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Kipp Foundation

Name: Kipp Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

118
grants reported: $159.5M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $812,648
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

school start kipp postsecondary academic covid health development

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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

New school start-up and growth capital for KIPP regions
"One KIPP" network initiatives and KIPP Foundation events
Postsecondary match, persistence, nudge, and career integration programs
GPA data infrastructure and academic health measurement
Principal pipeline, executive director, and founding leader development
K-12 academics: early literacy, computer science, an AI math pilot

Typical grant

Median grant is $812,648, with the middle half between $337,000 and $1.78 million. The biggest checks track region size and growth plans: KIPP Texas took $10.8M in 2021 and $5.1M in 2024, KIPP NYC $6.8M in 2022, while small regions like KIPP Minnesota land between $36,000 and $138,000. Nearly every region receives money every single year, so this is recurring subsidy to a fixed roster rather than competitive grantmaking.

Their words

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

“SCHOOL START-UP”
“ONE KIPP AND KF EVENTS”
“POSTSECONDARY NUDGE PROGRAM”
“PRINCIPAL PIPELINE & DEVELOPMENT”
“POSTSECONDARY GPA DATA INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT”

Positioning adjacent work

Understand this is network self-funding: 116 of 118 grants went to KIPP regional entities.
The only research precedent is Mathematica's $100,788 "PRINCIPAL PIPELINE & DEVELOPMENT-EVALUATION STUDY". Size an evaluation ask similarly.
Frame work as measurement of their named lines: postsecondary nudge, GPA academic health, early literacy.
Partner with a specific KIPP region rather than approaching the Foundation cold; regions hold the money.

Worth knowing: This is a national office redistributing to its own affiliates, not an open funder; only two outside organizations appear in four years, Mathematica ($100,788) and The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools ($7,000). The 2024 descriptions collapse into a uniform "SCHOOL START-UP, ONE KIPP AND KF EVENTS" formula, replacing the itemized program lines and COVID-19 assistance of 2021-2023, which suggests less appetite now for discrete project funding.

Top recipients

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

Kipp Texas Public Schools4 grants · $23.5M
Kipp Nyc Public Schools3 grants · $13.9M
Kipp Nashville4 grants · $11.0M
Kipp Southern California Public Schools2 grants · $9.3M
Kipp Capital Region Public Schools (Fka Albany)3 grants · $7.1M
Kipp Socal Public Schools2 grants · $5.7M
Kipp Miami4 grants · $5.1M
Kipp Northern California Public Schools2 grants · $5.0M
Team Academy Charter Schools - Kipp New Jersey3 grants · $4.7M
Kipp Dc Public Schools3 grants · $4.6M

Giving over time

$45.0M

2021

$38.9M

2022

$35.6M

2023

$40.0M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 118 grants.

