Our Investment Areas

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Early Impact

Support families and early learning environments in expanding their use of evidence-based practices that are proven to make a difference in the early lives of children, setting them on the path toward early and later school success.

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Exceptional Educators

Empower K-9 teachers and school leaders by increasing access to professional learning aligned with high-quality instructional materials, innovative data tools, and differentiated staffing models.

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Innovative Schools

Leverage technology to create student-centered, evidence-based K-9 learning environments that engage, challenge, and improve academic and social-emotional skills for all students.

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Inspired Minds

Expand access to high-quality out-of-school STEM learning experiences that deepen family engagement, build STEM mindsets, and inspire students with joyful and rigorous learning.

Our Grantees

Organization Grant Amount Grant Period Portfolio
2revolutions
To pilot edsUP's adaptive adult-learning platform that scales high-quality professional...
$100,000 October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 –
January 31, 2023
Exceptional Educators
Accelerate: The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning
To scale high-quality tutoring, tripling the number of students receiving...
$6,666,666 March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 –
February 28, 2025
Other
Adler Planetarium
To seed the pilot program for Adler's Virtual Field Trips,...
$100,000 October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 –
September 30, 2021
Inspired Minds
Afterschool Alliance
To provide technical assistance and research to advocates who aim...
$600,000 September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 –
August 31, 2021
Inspired Minds
Afterschool Alliance
To build dedicated state-level funding streams to increase access to...
$600,000 August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 –
July 31, 2024
Inspired Minds
Afterschool Alliance
To provide technical assistance and research to advocates who aim...
$1,035,000 October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 –
September 30, 2023
Inspired Minds
Alder Graduate School of Education
To scale and improve the sustainability of Alder’s residency program.
$100,000 April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 –
March 31, 2022
Exceptional Educators
Alder Graduate School of Education
To scale and improve the sustainability of Alder’s residency program.
$200,000 May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 –
April 30, 2021
Exceptional Educators
Almost Fun
To improve Almost Fun's data infrastructure and partnerships to assess...
$133,750 April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 –
June 30, 2023
Inspired Minds
America Achieves
To expand nationwide access to high-quality tutoring and individualized learning...
$3,333,333 June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 –
March 31, 2023
Other
Associated Press
To enable the Education Reporting Network to pursue more high-quality...
$200,000 June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 –
July 31, 2024
Other
Association of Science and Technology Centers
To support museums to develop digital learning strategies and financial...
$100,000 July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 –
December 31, 2022
Inspired Minds
ASU Next Education Workforce
To validate and scale ASU's Next Education Workforce model.
$300,000 May 1, 2022May 1, 2022 –
April 30, 2023
Exceptional Educators
ASU Next Education Workforce
To strengthen evidence and build a more cost-effective business model...
$2,000,000 May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 –
April 30, 2025
Exceptional Educators
Barnard College
To evaluate whether college students can provide high-quality tutoring in...
$376,028 May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 –
July 31, 2023
Other
Bellwether Education Partners
To develop toolkit for school leaders that provides resources and...
$125,000 June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 –
April 29, 2023
Exceptional Educators
BellXcel
To scale BellXcel's SaaS offering for afterschool program implementation, improving...
$2,070,000 May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 –
April 30, 2023
Inspired Minds
BellXcel
To support the expansion of BellXcel's proprietary youth program management...
$500,000 June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 –
May 31, 2024
Inspired Minds
BellXcel
To scale BellXcel's SaaS offering for afterschool program implementation, improving...
$300,000 July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 –
June 30, 2021
Inspired Minds
Bipartisan Policy Center
To support BPC’s Early Childhood Initiative to inform policymakers in...
$100,000 February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 –
January 31, 2023
Early Impact
Bipartisan Policy Center
To support the Early Childhood Initiative in conducting focus groups...
$50,000 July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 –
June 30, 2021
Early Impact
Brazelton Touchpoints Foundation
To disseminate best practices for digitizing in-person family support services...
$96,000 June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 –
February 28, 2021
Early Impact
Bright by Text
To scale and validate BBT’s impact on responsive caregiving.
$600,000 July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 –
June 30, 2021
Early Impact
Bright by Text
To scale BBT's direct-to-families SMS messaging service.
$150,000 May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 –
April 30, 2021
Early Impact
Bright by Text
To support BBT in completing RCT to understand program's impact...
$200,000 July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 –
June 30, 2022
Early Impact
Brilliant
To support underserved students to access Brilliant's high-quality, independent math...
$600,000 February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 –
January 31, 2024
Inspired Minds
Brilliant
To support underserved students to access Brilliant's high-quality, independent math...
$250,000 February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 –
January 31, 2022
Inspired Minds
Brown University
To catalyze, engage, and activate key stakeholders in increasing efficacy...
$75,000 March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 –
February 28, 2023
Innovative Schools
Buck Institute for Education dba PBL Works
To support PBL in building out and piloting their PBL...
$200,000 March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 –
February 29, 2024
Innovative Schools
California Academy of Sciences
To support Science Action Club in rebuilding their pre-COVID reach...
$200,000 May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 –
April 30, 2022
Inspired Minds
Cambiar Education
To support a grantmaking challenge to invest in scalable tools...
$250,000 November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 –
October 31, 2023
Other
Cambiar Education
To support a cohort model leadership development program that trains...
