HEARST FOUNDATIONS

This is mainly a higher education funder, but grants have gone to K-12 initiatives that demonstrate “uncommon success in preparing students to thrive in a global society.”

HECKSHER FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN

Primarily serving the New York Metro area, the Heckscher Foundation seeks to “level the playing field” for low-income and underserved youth.

HEWLETT FOUNDATION

Hewlett’s education funding aims to “help educators, schools and communities turn schools into places that empower and equip every student for a lifetime of learning, and to expand access to open educational resources.”

HUTCHINS FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Hutchins Foundation’s education grantmaking aims to “revitalize undergraduate residential life and learning” and “promote excellence in high school math and science.”

JAMES IRVINE FOUNDATION

Education is not a stated interest, but Irvine’s Just Prosperity program focuses on policy relating to the dismantling of traditional barriers to economic stability and structural racism.

LEBRON JAMES FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Lebron James Family Foundation supports K-12 and higher education in James’s hometown of Akron, Ohio.

KARSH FAMILY FOUNDATION

Focus on SoCal, Karsh supports a variety of K-12 projects including the KIPP charter school network. 

EWING MARION KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION

Kauffman’s education program focuses on the greater Kansas City area and promotes learning that is equitable and that will “lead to economically viable careers.”

CALVIN K. KAZANJIAN ECONOMICS FOUNDATION

This funder supports economics education and financial literacy in the United States, prioritizing the creation and dissemination of educational materials and the exchange of ideas between teachers, students and institutions.

W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION

Kellogg is mainly an early childhood funder and only occassionally supports K-12 initiatives.

KNIGHT FOUNDATION

K-12 grants from the Knight Foundation tend to focus on journalism, arts and civics education.

KOVNER FOUNDATION

Working mainly in the New York area, Kovner supports K-12 education reform and school choice.

KPMG FOUNDATION

KPMG’s Education initiative focuses on math and business education for K-12 students.

MARIE-JOSEE AND HENRY R. KRAVIS FOUNDATION

This funder mainly provides significant capital grants to elite private schools

CHARLES LAFITTE FOUNDATION

This funder names names special education, at-risk students, innovative teaching methods and educational access as K-12 priorities.

LAUDER FOUNDATION

Lauder’s K-12 grantees consist mainly of private, college preparatory schools that offer pre-K through grade 12 education.

LEGO FOUNDATION

Based in Denmark, the Lego Foundation supports research and initiatives for early childhood and K-12 education. Grantmaking is global in scope. 

LIBERTY MUTUAL FOUNDATION

Education funding prioritizes in- and out-of-school learning opportunities for underserved students in grades K-8 and college readiness programs for high school students.

LEON LOWENSTEIN FOUNDATION

This funder supports educatio through initiatives for research, science education and the creation of widely accessible digital materials.

LILLY ENDOWMENT

Lilly’s Indiana K-12 education program supports a broad range of initiatives for quality K-8 instruction and curricula, college readiness and teacher and administrator development.

LILLY FOUNDATION

Grants for K-12 education have focused mainly on teacher education and preparation. Indiana is a priority.

LOWE’S FOUNDATION AND CORPORATE GIVING

Lowe’s makes grants to support vocational programs in K-12 school districts.

LPL FINANCIAL FOUNDATION

LPL’s K-12 funding focuses on creating opportunities for middle and high school students to acquire financial literacy and develop career skills. California, Massachusetts and North Carolina are prioritized.

LUDWICK FAMILY FOUNDATION

Ludwick’s K-12 education funding prioritizes educational opportunities and services for vulnerable and disabled children.

MAJESTIC REALTY FOUNDATION

This funder maintains partnerships with national organizations working in the areas of youth leadership development and volunteerism.

MALONE FAMILY FOUNDATION

This funder provides academic merit- and need-based scholarships to students at a consortium of 50 independent secondary schools. It also supports research on giftedness and gifted education.

CHARLOTTE MARTIN FOUNDATION

The program’s education focus emphasizes support for initiatives that help “youth direct their learning and engage in compelling problem-solving and critical thinking.”

MATTEL FOUNDATION

The foundation’s Speedometry program is “a free curriculum offered online to educators, and designed for kindergarten and fourth grade students.” Mattel also funds scholarships.

MCCARTHEY DRESSMAN FOUNDATION

This funder supports individual teachers and teacher teams in projects that enhance instruction and learning in K-12 education.

WILLIAM G. MCGOWAN CHARITABLE FUND

Education grantmaking focuses on young children and students from low-income and disadvantaged communities and prioritizes minimizing achievement gaps and boosting graduation rates.

MEADOWS FOUNDATION

Meadows wants to impact the educational landscape of Texas, especially through programs that close the achievement gaps separating different ethnic groups and ensuring more students are ready for college.

MILAGRO FOUNDATION

This funder broadly supports “agencies and organizations that are working to close the achievement gap and provide college access and aspirations among young people.”

