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Grant recipient EIN 81-3546317Education

Who funds Teaching Lab?

17 private foundations gave Teaching Lab in Washington, DC $21 million across 42 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

42 grants

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

  1. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2024

    To provide support to Train teachers to effectively use high-quality instructional materials to accelerate student learning.

    $1,285,181
  2. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    K-12 education

    $757,962
  3. Jaffe FoundationPortsmouth, NH 2024

    General support

    $750,623
  4. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    K-12 education

    $734,108
  5. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    K-12 education

    $499,500
  6. Tiger FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General operating support

    $250,000
  7. Lloyd A Fry FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    For improving student learning and developing teacher leadership through skyline implementation in chicago public schools

    $125,000
  8. Vivo FoundationNorthbrook, IL 2024

    To further the mission of the donee

    $100,000
  9. Burnham Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    Teacher Professional Development in connection with NYC Reads (see general explanation)

    $98,697
  10. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 2024

    Program

    $50,000
  11. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    K-12 education

    $50,000
  12. The Silver Lining FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    To support education programs

    $50,000
  13. Wolf Family Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $6,000
  14. The Hollyhock Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    NYC k-2 literacy PD & coaching

    $1,696,325
  15. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    K-12 education

    $1,263,008
  16. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2023

    As a final grant to support curriculum-based professional learning with a particular focus on science education

    $500,000
  17. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    K-12 education

    $430,537
  18. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2023

    For support of the writing pathways initiative

    $300,000
  19. Tiger FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support

    $250,000
  20. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    K-12 education

    $100,000
  21. Wolf Family Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  22. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    K-12 education

    $1,669,922
  23. The Hollyhock Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    NYC k-2 literacy PD & coaching

    $1,548,250
  24. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2022

    For general support

    $1,000,000
  25. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    K-12 education

    $650,000
  26. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2022

    design and implement professional learning models in Wisconsin districts and regional service centers that are linked to both high-quality math and language arts instructional materials as well as scalable in other states, followed by explicitly integrating culturally-responsive teaching practices

    $200,000
  27. Robert and Ruth Halperin FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    To fundamentally shift the paradigm of teacher professional learning for educational equity

    $200,000
  28. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    K-12 education

    $2,067,070
  29. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    K-12 education

    $525,380
  30. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2021

    design and implement professional learning models in Wisconsin districts and regional service centers that are linked to both high-quality math and language arts instructional materials as well as scalable in other states, followed by explicitly integrating culturally-responsive teaching practices

    $310,000
  31. Robert and Ruth Halperin FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    To support education programs

    $250,000
  32. The Allstate FoundationNorthbrook, IL 2021

    Teaching lab's professional development program fo

    $200,000
  33. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    For supporting culturally responsive teaching and curriculum-aligned professional learning

    $150,000
  34. Draper Richards Kaplan FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    General operating support

    $100,000
  35. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2020

    For general support

    $800,000
  36. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2020

    design and implement professional learning models in Wisconsin districts and regional service centers that are linked to both high-quality math and language arts instructional materials as well as scalable in other states, followed by explicitly integrating culturally-responsive teaching practices

    $310,000
  37. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For supporting culturally responsive teaching and curriculumaligned professional learning

    $150,000
  38. Draper Richards Kaplan FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    General operating support

    $100,000
  39. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2019

    For a project to develop and pilot professional learning content for state regional service centers, district leaders, and teachers, and document enabling conditions for high-quality instructional materials and professional learning

    $500,000
  40. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2019

    As an emergency response to the covid-19 pandemic to develop and provide curriculum-based professional learning, coaching, and assessments to prepare educators to reopen schools

    $500,000
  41. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2018

    For a project to build organizational capacity around data collection and analysis

    $300,000
  42. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2017

    For general support

    $200,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Washington, DC and are not among Teaching Lab’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 1,314 grants Preselected only $706,306 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 522 grants Accepts applications $11,171,135 to similar organizations
  3. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationWashington, DC 184 grants Accepts applications $9,128,150 to similar organizations
  4. Lumina Foundation for Education IncIndianapolis, IN 139 grants Accepts applications $31,204,406 to similar organizations
  5. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 183 grants Accepts applications $41,805,100 to similar organizations
  6. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 146 grants Preselected only $12,610,147 to similar organizations
  7. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 131 grants Preselected only $29,767,011 to similar organizations
  8. Clark Charitable Foundation Inc DBA A James & Alice B Clark FoundationChevy Chase, MD 108 grants Preselected only $68,729,282 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 81-3546317 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.