Funding search · EIN 364336415 · Austin, TX

Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

Name: Michael & Susan Dell Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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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.

4,363
grants reported: $665.6M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $18,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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.

Where the money goes

K-12 school quality and charter growth, especially Texas and national scaling
College access, persistence, and career pathways for low-income students
Education data infrastructure, Ed-Fi adoption, and edtech measurement
Youth employability and skilling in India and South Africa
Austin-area family stability: homelessness, safety-net services, child advocacy
Global health surgical and vision access in East Africa, plus Israel/Jewish causes

Typical grant

Half the grants sit between $5,000 and $95,564, with a median of $18,000, because thousands of small matching-gift and employee-directed checks sit under the program work. The real program grants run $400,000 to $1.5 million, and a handful of anchor bets go far higher: $50 million to Charter School Growth Fund, $8.5 million to UT Austin for Dell Scholars, $7.6 million to Mobile Loaves & Fishes. Core partners repeat year over year, often with multiple concurrent grants for different lines of work.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“Scaling”
“Expanding”
“Accelerating”
“high-quality”
“low-income communities”
“outcomes”
“pathways”

Positioning adjacent work

Tie work to a named theme: postsecondary outcomes, foundational literacy and numeracy, employability, or education data interoperability.
Ask $400,000 to $750,000 for a first program grant; reserve seven figures for proven scaling partners.
Lead with cost-effectiveness and measured student outcomes, not pilot novelty. They fund models already showing gains.
If Texas-based, connect to statewide systems work like Texas Education Exchange, Region service centers, or UT Austin.

Worth knowing: Texas dominates with 1,042 grants, and Austin nonprofits get repeat operating-scale support that looks relationship-driven. Giving concentrates heavily: one $50 million charter bet plus UT Austin scholars absorbs a large share of the four-year total, so most new relationships start small and grow.

8 grants matching “returns” · $2.5M

$495,188
Absolute Return for Kids - India · 2024
Academic strengthening of 350 Quality Schools in Madhya Pradesh
$245,631
Absolute Return for Kids - India · 2023
Academic strengthening of 350 Quality Schools in Madhya Pradesh
$194,559
Absolute Return for Kids - India · 2023
Systemic transformation program in Delhi municipal schools
$471,144
Absolute Return for Kids - India · 2022
Academic strengthening of 350 Quality Schools in Madhya Pradesh
$471,144
Absolute Return for Kids - India · 2022
Academic strengthening of 350 Quality Schools in Madhya Pradesh
$177,450
Absolute Return for Kids - India · 2022
Systemic transformation program in Delhi municipal schools
$177,450
Absolute Return for Kids - India · 2022
Systemic transformation program in Delhi municipal schools
$244,512
Absolute Return for Kids - India · 2021
Systemic transformation program in Delhi municipal 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 School Growth Fund6 grants · $62.5M
University of Texas - Austin55 grants · $58.0M
University of Texas at Austin36 grants · $36.3M
Mobile Loaves & Fishes7 grants · $33.4M
Dell Children'S Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas8 grants · $24.2M
Communities Foundation of Texas6 grants · $8.5M
New Leaders Foundation5 grants · $8.2M
The British Asian Trust10 grants · $8.1M
Blackbaud Giving Fund13 grants · $6.9M
United Way for Greater Austin9 grants · $6.9M

Giving over time

$117.3M

2021

$268.3M

2022

$116.3M

2023

$163.8M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 4,363 grants.

