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Foundations that fund literacy research

12 private foundations with a record of paying for literacy, taken from their IRS Form 990-PF filings. These are grants already made — evidence of what a funder backs, not an open call.

• THE ROBERT E FRAZIER TRI-CITY AREA

  2 grants · $19,000 · through 2023

  Largest: $9,500 to CUMBERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HARLAN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (#5) — "dreambox reading" literacy intervention program for grades 3-8.

  IRS filings for EIN 453278636

• FLINT FAMILY FOUNDATION

  1 grant · $30,000 · through 2023

  Largest: $30,000 to READING PARTNERS — reading partners' literacy intervention program

  IRS filings for EIN 300582777

• ONEOK FOUNDATION INC

  1 grant · $65,000 · through 2023

  Largest: $65,000 to READING PARTNERS — literacy intervention program

  IRS filings for EIN 731503823

• American Electric Power Foundation

  1 grant · $50,000 · through 2023

  Largest: $50,000 to READING PARTNERS — one-on-one literacy intervention program

  IRS filings for EIN 203886453

• THE ANNE AND HENRY ZARROW FOUNDATION

  1 grant · $50,000 · through 2022

  Largest: $50,000 to READING PARTNERS — one-on-one literacy intervention program

  IRS filings for EIN 731286874

• LEO M SHORTINO FAMILY FOUNDATION

  1 grant · $20,000 · through 2022

  Largest: $20,000 to READING PARTNERS — literacy intervention program

  IRS filings for EIN 680237238

• Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust

  1 grant · $100,000 · through 2023

  Largest: $100,000 to Indiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics — continued support to maintain a full-time program coordinator for the reach out and read program to provide literacy intervention services during well-child pediatric visits.

  IRS filings for EIN 356644088

• TD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

  1 grant · $10,000 · through 2022

  Largest: $10,000 to FRESH YOUTH INITIATIVES INC — the reading zone literacy instruction and intervention program

  IRS filings for EIN 141864317

• THE ALEXION CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC

  1 grant · $15,000 · through 2023

  Largest: $15,000 to NEW HAVEN READS COMMUNITY — the grant will support the project titled, supporting structured literacy interventions, which has the purpose of providing tutoring programs for students in grades 1-12, who are reading lower than grade level. program is free of charge. each student attends 1-2 hours per week during the school year and can attend 6-week summer session. goal is to have at least 97% of students increase literacy scores between october 2023 and may 2024.

  IRS filings for EIN 831065602

• CLAREMONT SAVINGS BANK FOUNDATION

  1 grant · $3,100 · through 2022

  Largest: $3,100 to REACH OUT AND READ INC — to fund early literacy and early relational health intervention programs

  IRS filings for EIN 331014741

• HILLCREST FOUNDATION

  1 grant · $35,000 · through 2021

  Largest: $35,000 to READING PARTNERS — reading partners literacy intervention for systemically disadvantaged north texas k-3 students - for needed equipment to implement program

  IRS filings for EIN 756007565

• THE CRAIL-JOHNSON FOUNDATION

  1 grant · $10,000 · through 2023

  Largest: $10,000 to READING PARTNERS LOS ANGELES — to support our program in los angeles as we meet the overwhelming demand for literacy intervention in pandemic-impacted communities. for the 2022-23 school year, we will serve 740 students at 15 schools in los angeles with the support of 880 tutors.

  IRS filings for EIN 330247161

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, filing years 2019–2023. Foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.