$150,000 September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 –
August 31, 2022
Exceptional Educators
Cares for Learning, dba FluentSeeds
To improve FluentSeeds' sales and marketing capacities.
$200,000 June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 –
May 31, 2023
Early Impact
Cares for Learning, dba FluentSeeds
To scale FluentSeeds by improving capabilities for sales and customer...
$750,000 June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 –
May 31, 2025
Early Impact
Center for Child and Family Health
To scale Family Connects while ensuring quality implementation and continuing...
$500,000 July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 –
June 30, 2021
Early Impact
Center for Child and Family Health
To transition Family Connects sites to virtual home visits during...
$75,000 May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 –
April 30, 2021
Early Impact
Center for Leadership and Educational Equity
To support CLEE’s revenue generation by building marketing capacity.
$300,000 September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 –
August 31, 2022
Exceptional Educators
Center for Public Research and Leadership (CPRL) at Columbia University
To fund research that studies the role of high-quality instructional...
$100,000 March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 –
August 31, 2021
Exceptional Educators
Centering Healthcare Institute
To sustain CenteringPregnancy and CenteringParenting sites across the country.
$1,050,000 May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 –
April 30, 2021
Early Impact
Centering Healthcare Institute
To sustain and recover CenteringPregnancy and CenteringParenting reach while building...
$1,035,000 October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 –
December 31, 2024
Early Impact
Centering Healthcare Institute
To sustain CenteringPregnancy and CenteringParenting reach while building data and...
$1,000,000 October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 –
September 30, 2022
Early Impact
CenterPoint Education Solutions
To build capacity for data collection and analysis of CenterPoint’s...
$267,500 July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 –
June 30, 2023
Exceptional Educators
Chalkbeat
To support the opening and early work of Chalkbeat's Newark...
$65,000 February 1, 2020February 1, 2020 –
January 31, 2021
Other
Challenger Center for Space Science Education
To support increased reach and measurement capacity of impact on...
$300,000 February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 –
January 31, 2024
Inspired Minds
Charitable Ventures
For membership to the STEM Funders Network.
$10,000 October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 –
September 30, 2021
Other
Charitable Ventures
For membership to the STEM Funders Network.
$10,000 February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 –
December 31, 2022
Other
Charitable Ventures
For membership to the STEM Funders Network.
$10,000 October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 –
September 30, 2022
Other
Charter School Growth Fund
To support the launch and redesign of innovative schools.
$500,000 June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 –
May 31, 2021
Innovative Schools
Chiefs for Change
To support Chiefs for Change in increasing advocacy efforts around...
$300,000 June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 –
May 31, 2021
Exceptional Educators
Chiefs for Change
To support Chiefs for Change in helping member chiefs advocate...
$724,500 June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 –
May 31, 2023
Exceptional Educators
Cignition
To support implementation and continuous improvement of Cignition’s online math...
$300,000 November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 –
December 31, 2021
Innovative Schools
Clayton Christensen Institute
To build collective knowledge of how schools iterated their models...
$75,000 August 1, 2020August 1, 2020 –
July 31, 2021
Innovative Schools
Coleridge Initiative
To enhance the Administrative Data Research Facility (ADRF) and expand...
$500,000 June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 –
May 31, 2021
Other
Coleridge Initiative
To pilot teacher workforce analyses and dashboards that guide actions...
$200,000 April 1, 2023April 1, 2023 –
July 31, 2024
Other
Coleridge Initiative
To scale usage of the Administrative Data Research Facility (ADRF)...
$400,000 October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 –
December 31, 2023
Other
CommonLit
To position CommonLit for an RCT by strengthening internal capacity...
$300,000 March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 –
February 28, 2023
Innovative Schools
CommonLit
To support CommonLit to develop a cohesive curricula, professional learning,...
$4,500,000 March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 –
February 28, 2026
Innovative Schools
Community Foundation of New Jersey
To Support the NJPRF to fight the medical, social, and...
$2,000,000 March 1, 2020March 1, 2020 –
February 28, 2021
Other
DonorsChoose
To support the Keep Kids Learning campaign to empower teachers...
$100,000 May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 –
April 30, 2021
Inspired Minds
DonorsChoose
To support the Keep Kids Learning campaign to empower teachers...
$200,000 April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 –
December 31, 2020
Other
Drew University
To support Governor’s School in the Sciences.
$110,000 April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 –
March 31, 2022
Other
Drew University
To support Governor’s School in the Sciences.
$110,000 June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 –
May 31, 2021
Other
Drew University
To support New Jersey Governor's School in the Sciences at...
$198,000 April 1, 2023April 1, 2023 –
March 31, 2024
Other
Drew University
To support Governor’s School in the Sciences.
$129,000 April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 –
March 31, 2023
Other
EdNavigator, Inc.
Test EdNavigator’s product-market fit and strengthen ability to understand impact...
$200,000 February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 –
January 31, 2024
Early Impact
EdReports
To build district awareness of the importance of high-quality materials...
$400,000 June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 –
May 31, 2021
Exceptional Educators
EdReports
To scale EdReports to more users and school districts.
$1,035,000 June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 –
May 31, 2023
Exceptional Educators
EdTech Evidence Exchange
To collect data and evidence on ed-tech decision making to...
$1,000,000 November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 –
October 31, 2024
Innovative Schools
EdTech Evidence Exchange
To collect data and evidence on ed-tech decision making to...
