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At the end of each year, our team gathers to reflect on what the data, our grantees, and our partners are telling us about where education is headed. Once again, we used these insights to craft our predictions for 2026, as well as review the accuracy of our predictions from 2025.
In Q2 2025, our foundation awarded 52 grants totaling over $32 million. Here, we highlighted just some of the direct impact and ecosystem organizations we’re proud to support.
We believe in the importance of high-quality research to drive evidence-based decision-making and, ultimately, improve educational outcomes for all children. Here, Jessica Siegel highlights the latest findings from three grantees, which underscore the role of dosage and implementation fidelity in student impact.
Founded in 2012, Zearn is the nonprofit behind Zearn Math, the top-rated math learning platform used by one in four elementary school students nationwide. In this “Spotlight On Growth,” we hear from co-founder and CEO Shalinee Sharma and explore the organization’s journey to expand access to high-quality math learning.
In Q2 2024, our foundation awarded 34 grants totaling over $14 million. Here, we highlight just some of the direct impact and ecosystem organizations we’re proud to support this quarter.
We are committed to promoting transparent research practices by lifting up timely findings. Here, we share the results of 15 grantee research efforts that concluded at the end of this year.
Anu Malipatil, Vice President, Education, shares her lessons learned with the philanthropic sector, inspired by a decade of experience leading Overdeck Family Foundation.
In today’s K-12 education market, there is strong demand for technology-fueled solutions to close achievement gaps, but little to no guidance for educators on making decisions based on evidence of impact. Melanie Dukes and Lina Eroh outline the critical role philanthropy can play in strengthening evidence-based decision-making for edtech solutions, ultimately leading to better student outcomes.
In Q2 2023, our foundation awarded 21 grants totaling over $9.4 million. Of these, six grants were new, eight were renewals, and seven were disbursements for ongoing pledges. Here, we highlight just some of the direct impact and ecosystem organizations we’re proud to support this quarter.
Since the pandemic began, the federal government has provided nearly $190 billion in education funding to states and districts. As these rapid-relief dollars are set to expire, Anu Malipatil suggests that now is the time for schools and districts to assess whether the dollars have made a difference, and use that insight to inform what funding should be spent on going forward.