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Grant recipient EIN 47-3271696Education

Who funds Improving Education Inc?

19 private foundations gave Improving Education Inc in Baltimore, MD $2.1 million across 53 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 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

53 grants

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

  1. The Powell FoundationHouston, TX 2025

    Early Childhood Development and Education: Supportive Caregivers

    $191,000
  2. The Abell Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2024

    Education

    $100,000
  3. Sherman Family FoundationBaltimore, MD 2024

    General operations

    $100,000
  4. Blanket Fort FoundationTowson, MD 2024

    General need

    $75,000
  5. The Powell FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Early Childhood Development and Education: Supportive Caregivers

    $60,000
  6. The Abell Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2024

    Education

    $50,000
  7. Thalheimer-Eurich Charitable Fund IncBaltimore, MD 2024

    All Children Ready in Baltimore fund

    $25,000
  8. T Rowe Price FoundationBaltimore, MD 2024

    Youth opportunity

    $15,000
  9. Allegis Group Foundation IncHanover, MD 2024

    General use

    $6,500
  10. The Powell FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Early Childhood Development and Education: Parent, family, and caregiver support

    $300,000
  11. Sherman Family FoundationBaltimore, MD 2023

    General operations

    $65,000
  12. Blanket Fort FoundationTowson, MD 2023

    General need

    $50,000
  13. The Abell Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2023

    Education

    $50,000
  14. The Marion I & Henry J Knott Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2023

    Operations

    $45,000
  15. The Alvin and Fanny B Thalheimer Foundation IncTowson, MD 2023

    General support

    $40,000
  16. The Abell Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2023

    Education

    $37,500
  17. The Aaron & Lillie Straus FDN Inc 9830002Baltimore, MD 2023

    General support

    $25,000
  18. T Rowe Price FoundationBaltimore, MD 2023

    Youth opportunity

    $16,500
  19. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $16
  20. T Rowe Price FoundationBaltimore, MD 2022

    Youth opportunity

    $40,000
  21. The Abell Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2022

    Education

    $37,500
  22. Thalheimer-Eurich Charitable Fund IncBaltimore, MD 2022

    Support for 2023 for All Children Ready

    $20,000
  23. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation IncOwings Mills, MD 2022

    To support the general operations of the bedtime in a box program, which focuses on literacy improvement and healthy habits in children from birth through grade three in baltimore communities.

    $20,000
  24. The Alvin and Fanny B Thalheimer Foundation IncTowson, MD 2022

    Program grant

    $20,000
  25. The Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2022

    Support to distribute "bedtime in a box and "learning in a box" kits to low-income families in baltimore

    $15,000
  26. The William and Mildred Kaplan Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2022

    Foundation donation

    $5,000
  27. The Alvin and Fanny B Thalheimer Foundation IncTowson, MD 2022

    Program grant

    $5,000
  28. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $58
  29. The Abell Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2021

    Education

    $25,000
  30. The Alvin and Fanny B Thalheimer Foundation IncTowson, MD 2021

    Program grant

    $20,000
  31. T Rowe Price FoundationBaltimore, MD 2021

    Youth opportunity

    $15,000
  32. The Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2021

    Support to distribute "bedtime in a box" kits to low-income families in baltimore

    $15,000
  33. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation IncOwings Mills, MD 2021

    To support the bedtime in a box program, which provides a box of bedtime essentials to help promote healthy bedtime habits that will last a lifetime, improve early literacy outcomes, and help support the link between home and school.

    $10,000
  34. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $186
  35. The Aaron & Lillie Straus FDN Inc 9830002Baltimore, MD 2020

    All general support

    $150,000
  36. Wright Family FoundationCockeysville, MD 2020

    Unrestricted

    $53,500
  37. The Abell Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2020

    Education

    $50,000
  38. Lockhart Vaughan FoundationBaltimore, MD 2020

    Education: to support "networked improvement community" in baltimore public schools through 2nd grade to improve literacy outcomes.

    $40,000
  39. The Alvin and Fanny B Thalheimer Foundation IncTowson, MD 2020

    Program support

    $20,000
  40. T Rowe Price FoundationBaltimore, MD 2020

    Financial well-being

    $15,000
  41. Thalheimer-Eurich Charitable Fund IncBaltimore, MD 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  42. The Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2020

    Support to distribute "bedtime in a box" kits to low-income families in baltimore

    $15,000
  43. The Morris Goldseker Foundation of Maryland IncBaltimore, MD 2020

    Supporting grant

    $5,000
  44. The Abell Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2020

    Education

    $5,000
  45. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2020

    Provide general operating support

    $2,500
  46. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $161
  47. The Aaron & Lillie Straus FDN Inc 9830002Baltimore, MD 2019

    All general support

    $100,000
  48. Lockhart Vaughan FoundationBaltimore, MD 2019

    Education: to support "networked improvement community" in baltimore public schools through 2nd grade to improve literacy outcomes.

    $40,000
  49. Wright Family FoundationCockeysville, MD 2019

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  50. The Baltimore Orioles Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2019

    Birdland community hero

    $5,000
  51. The Aaron & Lillie Straus FDN Inc 9830002Baltimore, MD 2018

    All general support

    $50,000
  52. Lockhart Vaughan FoundationBaltimore, MD 2018

    Education: to support "networked improvement community" in baltimore public schools through 2nd grade for improving early literacy outcomes.

    $40,000
  53. The Morris Goldseker Foundation of Maryland IncBaltimore, MD 2018

    Supporting grant

    $15,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Baltimore, MD and are not among Improving Education Inc’s funders above.

  1. France-Merrick Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 62 grants Accepts applications $4,318,217 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 130 grants Accepts applications $1,814,974 to similar organizations
  3. The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 111 grants Accepts applications $4,027,900 to similar organizations
  4. Clayton Baker TrustBaltimore, MD 64 grants Accepts applications $1,904,750 to similar organizations
  5. David & Barbara B Hirschhorn Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 81 grants Accepts applications $1,556,200 to similar organizations
  6. Robert W Deutsch FoundationBaltimore, MD 28 grants Accepts applications $1,165,319 to similar organizations
  7. Thomas Wilson Sanitarium for Children of Baltimore CityLutherville, MD 44 grants Accepts applications $704,500 to similar organizations
  8. The John J Leidy Foundation IncTowson, MD 31 grants Accepts applications $392,166 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 47-3271696 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.