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Grants for charter schools
1,116 charter schools received at least $80.6 million in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 807 grants made from 478 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $1,500. Of these 478 foundations, 83% made just a single grant to charter schools, and 6% made grants to four or more charter schools. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.
$80,554,254
Total grant dollars given to charter schools
807
Number of grants made annually to charter schools
478
Number of grantmakers funding charter schools
$1,500
Median grant size to charter schools
Foundations that support charter schools
Foundation size
Foundation size | Number of grantmakers |
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Small | |
Medium | |
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Small foundations have <$10M in assets. Medium foundations have $10M to $50M in assets. Large foundations have >$50M in assets.
Grants made
Grants made to charter schools | Number of grantmakers |
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1 | |
2-3 | |
4-10 | |
11+ | |
Top 10 foundations supporting charter schools
Charter schools grantees
Charter schools with more than $5 million in total revenues received 82% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 65% of all charter schools.
Grant amounts
Size of grant | Number of grants |
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<$10k | |
$10k-$25k | |
$25k-$100k | |
$100k+ | |
Grant amount by grantee size
Grantee annual revenue | Median grant size |
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<$100k | |
$100k-$500k | |
$500k-$1M | |
$1M-$5M | |
>$5M | |
Top 25 grants made to charter schools
Grantee | Grant size | Purpose | Grantmaker |
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Imagine Schools | $13,827,764 | Cost | Imagine Schools |
Making Waves Academy | $7,050,000 | General Support | Scully Memorial Foundation |
Archway Classical Academy Scottsdale | $5,093,846 | FMV | Greathearts Arizona |
Anthem Preparatory Academy | $4,494,966 | FMV | Greathearts Arizona |
Kipp Socal Public Schools | $4,425,417 | Education | Karsh Family Foundation |
KIPP Public Schools NC | $4,364,000 | Education | Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) |
Archway Classical Academy Lincoln | $3,841,434 | FMV | Greathearts Arizona |
Archway Classical Academy Veritas | $3,763,089 | FMV | Greathearts Arizona |
Kipp Columbus | $3,530,500 | To Create A System of Schools Where Students Develop the Intellectual, Academic, and Social Skills Needed To Understand and Take Action on Issues They Encounter in Everyday Life. | The Wexner Family Charitable Fund |
Green Dot Public Schools Washington State | $3,507,922 | Education and Human Service Needs | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
Arete Preparatory Academy | $3,270,001 | FMV | Greathearts Arizona |
Archway Classical Academy Arete | $2,852,511 | FMV | Greathearts Arizona |
Archway Classical Academy Chandler | $2,821,042 | FMV | Greathearts Arizona |
Cicero Preparatory Academy | $2,757,014 | FMV | Greathearts Arizona |
Equitas Academy Charter School | $2,750,000 | Facility and School Growth | Great Public Schools Now |
North Phoenix Preparatory Academy | $2,747,035 | FMV | Greathearts Arizona |
Archway Classical Academy Cicero | $2,735,908 | FMV | Greathearts Arizona |
Washington State Charter Schools Association | $2,714,654 | Education and Human Service Needs | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools | $2,500,000 | Operating Support in Response To the Covid-19 Pandemic ($1 Million) and Capital Support To Complete Kipp Soul ($1.5 Million). | Joseph B Whitehead Foundation |
New America Schools Network (NAS) | $5,000 | General | Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego |
Kipp Columbus | $5,000 | Secondary Education | Columbus Jewish Foundation |
Achievement First | $5,000 | To Equip Minority Students To Perform at the Same High Levels As Their Peers in Wealthy Communities. | The Orchard Farm Foundation |
Lift For Life Academy (LFLA) | $5,000 | Support Daily Operations | Stifel Foundation |
King Center Charter School (KCCS) | $5,000 | Charitable | Igo Family Foundation |
E.L. Haynes Public Charter School | $5,000 | K-12 Education | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
Methodology: To determine grants and grantees, Cause IQ analyzes electronically-filed Form 990, Form 990-EZ, and Form 990-PF financial disclosure documents, matching grantees to specific organizations using EINs and fuzzy matching logic. The "Charter schools" category for this page is determined by the "B29: Charter Schools" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.