$50.0M
Charter School Growth Fund · Denver, CO · 2024
Launching the Dell Catalyst Fund to Drive Quality Charter School Growth
$9.9M
Mobile Loaves & Fishes · Austin, TX · 2022
Scaling Community First! Village to Combat Homelessness
$9.9M
Mobile Loaves & Fishes · Austin, TX · 2022
Scaling Community First! Village to Combat Homelessness
$8.5M
University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
UT For Me Powered by Dell Scholars: 2024-2025 Academic Year
$7.9M
Dell Children'S Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas · Austin, TX · 2021
Best in Class Health for Central Texas Children and Families
$7.6M
Mobile Loaves & Fishes · Austin, TX · 2024
Scaling Community First! Village to Combat Homelessness
$7.5M
University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
UT For Me Powered by Dell Scholars: 2023-2024 Academic Year
$6.7M
University of Texas - Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
UT For Me Powered by Dell Scholars: 2022-2023 Academic Year
$6.7M
University of Texas - Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
UT For Me Powered by Dell Scholars: 2022-2023 Academic Year
$6.1M
Dell Children'S Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas · Austin, TX · 2022
Best in Class Health for Central Texas Children and Families
$6.1M
Dell Children'S Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas · Austin, TX · 2022
Best in Class Health for Central Texas Children and Families
$6.0M
Mobile Loaves & Fishes · Austin, TX · 2023
Scaling Community First! Village to Combat Homelessness
$5.7M
University of Texas - Austin · Austin, TX · 2021
UT For Me Powered by Dell Scholars: 2021-2022 Academic Year
$5.0M
University of Texas - Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
Dell Medical School
$5.0M
University of Texas - Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
Dell Medical School
$5.0M
University of Texas - Austin · Austin, TX · 2021
Dell Medical School
$4.4M
University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
Dell Scholars UT for Me at UT Austin: 2022-2023 Cohort
$4.0M
Dell Children'S Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas · Austin, TX · 2023
Best in Class Health for Central Texas Children and Families
$3.7M
University of Texas - Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
Dell Scholars at UT Austin: 2020-2021 Cohort
$3.7M
University of Texas - Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
Dell Scholars at UT Austin: 2020-2021 Cohort
$3.5M
University of Texas - Austin · Austin, TX · 2021
Dell Scholars at UT Austin: 2020-2021 Cohort
$3.1M
Charter School Growth Fund · Broomfield, CO · 2021
Charter School Growth Fund - Fund IV
$3.0M
Communities Foundation of Texas · Dallas, TX · 2022
Scaling Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools (PTECHs) in Texas
$3.0M
Communities Foundation of Texas · Dallas, TX · 2022
Scaling Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools (PTECHs) in Texas
$3.0M
Charter School Growth Fund · Broomfield, CO · 2022
Charter School Growth Fund - Fund IV
$3.0M
Charter School Growth Fund · Broomfield, CO · 2022
Charter School Growth Fund - Fund IV
$2.5M
United Jewish Appeal · New York, NY · 2024
Launching a Hub to Transform the Lives of Jewish New Yorkers
$2.5M
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2022
Ukraine Field Hospital Support
$2.5M
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2022
Ukraine Field Hospital Support
$2.5M
University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
Dell Scholars UT for Me at UT Austin: 2021-2022 Cohort
$2.4M
New Leaders Foundation · 2023
DDD 2023/24 Implementation
$2.3M
Texas Education Agency · Austin, TX · 2021
TEA TSDS Ed-Fi 3.x Upgrade (MSDF)
$2.3M
University of Texas - Austin · Austin, TX · 2021
Dell Scholars at UT Austin: 2021-2022 Cohort
$2.1M
University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
Dell Scholars UT for Me at UT Austin: 2023-2024 Cohort
$2.1M
University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
Dell Scholars at UT Austin: 2023-2024 Cohort
$2.1M
University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
Dell Scholars at UT Austin: 2022-2023 Cohort
$2.0M
Charter School Growth Fund · Denver, CO · 2024
Accelerating Quality Schools Growth in Texas
$2.0M
International Medical Corps · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Ukraine Mobile Medical Teams
$2.0M
International Medical Corps · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Ukraine Mobile Medical Teams
$1.9M
Doctors Without Borders USA · New York, NY · 2022
Ukraine Medical & Hospital Support
$1.9M
Doctors Without Borders USA · New York, NY · 2022
Ukraine Medical & Hospital Support
$1.9M
University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
Dell Scholars UT for Me at UT Austin: 2020-2021 Cohort
$1.8M
Give USA · San Ramon, CA · 2021
India EdTech Initiative for Learning at Home
$1.8M
Communities Foundation of Texas · Dallas, TX · 2024
Scaling Education to College and Career Pathways in Texas
$1.8M
Ubs Optimus Foundation · 2022
Development Impact Bond (DIB) - educational transformation in India
$1.8M
Ubs Optimus Foundation · 2022
Development Impact Bond (DIB) - educational transformation in India
$1.8M
Catholic Relief Services · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Ukraine Refugee Food, Shelter, and Counseling
$1.8M
Catholic Relief Services · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Ukraine Refugee Food, Shelter, and Counseling
$1.8M
Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Delivering Aid to Ukraine Refugees