$10.8M
Kipp Texas Public Schools · Houston, TX · 2021
New school start-up; covid-19 emergency; gpa & advance placement; postsecondary transfer & reenrollment, career, match, and nudge; anniversary scholarship; director of leadership development
$6.8M
Kipp Nyc Public Schools · New York, NY · 2022
School start-up, covid-19 assistance, college persistence, postsecondary match, career integration, postsecondary counseling collaborative, marketing
$5.1M
Kipp Texas Public Schools · Houston, TX · 2024
School start-up, one kipp and kf events
$4.7M
Kipp Southern California Public Schools · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Covid-19 assistance, school start-up, marketing, principal pipeline & development,
$4.6M
Kipp Texas Public Schools · Houston, TX · 2022
School start-up, covid-19 assistance, regional integration support, postsecondary match, career integration, k-12 academics-computer science, marketing
$4.5M
Kipp Southern California Public Schools · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, advocacy and community outreach, postsecondary nudge program, school start-up
$3.9M
Kipp New Jersey · Newark, NJ · 2021
New school start-up; director of leadership development; marketing; covid-19 emergency; postsecondary match, career, and transfer & reenrollment; mental-health & healing
$3.6M
Kipp Indy Public Schools · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
School start-up, one kipp, kf events & fy25 investment in growth and lifting academic outcomes
$3.6M
Kipp Nyc Public Schools · New York, NY · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, postsecondary collaborative, postsecondary career integration, postsecondary nudge program, school start-up
$3.5M
Kipp Nyc Public Schools · New York, NY · 2024
School start-up, one kipp and kf events
$3.4M
Kipp Nyc · New York, NY · 2021
Director of leadership development; successor leadership development; new school start-up; covid-19 emergency; mental-health & healing; postsecondary transfer & reenrollment, career, counseling, and match; anniversary s… read allDirector of leadership development; successor leadership development; new school start-up; covid-19 emergency; mental-health & healing; postsecondary transfer & reenrollment, career, counseling, and match; anniversary scholarship less
$3.4M
Kipp Socal Public Schools · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
School start-up, one kipp and kf events
$3.2M
Kipp Northern California Public Schools · Oakland, CA · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, principal pipeline & development, executive director support, postsecondary readiness support, postsecondary nudge program
$3.2M
Kipp Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2021
Marketing; gpa & advance placement; mental-health & healing assistance; new school start-up; early literacy; director of leadership development
$3.2M
Kipp Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2022
School start-up, covid-19 assistance, college match, gpa academic health, k-12 academics-computer science, data infrastructure, k-12 academics- early literacy
$3.0M
Kipp Texas Public Schools · Houston, TX · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, postsecondary career pathways, student recruitment support, executive director support, postsecondary readiness support, postsecondary gpa data infrastructure management, postsecondary nud… read allAcademic one kipp initiatives, postsecondary career pathways, student recruitment support, executive director support, postsecondary readiness support, postsecondary gpa data infrastructure management, postsecondary nudge program, school start-up less
$2.7M
Kipp Public Schools Northern California · Oakland, CA · 2024
School start-up, one kipp and kf events
$2.6M
Kipp Capital Region Public Schools (Fka Albany) · Albany, NY · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, principal pipeline & development, student recruitment initiatives, gpa data infrastructure management, school start-up
$2.5M
Kipp Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024
School start-up, one kipp and kf events
$2.4M
Kipp Miami · Newark, NJ · 2021
Founding school leader development; new school start-up; mental-health & healing assistance
$2.4M
Kipp Capital Region Public Schools (Fka Albany) · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Covid-19 assistance, postsecondary, k-12 academics-early literacy
$2.3M
Kipp Socal Public Schools · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
New school start-up; postsecondary match; fundraising
$2.3M
Team Academy Charter Schools - Kipp New Jersey · Newark, NJ · 2022
School start-up, covid-19 assistance, college persistence, career integration, k-12 academics-computer science, principal pipeline & development
$2.1M
Kipp Capital Region Public Schools (Fka Albany) · Albany, NY · 2024
School start-up, one kipp and kf events
$2.1M
Kipp Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, postsecondary readiness support, postsecondary gpa data infrastructure management, postsecondary nudge program, school start-up
$2.1M
Kipp Jacksonville Schools · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
School start-up, covid-19 assistance, marketing, school start-up, principal pipeline & development
$2.0M
Kipp Dc · Washington, DC · 2021
Covid-19 emergency funding; mental-health & healing assistance; postsecondary nudge, match, career, and transfer & re-enrollment work; direct of leadership development; new school start-up
$1.9M
Kipp Whole Child Center - Kipp Detroit Public Schools · Detroit, MI · 2024
School start-up, one kipp and kf events
$1.9M
Kipp Dc Public Schools · Washington, DC · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, postsecondary career pathways support, postsecondary nudge program, school start-up
