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12 funders with a record of paying for “charter”

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Walton Family Foundation Inc → Charter Fund Inc Dba Charter School Growth Fund: $36M across 4 grants, latest 2023Gates Foundation → Washington State Charter Schools Association: $17M across 16 grants, latest 2024Charter Fund Inc → Texas Charter School Development Inc: $14M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck → Elevate Charter Schools: $6.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024City Fund → Redefined Atlanta: $5.9M across 2 grants, latest 2024Mastery Charter Schools Foundation → Mastery Charter High School: $5.1M across 4 grants, latest 202450can Inc → Dream Charter School: $5.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024Arkansas Public School Resource Center → Friendship Aspire: $3.8M across 2 grants, latest 2024Campaign for Great Public Schools → National Alliance for Public Charter Schools: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2022Kanu O Ka Aina Learning Ohana → Kanu O Ka Aina New Century Public Charter School: $1.6M across 3 grants, latest 2023Mastery Charter High School → Mastery Charter School - Gratz Campus: $684K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Victor Azrak & Sons Family → Magen David Yeshiva: $472K across 4 grants, latest 2025Gates Foundation → Charter Fund Inc: $17M across 4 grants, latest 2024Walton Family Foundation Inc → National Alliance for Public Charter Schools: $16M across 4 grants, latest 2024Charter Fund Inc → Harmony Public Schools: $9.7M across 5 grants, latest 2024City Fund → Blaque Kc: $5.7M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck → Success Academy Charter Schools: $5.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024Arkansas Public School Resource Center → Academies at Rivercrest Highschool: $2.5M across 4 grants, latest 202450can Inc → Democracy Prep New York Charter Schools: $1.9M across 2 grants, latest 2023Kanu O Ka Aina Learning Ohana → Ka Waihona O Ka Na'auao: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2023Campaign for Great Public Schools → Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2021Mastery Charter Schools Foundation → Mastery Charter School - Gratz Camp: $535K across 2 grants, latest 2022Mastery Charter High School → Hardy Williams Academy Charter School: $432K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Victor Azrak & Sons Family → Congregation Bet Torah: $334K across 4 grants, latest 2025Walton Family Foundation Inc → Charter Fund Inc: $13M across 1 grant, latest 2024Charter Fund Inc → Third Future Schools: $8.7M across 6 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply the: $7.0M across 4 grants, latest 2024City Fund → Rochester Education Association for the Development of Youth Inc: $5.3M across 1 grant, latest 2024The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck → Zeta Charter Schools: $4.3M across 1 grant, latest 2024Arkansas Public School Resource Center → Lisa Academy: $2.5M across 4 grants, latest 202450can Inc → Friendship Public Charter School: $1.7M across 1 grant, latest 2024Campaign for Great Public Schools → Dc Charter School Action: $1.3M across 4 grants, latest 2024Kanu O Ka Aina Learning Ohana → Ke Kula 'o Nawahiokalani'opu'u Iki: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2023Mastery Charter High School → Mastery Charter School - Pickett Campus: $364K across 4 grants, latest 2024Mastery Charter Schools Foundation → Mastery Charter School - Mastery Pr: $310K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Victor Azrak & Sons Family → Hatzaleh Ems: $260K across 2 grants, latest 2025Charter Fund Inc → Success Academy Charter Schools Inc: $8.6M across 1 grant, latest 2024Walton Family Foundation Inc → California Charter Schools Association: $7.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024Charter Fund Inc → Colorado Schools Fund: $7.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024Walton Family Foundation Inc → Bes Inc: $6.5M across 2 grants, latest 2023Gates Foundation → Washington Charter School Development Inc: $5.9M across 5 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → National Alliance for Public Charter Schools: $5.8M across 5 grants, latest 2024City Fund → Rooted: $5.2M across 1 grant, latest 2022City Fund → New Schools for Baton Rouge: $5.