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Grant recipient EIN 31-1816446Education

Who funds Thomas B Fordham Institute?

23 private foundations gave Thomas B Fordham Institute in Burke, VA $10.3 million across 74 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

74 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Beth and Ravenel Curry FoundationErie, PA 2025

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  2. Lovett & Ruth Peters FoundationCincinnati, OH 2025

    General support

    $10,000
  3. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2024

    To provide support to reach, educate and influence broad audiences about the need to reinvent learning and create new solutions to address learning loss.

    $500,000
  4. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education

    $400,000
  5. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    K-12 education; public awareness and analysis

    $200,000
  6. Sarah Scaife Foundation IncorporatedPittsburgh, PA 2024

    Project support

    $154,000
  7. The Kovner FoundationJupiter, FL 2024

    General support

    $100,000
  8. The Haslam 3 Foundation IncKnoxville, TN 2024

    Advancing educational excellence

    $100,000
  9. The Nord Family FoundationAmherst, OH 2024

    Continued support of improving education for all ohio students

    $50,000
  10. The Wallace FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    To support the institute's study on school board leadership and partisanship.

    $38,324
  11. The Achelis & Bodman FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    A study, state of the unions: updated state-by-state rankings of teacher union strength

    $25,000
  12. ONE8 FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    Education

    $10,000
  13. Lovett & Ruth Peters FoundationCincinnati, OH 2024

    General support

    $10,000
  14. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2023

    To support general operations.

    $600,000
  15. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    K-12 education; postsecondary education

    $208,334
  16. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    K-12 education; public awareness and analysis

    $200,000
  17. The Kovner FoundationJupiter, FL 2023

    Education

    $100,000
  18. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2023

    Charter school capacity-building

    $61,000
  19. The Nord Family FoundationAmherst, OH 2023

    Continued support of improving education for all ohio students

    $55,000
  20. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2023

    Charter school capacity-building

    $33,333
  21. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2023

    Charter school capacity-building

    $33,333
  22. ONE8 FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    Education

    $10,000
  23. Lovett & Ruth Peters FoundationCincinnati, OH 2023

    General support

    $10,000
  24. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $35
  25. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2022

    To increase awareness of and build nonpartisan support for the policies and innovations that will lead to dramatic student achievement gains in the wake of Covid-19.

    $600,000
  26. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Postsecondary education

    $400,000
  27. Smith Richardson Foundation IncGreensboro, NC 2022

    General operating support

    $200,000
  28. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    K-12 education; public awareness and analysis

    $200,000
  29. The Kovner FoundationJupiter, FL 2022

    Education

    $100,000
  30. The Achelis & Bodman FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Research

    $50,000
  31. The Nord Family FoundationAmherst, OH 2022

    General operating support

    $50,000
  32. Smith Richardson Foundation IncGreensboro, NC 2022

    General operating support

    $50,000
  33. Lovett & Ruth Peters FoundationCincinnati, OH 2022

    General support

    $10,000
  34. George W Brackenridge FoundationSan Antonio, TX 2022

    Educational purposes or programs

    $10,000
  35. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $38
  36. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2021

    To increase awareness of and build nonpartisan support for the policies and innovations that will lead to dramatic student achievement gains in the wake of Covid-19.

    $650,000
  37. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Postsecondary education

    $400,000
  38. Smith Richardson Foundation IncGreensboro, NC 2021

    General operating support

    $200,000
  39. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Public awareness and analysis

    $200,000
  40. Louis Calder FoundationDenver, CO 2021

    Research and analysis

    $150,000
  41. The Kovner FoundationJupiter, FL 2021

    Education

    $100,000
  42. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2021

    For a book project on the past, present, and future of the National Assessment of Educational Progress

    $85,300
  43. John William Pope FoundationRaleigh, NC 2021

    Restricted - the study on the NC charter schools application process

    $65,000
  44. The Achelis & Bodman FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    A study on how for-profit and nonprofit charter schools differ in their effectiveness, finances, and operations

    $50,000
  45. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    For the review of state civics and history standards

    $30,000
  46. The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation IncWaukesha, WI 2021

    To support a commentary series focused on virtue education and ethics in schools

    $20,000
  47. Lovett & Ruth Peters FoundationCincinnati, OH 2021

    General support

    $10,000
  48. Bader Family FoundationArlington, VA 2021

    Charitable contribution

    $10,000
  49. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $33
  50. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2020

    Rebuilding the Case for Results-based Accountability

    $370,000
  51. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Public awareness and analysis

    $250,000
  52. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    K-12 education

    $250,000
  53. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2020

    Support for Education Policy Engagement in Ohio

    $150,000
  54. Louis Calder FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    Civics, character education, pandemic recovery research and reports

    $150,000
  55. Smith Richardson Foundation IncGreensboro, NC 2020

    General operating support

    $75,000
  56. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For the review of state civics and history standards

    $70,000
  57. The Nord Family FoundationAmherst, OH 2020

    Continued support of improving education for all ohio students

    $50,000
  58. Lovett & Ruth Peters FoundationCincinnati, OH 2020

    General support

    $10,000
  59. Farmer Family FoundationCincinnati, OH 2020

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $10,000
  60. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $26
  61. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    K-12 education

    $250,000
  62. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2019

    For a book project on the past, present, and future of the national assessment of educational progress

    $114,700
  63. The Nord Family FoundationAmherst, OH 2019

    In continued support of improving education in ohio through a concerted focus on high expectations for all students, fair school funding, and quality school options

    $50,000
  64. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    Global health and development public awareness and analysis

    $30,000
  65. Bader Family FoundationArlington, VA 2019

    General charitable contribution

    $0
  66. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    K-12 education

    $550,000
  67. Louis Calder FoundationDenver, CO 2018

    Core policy, research and communications

    $200,000
  68. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    Global health and development public awareness and analysis; k-12 education; postsecondary success

    $200,000
  69. Lumina Foundation for Education IncIndianapolis, IN 2018

    To study the wage premium for different postsecondary credentials in states and metro areas

    $135,000
  70. The Kovner FoundationJupiter, FL 2018

    General support

    $100,000
  71. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2018

    For a study on teachers' grading practices and student achievement

    $70,000
  72. Bader Family FoundationArlington, VA 2018

    General charitable contribution

    $16,000
  73. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2017

    K-12 education

    $550,000
  74. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2017

    For support of a national convening to address the information gap

    $74,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Washington, VA and are not among Thomas B Fordham Institute’s funders above.

  1. Fauquier Health Foundation DBA the PATH FoundationWarrenton, VA 6 grants Accepts applications $104,616 to similar organizations
  2. The William and Mary Greve Foundation IncNorfolk, CT 5 grants Preselected only $100,000 to similar organizations
  3. Hampton FoundationSperryville, VA 3 grants Preselected only $6,500 to similar organizations
  4. Ryuji Ueno Foundation IncBethesda, MD 7 grants Preselected only $1,300,920 to similar organizations
  5. Fagus FoundationMiddleburg, VA 2 grants Preselected only $546,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Mirza Family FoundationHerndon, VA 1 grant Accepts applications $60,000 to similar organizations
  7. The Jesse and Rose Loeb Foundation IncWarrenton, VA 3 grants Accepts applications $60,000 to similar organizations
  8. Parker Carson FoundationRadnor, PA 4 grants Preselected only $15,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 31-1816446 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.