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Grant recipient EIN 85-4241927Education

Who funds Highland Project Inc?

16 private foundations gave Highland Project Inc in New York, NY $4.6 million across 30 grants, in tax years 2020 to 2024.

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

30 grants

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

  1. Pivotal Philanthropies FoundationRedmond, WA 2024

    To provide general support

    $500,000
  2. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2024

    To support, develop, and amplify leaders to advance education policy solutions that lead to greater social and economic mobility for children across the country.

    $350,000
  3. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2024

    Project support grant to sustain a pipeline of communities, institutions, and systems, by providing them with leadership training, unrestricted capital investments, and long term network support, resulting in the creation of multi-generational wealth and change.

    $300,000
  4. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    For general operating support

    $150,000
  5. Margulf FoundationGlendale, CO 2024

    General operating grant

    $60,000
  6. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2024

    Jobs and Family Economic Security

    $50,000
  7. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2024

    Promise of an Equitable Future

    $10,000
  8. Blanket Fort FoundationTowson, MD 2024

    General need

    $10,000
  9. Sherman Family FoundationBaltimore, MD 2024

    General operations

    $10,000
  10. The Powell FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Designated Grant: General operating and support

    $10,000
  11. Marguerite Casey FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    General operating support

    $10,000
  12. Pivotal Philanthropies FoundationRedmond, WA 2023

    To support the highland projects general operations.

    $510,000
  13. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2023

    To identify, develop, and amplify historically underrepresented women leaders to advance education policy solutions that lead to greater social and economic mobility for children across the country.

    $350,000
  14. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2023

    This grant will support the highland project in building and maintaining a pipeline of black women leading communities, institutions, and systems, by providing them with leadership training, unrestricted capital investments, and long term network support, resulting in the creation of multi-generational wealth and change in the communities where they live and serve.

    $300,000
  15. Margulf FoundationGlendale, CO 2023

    General operating grant

    $100,000
  16. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2023

    Jobs and Family Economic Security

    $100,000
  17. Rockwell Fund IncHouston, TX 2023

    General operating support

    $62,500
  18. Wend II IncBentonville, AR 2023

    The funding will assist THP in ensuring at least one CO leader is invested in the next year for cohort 3.

    $50,000
  19. Harry and Masie Masto Foundation dba masto foundationsan francisco, CA 2023

    General operating support from the trust black women initiative

    $20,000
  20. The Powell FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Designated Grant: General operating and support

    $10,000
  21. Select Equity Group FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Matching gift

    $1,500
  22. The Kendeda FundWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $500,000
  23. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2022

    This grant will support the highland project in building and maintaining a pipeline of black women leading communities, institutions, and systems, by providing them with leadership training, unrestricted capital investments, and long term network support, resulting in the creation of multi-generational wealth and change in the communities where they live and serve.

    $300,000
  24. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2022

    To Amplify Black women leaders to create education policy solutions that lead to greater social and economic mobility.

    $235,000
  25. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2022

    build, support and sustain a pipeline of African American women leading communities, institutions, and systems by providing technical assistance to create diverse, equitable, and multi-generational wealth in their community

    $100,000
  26. Margulf FoundationGlendale, CO 2022

    General operating grant + wellness grant

    $50,000
  27. John P and Anne Welsh McNulty FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $5,000
  28. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2021

    Amplify Black women leaders to create education policy solutions that lead to greater social and economic mobility.

    $365,000
  29. Margulf FoundationGlendale, CO 2021

    Programming and operations

    $40,000
  30. Margulf FoundationGlendale, CO 2020

    General operating support

    $40,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in New York, NY and are not among Highland Project Inc’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 1,895 grants Preselected only $462,531 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 1,168 grants Accepts applications $5,607,629 to similar organizations
  3. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 620 grants Preselected only $12,574,682 to similar organizations
  4. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 339 grants Preselected only $533,620 to similar organizations
  5. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 370 grants Accepts applications $45,408,551 to similar organizations
  6. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 623 grants Accepts applications $417,138 to similar organizations
  7. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 253 grants Preselected only $1,255,743 to similar organizations
  8. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 413 grants Accepts applications $388,918,387 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 85-4241927 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.