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Grant recipient EIN 81-0820021Education

Who funds Reading League?

21 private foundations gave Reading League in Syracuse, NY $5.7 million across 41 grants, in tax years 2020 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2020 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

41 grants

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

  1. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2025

    Capacity building

    $750,000
  2. Jab FoundationGolden Valley, MN 2025

    Charitable

    $10,100
  3. The Reid Family Foundation IncLockport, NY 2025

    Charitable

    $2,500
  4. Popplestone FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    Early childhood development - general operating support, further the science of reading movement for 03/15/2024-03/15/2026

    $2,500,000
  5. Pleasant T Rowland Foundation IncBrookfield, WI 2024

    Support

    $805,400
  6. The Hollyhock Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Curriculum navigation reports

    $320,000
  7. The Esther A & Joseph Klingenstein Fund IncNew York, NY 2024

    Early literacy grants

    $269,500
  8. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2024

    Improving reading instruction in in

    $50,000
  9. Beth and Ravenel Curry FoundationErie, PA 2024

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  10. Jacques Weber Foundation IncOrangeville, PA 2024

    General Support

    $5,200
  11. Louis P Ciminelli FoundationBuffalo, NY 2024

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  12. Golden Family FoundationWater Mill, NY 2024

    Charitable purposes

    $3,000
  13. The Hollyhock Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Remote coaching program

    $126,500
  14. The Esther A & Joseph Klingenstein Fund IncNew York, NY 2023

    Early literacy grants

    $100,000
  15. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $25,000
  16. Beth and Ravenel Curry FoundationErie, PA 2023

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  17. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2023

    For the 2023 reading league summit

    $20,000
  18. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $10,000
  19. Jacques Weber Foundation IncOrangeville, PA 2023

    General Support

    $8,400
  20. Louis P Ciminelli FoundationBuffalo, NY 2023

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  21. Golden Family FoundationWater Mill, NY 2023

    Charitable purposes

    $3,000
  22. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $190
  23. The Hollyhock Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Virtual coaching pilot expansion

    $126,500
  24. The Dorothy and Marshall M Reisman FoundationDewitt, NY 2022

    Reading buddies TV production support

    $25,000
  25. John Ben Snow Memorial TR UW #839158Pittsburgh, PA 2022

    Education

    $20,000
  26. The Rosamond Gifford Charitable CorporationSyracuse, NY 2022

    Public support

    $20,000
  27. JM McDonald Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2022

    Reading Buddies Television Show Production with Parent support services fund

    $5,000
  28. Jacques Weber Foundation IncOrangeville, PA 2022

    General Support

    $4,000
  29. Golden Family FoundationWater Mill, NY 2022

    Charitable purposes

    $3,000
  30. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $295
  31. The Hollyhock Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General operating and remote coaching pilot

    $250,000
  32. Richard S Shineman FoundationOswego, NY 2021

    General operating

    $45,500
  33. The John Ben Snow Foundation IncManlius, NY 2021

    Foundational reading television show pilots

    $10,000
  34. Golden Family FoundationWater Mill, NY 2021

    Charitable purposes

    $3,000
  35. AC Israel Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $1,500
  36. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $313
  37. Richard S Shineman FoundationOswego, NY 2020

    General operating

    $50,000
  38. The Dorothy and Marshall M Reisman FoundationDewitt, NY 2020

    Foundational reading TV show pilots

    $10,000
  39. The John Ben Snow Foundation IncManlius, NY 2020

    HQ and online academy: evidence aligned training center for teachers and educators

    $7,500
  40. JM McDonald Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2020

    PBS Educational Programming for Students Impacted by Digital Divide during COVID-19

    $5,000
  41. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $183

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Syracuse, NY and are not among Reading League’s funders above.

  1. Allyn Family Foundation IncSkaneateles, NY 62 grants Preselected only $2,914,064 to similar organizations
  2. Equitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 21 grants Accepts applications $73,498 to similar organizations
  3. Mother Cabrini Health Foundation IncNew York, NY 26 grants Accepts applications $9,129,378 to similar organizations
  4. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 13 grants Preselected only $93,365 to similar organizations
  5. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 57 grants Preselected only $62,332 to similar organizations
  6. Fred L Emerson Foundation IncAuburn, NY 7 grants Accepts applications $36,000 to similar organizations
  7. Price Chopper's Golub FoundationSchenectady, NY 8 grants Accepts applications $7,700 to similar organizations
  8. Herbert S and Eleanore L Howard Charitable FoundationSyracuse, NY 12 grants Accepts applications $14,700 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 81-0820021 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.