Funding search · EIN 462499615 · Detroit, MI
Detroit Children'S Fund
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 37
- grants reported
- $10.7M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $128,500
- 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.
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Grant history
All 37 reported grants, largest first.
- $2.1M
New Paradign for Education · Detroit, MI · 2024
Additional staff, coaching & development building imporvements and surveys to charter schools; retention bonuses; construction of a school pantry and laundry facility
- $1.5M
Detroit Public Schools Community District · Detroit, MI · 2024
Coach and support data-driven leadership practices achieve aggressive academic gains in ela and math
- $1.4M
New Paradigm for Education · Detroit, MI · 2023
Additional staff, coaching & development building improvements and surveys to charter schools; transportation; retention bonuses
- $500,000
Great Minds Pbc · Washington, DC · 2021
Implementation of model schools' math curriculum and instructional coaching
- $500,000
New Paradigm for Education · Detroit, MI · 2021
Enhance detroit's teacher and leadership pipeline
- $437,500
Detroit Public Schools Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2022
Model schools project, train el and great minds coaches
- $434,278
Detroit Academy of Arts & Science · Detroit, MI · 2021
Provide foundational tools and support to staff and students
- $400,000
El Education · New York, NY · 2021
Implementation of model schools' el curriculum and instructional coaching
- $385,000
Detroit Academy of Arts & Science · Detroit, MI · 2022
Provide foundational tools and support to staff and students; retention bonuses
- $263,612
Plymouth Educational Center · Detroit, MI · 2021
Provide foundational tools and support to staff and students
- $242,500
El Education · New York, NY · 2022
Principal and teacher coaching/development
- $242,500
Great Minds Pbc · Washington, DC · 2022
Principal and teacher coaching/development
- $216,828
Jalen Rose Leadership Academy · Detroit, MI · 2022
Provide foundational tools and support to staff and students; senior student and graduating senior laptops; retention bonuses
- $213,737
Jalen Rose Leadership Academy · Detroit, MI · 2021
Provide foundational tools and support to staff and students
- $210,000
Michigan College Access Network · Lansing, MI · 2023
Increase detroit's (city) college and michigan's college matriculation rates, persistence rates and match rates at participating schools
- $188,950
Tntp · New York, NY · 2021
Enhance detroit's teacher and leadership pipeline
- $177,461
Jalen Rose Leadership Academy · Detroit, MI · 2024
Fund jrla's senior classes with curricular and technological resources; retention bonuses
- $135,250
Escuela Avancemos Academy · Detrot, MI · 2022
Provide foundational tools and support to staff and students; retention bonuses
- $128,500
Plymouth Educational Center · Detroit, MI · 2022
Professional development, coaching, improve student attendance; retention bonuses
- $112,700
Michigan College Access Network · Lansing, MI · 2021
Provide support for high school college readiness program (funds on behalf of dcan)
- $110,000
Michigan College Access Network · Lansing, MI · 2021
Provide support for high school college readiness program (mcan funds)
- $93,663
Escuela Avancemos Academy · Detrot, MI · 2021
Provide foundational tools and support to staff and students
- $79,500
Escuela Avancemos Academy · Detrot, MI · 2023
Retention bonuses
- $76,500
Education Pioneers · Boston, MA · 2021
Fund one data contractor for dcf to enhance dcf's data collection and analysis capabilities
- $75,000
Mapsa Foundation · Lansing, MI · 2023
Scholarships, coaching to pass teacher certification
- $75,000
Mapsa Foundation · Lansing, MI · 2022
Scholarships, coaching to pass teacher certification
- $75,000
Mapsa Foundation · Lansing, MI · 2021
Provide support for new teacher certification program
- $60,000
Detroit Academy of Arts & Science · Detroit, MI · 2023
Provide foundational tools and support to staff and students
- $60,000
Lawrence Technological University · Southfield, MI · 2023
Tuition and supplies for charter school enrollees
- $60,000
Lawrence Technological University · Southfield, MI · 2021
Provide support for high school college readiness program (mcan & dcan)
- $59,700
Detroit Public Schools Community District · Detroit, MI · 2022
Place core elements in mumford high school: technology, furniture, dcor
- $53,250
Jalen Rose Leadership Academy · Detroit, MI · 2023
Retention bonuses
- $25,000
University Preparatory Academy · Detroit, MI · 2023
Transportation for enrollees of the dual enrollment courses
- $20,000
New Paradigm for Education · Detroit, MI · 2022
Transportation
- $20,000
Public Impact · Carrboro, NC · 2021
Provide funds for school computers
- $16,300
Detroit Public Schools Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2021
Provide professional learning and development for teachers and instructional leaders
- $10,750
Lawrence Technological University · Southfield, MI · 2024
Tuition and supplies for charter school enrollees
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