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Foundations that fund college access and success research
15 private foundations with a record of paying for college access and success, taken from their IRS Form 990-PF filings. These are grants already made — evidence of what a funder backs, not an open call.
Where the money went
Largest: $215,000 to MICHIGAN COLLEGE ACCESS NETWORK — this grant will support the detroit college access network's (dcan) primary strategic initiatives for the next three years: increasing student access to high quality college counse…
Foundation for Educational Funding IiLincoln, NECharity · may take applications
66 matching grants · $795,935 · through 2023Largest: $30,000 to NORFOLK HIGH SCHOOL — college access
Santa Fe Preparatory SchoolSanta Fe, NMCharity · may take applications
54 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $85,000 to BREAKTHROUGH SANTA FE — college readiness
Largest: $5,430 to TCHERIKA PETIT-FRERE — college access support
Leonard & Beryl Buck FoundationSaint Louis, MOCharity · may take applications
42 matching grants · $7.9M · through 2023Largest: $15,000 to NATIONAL COLLEGE ACCESS NETWORK INC — technical assistance to college access and success providers
Largest: $150,000 to THE INSTITUTE FOR COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS — college access and success
Largest: $194,334 to DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM — george mason university scholarship program
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
23 matching grants · $7.5M · through 2022Largest: $390,000 to Network for Young Adult Success — to support the utmostu college access and completion program. support to the 4-year college access and completion program at utmostu for the 2022-2023 school year. to support emerg…
Largest: $500,000 to SPELMAN COLLEGE — coca cola first generation college scholarship program
Largest: $35,000 to COLLEGE ACCESS PLAN — for general support of college access and success programs
Largest: $250,000 to Latinos in Action — for project support to increase college access and completion for latino students through carnegie scholarships in selected states
Largest: $3.9M to MATRICULATE INC — to promote college access & success for high achieving low and middle - income students
Largest: $200,000 to GODDARD RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER — to support direct college access and success services, training for college access and success professionals, and research and advocacy to close postsecondary attainment gaps
Largest: $60,000 to LEADERSHIP EDUCATION AND ATHLETICS PARTNERSHIP INC — college access program
Largest: $50,000 to SQUASHBUSTERS INC — squashbusters pathways to success: reigniting college readiness, access, and success
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Start with one paperSource: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, filing years 2019–2025. Foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.