$300,000 November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 –
October 31, 2022
Innovative Schools
Education First Consulting, LLC
To identify a collaborative funder grantmaking strategy via a landscape...
$50,000 April 1, 2023April 1, 2023 –
August 31, 2023
Exceptional Educators
Education First Consulting, LLC
To transition family math to a new home organization.
$176,500 September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 –
October 31, 2021
Inspired Minds
Education Resource Strategies (ERS)
To identify and codify examples of the restructured teacher role...
$200,000 October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 –
September 30, 2021
Exceptional Educators
Education Resource Strategies (ERS)
To build and refine the tools leaders need to improve...
$921,000 November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 –
October 31, 2024
Exceptional Educators
ENVISION Excellence in STEM Education
To support STEM Learning Ecosystems through online webinars and resource...
$125,000 November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 –
October 31, 2021
Inspired Minds
Family Engagement Lab
To build organizational capacity for FASTalk to reduce programmatic cost...
$657,000 March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 –
February 28, 2023
Early Impact
Family Engagement Lab
To scale Family Connects while ensuring quality implementation and continuing...
$150,000 July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 –
June 30, 2021
Early Impact
Family Math Roadmap
To build parent skills to facilitate family math activities for...
$191,284 August 1, 2020August 1, 2020 –
July 31, 2021
Inspired Minds
Family Math Roadmap
To build parent skills to facilitate family math activities for...
$130,295 July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 –
June 30, 2020
Inspired Minds
FIRST
To expand district and out-of-school partnerships for FIRST.
$250,000 November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 –
October 31, 2023
Inspired Minds
FIRST
To support FIRST in research and evaluation, advocacy, school growth...
$250,000 October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 –
September 30, 2022
Inspired Minds
FIRST
To support FIRST in research and evaluation, advocacy, school growth...
$500,000 November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 –
October 31, 2021
Inspired Minds
FIRST
To support FIRST's COVID-19 response, including new at-home resources.
$100,000 May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 –
April 30, 2021
Inspired Minds
FutureEd at Georgetown University
To provide schools and districts with effective strategies for addressing...
$220,000 October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 –
November 30, 2021
Exceptional Educators
FutureEd at Georgetown University
To scale adoption of high-dosage tutoring efforts by supporting FutureEd...
$290,000 April 1, 2023April 1, 2023 –
March 31, 2024
Innovative Schools
Georgia State University Research Foundation
To fund prize awards in the Learning Engineering Tools Competition...
$1,000,000 March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 –
February 28, 2023
Other
Girlstart
To support Girlstart's expansion of summer camp and afterschool virtually...
$250,000 November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 –
October 31, 2021
Inspired Minds
Grantmakers for Education
To support out-of-school providers in reopening post-COVID, including the development...
$100,000 September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 –
August 31, 2021
Inspired Minds
GreenLight Fund
To support the expansion of the GreenLight network into Newark,...
$1,000,000 March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 –
March 14, 2027
Other
Harvard University
To adapt and measure the impact of an intervention in...
$222,500 March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 –
February 29, 2024
Early Impact
Helen Keller International
To support community-based vision care for vulnerable youth in New...
$150,000 November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 –
June 30, 2022
Other
Highlander Institute
To test and validate Highlander’s CRSP-Pathways framework and data tools.
$600,000 March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 –
February 29, 2024
Innovative Schools
I-LABS
To support and disseminate I-LABS research on families' roles in...
$3,238,850 May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 –
June 30, 2024
Early Impact
Imagine Science
To scale Imagine Science to new sites and develop and...
$200,000 May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 –
December 31, 2022
Inspired Minds
Imagine Science
To scale Imagine Science to more communities.
$1,000,000 October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 –
September 30, 2024
Inspired Minds
Immersed Games
To scale Tyto Online through school partnerships and in out-of-school...
$250,000 October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 –
September 30, 2021
Inspired Minds
Institute for Child Success
To support EC PRISM’s integration into Institute for Child Success...
$250,000 April 1, 2023April 1, 2023 –
March 31, 2024
Early Impact
Institute for Citizens & Scholars
To support a partnership between the Institute for Citizens &...
$79,385 July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 –
June 30, 2021
Other
Instruction Partners
To build capacity in IP's Front Runner partner schools through...
$300,000 October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 –
September 30, 2021
Exceptional Educators
Instruction Partners
To develop IP's Leadership Toolkit, designing downloadable workbooks that teams...
$75,000 May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 –
April 30, 2021
Exceptional Educators
Instruction Partners
To validate Professional Learning Conditions and Practices (PLCPs) to understand...
$150,000 November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 –
October 31, 2023
Exceptional Educators
Instruction Partners
To study IP's ability to improve leadership and teacher practices...
$300,000 September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 –
August 31, 2022
Exceptional Educators
James B. Hunt Jr. Institute for Education Leadership and Policy (The Hunt Institute)
To provide bipartisan technical assistance to states' early education systems.
$267,500 April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 –
March 31, 2023
Early Impact
James B. Hunt Jr. Institute for Education Leadership and Policy (The Hunt Institute)
To provide bipartisan technical assistance to states' early education systems.
$400,000 July 1, 2023July 1, 2023 –
June 30, 2024
Early Impact
Johns Hopkins University
To support Johns Hopkins to develop and administer a survey...
$162,910 December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 –
January 31, 2022
Other
Johns Hopkins University
To support an RCT of Bedtime Math’s Fun Factor Program.
