Funding search · STEM education · Washington DC
Who funds STEM education work in Washington DC
15 funders have a record of paying for STEM education work by Washington DC recipients: 36 grants totaling $7.9M, most recently in 2024 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Carnegie Corporation of New York ($2.6M), The Chicago Community Trust ($849,500) and Glenn W Bailey Charitable Trust ($1.3M).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Washington DC recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $420,000 to National Academy of Sciences — as one-time project support for the board on science education to establish an action collaborative initiative to support science education across the country
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $849,500 · through 2022Largest: $342,500 to Smithsonian Institution — support for the latino gallery of the smithsonian latino center. support for the smithsonian science education center. support for the smithsonian american art museum/ margaret rob…
Glenn W Bailey Charitable TrustWest Palm Beach, FL
3 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $750,000 to NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION — field science and environmental stem education at everglades
Largest: $100,000 to NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES — for consensus study on equity in pre-k-12 stem education
Leo Model FoundationPhiladelphia, PA
3 matching grants · $39,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE (AAAS) — science education, support, cooperation
Largest: $443,000 to COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA- MI — identify and remove transportation barriers to access high quality stem education for students and families in low socioecomonic and underrepresented communities.
Largest: $25,850 to NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE — addressing inequality in prek-12 stem education
Largest: $2,500 to CHALLENGER CENTER FOR SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION — general & unrestricted
Largest: $1,000 to SOCIETY FOR SCIENCE AND THE PUBLIC — science education
Rockefeller Philanthropy AdvisorsNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $1.3M to NEW VENTURE FUND — civil rights, social action & advocacy, crime & legal-related, education, civil rights, social action & advocacy, social science, education, philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking…
Largest: $2,000 to CHALLENGER CENTER FOR SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION — in support of general operations.
Largest: $200,000 to SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION — earths history smithsonian sciences education academy for teachers in st. paul, minnesota
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