Funding search · EIN 521847187 · Washington, DC

The Center for Education Reform

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

330
grants reported
$79.1M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$200,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. 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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Top recipients

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  • Arizona Autism Charter Schools4 grants · $4.0M
  • Aera Foundation2 grants · $3.0M
  • Khan Academy2 grants · $3.0M
  • National Constitution Center2 grants · $3.0M
  • Neurodiversity Education Research Center2 grants · $2.0M
  • Sailfuture3 grants · $1.8M
  • Uncommon Construction3 grants · $1.8M
  • Discovery Center of Springfield1 grant · $1.0M
  • Rapunzl Investments2 grants · $1.0M
  • Oakmont Education2 grants · $1.0M

Giving over time

$3.5M
2021
$52.2M
2022
$14.8M
2023
$8.6M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 330 grants.

  • $1.5M

    Aera Foundation · Miami Lakes, FL · 2022

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  • $1.5M

    Aera Foundation · Miami Lakes, FL · 2022

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  • $1.5M

    Khan Academy · Mountain View, CA · 2022

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  • $1.5M

    Khan Academy · Mountain View, CA · 2022

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  • $1.5M

    National Constitution Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

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  • $1.5M

    National Constitution Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

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  • $1.0M

    Arizona Autism Charter Schools · Phoenix, AZ · 2023

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  • $1.0M

    Edchoice Inc Grant · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

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  • $1.0M

    Valiant Cross Academy · Montgomery, AL · 2023

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  • $1.0M

    Arizona Autism Charter Schools · Phoenix, AZ · 2022

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  • $1.0M

    Arizona Autism Charter Schools · Phoenix, AZ · 2022

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  • $1.0M

    Neurodiversity Education Research Center · Phoenix, AZ · 2022

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  • $1.0M

    Neurodiversity Education Research Center · Phoenix, AZ · 2022

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  • $1.0M

    Discovery Center of Springfield · Springfield, MO · 2021

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  • $975,000

    Arizona Autism Charter Schools · Phoenix, AZ · 2024

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  • $770,500

    Sailfuture · St Petersburg, FL · 2024

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  • $750,000

    Uncommon Construction · New Orleans, LA · 2024

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  • $580,000

    Rapunzl · Chicago, IL · 2024

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  • $500,000

    Primer Microschools Foundation · San Franscisco, CA · 2024

    Yass prize 2024 - winner

  • $500,000

    Black Pastors United for Education · Harrisburg, PA · 2023

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  • $500,000

    Cristo Rey Network · Chicago, IL · 2023

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  • $500,000

    Detroit Achievement Academy · Detroit, MI · 2023

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  • $500,000

    Melanin Village · Princeton, NJ · 2023

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  • $500,000

    National Fellowship for Black and Latino Male Educators (Nfblme) · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

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  • $500,000

    Odyssey · New York, NY · 2023

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  • $500,000

    Odyssey Charter School · Wilmington, DE · 2023

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  • $500,000

    St George Municipal School Unit · Tenants Harbor, ME · 2023

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  • $500,000

    Urban Preparatory Academy · Wichita, KS · 2023

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  • $500,000

    West Virginia Academy · Morgtantown, WV · 2023

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  • $500,000

    Capital Preparatory Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2022

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  • $500,000

    Capital Preparatory Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2022

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  • $500,000

    Friendship Public Charter School Friendship Public Charter School · Washington, DC · 2022

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  • $500,000

    Friendship Public Charter School Friendship Public Charter School · Washington, DC · 2022

