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Foundations that fund teacher preparation research

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

• THE SHERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION

  1 grant · $60,000 · through 2023

  Largest: $60,000 to UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI — to support teacher preparation and training.

  IRS filings for EIN 205667031

• Meadows Foundation Inc

  1 grant · $100,000 · through 2022

  Largest: $100,000 to RELAY Graduate School of Education — toward continued support of a competency-based training program to prepare effective public school teachers

  IRS filings for EIN 756015322

• THE BELK FOUNDATION

  1 grant · $50,000 · through 2021

  Largest: $50,000 to KIPP CHARLOTTE A REGIONAL SCHOOL OF KIPP NORTH CAROLINA — program support to explore the launch of a kipp north carolina educator preparation program to train and license teachers

  IRS filings for EIN 270237197

• HONDA USA FOUNDATION

  1 grant · $78,753 · through 2022

  Largest: $78,753 to NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION — in preparation for the mate rov competition, middle and high school educators receive hands-on training using underwater robotics kits and adopting the mate rov program into their classroom or school club. following the training, teachers recruit and train a student team who are then mentored and supported by mate staff and advisors, veteran mate rov educators and stem professionals, leading up to the competition held annually every spring. during the competition, teams navigate through a series of challenging underwater science missions covering topics such as marine renewable energy sources, offshore aquaculture, and storing "blue" carbon from the atmosphere and oceans.

  IRS filings for EIN 953924667

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