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.
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 | $85,433,733 | $72,641,003 | $73,462,589 | $1,544,151,334 |
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 | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA | To support the implementation of the REACH Deeper college cohort | $698,500 | 2023 | |
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.
| $1,525,635,254 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $54,331,663 | $90,342,377 | $89,865,542 | $1,447,572,232 | $1,437,830,377 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $103,090,471 | $65,552,907 | $69,151,951 | $1,413,211,168 | $1,372,985,522 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $177,941,571 | $96,835,332 | $82,845,134 | $1,602,580,672 | $1,583,069,846 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $124,727,424 | $70,210,915 | $70,556,639 | $1,416,758,091 | $1,402,412,447 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $124,890,321 | $87,713,868 | $92,662,132 | $1,274,092,392 | $1,250,990,063 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $66,471,132 | $77,091,548 | $82,684,117 | $1,202,918,515 | $1,174,928,588 |
| Oregon Higher Education Coordinating CommissionSalem, OR |
| To support Oregon's efforts to increase adult, African-American, Hispanic, and American Indian attainment (through Adult Promise and TIE). |
| $689,000 |
| 2019 |
| Hechinger Institute on Education and the MediaNew York, NY | To produce, publish, and broker publication of in-depth national education stories about the need for more people to receive education and training beyond high school. | $675,000 | 2019 |
| American Institutes for ResearchMatched to this organization because 13 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.Arlington, VA | To research institutional change efforts that support adult learner participation | $675,000 | 2023 |
| John N Gardner InstituteBrevard, NC | To work with Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education institutions to create and implement five-year plans that transform the foundational postsecondary experience. | $670,000 | 2024 |
| Community College Research CenterNew York, NY | To explore the implications of rapid technological workplace changes on community college workforce training | $667,900 | 2019 |
| Foundation for California Community CollegesSacramento, CA | To support participation through the development of actionable strategic enrollment management plans at 10-20 California Community Colleges. (Connected to AACRAO grant) | $653,700 | 2021 |
| Washington Monthly Institute IncWashington, DC | To support independent, policy-oriented journalism about issues vital to creating a better-educated country. | $650,000 | 2024 |
| California State University FoundationLong Beach, CA | To digitize degree pathways and implement faculty dashboards in the CSU system. | $650,000 | 2021 |
| American Indian College FundDenver, CO | To support tribal colleges and universities to operationalize high-quality credential criteria and explore affordability for Native American borrowers. | $650,000 | 2019 |
| Century Foundation Inc TheNew York, NY | To expand the current Industry and Inclusion cohort to serve three community college systems in geographic regions that have large federal investments through the Build Back Better and Good Jobs Challenge programs. | $650,000 | 2023 |
| Veterans Education SuccessWashington, DC | To elevate student veterans' voices in the federal post-secondary student success and quality credential policy landscape, and conduct research on credential attainment of service members and veterans. | $650,000 | 2019 |
| Education Writers AssociationWashington, DC | To support journalism training that supports informed, independent, authoritative coverage of higher learning issues. | $650,000 | 2021 |
| WGBH Educational FoundationBoston, MA | To support in-depth reporting and a new podcast on higher education. | $650,000 | 2022 |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association IncArlington, VA | To support public television news broadcast segments related to the nation's need for increased educational attainment after high school. | $650,000 | 2024 |
| Washington Monthly CorporationMatched 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 2021. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Washington, DC | To support independent, policy-oriented journalism about issues vital to creating a better-educated country. | $650,000 | 2022 |
| New America FoundationWashington, DC | To support research, policy analysis, and nonpartisan advocacy that advances federal policies that support today's students | $650,000 | 2023 |
| Education Writers AssociationWashington, DC | To support training for journalists that fosters informed, in-depth coverage of higher education and workforce training issues. | $650,000 | 2023 |
| New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher EducationTrenton, NJ | To support New Jersey's efforts to enhance its quality assurance efforts and to address non-tuition costs for adult learners | $639,000 | 2019 |
| Century Foundation Inc TheNew York, NY | To support research, policy analysis, and nonpartisan advocacy that advances federal policies that support today's students. | $625,000 | 2023 |
| PBS NewsHour ProductionsArlington, VA | To support public television news broadcast segments related to the nation's need for increased educational attainment after high school.. | $625,000 | 2021 |
| Research Foundation of State University of New YorkAlbany, NY | To support the implementation of Strategic Enrollment Management plans at SUNY Community Colleges. | $613,000 | 2023 |
| Higher Learning AdvocatesWashington, DC | To support the general operations of Higher Learning Advocates | $600,000 | 2018 |
| Coastal Enterprises IncBrunswick, ME | To support the expansion of the Child Care Business Lab and development of a business model for peers nationwide | $600,000 | 2022 |
| Foundation for California Community CollegesSacramento, CA | To support participation through the continuation of the strategic enrollment management work with an emphasis on implementation. | $600,000 | 2023 |