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Alliance for Education

Our mission is to support excellence in education by advancing educational justice and racial equity for students in Seattle Public Schools.

$3.1M
Granted FY2024still arriving
7
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$1.1M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$13MRecreation & Sports$270kScience & Tech$41kYouth Development$13kArts & Culture$5k
02FY2024 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 7 grants below total $1,832,252, the rows itemized in this filing. The $3,096,699 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $1,264,447 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k4 grants · $76k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $242k
  • $250k+2 grants · $1.5M
$21,783
Median grant
1
States reached
$20M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Seattle Public Schools$1,094,674
University of Washington$419,733
Southeast Seattle Education Coalition$241,717
Highland Park Elementary PTA$21,783
Concord Elementary PTA$21,667
Friends of Roxhill Elementary$19,909
Sanislo Elementary PTA$12,769
02The need
03

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 (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%Highland Park Elementary PTA: $22k → 9%MLK Dreamkeepers PTA: $21k → 9%Ingraham Athletic Booster Club: $53k → 9%Southeast Seattle Education Coalition: $242k → 9%John Muir PTA: $24k → 9%Kimball PTSA: $23k → 9%John Muir Elementary PTA: $18k → 9%Kimball PTSA: $15k → 9%Olympic View PTA: $62k → 9%Rainier View PTA: $19k → 9%Maple PTSA: $25k → 9%Rainier View PTA: $15k → 9%Maple PTSA: $15k → 9%Seattle Public Schools: $2.3M → 9%Seattle Public Schools: $2.1M → 9%Seattle Public Schools: $1.2M → 9%Seattle Public Schools: $1.2M → 9%Seattle Public Schools: $836k → 9%Seattle Public Schools: $803k → 9%Northgate Elementary PTO: $23k → 9%University of Washington: $435k → 9%University of Washington: $402k → 9%University of Washington: $395k → 9%University of Washington: $328k → 9%University of Washington: $245k → 9%University of Washington: $197k → 9%Concord Elementary PTA: $22k → 9%Washington FIRST Robotics: $35k → 9%Dearborn Park PTA: $21k → 9%Friends of Roxhill Elementary: $20k → 9%Dearborn Park PTA: $15k → 9%Friends of Hawthorne: $170k → 9%Southshore PTSA: $32k → 9%Rainier Beach HS PTSA: $24k → 9%Emerson PTA: $24k → 9%Van Asselt (Rising Star) PTA: $24k → 9%Beacon Hill PTA: $21k → 9%Graham Hill PTA: $21k → 9%Orca Columbia PTA: $21k → 9%Hawthorne PTA: $19k → 9%MLK Dreamkeepers PTA: $15k → 9%Graham Hill PTA: $15k → 9%Beacon Hill PTA: $15k → 9%Emerson PTA: $15k → 9%John Stanford International School PTSA: $248k → 9%John Stanford Int'l School PTSA: $52k → 9%Magnolia Elementary PTA: $57k → 9%City of Seattle: $217k → 9%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.
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 grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$13M · 16 repeat orgs$981k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue -1% since the first grant, against -18% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2024, 14 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
11

Total granted

$13M
$663k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-1%
-18%

Still filing today

50%
55%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $318k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’24
RenewedFirst-time
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • SP
    Seattle Public Schools
    8× · 2017–2024 · $9.5M
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
    8× · 2017–2024 · $2.4M
  • JS
    John Stanford International School PTSA 6 15 195
    2× · 2017–2019 · $300k · revenue +4%

Funded once

  • SP
    SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
    one grant, 2019 · $217k
  • TF
    THE FRIENDS OF HAWTHORNE
    one grant, 2017 · $170k · revenue -53%
  • OV
    Olympic View Elementary PTA
    one grant, 2017 · $62k · revenue -18% · 34% of their budget
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its 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
Mountain View Pta

to serve the children and their families in the Mt View Elementary school community, by being a resource for families, funding positive programs in the school and advocating for the education and wellbeing of all children

Education
2
Lake Shore Elementary Pta

We are a PTA organization for Lake Shore Elementary in Vancouver, WA - our raised funds go back to the school through events and donations.

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3
Grant Cea Pta

PTA serving elementary school, providing resources for teachers, students and families

—
4
Langley Education Campus Ptsa

We are a parent and teacher member organization for a public elementary school.

