Funding search · EIN 942850977 · Phoenix, AZ
Helios Education Foundation
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 316
- grants reported
- $86.4M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $40,000
- 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.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Education Forward Arizona4 grants · $10.4M
- Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation3 grants · $5.6M
- Northern Arizona University Foundation1 grant · $3.8M
- Teach for America - Miami-Dade2 grants · $2.6M
- Teach for America - Phoenix4 grants · $2.4M
- Candelen3 grants · $2.3M
- University of Central Florida Foundation4 grants · $2.2M
- Aliento2 grants · $2.0M
- Achieve Miami3 grants · $2.0M
- Read Better Be Better4 grants · $1.8M
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 316 grants.
- $6.1M
Education Forward Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
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- $4.0M
Education Forward Arizona · 2023
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- $3.8M
Northern Arizona University Foundation · 2022
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- $3.7M
Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2024
See part iv
- $2.5M
Teach for America - Miami-Dade · 2023
See part iv
- $2.2M
Teach for America - Phoenix · 2023
See part iv
- $2.0M
University of Central Florida Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2021
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- $1.9M
Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2021
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- $1.8M
Read Better Be Better · 2022
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- $1.6M
Community Foundation of Tampa Bay · 2022
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- $1.6M
St Petersburg College Foundation · St Petersburg, FL · 2021
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- $1.5M
All in Education · 2023
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- $1.5M
Aliento · 2023
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- $1.5M
Make Way for Books · 2023
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- $1.5M
Miami Dade College Foundation · 2022
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- $1.4M
Hillsborough Education Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2021
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- $1.4M
University of South Florida Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2024
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- $1.3M
University of Arizona Foundation · 2022
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- $1.3M
Valencia College Foundation · 2022
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- $1.1M
Arizona Board of Regents · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
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- $1.1M
Broward Education Foundation · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024
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- $1.1M
Arizona Science Center · 2023
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- $1.0M
Center for the Future of Arizona · 2023
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- $1.0M
Candelen · Tempe, AZ · 2024
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- $1.0M
Achieve Miami · 2023
See part iv
- $1.0M
Phoenix Suns Charities · 2023
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- $1.0M
The Children'S Movement of Florida · 2023
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- $980,000
Consortium of Florida Education Foundations · Gainesville, FL · 2024
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- $968,000
Arizona Community Fdn · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
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- $955,000
Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation · 2022
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- $950,000
Florida College System Foundation · Tallahassee, FL · 2021
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- $930,000
Facct Initiatives · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
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- $905,500
Arizona Community Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
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- $900,000
Southwest Human Development · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
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- $865,000
Breakthrough Miami · Miami, FL · 2024
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- $861,690
Impact Florida · 2022
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- $800,000
Florida Children'S Council · Tallahassee, FL · 2021
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- $760,000
Southwest Human Development · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
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- $750,000
Heart of Florida United Way · Orlando, FL · 2024
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- $725,385
Florida Chamber Foundation · 2023
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- $721,500
Candelen · Tempe, AZ · 2021
See Part IV
- $600,000
Consortium of Florida Education Foundations · 2022
See part iv
- $550,000
Candelen · 2022
See part iv
- $534,500
Aliento · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
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- $512,888
Valley of the Sun United Way · 2022
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- $507,500
Translational Genomics Research Institute Foundation · 2023
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- $500,000
Achieve Miami · Miami, FL · 2024
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- $500,000
Camp Catanese Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
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- $500,000
The Able Trust · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
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- $500,000
Achieve Miami · 2022
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- $500,000
Phoenix Final Four Local Organizing Committee · 2022
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- $500,000
Arizona Board of Regents · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
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- $480,000
Arizona School Administrators · 2023
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- $454,000
Arizona Community Foundation · 2023
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- $450,000
Wested · 2022
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- $445,000
Wested · Seal Beach, CA · 2024
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- $428,000
Florida Philanthropic Network · 2023
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- $400,000
Tucson Values Teachers · Tucson, AZ · 2024
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- $400,000
University of Florida · 2023
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- $393,000
Wested · 2023
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- $380,000
Wested · Los Alamitos, CA · 2021
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- $333,025
Valley Leadership · 2022
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- $330,000
Az Center for Comm College Success · 2022
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- $325,000
American Business Immigration Coalition · Chicago, IL · 2021
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- $300,000
Broward Public Library Foundation · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024
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- $300,000
University of Florida Board of Trustees · 2022
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- $265,000
University of Florida Board of Trustees · Gainesville, FL · 2021
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- $253,000
Early Learning Coalition of Orange County · Orlando, FL · 2021
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- $250,000
Institute for Citizens and Scholars · Princeton, NJ · 2024
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- $250,000
Phoenix Final Four Local Organizing Committee · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
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- $250,000
Florida College System Foundation · 2022
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- $250,000
Early Learning Coalition of Osceola County · Kissimmee, FL · 2021
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- $250,000
Institute for Citizens and Scholars · Princeton, NJ · 2021
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- $236,000
Florida State University Foundation · Tallahassee, FL · 2021
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- $226,500
Tucson Values Teachers · Tucson, AZ · 2021
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- $220,000
Yavapai County Education Services Agency · 2023
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- $215,794
University of South Florida Foundation · 2023
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- $201,200
The Children'S Movement of Florida · Miami, FL · 2021
See Part IV
- $200,000
Valencia College Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2024
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- $200,000
Florida State University Research Foundation · 2022
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- $200,000
Florida International University Foundation · Miami, FL · 2021
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- $192,150
Education Forward Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
See part iv
- $166,000
University of Arizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2021
See Part IV
- $164,900
Pinellas Education Foundation · Largo, FL · 2021
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- $154,280
Hillsborough Education Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2024
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- $150,500
Leadership Florida · 2022
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- $150,000
Elevation Scholars · Orlando, FL · 2024
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- $150,000
Famu Foundation · 2023
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- $150,000
Open Campus Media · 2023
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- $139,900
Take Stock in Children · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024
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- $135,175
Take Stock in Children · 2022
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- $127,750
National College Attainment Network · 2023
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- $125,185
Florida Philanthropic Network · Tampa, FL · 2021
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- $125,000
Florida International University Foundation · 2023
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- $125,000
University of Central Florida Foundation · 2023
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- $125,000
Council for a Strong America · 2022
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- $121,450
Asu Foundation for a New American University · 2023
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- $119,350
Pinellas Education Foundation · Largo, FL · 2024
See part iv
- $105,000
Valley of the Sun Ymca · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
See Part IV
- $100,000
Arizona Charter Schools Association · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
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