$1.8M
Team Academy Charter Schools - Kipp New Jersey · Newark, NJ · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, principal pipeline & development, postsecondary career pathway support, school start-up
$1.8M
Kipp New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2021
New school start-up; postsecondary match and transfer & reenrollment; gpa, advanced placement and data infrastructure; mental-health & healing; early literacy; anniversary scholarship
$1.8M
Kipp Northern California Public Schools · Oakland, CA · 2022
School start-up, principal pipeline & development, covid-19 assistance, marketing, k-12 academics-computer science, k-12 academics-early literacy
$1.7M
Kipp Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2024
School start-up, one kipp and kf events
$1.7M
Kipp Norcal Public Schools · Oakland, CA · 2021
Gpa & advanced placement; mental-health & healing; postsecondary transfer & reenrollment and match; early literacy; anniversary scholarship; school and successor leadership development; new school start-up
$1.7M
Kipp Dc Public Schools · Washington, DC · 2022
Covid-19 assistance, gpa academic health, career integration, k-12 academics-computer science, marketing, school start-up
$1.6M
Kipp Miami · Miami, FL · 2024
School start-up, one kipp and kf events
$1.5M
Kipp Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL · 2021
New school start-up; gpa & data infrastructure work; mental-health & healing assistance; postsecondary match and transfer & reenrollment work
$1.3M
Kipp North Carolina Public Schools · Durham, NC · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, principal pipeline & development, student recruitment initiatives, postsecondary gpa data infrastructure management, postsecondary nudge program, school start-up
$1.3M
Kipp Albany Public School · Albany, NY · 2021
New school start-up funding; mental-health & healing assistance
$1.2M
Kipp Philadelphia (Kipp Administrative Services) · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, executive director support, postsecondary nudge program, school start-up
$1.2M
Kipp Philadelphia (Kipp Administrative Services) · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
School start-up, ,principal pipeline & development, covid-19 assistance, college persistence, gpa academic health, marketing, k-12 academics-early literacy, data infrastructure
$1.2M
Kipp Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
Covid-19 emergency funding; mental-health & healing assistance; early literacy; new kipp site development; successor prep leadership development
$1.2M
Kipp Metro Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2021
New school start-up; gpa & data infrastructure; mental-health & healing assistance; postsecondary match and transfer & reenrollment work; anniversary scholarship; early literacy; director of leadership development
$1.2M
Kipp St Louis Public Schools · St Louis, MO · 2024
One kipp and kf events
$1.2M
Kipp Philadelphia Public Schools · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
School start-up, one kipp and kf events
$1.2M
Kipp Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2021
New school start-up; mental health & healing assistance; early literacy; gpa & data infrastructure; postsecondary match and transfer & reenrollment
$1.1M
Kipp North Carolina Public Schools · Durham, NC · 2024
School start-up, one kipp and kf events
$1.1M
Kipp Whole Child Center Dba Kipp Michigan · Okemos, MI · 2022
School start-up, early literacy
$1.1M
Kipp Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, principal pipeline & development, advocacy and community outreach, ai math pilot, school start-up
$1.1M
Kipp Jacksonville Schools · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
School start-up, one kipp and kf events
$1.1M
Kipp Dc Public Schools · Washington, DC · 2024
School start-up, one kipp and kf events
$1.1M
Kipp Whole Child Center - Kipp Detroit Public Schools · Detroit, MI · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, executive director support, school start-up
$1.0M
Kipp New Orleans Schools · New Orleans, LA · 2022
School start-up, covid-19 assistance, college match, gpa academic health, k-12 academics-computer science, k-12 academics- early literacy, marketing, principal pipeline & development
$1.0M
Kipp Michigan (Kipp Whole Child Center) · Okemos, MI · 2021
New school start-up; early literacy
$954,697
Kipp Philadelphia Schools · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Director of leadership development; new school start-up; covid-19 emergency; mental-health & healing; postsecondary transfer & reenrollment, match, and persistence; gpa & data infrastructure; early literacy
$949,579
Kipp Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, advocacy and community outreach, student recruitment initiatives, postsecondary readiness support, postsecondary nudge program
$874,151
Kipp Metro Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2024
One kipp and kf events
$843,630
Kipp New Orleans Schools · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, postsecondary readiness support, postsecondary gpa data infrastructure management, postsecondary nudge program, school start-up
$820,405
Kipp North Carolina · Durham, NC · 2021
New school start-up funding; mental-health & healing assistance; postsecondary career, match, and transfer& reenrollment work; gpa & data infrastructure management
$804,892
Kipp Oklahoma City · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
School start-up, one kipp and kf events
$775,066
Kipp St Louis Public Schools · St Louis, MO · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, postsecondary readiness support, postsecondary gpa data infrastructure management, postsecondary nudge program
$717,000
