666 private foundations reported education grants in New York on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2022–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2022–2025, 666 private foundations reported 2,281 grants for education totaling $311,169,897 to 1,720 organizations in New York. The most-funded New York communities were New York, Brooklyn, Rochester. Gates Foundation reported the most education giving — $99,497,317 across 90 grants. The median grant was $20,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | 90 | $99,497,317 |
| Priem Family Foundation | 1 | $27,539,059 |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | 4 | $19,572,000 |
| Pinkerton Foundation | 138 | $14,309,580 |
| The Duke Endowment | 3 | $12,599,201 |
| Tenacre Foundation | 2 | $6,595,500 |
| ESL Charitable Foundation | 77 | $6,373,601 |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | 4 | $5,870,000 |
| Carnegie Corporation of NEW York | 24 | $5,617,821 |
| Popplestone Foundation | 3 | $5,500,000 |
| JAY and Jean Schottenstein Foundation | 8 | $4,145,967 |
| The Selander Foundation | 1 | $3,894,687 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 | $27,539,059 |
| Fund for Public Schools | 13 | $21,813,438 |
| Mdrc | 6 | $14,723,089 |
| Schrodinger Inc | 1 | $14,500,000 |
| Cornell University | 14 | $11,039,349 |
| Blue Meridian Partners Inc | 1 | $9,833,000 |
| Unbounded Learning Inc | 2 | $8,321,124 |
| Teach for ALL | 1 | $6,266,000 |
| Zearn | 2 | $6,094,000 |
| United States Fund for Unicef | 6 | $5,853,750 |
| NEO Philanthropy | 3 | $5,365,000 |
| Partnership for ED Advancement Inc | 3 | $4,284,202 |
| Matriculate Inc | 1 | $4,230,000 |
| National Center for Civic Innovation | 6 | $4,061,862 |
| Bank Street College of Education | 8 | $3,809,520 |
666 private foundations reported education grants in New York on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $311,169,897. The largest by reported dollars were Gates Foundation, Priem Family Foundation, The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
1,720 distinct organizations appear as recipients in New York, led by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Fund for Public Schools, Mdrc. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported education grant in New York was $20,000, and the largest single reported grant was $27,539,059. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2022–2025). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
