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Achieve Inc

Achieve, inc.

$2.4M
Granted FY2017
24
Grants FY2017
19
States reached
$300k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01FY2017 · 24 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2017

  • Under $10k11 grants · $55k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
  • $50k–250k11 grants · $2.0M
  • $250k+1 grant · $300k
$70,000
Median grant
19
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ROSE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$300,000
THOMAS B FORDHAM INSTITUTE$225,000
ROCKFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS$224,000
REACHING HIGHER NEW HAMPSHIRE$212,100
CDE FOUNDATION$200,000
TENNESSEE STATE COLLABORATIVE ON REFORMING EDUCATION (SCORE)$199,000
FOUNDATION FOR A BETTER LOUISIANA$185,000
EXPECT MORE ARIZONA$175,000
ADVANCE ILLINOIS$175,000
PARTNERSHIP FOR LEARNING$170,000
GEORGIA PARTNERSHIP FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION INC$165,000
A PLUS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP$70,000
THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY$10,000
USD 217 ROLLA SCHOOL DISTRICT$5,000
MARYSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS$5,000
02The need
02

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–17) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 72% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%DYSART UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT: $5k → 11%BOSTON COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL: $5k → 16%CDE FOUNDATION: $200k → 7%ROCKFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS: $224k → 17%CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER SCHOOL NEW YORK: $5k → 20%THOMAS B FORDHAM INSTITUTE: $225k → 14%THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY: $10k → 13%MARYSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS: $5k → 13%USD 217 ROLLA SCHOOL DISTRICT: $5k → 12%USD 247 SOUTHEAST CHEROKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT: $5k → 18%MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS: $5k → 17%TENNESSEE STATE COLLABORATIVE ON REFORMING EDUCATION (SCORE): $199k → 14%WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM: $5k → 8%GEORGIA PARTNERSHIP FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION INC: $165k → 13%ROSE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $300k → 12%PARTNERSHIP FOR LEARNING: $170k → 9%ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT: $5k → 10%ADVANCE ILLINOIS: $175k → 14%REACHING HIGHER NEW HAMPSHIRE: $212k → 7%EXPECT MORE ARIZONA: $175k → 11%DEER VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT: $5k → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

AK
NH
WA
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
CA
CO
AZ
KS
TN
NC
DC
LA
AL
GA
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
The National Center on Education and the Economy

The Center is dedicated to providing tools the nation needs to lead the world in education & training in a swiftly globalizing world economy.

Public Benefit
2
Deans for Impact

See Schedule ODeans for Impact supports educator-preparation programs to bring the science of learning into teaching practice; partners with policymakers to ensure pathways into teaching are accessible, practice-based, and…

Education
3
Leading Educators Inc

Leading educators partners with school systems to build and sustain the conditions, teaching, and leadership to ensure that the students furthest from opportunity succeed in school and in life.

Education
4
Learning Policy Institute

The Learning Policy Institute (LPI) conducts and disseminates independent, high-quality research to improve learning for all children. A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, LPI connects policymakers and stakeholders at the local, state,…

Education
5
New Classrooms Innovation Partners Inc

To create and inspire better ways to give every student an educational foundation for lifelong success. we imagine a world where every student attends a school that meets them where they are, adapts to the unique ways they learn, and…

Education
6
Contemporary Policy Institute
Philanthropy
7
Education Commission of the States

The mission of education commission of the states is to advocate for attaining educational excellence for all and to help state leaders identify, develop and implement public policy for education that addresses current and future needs of…

Education
8
Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education Inc

The massachusetts business alliance for education (mbae) is committed to excellence, opportunity and innovation in our public education system to prepare all students to engage successfully in a global economy and society.

Education
9
Bpe Inc

Bpe drives exceptional outcomes for all students by developing great teachers and great schools. for three decades, bpe (formerly the boston plan for excellence) has devised solutions to the toughest challenges faced by boston's students…

Education
10
Foundation for Excellence in Education Inc

Transforming education to unlock lifelong opportunity and success for each and every child.

Education
11
Bellwether Education Partners Inc

Bellwether is a national nonprofit, founded in 2010, that works to ensure young people, especially those furthest from opportunity, achieve outcomes that lead to fulfilling lives and flourishing communities. our vision is that all young…

Education
12
Blue Engine Inc

Blue engine optimizes how educators work together to create engaging, individualized learning experiences for students.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education Inc; the most unlike its peers is Expect More Arizona. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

14 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 14 of the 24 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
12/14
Grantees still filing
11/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Thomas B Fordham Institute: $225,000 · EducationThomas B Fordham InstituteREACHING HIGHER NEW HAMPSHIRE INC: $212,100 · EducationREACHING HIGHER NEW HAMPSHIRE INCTENNESSEE STATE COLLABORATIVE ON REFORMING EDUCATION: $199,000 · EducationTENNESSEE STATE COLLABORATIVE ON REFORMING EDUCATIONEXPECT MORE ARIZONA: $175,000 · EducationEXPECT MORE ARIZONAADVANCE ILLINOIS NFP: $175,000 · EducationADVANCE ILLINOIS NFPGEORGIA PARTNERSHIP FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION INC: $165,000 · EducationGEORGIA PARTNERSHIP FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION INCTHE A EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP: $70,000 · EducationTHE A EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP+1 more: $5,000 · EducationRose Community Foundation: $300,000 · PhilanthropyRose Community FoundationROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC: $224,000 · PhilanthropyROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY …PARTNERSHIP FOR LEARNING: $170,000 · OtherPARTNERSHIP…THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY: $10,000 · Other+10 more: $50,000 · Other+10 moreCalifornians Dedicated to Education Foundation: $200,000 · Youth DevelopmentCaliforni…FOUNDATION FOR A BETTER LOUISIANA: $185,000 · Community Improvement
Education$1,226,100Philanthropy$524,000Other$230,000Youth Development$200,000Community Improvement$185,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetRose Community Foundation: $300,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC: $224,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetREACHING HIGHER NEW HAMPSHIRE INC: $212,100 over 2y, 46% of budgetCalifornians Dedicated to Education Foundation: $200,000 over 2y, 3.8% of budgetTENNESSEE STATE COLLABORATIVE ON REFORMING EDUCATION: $199,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetEXPECT MORE ARIZONA: $175,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetADVANCE ILLINOIS NFP: $175,000 over 2y, 8.4% of budgetPARTNERSHIP FOR LEARNING: $170,000 over 2y, 23% of budgetGEORGIA PARTNERSHIP FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION INC: $165,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetTHE A EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP: $70,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetCITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER SCHOOL NEW YORK 1: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOSTON COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

New Venture FundRound It Up America I…For Inspiration and R…Gates FoundationGenYOUTH IncorporatedBellwether Education …Rockefeller Philanthr…I Car Education Found…Project Lead the Way …Lumina Foundation for…Project Lead the Way …Walton Family Foundat…
New Venture FundDC20.8× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: New Venture Fund · Round It Up America Inc · For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) · Gates Foundation · GenYOUTH Incorporated · Bellwether Education Partners Inc · Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc · I Car Education Foundation · Project Lead the Way Inc · Lumina Foundation for Education Inc · Project Lead the Way Inc · Walton Family Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Achieve Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Achieve Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 24 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2017, released 2017. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2020) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2017, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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