$427,570 November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 –
October 31, 2023
Other
Johns Hopkins University - Center for Talented Youth
To support year two of a three-year professional development program...
$143,000 October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 –
September 30, 2023
Other
Johns Hopkins University - Center for Talented Youth
To support New Jersey students through Center for Talented Youth...
$250,000 April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 –
March 31, 2023
Other
Johns Hopkins University - Center for Talented Youth
To support financial scholarships for New Jersey students to attend...
$300,000 April 1, 2023April 1, 2023 –
March 31, 2024
Other
Johns Hopkins University - Center for Talented Youth
To support New Jersey students through Center for Talented Youth...
$400,000 March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 –
October 31, 2022
Other
Johns Hopkins University - Center for Talented Youth
To support New Jersey students through Center for Talented Youth...
$360,000 February 1, 2020February 1, 2020 –
January 31, 2021
Other
Khan Academy
To drive improved learning outcomes for independent learners in Khan...
$2,000,000 November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 –
October 31, 2021
Innovative Schools
Khan Academy
To support Khan Academy's COVID-19 response, including creation of new...
$250,000 May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 –
August 30, 2020
Innovative Schools
Khan Academy
To invest in Khan Academy’s validation, R&D, product development, and...
$2,000,000 March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 –
February 28, 2023
Innovative Schools
Khan Academy
To support the Khan Academy spring semester algebra pilot program.
$100,000 January 1, 2023January 1, 2023 –
December 31, 2023
Innovative Schools
Leading Educators Inc.
To help Leading Educators support 10 system leaders in implementing...
$400,000 October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 –
September 30, 2021
Exceptional Educators
Leading Educators Inc.
To build technological capacity to enhance Leading Educators' ability to...
$75,000 June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 –
May 31, 2021
Exceptional Educators
Leading Educators Inc.
To scale Leading Educators' professional learning model.
$2,149,000 September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 –
August 31, 2024
Exceptional Educators
Learn Fresh Education Co.
To support the launch of new pilots, the building of...
$3,000,000 February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 –
January 31, 2026
Inspired Minds
Learn Fresh Education Co.
To validate impact and scale Math Hoops through partnerships.
$1,666,200 February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 –
January 31, 2023
Inspired Minds
Learn Fresh Education Co.
To continue assessment of Math Hoops' impact, build partnerships for...
$300,000 March 1, 2020March 1, 2020 –
February 28, 2021
Inspired Minds
Learning Heroes
To survey parents, teachers, and principals across kindergarten through twelfth...
$100,000 April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 –
September 30, 2022
Other
Learning Heroes
To support Learning Heroes 2023 national and local parent surveys...
$350,000 March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 –
December 31, 2023
Other
LENA Foundation
To increase LENA's reach while maintaining impact, continuing evaluation, and...
$2,171,500 September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 –
September 30, 2022
Early Impact
LENA Foundation
To digitize LENA's curriculum during the COVID-19 pandemic.
$105,000 May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 –
April 30, 2021
Early Impact
LENA Foundation
To increase LENA's reach while maintaining impact, continuing evaluation, and...
$4,605,000 August 1, 2022August 1, 2022 –
July 31, 2025
Early Impact
Liberty Science Center
To support science engagement at Liberty Science Center.
$107,000 February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 –
January 31, 2023
Inspired Minds
Liberty Science Center
To support science engagement at Liberty Science Center.
$100,000 February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 –
January 31, 2022
Inspired Minds
Liberty Science Center
To support the Liberty Science Center High School.
$2,750,000 April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 –
March 31, 2023
Other
Liberty Science Center
To support science engagement at Liberty Science Center.
$100,000 February 1, 2020February 1, 2020 –
January 31, 2021
Other
MESA USA
To support the development of a national MESA curriculum and...
$160,500 March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 –
June 30, 2023
Inspired Minds
MIND Education
To increase impact of ST Math by scaling homeschool version...
$1,000,000 May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 –
April 30, 2021
Innovative Schools
MIND Research Institute, Inc.
To increase the impact of ST Math by improving usage...
$3,750,000 April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 –
March 31, 2024
Innovative Schools
Montclair State University Foundation
To support 30 New Jersey STEM Innovation Fellows in elementary...
$50,000 November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 –
October 31, 2023
Other
Movement Strategy Center
To allow membership to the STEM Funder's Network.
$10,000 January 1, 2023January 1, 2023 –
December 31, 2023
Other
Museum of Mathematics
To support MoMath's programs.
$250,000 April 1, 2023April 1, 2023 –
September 30, 2023
Inspired Minds
Museum of Mathematics
To support MoMath's virtual programs.
$250,000 November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 –
April 30, 2021
Inspired Minds
Museum of Mathematics
To support MoMath's programs.
$250,000 April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 –
October 1, 2020
Inspired Minds
Museum of Mathematics
To support MoMath's programs.
$250,000 October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 –
March 31, 2023
Inspired Minds
Museum of Mathematics
To support MoMath's programs.
$268,000 May 1, 2022May 1, 2022 –
August 31, 2023
Inspired Minds
Museum of Mathematics
To support MoMath's programs.
$250,000 November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 –
April 30, 2022
Inspired Minds
Museum of Mathematics
To support MoMath's programs.
$268,000 May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 –
October 31, 2021
Inspired Minds
Museum of Science Boston
To support the growth, evaluation, and continuous improvement of EiE...
