Chicago, Illinois · EIN 366078558. It paid $23.3M across 208 grants in 2024, a median of $75K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.
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These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.
From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202523289349100112. Entries appear as filed.
These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2024 grants.
These are the 15 largest of the 208 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Academy of Education | DC | $2,532,835 | NATIONAL ACADEMY OF EDUCATION/SPENCER POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS (COHORTS 24-25, 25-26, 26-27) |
| 2 | National Academy of Education | DC | $1,753,042 | NATIONAL ACADEMY OF EDUCATION/SPENCER DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS (COHORTS 24-25, 25-26, 26-27) |
| 3 | William T Grant Foundation | NY | $650,000 | SUPPORT FOR THE 2024 INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE GRANT PROGRAM AT THE WILLIAM T. GRANT FOUNDATION |
| 4 | Columbia University in the City of New York | NY | $593,600 | SPENCER EDUCATION JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, 2024 - 2028 |
| 5 | Michigan State University | MI | $483,044 | CREATING TRANSFORMATIVE POSSIBILITY IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES |
| 6 | University of California Berkeley | CA | $392,629 | LINGUISTIC VARIATION AND DISCIPLINARY ACTION ON AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS |
| 7 | University of Kansas Center for Research Inc | KS | $382,906 | THE TRIBAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECT |
| 8 | Flacso Argentina | AR | $274,540 | HISTORY TEACHING THROUGH DIALOGICAL CONTROVERSIES |
| 9 | Boston University | MA | $250,850 | RE-IMAGINING ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Austin | TX | $243,904 | ADMISSION, TUITION, AND HOUSING |
| 11 | University of Wisconsin-madison | WI | $229,772 | SUPPLEMENT FOR CENTER FOR PHILOSOPHICAL REFLECTION ON EDUCATIONAL POLICY AND PRACTICE |
| 12 | Indiana University Bloomington | IN | $221,301 | THRIVING IN COLLEGE |
| 13 | North Carolina State University | NC | $212,830 | EXAMINING RURAL DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAMS |
| 14 | New York University | NY | $209,723 | ORGANIZING FAMILY AND COMMUNITY |
| 15 | University of Colorado Denver | CO | $202,377 | DEVELOPING RESEARCH CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING AND PROGRAM OUTCOMES |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 154 | $21.0M |
| 2021 | 280 | $24.1M |
| 2022 | 277 | $24.7M |
| 2023 | 250 | $19.8M |
| 2024 | 208 | $23.3M |
Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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