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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 “learner”
Where the money went
Largest: $150,000 to PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA — to conduct timely english learner research and engage policymakers about critical education policy issues affecting all english learners in california.
Ascendium Education SolutionsMadison, WICharity · may take applications
48 matching grants · $38.1M · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INC — grant- expansion of the tech college student legal aid program- satisfaction progress of the project milestones (months 13-24) objectives 1 & 2 grant- lawyers for learners program …
Largest: $25,000 to GEORGIA PARTNERSHIP FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION INC — this grant will support the black learner success community conversation summit which will be developing community-based strategies to address the decline in black enrollment in po…
Largest: $180,771 to DENTON ISD — raising blended learners
Largest: $300,000 to The Center for Learner Equity Inc — to support the development of research and communications aimed at improving outcomes for learners with disabilities.
Community PartnersLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
38 matching grants · $791,464 · through 2023Largest: $80,000 to LLEA INC DBA LITTLE LEARNERS EXPLORATION ACADEMY — arpa childcare provider beneficiary grant
Largest: $300,000 to ENGLISH LEARNERS SUCCESS FORUM — to set and support standards for pk-2 instructional materials that are effective for multilingual learners
Alliance for a Better CommunityLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $467,500 · through 2024Largest: $60,000 to PROMESA BOYLE HEIGHTS AT PROYECTO PASTORAL — consortium for english learner success advisory organization/ narrative change project to mobilize and expand support for multilingual learners in la county.
Largest: $15,000 to Lehigh University — research communications: when english learners with disabilities become long-term english learners
Largest: $250,000 to COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC — to support rgv focus's collective impact approach to serve all rgv learners toward completion of a degree or credential.
Early Learning Coalition of BrowardFort Lauderdale, FLCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $1.7M · through 2024Largest: $457,053 to GLOBAL LEARNERS ACADEMY — child care reimbursements and other grants (non-recurring) to providers
Largest: $300,000 to CARNEGIE MUSEUMS OF PITTSBURGH — to support the creation of a new exhibition, natural wonder, for early learners and their families
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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 →