$1,535,000 July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 –
June 30, 2024
Inspired Minds
Museum of Science Boston
To continue development of EiE's family engineering resources.
$300,000 June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 –
May 31, 2021
Inspired Minds
NAFSCE
To create a strategic plan and fundraise for the Center...
$250,000 February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 –
August 31, 2021
Inspired Minds
NAFSCE
To launch regional and national partnerships for the Center for...
$200,000 November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 –
October 31, 2023
Inspired Minds
NAFSCE
To create a strategic plan and fundraise for the Center...
$300,000 October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 –
September 30, 2022
Inspired Minds
National Engineers Week Foundation dba DiscoverE
To support Future City to build evidence of impact, increase...
$600,000 November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 –
October 31, 2024
Inspired Minds
National Engineers Week Foundation dba DiscoverE
To increase Future City's student reach and the percentage of...
$200,000 October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 –
September 30, 2022
Inspired Minds
National Inventors Hall of Fame
To scale National Inventors Hall of Fame's invention education programs...
$1,688,500 May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 –
April 30, 2024
Inspired Minds
National Inventors Hall of Fame
To scale Camp Invention to engage more students in kindergarten...
$300,000 May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 –
August 31, 2021
Inspired Minds
National PTA
To understand district demand for family engagement programs and build...
$200,000 November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 –
October 31, 2023
Early Impact
National Public Education Support Fund
For membership to the Data Funders Collaborative.
$35,000 March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 –
February 28, 2023
Other
National Public Education Support Fund
Membership to Data Funders Collaborative 2021.
$35,000 April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 –
March 31, 2022
Other
National Public Education Support Fund
For membership to the Data Funders Collaborative.
$35,000 April 1, 2023April 1, 2023 –
March 31, 2024
Other
National Public Education Support Fund
To support project management and facilitated learning as a member...
$75,000 April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 –
March 31, 2021
Other
National Summer Learning Association
To support the National Summer Learning Association in efforts to...
$250,000 April 1, 2023April 1, 2023 –
March 31, 2024
Inspired Minds
New England Basecamp
To scale NE Basecamp coaching support, which provides implementation guidance...
$150,000 September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 –
August 31, 2021
Innovative Schools
New Leaders
To design, build, and improve real-time data collection systems to...
$600,000 October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 –
September 30, 2022
Exceptional Educators
New Leaders
To build out New Leaders' coaching program and National Aspiring...
$150,000 November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 –
October 31, 2023
Exceptional Educators
Nurse-Family Partnership
To increase the number of low-income mothers receiving individualized support...
$2,242,000 February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 –
January 31, 2024
Early Impact
Nurse-Family Partnership
To support R&D efforts that increase the number of low-income...
$605,000 February 1, 2020February 1, 2020 –
January 31, 2021
Early Impact
OnYourMark
To scale OnYourMark's early literacy intervention through innovation, growth, and...
$2,500,000 March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 –
February 28, 2025
Innovative Schools
OnYourMark
To pilot and refine 1:1 virtual literacy tutoring program.
$150,000 March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 –
February 28, 2023
Innovative Schools
Open Up Resources
To enhance Ignite! Reading's virtual literacy tutoring model for students...
$300,000 March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 –
October 3, 2022
Innovative Schools
Parent Teacher Home Visits
To improve Parent Teacher Home Visits' capabilities for sales and...
$100,000 April 1, 2023April 1, 2023 –
March 31, 2024
Early Impact
ParentCorps
To support ParentCorps’ growth to 10 locations, including codifying scaling...
$2,087,500 September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 –
August 31, 2024
Early Impact
ParentCorps
To support ParentCorps’ growth within and beyond New York City,...
$3,000,000 September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 –
August 31, 2022
Early Impact
PERTS
To improve Copilot, an online professional learning platform that uses...
$250,000 October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 –
September 30, 2021
Innovative Schools
PERTS
To improve and cost-effectively scale PERTS tools to increase student...
$600,000 June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 –
May 31, 2024
Exceptional Educators
PMG SoCal
To build and scale a digital family math curriculum and...
$1,995,500 July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 –
June 30, 2024
Inspired Minds
PowerMyLearning
To sustain PowerMyLearning's family playlists and support math and SEL...
$300,000 August 1, 2022August 1, 2022 –
July 31, 2023
Inspired Minds
PowerMyLearning
To scale PowerMyLearning's family playlists, innovate family engagement offerings, and...
$1,200,000 May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 –
April 30, 2022
Inspired Minds
Princeton University
To support administration and operations at Princeton University.
$100,000 July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 –
June 30, 2020
Other
Princeton University
To gain further understanding of the development of spatial attention...
$130,000 March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 –
February 28, 2021
Other
Promise Venture Studio
To support PVS in accelerating growth and building capacity in...
$100,000 May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 –
April 30, 2021
Early Impact
Promise Venture Studio
To support PVS in accelerating growth and building capacity in...
$250,000 June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 –
May 31, 2024
Early Impact
Promise Venture Studio
To support PVS in accelerating growth and building capacity in...
$482,570 April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 –
March 31, 2023
Early Impact
Promise Venture Studio
To support PVS in accelerating growth and building capacity in...
$100,000 May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 –
April 30, 2022
Early Impact
Public Impact
To scale the Opportunity Culture differentiated staffing model to >2,700...