MILKEN FAMILY FOUNDATION

Grantmaking for K-12 education seeks “to champion strategies that elevate education in America and around the world.”

MOCKINGBIRD FOUNDATION

Founded and maintained by fans of the rock band Phish, the Mockingbird Foundation supports innovation in music education.

MONEYGRAM FOUNDATION

The foundation’s sole focus in its grantmaking is to help vulnerable and disadvantaged children gain access to education and learning resources.

MORIAH FUND

K-12 grants support initiatives that support “at-risk children, including those in high poverty areas and children impacted by learning differences.”

MORRISON & FOERSTER FOUNDATION

This foundation prioritizes on children in foster homes and out-of-school learning and mentoring programs.

CHARLES STEWART MOTT FOUNDATION

Mott works broadly in K-12 education but prioritizes initiatives for students from low- and middle-income families.

NATIONAL ART EDUCATION FOUNDATION

This funder makes grants for professional development, the integration of art in curricula, research on art education and the purchase of educational equipment

NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION

The BookUp program seeks to connect “middle- and high-school students with local authors,” and “runs free reading groups designed to improve participants’ social, emotional, and literacy skills.”

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF MATHEMATICS

This funder promotes excellence in the teaching and learning of mathematics through its extensive grantmaking program.

NATIONAL HOME LIBRARY FOUNDATION

NHLF supports projects that distribute books and other forms of reading materials to libraries, schools and community groups with limited resources.

NEA FOUNDATION

NEA supports educators as they enhance classroom learning and pursue professional development. It is also a partner in the Breakfast in the Classroom program. 

NEW PROFIT

Grantmaking focuses on organizations and initiatives that improve quality of teaching and other school-level variables by incorporating research-based best practices at schools in urban and low-income areas.

NEWSCHOOLS VENTURE FUND

This fund approaches education from the perspective of venture capital, investing in promising solutions to pressing problems. Initiatives address innovative schools, educational technology and diverse leadership.

NEW VENTURE FUND

This global funder is interested in literacy, teacher training and support, and pedagogical reform.

NEW WORLD FOUNDATION

This funder invests in programs for leadership development, educational enrichment, college access, mentorship, and long-term civic engagement.

NEXT GENERATION LEARNING CHALLENGES

NGLC places educators at the helm of educational change and has created networks of teachers who conduct research and disseminate results to colleagues, communities and policymakers.

OAK FOUNDATION

Oak’s learning differences funding program promotes educational equity for students with learning differences and who may “experience further marginalization due to racism and poverty.”

BILL AND SUSAN OBERNDORF FOUNDATION

This foundation provides substantial support to charter school networks and the education reform and school choice movements in the U.S.

O’DONNELL FOUNDATION

O’Donnell has given large sums to the National Science and Math Initiative, a nonprofit that aims to improve the quality of science and math instruction across the U.S.

ONE8 FOUNDATION

This funder supports applied learning programs and works to “to transform classrooms in Massachusetts.”

OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS

Grants for K-12 educaton largely stem from this global funder’s Migration and Asylum program and aim to stabilize and improve education for refugee and migrant children.

ORGANIZATION FOR AUTISM RESEARCH

OAR’s education grantmaking focuses on research aimed at improving the educational experiences of autistic students from early childhood through 12th grade.

OVERDECK FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Overdeck Family Foundation supports K-12 education via three separate initiatives: Exceptional Educators, Innovative Schools and Data for Action.

PANDA CARES

Panda Cares’ K-12 funding prioritizes character education, academic success and college readiness and access programs in 38 states where its parent company operates.

PERSHING SQUARE FOUNDATION

Education is this funder’s largest area of giving, but the foundation does not name its goals or interests.

PIMCO FOUNDATION

PIMCO’s U.S. local grants program names college readiness as a main area of focus and supports “programming that prepares underserved youth academically for education beyond high school.”

PISCES FOUNDATION

This foundation supports organizations that create and deliver innovative environmental education curricula, as well as in-school and out-of-school environmental education programs.

PITNEY BOWES

K-12 education is the Pitney Bowes Foundation’s largest area of giving. Recent priorities include literacy, mentoring, out-of-school learning, summer learning, entrepreneurship and STEAM programs.

POSES FAMILY FOUNDATION

A significant number of this funde’s grants go to programs and initiatives that support K-12 students with learning disabilities including dyslexia, autism and attentional disorders.

PYRAMID PEAK FOUNDATION

Working mainly in Memphis, this foundation appears to prioritize charter schools and networks.

PWC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Grants prioritize “programs that target and teach relevant technological skills for 21st century employment.”

RAIKES FOUNDATION

K-12 grantmaking focuses on resource equity and advocacy for underserved students.

RISE UP FOUNDATION

The Rise Up Foundation makes grants to support elementary literacy education. To a lesser extent, it also supports U.N. initiatives for children and refugees.

ROBBINS FAMILY FOUNDATION

This funder prioritizes underserved students, charter schools and education in New York City.

