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Grant recipient EIN 37-1665745Education

Who funds Zearn?

12 private foundations gave Zearn in Claymont, DE $35.9 million across 37 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2024, 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

37 grants

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

  1. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    K-12 education

    $3,344,000
  2. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    K-12 education

    $2,750,000
  3. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    K-12 education

    $3,676,456
  4. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    K-12 education

    $3,500,000
  5. Beth and Ravenel Curry FoundationErie, PA 2023

    Unrestricted

    $100,000
  6. RISE8 FoundationHunt Valley, MD 2023

    General support

    $100,000
  7. Tenacre FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2022

    General support

    $750,000
  8. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    K-12 education

    $600,298
  9. RISE8 FoundationHunt Valley, MD 2022

    General support

    $100,000
  10. Beth and Ravenel Curry FoundationErie, PA 2022

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  11. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    K-12 education

    $4,650,000
  12. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    K-12 education

    $3,000,000
  13. Tenacre FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2021

    General support

    $750,000
  14. The Hollyhock Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General operating support

    $500,000
  15. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    K-12 education

    $400,000
  16. Koshland FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    Support for the zearn program within the oakland USD

    $217,056
  17. RISE8 FoundationHunt Valley, MD 2021

    General support

    $100,000
  18. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    K-12 education

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

    For a project to support learning recovery guidance for Zearn Math and the Curriculum Study Professional Development

    $88,400
  20. Robbins Family FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    To support all children learning and loving math

    $1,000,000
  21. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    K-12 education

    $800,259
  22. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    K-12 education

    $562,373
  23. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2020

    Remote Learning Support for Schools, Teachers, Parents, and Students COVID-19

    $500,000
  24. The Hollyhock Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    General operating support

    $500,000
  25. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    K-12 education

    $250,783
  26. Koshland FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    Support for the zearn program within the oakland USD

    $211,025
  27. Jaffe FoundationPortsmouth, NH 2020

    General support

    $100,000
  28. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    K-12 education

    $1,354,481
  29. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2019

    For a project to support learning recovery guidance for zearn math and the curriculum study professional development

    $361,600
  30. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2019

    create and implement Zearn Math supports to aid more equitable instruction for vulnerable student populations nationwide during COVID-19 related school closures

    $250,000
  31. Koshland FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2019

    Support for the zearn program with the oakland USD

    $205,170
  32. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2019

    For a project to design and test curriculum implementation supports for elementary teachers using a high-quality standards-aligned math curriculum

    $200,000
  33. The Thompson Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2019

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt functions.

    $120,000
  34. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    K-12 education

    $2,473,110
  35. Robbins Family FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    Partner with teachers to provide every student with a daily, personalized math learning experience

    $1,500,000
  36. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2017

    For a project to create zearn mission study, a digital professional learning offering for elementary teachers to deepen their content knowledge of mathematics and pedagogical content knowledge of how to teach mathematics using the zearn math digital curriculum

    $500,000
  37. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2017

    increase quality of, and access to, core elementary math instruction by improving free K-3 digital student and teacher materials and by supporting a model pilot implementation of the digital math content in Shelby County, Tennessee, public schools

    $230,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Delaware and are not among Zearn’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 607 grants Preselected only $108,364 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 406 grants Accepts applications $2,637,195 to similar organizations
  3. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 165 grants Preselected only $4,170,235 to similar organizations
  4. Longwood Foundation IncWilmington, DE 47 grants Accepts applications $14,638,489 to similar organizations
  5. Laffey-Mchugh FoundationWilmington, DE 54 grants Accepts applications $1,884,000 to similar organizations
  6. Welfare Foundation IncWilmington, DE 18 grants Accepts applications $1,767,500 to similar organizations
  7. WSFS Cares FoundationWilmington, DE 20 grants Accepts applications $203,833 to similar organizations
  8. Crestlea Foundation IncWilmington, DE 19 grants Accepts applications $359,600 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 37-1665745 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.