$3,000,000 October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 –
September 30, 2025
Exceptional Educators
Public Impact
To scale the Opportunity Culture differentiated staffing model to more...
$1,400,000 October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 –
September 30, 2022
Exceptional Educators
Public Impact
To move Opportunity Culture schools online and provide materials and...
$100,000 May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 –
April 30, 2021
Exceptional Educators
Quill.org
To validate and scale Quill’s reading and writing tools through...
$300,000 March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 –
February 28, 2023
Innovative Schools
Quill.org
To support Quill to develop innovative products and grow student...
$2,200,000 March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 –
February 28, 2025
Innovative Schools
RAND
To understand school and district leader priorities in choosing out-of-school...
$210,000 June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 –
October 31, 2023
Inspired Minds
Reach Out and Read
To increase ROR's reach while deepening impact, improving infrastructure, and...
$3,000,000 October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 –
September 30, 2025
Early Impact
Reach Out and Read
To increase ROR's reach while deepening impact, improving infrastructure, and...
$250,000 July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 –
June 30, 2022
Early Impact
Relay GSE
To support diversified revenue generation and expanded impact with professional...
$150,000 May 1, 2022May 1, 2022 –
April 30, 2023
Exceptional Educators
Relay GSE
To support Relay’s leadership programs to reach 1,100 school leaders.
$300,000 April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 –
March 31, 2022
Exceptional Educators
Relay GSE
To examine how preparation impacts Relay teachers’ classroom performance and...
$600,000 May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 –
April 30, 2021
Exceptional Educators
Research & Development Council of New Jersey
To support the New Jersey STEM Pathways Network to serve...
$250,000 July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 –
June 30, 2021
Other
Research & Development Council of New Jersey
To support the New Jersey STEM Pathways Network to define...
$230,000 September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 –
August 31, 2023
Other
Research & Development Council of New Jersey
To support each of the six NJ STEM Ecosystems with...
$60,000 June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 –
May 31, 2023
Other
Research & Development Council of New Jersey
To support the New Jersey STEM Pathways Network to define...
$310,000 August 27, 2021August 27, 2021 –
August 26, 2022
Other
Research Partnership for Professional Learning (RPPL)
To support the research activities related to multi-site, multi-partner anchor...
$750,000 July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 –
June 30, 2025
Exceptional Educators
Research Partnership for Professional Learning (RPPL)
To develop a learning agenda that would advance the field’s...
$54,000 March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 –
August 31, 2021
Exceptional Educators
Results for America
To support evidence-based decision making with the Rescue Plan and...
$200,000 May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 –
April 30, 2022
Other
Results for America
To invest in the next phase of EdResearch to Recovery,...
$200,000 July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 –
June 30, 2023
Other
Rivet Education
To undergo a market research strategy that will enable the...
$300,000 November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 –
February 28, 2023
Exceptional Educators
Robin Hood Foundation
To launch FUEL 2.0 to continue systems-change grantmaking and launch...
$5,070,000 June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 –
May 31, 2027
Early Impact
Robin Hood Foundation
To provide core support for the Learning + Technology Fund.
$433,000 December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 –
November 30, 2022
Other
Robin Hood Foundation
To provide core support for the Learning + Technology Fund.
$5,000,000 November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 –
October 31, 2024
Innovative Schools
Robin Hood Foundation
To support the Robin Hood Relief Fund.
$500,000 December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 –
November 30, 2021
Other
Robin Hood Foundation
To support Robin Hood operations and grantmaking.
$150,000 May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 –
April 30, 2021
Other
Robin Hood Foundation
To support Robin Hood's COVID-19 relief programs.
$1,000,000 March 1, 2020March 1, 2020 –
February 28, 2021
Other
Rutgers University
To fund research to understand how family learning dynamics have...
$75,000 February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 –
January 31, 2022
Innovative Schools
Rutgers University
To support NIEER’s research around the current state of emergency...
$60,000 May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 –
April 30, 2021
Other
SAGA Innovations/Saga Education
To continue validation and scaling of Saga’s tech-supported math tutoring...
$625,000 May 31, 2020May 31, 2020 –
June 30, 2021
Innovative Schools
SAGA Innovations/Saga Education
To improve Saga’s tech-supported math tutoring model through continued validation,...
$6,000,000 September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 –
August 31, 2024
Innovative Schools
Science Buddies
To improve Science Buddies' data collection and analysis to better...
$150,000 October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 –
September 30, 2023
Inspired Minds
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
To use pediatric well-child visits to spread and enable practices...
$250,000 October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 –
June 30, 2023
Early Impact
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
To transform the pediatric well-child visit to better support children's...
$250,000 July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 –
September 30, 2021
Early Impact
Springboard Collaborative
To scale and validate Springboard Collaborative's virtual program, which enables...
$500,000 October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 –
September 30, 2021
Early Impact
Springboard Collaborative
To digitize Springboard Collaborative's curriculum and scale the parent-facing app.
$75,000 October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 –
September 30, 2020
Early Impact
Springboard Collaborative
To scale Springboard Collaborative programming (Flagship and SLA) while reducing...
$7,000,000 November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 –
October 31, 2025
Early Impact
Stanford University
To identify the impact of variations in tutor-to-student ratios, the...
$400,000 July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 –
June 30, 2024
Innovative Schools
Stanford University
To support NSSA’s annual conference and efforts to disseminate research...
