Funding search · EIN 136015562 · Denver, CO

Louis Calder Foundation

Name: Louis Calder Foundation grants, 2021–2023
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

121
grants reported: $22.9M
total given: 2021–2023
filing years: $150,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

2 grants matching “brilliance” · $300,000

$100,000
Dekalb Brilliance Academy · Decatur, GA · 2023
Growth of charter schools
$200,000
Dekalb Brilliance Academy · Decatur, GA · 2022
Growth of charter schools

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Charter Fund3 grants · $3.0M
Jeremiah Program3 grants · $1.2M
Cambiar Education4 grants · $1.2M
Kipp New York3 grants · $1.1M
Springboard Collaborative3 grants · $1.0M
Achievement First2 grants · $850,000
New Schools for Alabama2 grants · $800,000
Array Education1 grant · $750,000
Instruction Partners2 grants · $700,000
Teach for America2 grants · $600,000

Giving over time

$8.1M

2021

$7.9M

2022

$6.9M

2023

Grant history

The 100 largest of 121 grants.

$1.0M
Charter Fund · Denver, CO · 2023
Growth of charter schools
$1.0M
Charter Fund · Broomfield, CO · 2022
Growth of charter schools
$1.0M
Charter Fund · Broomfield, CO · 2021
School growth
$750,000
Array Education · New York, NY · 2023
Fiscal sponsor for the literacy group, science of reading
$500,000
Instruction Partners · Nashville, TN · 2023
Science of reading
$500,000
Achievement First · New Haven, CT · 2022
Science of reading
$465,000
Tntp · New York, NY · 2021
Accelerated learning
$450,000
Kipp New York · New York, NY · 2022
Science of reading
$450,000
Kipp New York · New York, NY · 2021
Science of reading
$400,000
Cambiar Education · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Fiscal sponsor for magpie literacy, science of reading
$400,000
Jeremiah Program · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Two-generation family learning
$400,000
Cambiar Education · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Science of reading
$400,000
Jeremiah Program · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Two-generation family learning
$400,000
New Schools for Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2022
Growth of charter schools
$400,000
Jeremiah Program · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
Two generation
$400,000
New Schools for Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2021
School growth
$400,000
Springboard Collaborative · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Science of reading
$400,000
Together Education · New York, NY · 2021
Science of reading
$375,000
Kipp Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Science of reading
$350,000
Achievement First · New Haven, CT · 2023
Science of reading
$350,000
Reach Institute for School Leadership · Alameda, CA · 2021
Teacher / leader development
$300,000
Colorado Schools Fund · Denver, CO · 2023
Growth of charter schools
$300,000
Springboard Collaborative · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Science of reading
$300,000
Springboard Collaborative · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Science of reading
$300,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2022
Accelerated learning
$300,000
Commonlit · Washington, DC · 2021
Curriculum
$300,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2021
Accelerated learning
$250,000
The Opportunity Trust · St Louis, MO · 2023
Growth of charter schools
$250,000
Building Responsible Intelligent Creative Kids · Newark, NJ · 2022
Growth of charter schools
$250,000
El Education · New York, NY · 2022
Science of reading
$250,000
The Opportunity Trust · St Louis, MO · 2022
Growth of charter schools
$230,000
Impact Public Schools · Tukwila, WA · 2021
Science of reading
$200,000
Building Responsible Intelligent Creative Kids · Newark, NJ · 2023
Growth of charter schools
$200,000
Kipp New York · New York, NY · 2023
Science of reading
$200,000
Room To Grow National · Bronx, NY · 2023
Two-generation family learning
$200,000
Seton Education Partners · New York, NY · 2023
Growth of charter schools
$200,000
University Charter School · Livingston, AL · 2023
Science of reading
$200,000
Becoming Collegiate Academy · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
Growth of charter schools
$200,000
Cambiar Education · Encino, CA · 2022
Science of reading
$200,000
Dekalb Brilliance Academy · Decatur, GA · 2022
Growth of charter schools
$200,000
Room To Grow National · Bronx, NY · 2022
Two-generation family learning
$200,000
Seton Education Partners · New York, NY · 2022
Growth of charter schools
$200,000
University Charter School · Livingston, AL · 2022
Science of reading
$200,000
Vista College Preparatory · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Science of reading
$200,000
Becoming Collegiate Academy · Jacksonville, FL · 2021
School growth
$200,000
Cambiar Education · Encino, CA · 2021
Science of reading
$200,000
Instruction Partners · Nashville, TN · 2021
Science of reading
$200,000