Kipp Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Covid-19 assistance, school start-up, marketing
$667,680
Kipp Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
Mental-health & healing; remote/online learning; early literacy; new school start-up
$665,916
Team Academy Charter Schools - Kipp New Jersey · Newark, NJ · 2024
School start-up, one kipp and kf events
$616,362
Kipp Metro Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, advocacy and community outreach, postsecondary nudge program, school start-up
$604,524
Kipp Colorado Schools · Denver, CO · 2024
One kipp and kf events
$603,433
Kipp North Carolina Public Schools · Durham, NC · 2022
Covid-19 assistance, career integration, k-12 academics-computer science, marketing, school start-up
$600,778
Kipp New Orleans Schools · New Orleans, LA · 2024
One kipp and kf events
$593,862
Kipp Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Covid-19 assistance, marketing, principal pipeline & development, school start-up
$547,748
Kipp Miami · Miami, FL · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, student recruitment initiatives, school start-up
$545,863
Kipp Metro Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Covid-19 assistance, school start-up, k-12 academics-early literacy, marketing, principal pipeline & development
$532,912
Kipp Oklahoma City · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
School start-up, principal pipeline & development, covid-19 assistance, marketing
$532,806
Kipp St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2021
Covid-19 emergency; mental-health & healing; postsecondary match; early literacy; new school start-up; leadership award
$519,445
Kipp Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
One kipp and kf events
$513,165
Kipp Jacksonville Schools · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, advocacy and community outreach, principal pipeline & development, executive director support, school start-up
$493,798
Kipp Colorado Schools · Denver, CO · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, executive director support, postsecondary nudge program
$490,096
Kipp Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2024
One kipp, new school growth & expansion and kf events
$482,980
Kipp Massachusetts · Lynn, MA · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, postsecondary gpa data infrastructure management
$474,510
Kipp Memphis Public Schools · Memphis, TN · 2022
Covid-19 assistance, marketing, gpa academic health, college persistence
$462,634
Kipp Miami · Miami, FL · 2022
School start-up, covid-19 assistance, marketing
$461,018
Kipp Massachusetts · Lynn, MA · 2024
One kipp and kf events
$438,318
Kipp Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, student recruitment initiatives,
$408,864
Kipp Oklahoma City · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, postsecondary nudge program, school start-up
$407,156
Kipp Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, postsecondary readiness support, postsecondary gpa data infrastructure management, postsecondary nudge program, student recruitment initiatives, school start-up
$387,633
Kipp Tulsa Public Charter Schools · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, postsecondary readiness support, postsecondary nudge program, school start-up
$387,417
Kipp Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, advocacy and community outreach, student recruitment initiatives
$381,831
Kipp Memphis Collegiate Schools · Memphis, TN · 2021
Postsecondary career, match, persistence, and transfer & reenrollment work; covid-19 emergency funding; early literacy
$341,945
Kipp Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2022
Covid-19 assistance, gpa academic health, k-12 academics-computer science, marketing
$335,350
Kipp Colorado Schools · Denver, CO · 2021
Postsecondary match, persistence, and transfer & re-enrollment work; early literacy; director of leadership development
$332,972
Kipp Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2021
Mental-health assistance; postsecondary match; early literacy
$316,086
Kipp Oklahoma City · Oklahoma City, OK · 2021
Mental-health & healing; postsecondary match and transfer & reenrollment; new school start-up
$304,863
Kipp Tulsa Public Charter Schools · Tulsa, OK · 2022
School start-up, covid-19 assistance, gpa academic health, marketing, k-12 academics-computer science
$300,000
Kipp Cooper Norcross Academy · Newark, NJ · 2022
Mental health assistance; postsecondary match; founding school leader development
$296,609
Mathematica Policy Research · Washington, DC · 2021
Principal pipeline & development-evaluation study
$291,753
Kipp Delta Public Schools · Helena, AZ · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, executive director support, postsecondary nudge program
$283,806
Kipp Memphis Public Schools · Memphis, TN · 2023
Academic one kipp initiatives, advocacy and community outreach, student recruitment initiatives, postsecondary readiness support, postsecondary gpa data infrastructure management, postsecondary nudge program
$278,485
Kipp Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2021
Covid-19 emergency funding; early literacy; mental-health & healing assistance
$276,313
Kipp Delta Public Schools · Helena, AR · 2021
Covid-19 emergency funding; mental-health & healing assistance; postsecondary transfer & re-enrollment and match work
$274,575
Kipp Delta Public Schools · Helena, AZ · 2024
One kipp and kf events
$271,343
Kipp Massachusetts · Lynn, MA · 2021
Founding school leader development; successor prep leadership development; mental-health & healing assistance; postsecondary match and transfer & reenrollment

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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.