$1,000,000 March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 –
February 28, 2025
Innovative Schools
STEM Education Coalition Policy Forum
To build dedicated state-level funding streams to increase access to...
$175,000 August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 –
July 31, 2024
Inspired Minds
STEM Education Coalition Policy Forum
To provide technical assistance and research to advocates who aim...
$350,000 October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 –
September 30, 2023
Inspired Minds
Student Achievement Partners
To create a research synthesis report and accompanying guidance to...
$100,000 July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 –
April 1, 2021
Early Impact
Students 2 Science
To support phase two of S2S's evaluation and expand V-Labs...
$200,000 November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 –
October 31, 2021
Other
Students 2 Science
To support expansion of S2S's V-Labs.
$250,000 November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 –
October 31, 2023
Other
Students 2 Science
To support the continued evaluation of S2S’s programs and an...
$200,000 November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 –
October 31, 2022
Other
Substantial
To validate tools that increase efficacy of substitute teachers.
$187,250 May 1, 2022May 1, 2022 –
April 30, 2023
Exceptional Educators
TalkingPoints
To build research capacity for TalkingPoints to better understand impact...
$1,995,500 March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 –
February 29, 2024
Early Impact
TalkingPoints
To subsidize cost of TalkingPoints in supporting strong school-home connections...
$150,000 July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 –
June 30, 2021
Early Impact
Teach For America
To strengthen onboarding support for new teachers in first 90...
$225,000 November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 –
October 30, 2021
Exceptional Educators
Teach For America
To build on lessons from "First 90 Days" onboarding project...
$125,000 November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 –
October 31, 2022
Exceptional Educators
Teach Plus
To enable Teach Plus to develop teacher leaders to influence...
$267,500 May 1, 2022May 1, 2022 –
April 30, 2023
Exceptional Educators
TEACH.org
To support TEACH.org in diversifying the teacher pipeline.
$275,000 September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 –
August 31, 2022
Exceptional Educators
TEACH.org
To support TEACH.org in diversifying the teacher pipeline.
$200,000 November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 –
October 30, 2021
Exceptional Educators
TEACH.org
To sustain TEACH.org existing partnerships and scale to new geographies.
$200,000 June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 –
November 30, 2020
Exceptional Educators
Teaching Lab
To increase Teaching Lab's reach while maintaining impact, improving infrastructure,...
$500,000 October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 –
September 30, 2021
Exceptional Educators
Teaching Lab
To digitize professional learning content, allowing Teaching Lab to deliver...
$100,000 April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 –
August 15, 2020
Exceptional Educators
Teaching Lab
To grow Teaching Lab's state-level partnerships to two additional states.
$100,000 February 1, 2020February 1, 2020 –
September 30, 2020
Exceptional Educators
Teaching Lab
To pilot and validate Teaching Lab's virtual professional learning delivery...
$200,000 October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 –
January 31, 2023
Exceptional Educators
Teaching Lab
To scale Teaching Lab by building capacity to deliver high-quality...
$3,070,000 September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 –
August 31, 2024
Exceptional Educators
The 74
To expand national media coverage of in- and out-of-school STEM...
$107,000 July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 –
June 30, 2023
Other
The 74
To expand national media coverage of in- and out-of-school STEM...
$100,000 July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 –
June 30, 2022
Other
The 74
To expand media coverage of exceptional STEM programs, practices, and...
$100,000 July 1, 2023July 1, 2023 –
June 30, 2024
Other
The Art of Problem Solving Initiative
To support BEAM to scale core programs and pilot new...
$250,000 November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 –
October 31, 2021
Inspired Minds
The Art of Problem Solving Initiative
To support core programming and increased reach, and impact BEAM's...
$150,000 October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 –
September 30, 2023
Inspired Minds
The Art of Problem Solving Initiative
To provide math challenges to advanced seventh-grade students and evaluate...
$300,000 October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 –
September 30, 2022
Inspired Minds
The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
To host six learning webinars, connecting grantees to funders, policymakers,...
$125,000 July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 –
June 30, 2023
Other
The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
To host eight learning webinars, connecting grantees to funders, policymakers,...
$125,000 March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 –
February 28, 2022
Other
The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
To enhance the Community Learning for Impact and Improvement Platform...
$100,000 September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 –
August 31, 2021
Other
The College of New Jersey Foundation
To launch a high-dosage tutoring program in New Jersey.
$290,000 May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 –
May 20, 2022
Other
The Education Trust
To support EdTrust’s research and advocacy to influence federal and...
$175,000 July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 –
June 30, 2023
Exceptional Educators
The Education Trust
To support EdTrust’s research and advocacy to influence federal and...
$350,000 July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 –
June 30, 2022
Exceptional Educators
The Education Trust
To support EdTrust in working with states and districts to...
$350,000 May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 –
April 30, 2021
Exceptional Educators
The Hechinger Report
To expand media coverage of early childhood policies and strategies.
$100,000 March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 –
February 28, 2022
Other
The Hechinger Report
To expand media coverage of high-quality early learning environments, including...
$300,000 July 1, 2023July 1, 2023 –
June 30, 2025
Other
The Hechinger Report
To expand media coverage of high-quality early learning environments.
$107,000 June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 –
May 31, 2023
Other
The New Jersey Tutoring Corps Inc
To launch a high-dosage tutoring program in New Jersey.