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024Walton Family Foundation Inc → National Association of Charter School Authorizers: $5.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024Charter Fund Inc → Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: $4.6M across 6 grants, latest 2024City Fund → Equitable Facilities Fund Inc: $4.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024Charter Fund Inc → Bes Inc: $3.8M across 6 grants, latest 2024Charter Fund Inc → Memphis Education Fund Inc: $3.8M across 5 grants, latest 2024The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck → Northeast Charter Schools Network: $3.8M across 2 grants, latest 2023Charter Fund Inc → Zeta Charter Schools Inc: $3.6M across 6 grants, latest 2024Charter Fund Inc → Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas: $3.5M across 4 grants, latest 2024Charter Fund Inc → Dove Schools Inc: $3.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024Charter Fund Inc → Texas Charter Schools Association: $3.3M across 3 grants, latest 2023Charter Fund Inc → Tejano Center for Community Concerns Inc: $3.2M across 4 grants, latest 2024Walton Family Foundation Inc → Illinois Network of Charter Schools: $3.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024Charter Fund Inc → Rocketship Public Schools Texas: $3.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024Charter Fund Inc → Valor Texas Education Foundation: $3.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024Charter Fund Inc → Kipp Texas Inc: $3.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024Charter Fund Inc → National Alliance for Public Charter Schools: $3.0M across 7 grants, latest 2023Charter Fund Inc → Democracy Prep Public Schools: $2.9M across 2 grants, latest 2024City Fund → Rhode Island Education Collective Inc: $2.8M across 2 grants, latest 2024Charter Fund Inc → Kipp Socal Public Schools: $2.6M across 7 grants, latest 2024Charter Fund Inc → 50can Inc: $2.6M across 8 grants, latest 2024Charter Fund Inc: $97M on this topic. Open the funder.Charter Fund Inc$97MWalton Family Foundation Inc: $87M on this topic. Open the funder.Walton Family Foundation Inc$87MGates Foundation: $53M on this topic. Open the funder.Gates Foundation$53MCity Fund: $34M on this topic. Open the funder.City Fund$34MThe Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck: $20M on this topic. Open the funder.The Peter and Carmen Lucia Bu…$20MArkansas Public School Resource Center: $8.8M on this topic. Open the funder.Arkansas Public School Resour…$8.8M50can Inc: $8.6M on this topic. Open the funder.50can Inc$8.6MMastery Charter Schools Foundation: $5.9M on this topic. Open the funder.Mastery Charter Schools Found…$5.9MCampaign for Great Public Schools: $4.7M on this topic. Open the funder.Campaign for Great Public Sch…$4.7MKanu O Ka Aina Learning Ohana: $4.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Kanu O Ka Aina Learning Ohana$4.2MMastery Charter High School: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Mastery Charter High School$1.5MThe Victor Azrak & Sons Family: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.The Victor Azrak & Sons Family$1.1MCharter Fund Inc Dba Charter School Growth Fund: received $36M on this topicCharter Fund Inc Dba Charter Sc…$36MWashington State Charter Schools Association: received $17M on this topicWashington State Charter School…$17MCharter Fund Inc: received $17M on this topicCharter Fund Inc$17MNational Alliance for Public Charter Schools: received $16M on this topicNational Alliance for Public Ch…$16MTexas Charter School Development Inc: received $14M on this topicTexas Charter School Developmen…$14MCharter Fund Inc: received $13M on this topicCharter Fund Inc$13MNational Alliance for Public Charter Schools: received $11M on this topicNational Alliance for Public Ch…$11MHarmony Public Schools: received $9.7M on this topicHarmony Public Schools$9.7MThird Future Schools: received $8.7M on this topicThird Future Schools$8.7MSuccess Academy Charter Schools Inc: received $8.6M on this topicSuccess Academy Charter Schools…$8.6MCalifornia Charter Schools Association: received $7.2M on this topicCalifornia Charter Schools Asso…$7.2MColorado Schools Fund: received $7.0M on this topicColorado Schools Fund$7.0MChartered Institute of Procurement and Supply the: received $7.0M on this topicChartered