Ventoux Partnership Network · Bronx, NY · 2021
School growth
$195,000
Strive Preparatory Schools · Denver, CO · 2023
Science of reading
$175,000
Reach Out and Read · Boston, MA · 2022
Two-generation family learning
$175,000
Reach Out and Read · Boston, MA · 2021
Two generation
$150,000
Clarksdale Collegiate · Clarksdale, MS · 2023
Growth of charter schools
$150,000
Clarksdale Collegiate · Clarksdale, MS · 2022
Growth of charter schools
$150,000
Great Hearts America · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Curriculum
$150,000
Lift · Washington, DC · 2022
Two-generation family learning
$150,000
Rocketship Public Schools Texas · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Growth of charter schools
$150,000
Excellent Schools New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2021
School growth
$150,000
Great Hearts America · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
Curriculum
$150,000
Literacy Partners · New York, NY · 2021
Two generation
$150,000
Rocketship Public Schools Texas · Redwood City, CA · 2021
School growth
$150,000
Thomas B Fordham Institute · Washington, DC · 2021
Research and analysis
$150,000
Tulsa Honor Academy · Tulsa, OK · 2021
School growth
$150,000
University Preparatory Schools · Denver, CO · 2021
School growth
$125,000
Nashville Classical · Nashville, TN · 2023
Growth of charter schools
$125,000
Nashville Classical · Nashville, TN · 2022
Growth of charter schools
$125,000
Valley Settlement · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2022
Two-generation family learning
$125,000
Kipp Enc Public Schools · Charlotte, NC · 2021
Science of reading
$125,000
Nashville Classical · Nashville, TN · 2021
School growth
$115,000
Impact Public Schools · Tukwila, WA · 2022
Science of reading
$103,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2021
Accelerated learning
$100,000
Allegiance Steam Academy · Chino, CA · 2023
Growth of charter schools
$100,000
Avance · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Two-generation family learning
$100,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Trustee discretionary support for high quality learning opportunity
$100,000
Dekalb Brilliance Academy · Decatur, GA · 2023
Growth of charter schools
$100,000
Honor Preparatory Charter School · Midland, NC · 2023
Growth of charter schools
$100,000
Invictus Nashville Charter School · Nashville, TN · 2023
Growth of charter schools
$100,000
Miles Ahead Charter School · Powder Springs, GA · 2023
Growth of charter schools
$100,000
The Achievement Network Ltd · Boston, MA · 2023
Science of reading
$100,000
Valley Settlement · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2023
Two-generation family learning
$100,000
Zest Preparatory Academy · Douglasville, GA · 2023
Growth of charter schools
$100,000
Allegiance Steam Academy · Chino, CA · 2022
Growth of charter schools
$100,000
Avance · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Two-generation family learning
$100,000
Excellent Schools New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
Growth of charter schools
$100,000
Traininggrounds · Slidell, LA · 2022
Two-generation family learning
$100,000
Vocel Viewing Our Children As Emerging Leaders Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2022
Two-generation family learning
$100,000
Zest Preparatory Academy · Douglasville, GA · 2022
Growth of charter schools
$100,000
Dsst Public Schools Foundation · Denver, CO · 2021
School growth
$100,000
Gem Prep Meridian South · Meridian, ID · 2021
School growth
$100,000
Pace Center for Girls · Jacksonville, FL · 2021
Board discretionary
$100,000
Traininggroundsinc · Slidell, LA · 2021
Two generation
$100,000
Vocel Viewing Our Children As Emerging Leaders Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2021
Two generation
$85,000
Parentchild Plus · Mineola, NY · 2021
Two generation
$75,000
Impact Public Schools · Tukwila, WA · 2023
Science of reading
$65,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida · Jacksonville Beach, FL · 2022
Trustee discretionary support for high quality learning opportunity
$50,000
West Palm Golf Community Trust · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Trustee discretionary support for high quality learning opportunity
$50,000
Visiting Nurse Assn of Central Jersey · Holmdel, NJ · 2022
Trustee discretionary support for high quality learning opportunity
$35,000
Becoming Collegiate Academy · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
Trustee discretionary support for high quality learning opportunity
$30,000
Mercy Center Corporation · Asbury Park, NJ · 2022
Trustee discretionary support for high quality learning opportunity
$25,000
Interfaith Neighbors · Asbury Park, NJ · 2023
Trustee discretionary support for high quality learning opportunity
$25,000
West Palm Golf Community Trust · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Trustee discretionary support for high quality learning opportunity

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.