$250,000 November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 –
October 31, 2023
Other
The New Jersey Tutoring Corps Inc
To support high-dosage tutoring for students in New Jersey through...
$351,350 June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 –
October 31, 2022
Other
The Wildflower Foundation
To continue the growth of the Wildflower network with the...
$105,000 November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 –
October 31, 2023
Other
The Wildflower Foundation
To support Wildflower's expansion in Northern New Jersey with the...
$105,000 November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 –
October 31, 2022
Other
The Wildflower Foundation
To lay the groundwork for a Wildflower school to open...
$105,000 May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 –
August 31, 2021
Other
Tides Center
To provide evidence-building and analytics services to education nonprofits and...
$350,000 June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 –
November 30, 2021
Other
Tides Center
To digitize AP/OD's curriculum for distribution direct to parents.
$50,000 July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 –
December 31, 2020
Early Impact
TNTP
To support TNTP’s research and dissemination on how to enable...
$400,000 November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 –
October 31, 2022
Exceptional Educators
TNTP
To support a planning grant focused on best practices from...
$350,000 November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 –
January 31, 2022
Exceptional Educators
Tools of the Mind
To scale Tools of the Mind by improving capabilities for...
$200,000 March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 –
February 28, 2022
Early Impact
Tools of the Mind
To scale Tools of the Mind by improving capabilities for...
$1,525,500 June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 –
May 31, 2024
Early Impact
Transcend
To increase the number of tech-supported schools and share knowledge...
$2,100,000 November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 –
October 31, 2024
Innovative Schools
Transcend
To advance fieldwide knowledge and adoption of innovative student-centered learning...
$267,000 November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 –
October 31, 2023
Innovative Schools
Transcend
To support schools in recovery and reinvention of their design...
$650,000 August 1, 2020August 1, 2020 –
July 31, 2021
Innovative Schools
TSNE MissionWorks
For membership to the Early Childhood Funder's Collaborative.
$20,000 January 1, 2021January 1, 2021 –
December 31, 2021
Early Impact
TSNE MissionWorks
For membership to the Early Childhood Funder's Collaborative.
$20,000 January 1, 2023January 1, 2023 –
December 31, 2023
Other
TSNE MissionWorks
For membership to the Early Childhood Funder's Collaborative.
$20,000 January 1, 2022January 1, 2022 –
December 31, 2022
Other
United Way of Northern New Jersey
To support the three-year United in Care pilot, which builds...
$1,200,000 November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 –
October 31, 2023
Other
University of Chicago
To evaluate whether college students can provide high-quality tutoring in...
$302,260 May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 –
July 31, 2023
Other
University of Chicago
To scale suite of TMW interventions and test which delivery...
$150,000 July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 –
June 30, 2021
Early Impact
University of Chicago
To evaluate whether college students can provide high-quality tutoring in...
$190,000 August 1, 2022August 1, 2022 –
July 31, 2024
Other
University of Nebraska
To validate the Birth-to-5 (B-5) scale nationally and locally, and...
$170,660 August 1, 2022August 1, 2022 –
July 31, 2024
Early Impact
University of Nebraska
To validate the Global Scales for Early Development (GSED) in...
$77,000 June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 –
July 31, 2021
Early Impact
University of Oregon Center for Translational Neuroscience
To support grantees in measurement and evaluation.
$75,000 July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 –
January 31, 2021
Early Impact
UPchieve
To expand UPchieve's subject offerings to middle school students and...
$300,000 July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 –
June 30, 2023
Innovative Schools
Urban Teachers
To support Urban Teachers’ professional learning wraparound services and holistic...
$150,000 November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 –
October 31, 2023
Exceptional Educators
Urban Teachers
To invest in Urban Teachers' Teacher Practice rubric and support...
$434,500 June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 –
May 31, 2022
Exceptional Educators
Urban Teachers
To support Urban Teachers' scale and strategic planning process.
$300,000 May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 –
April 30, 2021
Exceptional Educators
Valor Collegiate
To validate and scale Valor’s SEL model, Compass.
$600,000 September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 –
August 31, 2021
Innovative Schools
Valor Collegiate
To scale Valor’s SEL model and SEL leadership training.
$300,000 November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 –
October 31, 2022
Innovative Schools
Vision to Learn
To support Vision to Learn’s New Jersey operations.
$145,825 June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 –
December 1, 2020
Other
Waterford Institute
To create sustainably funded access to UPSTART through local pilots...
$6,070,000 February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 –
January 31, 2025
Early Impact
Waterford Institute
To create sustainably funded access to UPSTART across the country...
$500,000 May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 –
January 31, 2021
Early Impact
WestEd
To test hypothesis that curiosity- and joy-inspired math engagement leads...
$322,000 October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 –
October 31, 2023
Inspired Minds
WNET
To support production of Cyberchase episodes and digital games.
$700,000 February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 –
January 31, 2025
Inspired Minds
WNET
To produce season 13 of Cyberchase and a series of...
$250,000 October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 –
September 30, 2022
Inspired Minds
Wolfram Research
To complete History of Math website and disseminate to a...
$100,000 September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 –
August 31, 2021
Inspired Minds
Zearn
To improve the quality, effectiveness, and implementation of Zearn’s digital...
$4,500,000 April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 –
March 31, 2024
Innovative Schools
Zearn
To improve the quality and reach of Zearn’s digital curriculum...
$1,000,000 June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 –
May 31, 2021
Innovative Schools