Institute of Procurem…$7.0MBes Inc: received $6.5M on this topicBes Inc$6.5MElevate Charter Schools: received $6.5M on this topicElevate Charter Schools$6.5MRedefined Atlanta: received $5.9M on this topicRedefined Atlanta$5.9MWashington Charter School Development Inc: received $5.9M on this topicWashington Charter School Devel…$5.9MBlaque Kc: received $5.7M on this topicBlaque Kc$5.7MSuccess Academy Charter Schools: received $5.5M on this topicSuccess Academy Charter Schools$5.5MRochester Education Association for the Development of Youth Inc: received $5.3M on this topicRochester Education Association…$5.3MRooted: received $5.2M on this topicRooted$5.2MMastery Charter High School: received $5.1M on this topicMastery Charter High School$5.1MDream Charter School: received $5.1M on this topicDream Charter School$5.1MNew Schools for Baton Rouge: received $5.0M on this topicNew Schools for Baton Rouge$5.0MNational Association of Charter School Authorizers: received $5.0M on this topicNational Association of Charter…$5.0MYes Prep Public Schools Inc: received $4.6M on this topicYes Prep Public Schools Inc$4.6MZeta Charter Schools: received $4.3M on this topicZeta Charter Schools$4.3MEquitable Facilities Fund Inc: received $4.0M on this topicEquitable Facilities Fund Inc$4.0MFriendship Aspire: received $3.8M on this topicFriendship Aspire$3.8MBes Inc: received $3.8M on this topicBes Inc$3.8MMemphis Education Fund Inc: received $3.8M on this topicMemphis Education Fund Inc$3.8MNortheast Charter Schools Network: received $3.8M on this topicNortheast Charter Schools Netwo…$3.8MZeta Charter Schools Inc: received $3.6M on this topicZeta Charter Schools Inc$3.6MCoral Academy of Science Las Vegas: received $3.5M on this topicCoral Academy of Science Las Ve…$3.5MDove Schools Inc: received $3.3M on this topicDove Schools Inc$3.3MTexas Charter Schools Association: received $3.3M on this topicTexas Charter Schools Associati…$3.3MTejano Center for Community Concerns Inc: received $3.2M on this topicTejano Center for Community Con…$3.2MIllinois Network of Charter Schools: received $3.2M on this topicIllinois Network of Charter Sch…$3.2MRocketship Public Schools Texas: received $3.1M on this topicRocketship Public Schools Texas$3.1MValor Texas Education Foundation: received $3.0M on this topicValor Texas Education Foundation$3.0MKipp Texas Inc: received $3.0M on this topicKipp Texas Inc$3.0MDemocracy Prep Public Schools: received $2.9M on this topicDemocracy Prep Public Schools$2.9MRhode Island Education Collective Inc: received $2.8M on this topicRhode Island Education Collecti…$2.8MKipp Socal Public Schools: received $2.6M on this topicKipp Socal Public Schools$2.6M50can Inc: received $2.6M on this topic50can Inc$2.6MAcademies at Rivercrest Highschool: received $2.5M on this topicAcademies at Rivercrest Highsch…$2.5MLisa Academy: received $2.5M on this topicLisa Academy$2.5MDemocracy Prep New York Charter Schools: received $1.9M on this topicDemocracy Prep New York Charter…$1.9MFriendship Public Charter School: received $1.7M on this topicFriendship Public Charter School$1.7MKanu O Ka Aina New Century Public Charter School: received $1.6M on this topicKanu O Ka Aina New Century Publ…$1.6MKa Waihona O Ka Na'auao: received $1.5M on this topicKa Waihona O Ka Na'auao$1.5MLouisiana Association of Public Charter Schools: received $1.3M on this topicLouisiana Association of Public…$1.3MDc Charter School Action: received $1.3M on this topicDc Charter School Action$1.3MKe Kula 'o Nawahiokalani'opu'u Iki: received $1.1M on this topicKe Kula 'o Nawahiokalani'opu'u…$1.1MMastery Charter School - Gratz Campus: received $684K on this topicMastery Charter School - Gratz…$684KMastery Charter School - Gratz Camp: received $535K on this topicMastery Charter School - Gratz…$535KMagen David Yeshiva: received $472K on this topicMagen David Yeshiva$472KHardy Williams Academy Charter School: received $432K on this topicHardy Williams Academy Charter…$432KMastery Charter School - Pickett Campus: received $364K on this topicMastery Charter School - Picket…$364KCongregation Bet Torah: received $334K on this topicCongregation Bet Torah$334KMastery Charter School - Mastery Pr: received $310K on this topicMastery Charter School - Master…$310KHatzaleh Ems: received $260K on this topicHatzaleh Ems$260K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →