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Grant recipient EIN 46-2155826Philanthropy and grantmaking

Who funds Innovate Public Schools?

22 private foundations gave Innovate Public Schools in Menlo Park, CA $17.8 million across 63 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

63 grants

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

  1. Jacques M Littlefield FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2025

    Operating support

    $10,000
  2. Charles and Helen Schwab FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    Education

    $800,000
  3. The Eli and Edythe Broad FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    Skills - investment to equip young people with skills, training, and experiences to thrive personally and professionally

    $333,334
  4. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2024

    To support general operations.

    $300,000
  5. Give Forward FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    General operating support

    $100,000
  6. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 2024

    Creating healthy schools in southeast los angeles

    $100,000
  7. Goldhirsh FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    La2050 grants challenge (voter education support)

    $25,000
  8. William and Charlene Glikbarg FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2024

    Unrestricted to support the activities and operations of the charitable organization's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  9. Sand Hill FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    General support

    $500
  10. Charles and Helen Schwab FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    Education

    $800,000
  11. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2023

    To support general operations.

    $500,000
  12. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2023

    As a final general support grant

    $370,000
  13. The Eli and Edythe Broad FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    Skills - investment to equip young people with skills, training, and experiences to thrive personally and professionally

    $333,333
  14. Sand Hill FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2023

    Coastside organizing planning grant

    $65,000
  15. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 2023

    Creating healthy schools through parent engagement: to create healthy and safe learning environments in southeast los angeles by building the leadership and advocacy capacity of parents.

    $60,000
  16. The Sobrato Family FoundationMountain View, CA 2023

    Organizational capacity support for innovate

    $50,000
  17. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $11
  18. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2022

    General operating support

    $1,000,000
  19. Charles and Helen Schwab FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    K-12 Education Reform

    $850,000
  20. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2022

    For general support

    $400,000
  21. The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    To improve outcomes for k-12 students in the u.s.

    $400,000
  22. The Eli and Edythe Broad FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2022

    Skills - investment to equip young people with skills, training, and experiences to thrive personally and professionally

    $383,333
  23. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2022

    Charter school capacity-building

    $200,000
  24. Weingart FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2022

    Unrestricted operating support

    $150,000
  25. Sand Hill FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    Peninsula parent power building for educational equity

    $50,000
  26. William and Charlene Glikbarg FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2022

    Unrestricted to support the activities and operations of the charitable organization's exempt purpose

    $15,000
  27. Chamberlin Education FoundationRichmond, CA 2022

    Program support

    $4,000
  28. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $5
  29. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    General operating support

    $1,000,000
  30. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2021

    To build strong and sustainable parent movement nationally.

    $853,000
  31. Charles and Helen Schwab FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    K-12 Education

    $800,000
  32. The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    To improve outcomes for k-12 students in the u.s.

    $534,000
  33. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2021

    For general support and project support of the Online Learning Literacy Initiative to help close the digital divide

    $350,000
  34. Give Forward FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    General operating support

    $250,000
  35. The Sobrato Family FoundationMountain View, CA 2021

    To support tutoring and incubate an intermediary to facilitate a collective regional approach.

    $100,000
  36. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2021

    Local grantmaking

    $100,000
  37. The Eli and Edythe Broad FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    Skills - investment to equip young people with skills, training, and experiences to thrive personally and professionally

    $100,000
  38. Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationKansas City, MO 2021

    Provide support for building community organizing and education advocacy skills in the kansas city region. 202107-10836

    $50,000
  39. The Franklin and Catherine Johnson FoundationEast Palo Alto, CA 2021

    Support of RCSD

    $30,000
  40. William and Charlene Glikbarg FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2021

    Unrestricted contribution

    $5,000
  41. Weingart FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    Honorarium for participation in the sela learning project

    $300
  42. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $5
  43. Charles and Helen Schwab FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    K-12 Education

    $996,169
  44. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2020

    Build a strong and sustainable parent movement nationally through developing a rich, adaptive, nimble, and coordinated ecosystem of organizations

    $895,000
  45. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2020

    General Operating Support

    $625,000
  46. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2020

    For project support of programs that train and develop effective community organizers and parent leaders

    $200,000
  47. Give Forward FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    General operating support

    $200,000
  48. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2020

    For project support of the online learning literacy initiative: 'promotores' program to help close the digital divide

    $100,000
  49. The Eli and Edythe Broad FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    Education - top public schools report support for los angeles

    $65,000
  50. The Franklin and Catherine Johnson FoundationEast Palo Alto, CA 2020

    Support of RCSD

    $30,000
  51. Tosa FoundationPortola Valley, CA 2020

    Education

    $10,000
  52. William and Charlene Glikbarg FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2020

    Unrestricted contribution

    $1,030
  53. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $18
  54. Charles and Helen Schwab FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2019

    K-12 Education Reform

    $1,003,831
  55. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2019

    For support of programs that train and develop effective community organizers and parent leaders

    $200,000
  56. The Eli and Edythe Broad FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2019

    Education - top public schools report support for los angeles

    $180,000
  57. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2019

    As an emergency response to the covid-19 pandemic for general support

    $75,000
  58. The Franklin and Catherine Johnson FoundationEast Palo Alto, CA 2019

    Support of RCSD

    $25,000
  59. T Gary and Kathleen Rogers Private Family FoundationLafayette, CA 2019

    General support

    $3,500
  60. Charles and Helen Schwab FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2018

    K-12 Education Reform

    $1,002,106
  61. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2018

    For support of programs that train and develop effective community organizers and parent leaders

    $300,000
  62. Jacques M Littlefield FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2018

    Operating support

    $100,000
  63. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2017

    For national organizing work, including the community organizer training program and the parent leader institute

    $300,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other philanthropy and grantmaking organizations in San Jose, CA and are not among Innovate Public Schools’s funders above.

  1. Small World Foundation (previously Known as Bright Star Foundation)San Jose, CA 8 grants Preselected only $49,891 to similar organizations
  2. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 8 grants Preselected only $178,497 to similar organizations
  3. The Brandenburg Family FoundationSan Jose, CA 3 grants Preselected only $20,000 to similar organizations
  4. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 4 grants Accepts applications $8,000 to similar organizations
  5. The Northrop Grumman FoundationFalls Church, VA 5 grants Accepts applications $2,865 to similar organizations
  6. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 3 grants Preselected only $2,064 to similar organizations
  7. Dhanam FoundationPalo Alto, CA 4 grants Preselected only $1,680,000 to similar organizations
  8. Williams-Sonoma Inc FoundationSan Francisco, CA 4 grants Preselected only $510,756 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 46-2155826 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.