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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “curricula”
Where the money went
American Association for the AdvancementWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $408,388 · through 2022Largest: $37,500 to UNIV OF DUBUQUE — integrate science into core curricula
Largest: $1.0M to OBERLIN COLLEGE — to support a collaboration with lorain county community college to establish connected food studies and racial justice curricula and partnerships with local organizations
Largest: $1.3M to NEW VENTURE FUND — for the public interest technology university network challenge fund for subgranting for curricula development, research agendas, and experiential learning programs to create a pip…
Largest: $3.2M to MDRC — to study the impacts of preschool, summer curricula, and enhanced teacher training on early childhood learning.
Largest: $2.5M to Mizzen Education Inc — to support the development of mizzen education, inc. to provide high-quality curricula and resources for afterschool educators and programs.
Largest: $65,000 to KARIM AHMAD — to develop framework documents, toolkits and curricula for industry impact sessions and trainings to drive and advance racial equity principles within the practices of the media ar…
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
4 matching grants · $793,139 · through 2022Largest: $126,287 to REGENTS OF NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY — provide core support for the borderlands and ethnic studies research center to address inequities in prek-12 schools by developing culturally responsive place-based lessons so teac…
Largest: $75,000 to W HAYWOOD BURNS INSTITUTE — support creating of training, curricula, and technical assistance for juvenile justice reform
Largest: $5.0M to Educational Resources Impact Fund LP — to support the provision of loans to nonprofit organizations that are developing high-quality instructional materials for k-12 students and/or providing aligned supports to teacher…
John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA
3 matching grants · $870,566 · through 2024Largest: $290,190 to BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY — asipt verification and renewal curriculum: convening experts, developing solutions, deploying curricula
Largest: $244,688 to COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION — to promote economics education, especially in new york high schools, by recognizing innovative teachers, by promoting successful pedagogies, and by developing culturally relevant c…
Largest: $78,500 to SCIENCE AND DISCOVERY CENTER — to support science and education by engaging students in programs that augment classroom curricula
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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 →