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The Nea Foundation for the Improvement

Name: The Nea Foundation for the Improvement grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

85
grants reported: $4.8M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $34,000
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.

Top recipients

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

Aeh Community Health Services Center4 grants · $675,000
Batesville School District4 grants · $617,500
City of Little Rock Co Little Rock Public Schools3 grants · $573,000
National Center for Youth Law2 grants · $350,000
Community Foundation for Mississippi4 grants · $318,000
Institute for Democratic Ed in America2 grants · $260,000
Institute for Educational Leadership2 grants · $256,841
Education First Consulting Llc1 grant · $215,000
Rural Community Alliance4 grants · $214,000
Little Rock Public Schools1 grant · $200,000

Giving over time

$1.4M

2021

$1.0M

2022

$989,453

2023

$1.4M

2024

Grant history

All 85 reported grants, largest first.

$250,000
National Center for Youth Law · Oakland, CA · 2021
Special grants
$225,000
Aeh Community Health Services Center · Clarksdale, MS · 2024
Special grants
$225,000
Aeh Community Health Services Center · Clarksdale, MS · 2023
Community schools
$225,000
City of Little Rock Co Little Rock Public Schools · Little Rock, AR · 2023
Community schools
$215,000
Education First Consulting Llc · Seattle, WA · 2021
Special grants
$200,000
Batesville School District · Batesville, AR · 2024
Special grants
$200,000
Little Rock Public Schools · Little Rock, AR · 2024
Planning grants
$198,000
City of Little Rock Co Little Rock Public Schools · Little Rock, AR · 2022
Community schools
$150,000
Batesville School District · Batesville, AR · 2023
Community schools
$150,000
Aeh Community Health Services Center · Clarksdale, MS · 2022
Community schools
$150,000
Batesville School District · Batesville, AR · 2022
Community schools
$150,000
City of Little Rock Co Little Rock Public Schools · Little Rock, AR · 2021
Community schools
$141,841
Institute for Educational Leadership · Washington, DC · 2022
Community schools
$130,000
Institute for Democratic Ed in America · Jackson, MS · 2024
Special grants
$130,000
Institute for Democratic Ed in America · Jackson, MS · 2023
Community schools
$120,000
Community Foundation for Mississippi · Jackson, MS · 2024
Special grants
$117,500
Batesville School District · Batesville, AR · 2021
Community schools
$115,000
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff · Pine Bluff, AR · 2024
Planning grants
$115,000
Institute for Educational Leadership · Washington, DC · 2021
Community schools
$100,000
National Center for Youth Law · Oakland, CA · 2024
Special grants
$82,000
One Voice · Jackson, MS · 2022
Community schools
$80,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2021
Special grants
$80,000
Rural Community Alliance · Little Rock, AR · 2021
Community schools
$75,000
Aeh Community Health Services Center · Clarksdale, MS · 2021
Community schools
$67,500
Louisiana Association of Educators · Baton Rouge, LA · 2022
Community schools
$66,000
Community Foundation for Mississippi · Jackson, MS · 2023
Community schools
$66,000
Community Foundation for Mississippi · Jackson, MS · 2022
Community schools
$66,000
Community Foundation for Mississippi · Jackson, MS · 2021
Community schools
$64,500
Journey for Justice Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community schools
$60,000
One Voice · Jackson, MS · 2021
Community schools
$58,500
Clarksdale Municipal School District · Clarksdale, MS · 2023
Community schools
$58,000
Clarksdale Municipal School District · Clarksdale, MS · 2024
Special grants
$58,000
North Iberville High School Iberville STEM Academy · Rosedale, LA · 2021
Community schools
$55,000
Rural Community Alliance · Little Rock, AR · 2024
Special grants
$50,000
Grantmakers for Education · Portland, OR · 2024
Special grants
$50,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Responsive grant
$45,000
Rural Community Alliance · Little Rock, AR · 2023
Community schools
$45,000
Network for Public Education Fund · New York City, NY · 2022
Responsive grant
$35,000
Learning Policy Institute · Palo Alto, CA · 2024
Special grants
$35,000
National Network of State Teachers of the Year · Wichita, KS · 2024
Special grants
$35,000
Partnership for the Future of Learning · Glen Allen, VA · 2024
Special grants
$35,000
Schott Foundation for Public Education · Quincy, MA · 2021
Special grants
$34,000
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff · Pine Bluff, AR · 2023
Community schools
$34,000
Rural Community Alliance · Little Rock, AR · 2022
Community schools
$31,000
Louisiana Association of Educators · Baton Rouge, LA · 2021
Community schools
$30,000
Communityshare · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Special grants
$30,000
West Tallahatchie School District · Sumner, MS · 2024
Planning grants
$30,000
Mikva Challenge · Chicago, IL · 2022
Responsive grant
$25,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Special grants
$25,000
Quitman County School District · Marks, MS · 2024
Special grants
$25,000
Schott Foundation for Public Education · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Special grants
$25,000
Stone Lantern Films · Suffern, NY · 2022
Responsive grant
$24,000
Grantmakers for Education · Portland, OR · 2023
Special grants
$20,000
Step Up Louisiana · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Special grants
$20,000
Arkansas Education Association · Little Rock, AR · 2023
Community schools
$20,000
Emmett Till Interpretive Center · Sumner, MI · 2022
Responsive grant
$20,000
National Teachers Hall of Fame · Emporia, KS · 2021
Special grants
$15,000
National Public Education Support Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Special grants
$15,000
Emmett Till Interpretive Center · Sumner, MI · 2023
Responsive grant
$15,000
The Namie Foundation · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2023
Responsive grant
$15,000
West Tallahatchie School District · Sumner, MS · 2023
Community schools
$15,000
Lindbergh Schools · St Louis, MO · 2021
Grants to educators
$14,005
La Grange School District 102 · La Grange Park, IL · 2024
Special grants
$12,922
Louisiana Association of Educators · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024
Planning grants
$11,000
Stonington Middle School · Mystic, CT · 2021
Grants to educators
$10,000
Arkansas Education Association · Little Rock, AR · 2024
Special grants
$10,000
Education Leaders of Color · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Special grants
$10,000
Gateway Community Development Corporation · North Brentwood, MD · 2024
Special grants
$10,000
Growth Philanthropy Network · New York, NY · 2024
Special grants
$10,000
Madison Metropolitan School District · Madison, WI · 2024
Planning grants
$10,000
The Namie Foundation · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2024
Special grants
$10,000
International Community High School · Bronx, NY · 2022
Special grants
$10,000
Arkansas Education Association · Little Rock, AR · 2021
Community schools
$10,000
Billings Public Schools · Billings, MT · 2021
Grants to educators
$10,000
International Community High School · Bronx, NY · 2021
Special grants
$10,000
Milwaukee Board of School Directors · Milwaukee, WI · 2021
Grants to educators
$7,500
Grantmakers for Education · Portland, OR · 2022
Special grants
$7,000
Californians for Justice Education Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Special grants
$7,000
Quitman County Development Org · Marks, MS · 2021
Community schools
$6,525
Simon Baruch Middle School · New York, NY · 2021
Grants to educators
$5,948
Edmonds Education Association · Lynnwood, WA · 2021
Grants to educators
$-21,338
Various Returned & Canceled Grants · Washington, DC · 2021
Returned & canceled grants
$-45,722
Various Returned & Canceled Grants · Washington, DC · 2022
Various returned & canceled grants
$-97,547
Various Returned & Canceled Grants · Washington, DC · 2023
Various returned & canceled grants
$-246,446
Various Returned & Canceled Grants · Washington, DC · 2024
Various returned & canceled grants

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