A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 47-3954055Arts and culture

Who funds 1619 Freedom School?

4 private foundations gave 1619 Freedom School in Waterloo, IA $405,732 across 9 grants, in tax years 2021 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2021 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

9 grants

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

  1. Public Welfare Foundation IncWashington, DC 2024

    Support for 1619 freedom school sustainability

    $50,000
  2. Otto Schoitz FoundationWaterloo, IA 2024

    Programmatic and operating support

    $26,000
  3. Taiber FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,500
  4. Public Welfare Foundation IncWashington, DC 2024

    General support

    $232
  5. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2023

    Early Care and Education

    $100,000
  6. Otto Schoitz FoundationWaterloo, IA 2023

    Operating support

    $25,000
  7. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2022

    address persistent academic achievement gaps through intensive literacy instruction

    $100,000
  8. Otto Schoitz FoundationWaterloo, IA 2022

    Operating support

    $25,750
  9. Otto Schoitz FoundationWaterloo, IA 2021

    Operating support

    $77,250

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Waterloo, IA and are not among 1619 Freedom School’s funders above.

  1. Max and Helen Guernsey Charitable FoundationCedar Falls, IA 25 grants Accepts applications $581,000 to similar organizations
  2. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 20 grants Preselected only $213 to similar organizations
  3. The Gallagher Family FoundationWaterloo, IA 29 grants Preselected only $747,500 to similar organizations
  4. Trustage Foundation IncMadison, WI 3 grants Preselected only $20,000 to similar organizations
  5. R J McElroy TrustWaterloo, IA 4 grants Accepts applications $190,000 to similar organizations
  6. Pauline R Barrett Charitable FoundationSt Louis, MO 4 grants Accepts applications $225,000 to similar organizations
  7. Gaedke Charitable TrustMilwaukee, WI 7 grants Preselected only $128,245 to similar organizations
  8. Harman Family Charitable TR MainSaint Louis, MO 1 grant Preselected only $25,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 47-3954055 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.