ROBERTSON FOUNDATION

K-12 giving focuses on school reform and charter schools.

SALESFORCE FOUNDATION

Salesforce steadily supports K-12 education through subprograms for Academic Success, Educator Support and Higher Education and Career Readiness

SAMBERG FOUNDATION

This foundation grants through Blue Meridian Partners, which supports “a mix of strategies that help ensure individuals reach key success milestones from cradle to career and overcome challenges that create barriers to opportunity.”

SAS INSTITUTE

SAS supports education with monetary donations, signature education programs and by making its technology freely available to educators around the world.

SATTER FOUNDATION

This foundation is a strong supporter of charter schools and education reform in Chicago.

SCHUSTERMAN FOUNDATION

This foundation’s Education Program works to provide Black and Latino students access to high-quality and empowering K-12 education. Giving in national, but Tulsa is a priority.

CHARLES AND HELEN SCHWAB FOUNDATION

This foundation is a leading supporter of charter schools and networks across the U.S.

SHELTER HILL FOUNDATION

Shelter Hill supports public, private and charter schools; teacher education and the development of open educational resources. 

STAPLES FOUNDATION

Staples makes grants for K-12 education via its corporate giving program as well as granting conducted by individual retail outlets. Out-of-school learning and donations of school supplies are areas of engagement.

STATE FARM

State Farm prioritizes pathways for college and career success nationally and teacher development, service learning and educational reform on the local level.

STARR FOUNDATION

This is mainly a higher educatian funder, but its giving does fund secondary scholarships, arts education, vocational training and literacy programs.

W. CLEMENT AND JESSIE V. STONE FOUNDATION

Stone’s education grantmaking program focuses on the preparation and development of “teachers and leaders who can promote equitable outcomes and the success of all students.”

STRANAHAN FOUNDATION

Prioritizing Toledo, Ohio, this funder’s K-12 giving stems from its Community Stewardship program and supports arts education, diversity, and community service and vocational training.

SURDNA FOUNDATION

This funder focuses on funding a mix of grassroots organizations and larger, more established K-12 outfits that advance local approaches to addressing systemic racism evident in public education.

T. ROWE PRICE FOUNDATION

K-12 grants stem from the foundation’s Youth Empowerment initiative, which names K-12 achievement in reading and the development of exceptional school leadership, capacity and instruction as priorities.

TAWANI FOUNDATION

TAWANI’s K-12 education grants support a broad range schools and programs, prioritizing the Chicago area.

TD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

This funder makes grants for K-6 programs that work to improve reading and mathematics outcomes for children who are “at risk of falling behind in school” by supporting initiatives that provide support at least once per week.

TOSA FOUNDATION

Tosa is a huge grantmaker in K-12 education that favors public schools and teacher education.

TRAVELERS FOUNDATION

This organization’s academic and career success funding area aims to “improve academic achievement gaps by focusing on low-income and minority students in grades 5-12.”

EMILY HALL TREMAINE FOUNDATION

K-12 education is the Tremaine Foundation’s largest area of grantmaking and focuses exclusively on supporting children with learning differences.

UBS OPTIMUS FOUNDATION

UBS supports education across the globe and partners with organizations working to improve education outcomes in rural India and prepare out-of-school kids to return to school.

UNION PACIFIC FOUNDATION

Union Pacific Foundation supports initiatives and programs for K-12 populations across all of its giving areas.

U.S. BANCORP FOUNDATION

This funder makes grants to “help low- and moderate-income and at-risk middle and high school students prepare for post-secondary education. It also supports arts education.

VOQAL

Voqal’s Investing for Education Impact program supports education organizations working to educate and empower the “public to foster a stronger, healthier democracy.”

VOYA FOUNDATION

Voya makes STEM education grants to “help youth prepare for the changing talent and skill needs of the employment landscape” and promote “readiness for the 21st-century workforce.”

WALLACE FOUNDATION

This funder concentrates its grantmaking activities on fostering effective school leaders, supporting afterschool and other enrichment programs, and building appreciation for the arts. It tends to favor research-based project ideas.

WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION

K-12 funding has strongly supported the charter school movement in the U.S., with many of its largest grants supporting education reform and networks.

WELLS FARGO

Much of its education grantmaking is directed toward scholarships and financial literacy, but it has also supported programs to increase college readiness and ease of access, as well as mentoring and internship programs.

WEM FOUNDATION

This funder supports a variety of organizations that promote educational equity in Minnesota.

OPRAH WINFREY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Winfrey’s education giving pursues the goals of “lifting vulnerable and underserved communities out of poverty, and empowering people to reach their fullest potential.”

ZOOM FOUNDATION

The ZOOM Foundation educational equity and public schools in Connecticut.

THE CHAN ZUCKERBERG INITIATIVE

CZI’s grants and investments for education work to “to equip teachers with the research, tools and partners they need to center students’ well-being in support of academic achievement and success.”