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Grant recipient EIN 94-3311088Education

Who funds Aspire Public Schools?

22 private foundations gave Aspire Public Schools in Oakland, CA $3.8 million across 64 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

64 grants

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

  1. The Ross E Bewley and Marilyn R Bewley Charitable Foundation IncStockton, CA 2025

    Unrestricted

    $13,000
  2. Hoertkorn Family FoundationKentfield, CA 2025

    Gift

    $5,000
  3. Patterson Family FoundationHockessin, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  4. Kenneth Rainin FoundationOakland, CA 2024

    23-25 structured literacy initiative

    $380,000
  5. The Ahmanson FoundationBeverly Hills, CA 2024

    Toward equipment and technology for the career technical education pathways program at two huntington park schools

    $150,000
  6. Joseph Drown FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    Los angeles externship program

    $50,000
  7. Patterson Family FoundationHockessin, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  8. Patterson Family FoundationHockessin, DE 2024

    Don Shalvey: Changing the Odds Scholarship Fund

    $10,000
  9. The Ralph M Parsons FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    To support the aspire firestone academy

    $10,000
  10. The Antone and Marie Raymus FoundationManteca, CA 2024

    Group of three charter schools located in Modesto

    $9,000
  11. Hoertkorn Family FoundationKentfield, CA 2024

    Gift

    $3,000
  12. The Ross E Bewley and Marilyn R Bewley Charitable Foundation IncStockton, CA 2024

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  13. Kenneth Rainin FoundationOakland, CA 2023

    23-25 structured literacy initiative: TK-2 coaching/training & tutoring

    $380,000
  14. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2023

    Charter school capacity-building

    $18,000
  15. The Warburg Pincus FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $10,000
  16. The Ralph M Parsons FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    To support the aspire firestone academy

    $10,000
  17. W Clement & Jessie V Stone FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  18. Hoertkorn Family FoundationKentfield, CA 2023

    Gift

    $3,000
  19. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2023

    Impact and innovation

    $1,000
  20. Kenneth Rainin FoundationOakland, CA 2022

    Aspire's seeds of learning and early literacy foundational skills program

    $285,000
  21. T Gary and Kathleen Rogers Private Family FoundationLafayette, CA 2022

    General support

    $100,000
  22. Hedco FoundationDanville, CA 2022

    To cultivate scholars' skills, talents, and gifts

    $71,888
  23. Kenneth Rainin FoundationOakland, CA 2022

    Og training for aspire, ousd, efc, and lighthouse specialists

    $50,000
  24. The Warburg Pincus FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $10,000
  25. Intrepid Philanthropy FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    The light awards project "improving instruction and engagement through spanish

    $10,000
  26. The Ross E Bewley and Marilyn R Bewley Charitable Foundation IncStockton, CA 2022

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  27. The Ralph M Parsons FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2022

    To support the aspire firestone academy

    $10,000
  28. Hoertkorn Family FoundationKentfield, CA 2022

    Gift

    $3,000
  29. Patterson Family FoundationHockessin, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  30. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $121
  31. Kenneth Rainin FoundationOakland, CA 2021

    Aspire's seeds of learning and early literacy foundational skills program

    $285,000
  32. Joseph Drown FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    Operating support

    $60,000
  33. Intrepid Philanthropy FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    The light awards project "improving instruction and engagement through spanish professional development"

    $20,000
  34. The Ross E Bewley and Marilyn R Bewley Charitable Foundation IncStockton, CA 2021

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  35. Hoertkorn Family FoundationKentfield, CA 2021

    Gift

    $3,000
  36. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $211
  37. Kenneth Rainin FoundationOakland, CA 2020

    To fund aspire's seeds of learning and foundational skills program at five charter schools.

    $230,000
  38. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2020

    Charter school growth

    $200,000
  39. The Big D FoundationAlbany, CA 2020

    General Operating Support

    $100,000
  40. T Gary and Kathleen Rogers Private Family FoundationLafayette, CA 2020

    General support

    $72,500
  41. Joseph Drown FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    Operating support

    $50,000
  42. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2020

    Pandemic relief - remote learning

    $30,000
  43. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2020

    Pandemic relief - remote learning

    $20,000
  44. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2020

    Pandemic relief - remote learning

    $20,000
  45. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2020

    Pandemic relief - remote learning

    $20,000
  46. The Ross E Bewley and Marilyn R Bewley Charitable Foundation IncStockton, CA 2020

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  47. Patterson Family FoundationHockessin, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  48. Elm Street FoundationSan Rafael, CA 2020

    General charity

    $2,500
  49. Peery FoundationMidway, UT 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $550
  50. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $283
  51. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2019

    Other capacity

    $675,000
  52. T Gary and Kathleen Rogers Private Family FoundationLafayette, CA 2019

    General support

    $62,500
  53. Peery FoundationMidway, UT 2019

    East Palo Alto Charter School

    $50,000
  54. Joseph Drown FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2019

    Operating support for los angeles schools

    $50,000
  55. The Ross E Bewley and Marilyn R Bewley Charitable Foundation IncStockton, CA 2019

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  56. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2019

    General support

    $3,000
  57. Capital Impact FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2019

    Donation to Aspire Public Schools to enrich students lives and reshape local public school systems by increasing the academic performance of California's diverse students, developing effective educators, and sharing successful practices with other forward-thinking educators.

    $2,500
  58. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2018

    Charter school growth

    $68,500
  59. Joseph Drown FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2018

    Operating support los angeles region

    $50,000
  60. T Gary and Kathleen Rogers Private Family FoundationLafayette, CA 2018

    General support

    $25,000
  61. Oberndorf Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2018

    General charity

    $25,000
  62. The Ross E Bewley and Marilyn R Bewley Charitable Foundation IncStockton, CA 2018

    Unrestricted

    $4,000
  63. Patterson Family FoundationHockessin, DE 2018

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  64. Dan and Stacey Case Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2018

    Charitable purposes

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Oakland, CA and are not among Aspire Public Schools’s funders above.

  1. Quest FoundationDanville, CA 80 grants Preselected only $3,962,839 to similar organizations
  2. The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA 64 grants Preselected only $2,059,415 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 142 grants Accepts applications $567,687 to similar organizations
  4. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 63 grants Preselected only $5,574,797 to similar organizations
  5. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 69 grants Accepts applications $17,370,374 to similar organizations
  6. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 84 grants Preselected only $11,686,671 to similar organizations
  7. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 79 grants Accepts applications $110,201,561 to similar organizations
  8. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 35 grants Accepts applications $1,720,753 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 94-3311088 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.