$1.8M
Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Delivering Aid to Ukraine Refugees
$1.6M
New Leaders Foundation · 2024
DDD 2023/24 Implementation
$1.5M
Region 4 Education Service Center · Houston, TX · 2024
Accelerating Adoption of Texas Education Exchange
$1.5M
New Leaders Foundation · 2022
DDD 2021/22 Implementation
$1.5M
New Leaders Foundation · 2022
DDD 2021/22 Implementation
$1.5M
America'S Frontier Fund · Arlington, VA · 2024
Building Pathways to Opportunity in Critical-Tech Sectors
$1.5M
Texas 2036 · Dallas, TX · 2021
Texas 2036 Policy Advancement for Texans
$1.5M
Charter School Growth Fund · Broomfield, CO · 2023
Charter School Growth Fund - Fund IV
$1.4M
South African Medical Research Council · 2021
Implementation Support for the Sisonke Project
$1.4M
Shalom Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
Challenge Match for Israel Support
$1.4M
University of Texas - Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
Dell Scholars at UT Austin: 2021-2022 Cohort
$1.4M
University of Texas - Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
Dell Scholars at UT Austin: 2021-2022 Cohort
$1.3M
Teach for India · 2024
Improving Holistic Outcomes for Students From Low-Income Communities
$1.3M
New Leaders Foundation · 2021
DDD 2021/22 Implementation
$1.3M
New Schools Venture Fund · Oakland, CA · 2024
Scaling Career Connected School Models
$1.3M
Transcend · Hastingsonhudson, NY · 2022
Scaling Technical Assistance for Resilient and Responsive Schools
$1.3M
Transcend · Hastingsonhudson, NY · 2022
Scaling Technical Assistance for Resilient and Responsive Schools
$1.2M
Teach for India · 2021
Blended Learning for Secondary Education
$1.2M
Education Analytics · Madison, WI · 2024
Ed-Fi Expansion into Local California Education Agencies
$1.2M
University of Cape Town · 2021
UCT Online High School
$1.1M
Amira Learning · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Scaling High Impact Tutoring
$1.1M
Amira Learning · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Scaling High Impact Tutoring
$1.1M
Communities in Schools - Central Texas · Austin, TX · 2021
Growing intensive student services in Central Texas
$1.1M
The British Asian Trust · 2024
Skill Impact Bond - Skilling low-income youth for aspirational jobs
$1.1M
Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charleston, SC · 2022
YourCause Matching Gift Fund - 2021
$1.1M
Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charleston, SC · 2022
YourCause Matching Gift Fund - 2021
$1.1M
United Way for Greater Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
Expanding social service connections in health, education, and financial stability
$1.1M
My529 · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Dell Scholars Program
$1.1M
Give USA · San Ramon, CA · 2022
Renewal: Bharat EdTech Initiative for At-Home, Supplemental Learning for K-12 Children
$1.1M
Give USA · San Ramon, CA · 2022
Renewal: Bharat EdTech Initiative for At-Home, Supplemental Learning for K-12 Children
$1.1M
Click Foundation · 2022
Acceleration of personalized, early grade literacy program
$1.1M
Click Foundation · 2022
Acceleration of personalized, early grade literacy program
$1.1M
Apex Education Group · 2024
Apex Blended Learning Schools (2023-2025)
$1.0M
United Way for Greater Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
Expanding social service connections in health, education, and financial stability
$1.0M
United Way for Greater Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
Expanding social service connections in health, education, and financial stability
$1.0M
Classlink · Clifton, NJ · 2023
ClassLink OneData Ed-Fi Managed Service Provider Phase I
$1.0M
United Way for Greater Austin · Austin, TX · 2021
Expanding ConnectATX and building education and data capacity
$1.0M
American Friends of Ogen · University Heights, OH · 2024
Generating a Revolving Zero-Interest Fund For Reservists
$1.0M
Texas 2036 · Dallas, TX · 2024
Supporting Texas 2036 for Economic Mobility and Health Outcomes for Texans
$1.0M
Texas Region 20 San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Supporting Texas Education Exchange Adoption through ASCENDER
$1.0M
American Friends of Magen David Adom · New York, NY · 2023
Ambulances and Emergency Equipment for Israel
$1.0M
American Friends of Natal · New York, NY · 2023
Mental Health Support and Expanding Clinical Services in Israel
$1.0M
Friends of United Hatzalah of Israel · New York, NY · 2023
Medical and Trauma Emergency Support for Israel
$1.0M
Jafi North American Council · New York, NY · 2023
Basic Needs, Trauma Care, and Rehabilitation in Israel
$1.0M
Safe Alliance · Austin, TX · 2023
Strengthening Continuum of Services for a Safer Austin Community
$1.0M
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2023
Trauma and Humanitarian Support in Israel
$1.0M
Tntp · New York, NY · 2023
Developing Leaders of Color to Create Resilient and Responsive Schools
$1.0M
National Scholarship Providers Association · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
Enabling sustainable growth for the NSPA Exchange
$1.0M
National Scholarship Providers Association · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
Enabling sustainable growth for the NSPA Exchange
$1.0M
New Schools Venture Fund · Oakland, CA · 2022
Building and Strengthening Responsive and Resilient Schools
$1.0M
New Schools Venture Fund · Oakland, CA · 2022
Building and Strengthening Responsive and Resilient Schools

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