Accepts applications
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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $12,952,023 | $10,652,996 | $8,659,599 | $194,177,460 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 83% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMONLIT INCWASHINGTON, DC | PILOT OF ELA CURRICULUM | $200,000 | 2021 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| M Alexander Calder | TRUSTEE/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40.00 | $421,557 |
| Peter D Calder | TRUSTEE | 15.00 | $211,390 |
| Frank E Shanley | TRUSTEE | 15.00 | $211,390 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $194,177,460 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $11,695,845 | $10,920,251 | $9,199,580 | $171,380,883 | $171,380,883 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $15,916,968 | $11,524,032 | $9,413,261 | $170,366,757 | $170,366,757 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $22,000,872 | $12,141,785 | $9,996,538 | $216,288,032 | $216,288,032 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $11,713,417 | $11,087,184 | $9,042,565 | $188,480,821 | $188,480,821 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $14,696,625 | $9,747,598 | $7,718,157 | $183,822,034 | $183,822,034 |
| SCHOOL GROWTH |
| $200,000 |
| 2022 |
| KIPP NEW YORK INCNEW YORK, NY | SCIENCE OF READING | $200,000 | 2024 |
| ROOM TO GROW NATIONAL INCBRONX, NY | TWO-GENERATION FAMILY LEARNING | $200,000 | 2024 |
| TNTP INCNEW YORK, NY | BLENDED LITERACY SCHOOL MODEL PARTNERSHIPS IN OAKLAND AND CHICAGO | $200,000 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY CHARTER SCHOOLLIVINGSTON, AL | ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING | $200,000 | 2021 |
| THE THOMAS B FORDHAM INSTITUTEWASHINGTON, DC | CORE POLICY, RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATIONS | $200,000 | 2019 |
| SETON EDUCATION PARTNERSMatched to this organization because 8 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.NEW YORK, NY | GROWTH OF CHARTER SCHOOLS | $200,000 | 2024 |
| ROOM TO GROW NATIONAL INCBRONX, NY | TWO-GENERATION FAMILY LEARNING | $200,000 | 2023 |
| VISTA COLLEGE PREPARATORY INCPHOENIX, AZ | SCIENCE OF READING | $200,000 | 2023 |
| DEKALB BRILLIANCE ACADEMY INCDECATUR, GA | GROWTH OF CHARTER SCHOOLS | $200,000 | 2023 |
| IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLSWESLACO, TX | GRADE-LEVEL GROWTH AT IDEA BRIDGE AND IDEA INNOVATION SCHOOLS IN BATON ROUGE, LA | $200,000 | 2019 |
| STRIVE PREPARATORY SCHOOLSDENVER, CO | SCIENCE OF READING | $195,000 | 2024 |
| REACH OUT AND READ INCBOSTON, MA | TWO GENERATION | $175,000 | 2022 |
| REACH OUT AND READ INCBOSTON, MA | TWO-GENERATION FAMILY LEARNING | $175,000 | 2023 |
| THOMAS B FORDHAM INSTITUTEMatched to this organization because 5 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WASHINGTON, DC | CIVICS, CHARACTER EDUCATION, PANDEMIC RECOVERY RESEARCH AND REPORTS | $150,000 | 2021 |
| CLARKSDALE COLLEGIATE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.CLARKSDALE, MS | INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT K-8 SCHOOL AND LAUNCH OF STEM PROGRAM | $150,000 | 2019 |
| NEW SCHOOLS FOR BATON ROUGEBATON ROUGE, LA | EXPANSION OF KIPP INTO BATON ROUGE | $150,000 | 2019 |
| NEW SCHOOLS FOR BATON ROUGEBATON ROUGE, LA | EXPANSION OF KIPP NEW ORLEANS INTO BATON ROUGE | $150,000 | 2020 |
| TRUE NORTH CLASSICAL ACADEMY INCMIAMI, FL | CAPACITY BUILDING FOR NETWORK EXPANSION | $150,000 | 2021 |
| KIPP COLORADO SCHOOLSDENVER, CO | GRADE-LEVEL GROWTH AT KIPP SUNSHINE PEAK ELEMENTARY | $150,000 | 2021 |
| CLARKSDALE COLLEGIATECLARKSDALE, MS | GROWTH OF CHARTER SCHOOLS | $150,000 | 2024 |
| LITERACY PARTNERS INCNEW YORK, NY | TWO GENERATION | $150,000 | 2022 |
| EXCELLENT SCHOOLS NEW MEXICOALBUQUERQUE, NM | SCHOOL GROWTH | $150,000 | 2022 |
| ACHIEVEMENT FIRST INCNEW HAVEN, CT | GRADE-LEVEL GROWTH AT ACHIEVEMENT FIRST PROVIDENCE MAYORAL ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL | $150,000 | 2019 |
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Oct 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202441319349102879
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Oct 31, 2022
Filing id 202331019349102818
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Oct 31, 2021
Filing id 202241399349100429
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Oct 31, 2020
Filing id 202101269349102930
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Oct 31, 2019
Filing id 202031159349100113
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.