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  • $500,000

    Northern Cass High School · Hunter, ND · 2022

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  • $500,000

    Northern Cass High School · Hunter, ND · 2022

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  • $500,000

    Oakmont Education · Akron, OH · 2022

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  • $500,000

    Oakmont Education · Akron, OH · 2022

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  • $500,000

    Rapunzl Investments · Chicago, IL · 2022

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  • $500,000

    Rapunzl Investments · Chicago, IL · 2022

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  • $500,000

    Sailfuture · St Petersburg, FL · 2022

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  • $500,000

    Sailfuture · St Petersburg, FL · 2022

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  • $500,000

    Soar Academy Llc · Evans, GA · 2022

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  • $500,000

    Soar Academy Llc · Evans, GA · 2022

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  • $500,000

    Uncommon Construction · New Orleans, LA · 2022

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  • $500,000

    Uncommon Construction · New Orleans, LA · 2022

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  • $500,000

    Urban Preparatory Academy Wichita Institute · Wichita, KS · 2022

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  • $500,000

    Urban Preparatory Academy Wichita Institute · Wichita, KS · 2022

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  • $425,000

    Globaled Solutions Incpbc · Pueblo, CO · 2022

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  • $425,000

    Globaled Solutions Incpbc · Pueblo, CO · 2022

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  • $400,000

    Kaipod Learning · Newton, MA · 2023

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  • $400,000

    Rock By Rock Llc · Queens, NY · 2022

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  • $400,000

    Rock By Rock Llc · Queens, NY · 2022

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  • $366,600

    Community Education Network Dba Village Leadership Academy · Chicago, IL · 2022

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  • $366,600

    Community Education Network Dba Village Leadership Academy · Chicago, IL · 2022

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  • $350,000

    Distinctive Schools · Chicago, IL · 2022

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  • $350,000

    Distinctive Schools · Chicago, IL · 2022

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  • $300,000

    Brother Rice High School · Chicago, IL · 2022

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  • $300,000

    Brother Rice High School · Chicago, IL · 2022

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  • $300,000

    De La Salle Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022

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  • $300,000

    De La Salle Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022

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  • $250,000

    Boddle Learning · Tulsa, OK · 2024

    Yass prize 2024 - finalist

  • $250,000

    Rural Schools Innovation Zone · Premont, TX · 2024

    Yass prize 2024 - finalist

  • $250,000

    St Marys Academy · New Orleans, LA · 2024

    Yass prize 2024 - finalist

  • $250,000

    The Big Picture Company · Providence, RI · 2024

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  • $250,000

    Altus Academy · Chicago, IL · 2022

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  • $250,000

    Altus Academy · Chicago, IL · 2022

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  • $250,000

    Chicago Hope Academy · Chicago, IL · 2022

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  • $250,000

    Chicago Hope Academy · Chicago, IL · 2022

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  • $250,000

    High School for Recording Arts · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

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  • $250,000

    High School for Recording Arts · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

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  • $250,000

    Moving Everest Charter School · Chicago, IL · 2022

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  • $250,000

    Moving Everest Charter School · Chicago, IL · 2022

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  • $250,000

    Perspectives Charter Schools · Chicago, IL · 2022

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  • $250,000

    Perspectives Charter Schools · Chicago, IL · 2022

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  • $250,000

    Care Elementary School · Miami, FL · 2021

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  • $250,000

    Dallas Education Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2021

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  • $250,000

    Louisiana Key Academy · Baton Rouge, LA · 2021

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  • $249,000

    Gce Lab School · Chicago, IL · 2022

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  • $249,000

    Gce Lab School · Chicago, IL · 2022

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  • $242,667

    The Rock Church · Harrisburg, PA · 2022

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  • $242,667

    The Rock Church · Harrisburg, PA · 2022

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  • $238,000

    Classequity · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2023

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  • $225,000

    Aurora Science and Tech High School · Denver, CO · 2024

    Yass prize 2024 - semifinalist and stop award prize 2024

  • $210,000

    Cafe Momentum Academy · Dallas, TX · 2024

    Yass prize 2024 - semifinalist and stop award prize 2024

  • $205,000

    The Learning Center for the Deaf · Framingham, MA · 2024

    Yass prize 2024 - semifinalist and stop award prize 2024

  • $200,000

    An Achievable Dream · Newport News, VA · 2024

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  • $200,000

    Bridgeway Academy · Columbus, OH · 2024

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  • $200,000

    Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball Charter School · Bronx, NY · 2024

    Yass prize 2024 - semifinalist

  • $200,000

    Freedom Preparatory Academy · Memphis, TN · 2024

    Yass prize 2024 - semifinalist

  • $200,000

    Liberty Steam Charter School · Sumter, SC · 2024

    Yass prize 2024 - semifinalist

  • $200,000

    Liguori Inc Dba Liguori Academy · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Yass prize 2024 - semifinalist

  • $200,000

    Northeast Academy for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies · Elizabeth City, NC · 2024

    Yass prize 2024 - semifinalist

  • $200,000

    Notre Dame School of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Yass prize 2024 - semifinalist

  • $200,000

    Onward Learning · Martin, SD · 2024

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  • $200,000

    Parents Challenge · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

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  • $200,000

    Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

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  • $200,000

    Short Answer · Louisville, NE · 2024

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  • $200,000

    Spark Academy of Adv Tech · Manchester, NH · 2024

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  • $200,000

    The Freedom Institute of Collier County · Naples, FL · 2024

    Yass prize 2024 - semifinalist

  • $200,000

    The Hughen Center Inc Dba Bob Hope School · Port Author, TX · 2024

    Yass prize 2024 - semifinalist

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.