Education
5
Stephenson Elementary Pta

Elementary School Parent Teacher Association

—
6
Stony Point Elementary School Pto

The PTO seeks to help build community among students and families through spirit days and special events throughout the year. The PTO also organizes events to help care for Stony Point teachers and staff in tangible ways. The Stony Point…

Philanthropy
7
Scotts Ridge Elementary School Pta

To support and enhance the educational experience of students by fostering cooperation between parents, teachers and school staff. The PTA provides volunteer and financial support for educational programs, classroom resources, school evens…

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8
Glencoe Elementary Pta

Glencoe Elementary School PTA is a parent teacher association which supports and enriches the educational opportunities of the students by means of support for teachers and administrators, student programs, and parent education.

—
9
Pta Oregon Congress

Provide enrichment and education funding to the school.

—
10
Kokanee Elementary Pta

Kokanee Elementary PTA strived to support the education, health and welfare of all children.

Education
11
Lake Washington Hs Ptsa

LWHS PTSA was formed to provide an organized way for parents to aid children in the school community.

Education
12
Jefferson Elementary Pta

To support a public school and its students, staff, and families.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is SouthShore Ptsa; the most unlike its peers is Washington First Robotics. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

18 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. 18 of the 32 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.

6
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/18
Grantees still filing
5/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Seattle Public Schools: $9,528,581 · OtherSeattle Public SchoolsUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON: $2,423,383 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON+16 more: $930,432 · Other+16 moreSoutheast Seattle Education Coalition: $241,717 · EducationTHE FRIENDS OF HAWTHORNE: $169,693 · EducationOlympic View Elementary PTA: $62,286 · EducationMagnolia Elementary PTA 6 15 2: $57,000 · EducationINGRAHAM ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB: $52,830 · EducationSouthShore PTSA: $46,418 · EducationMAPLE SCHOOL PTSA: $39,294 · EducationBeacon Hill PTA 6-15-42: $35,866 · EducationGRAHAM HILL ELEMENTARY PTA: $35,328 · Education+5 more: $82,643 · Education
Other$12,882,396Education$823,075

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJohn Stanford International School PTSA 6 15 195: $300,486 over 2y, 11% of budgetSoutheast Seattle Education Coalition: $241,717 over 1y, 14% of budgetOlympic View Elementary PTA: $62,286 over 1y, 34% of budgetMagnolia Elementary PTA 6 15 2: $57,000 over 1y, 96% of budgetJOHN MUIR PTA SEATTLE COUNCIL 6 12 250: $41,512 over 3y, 68% of budgetWASHINGTON FIRST ROBOTICS: $40,660 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetMAPLE SCHOOL PTSA: $39,294 over 3y, 66% of budgetKIMBALL SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOC: $37,445 over 3y, 39% of budgetBeacon Hill PTA 6-15-42: $35,866 over 3y, 24% of budgetOrca at Columbia PTA: $20,644 over 2y, 31% of budgetSand Point Elementary PTA: $15,300 over 3y, 9.0% of budgetTHE CENTER SCHOOL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION PTSA UNIT #615463: $5,123 over 1y, 9.6% 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.

  • Who funds John Stanford International School PTSA 6 15 195 ↗
  • Who funds Southeast Seattle Education Coalition ↗
  • Who funds THE FRIENDS OF HAWTHORNE ↗
  • Who funds Olympic View Elementary PTA ↗
  • Who funds Magnolia Elementary PTA 6 15 2 ↗
  • Who funds INGRAHAM ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB ↗
  • Who funds SouthShore PTSA ↗
  • Who funds JOHN MUIR PTA SEATTLE COUNCIL 6 12 250 ↗
  • Who funds WASHINGTON FIRST ROBOTICS ↗
  • Who funds MAPLE SCHOOL PTSA ↗
  • Who funds KIMBALL SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOC ↗
  • Who funds Beacon Hill PTA 6-15-42 ↗
  • Who funds GRAHAM HILL ELEMENTARY PTA ↗
  • Who funds CONCORD ELEMENTARY PTA 6 15 76 ↗
  • Who funds Orca at Columbia PTA ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF ROXHILL ELEMENTARY ↗
  • Who funds Sand Point Elementary PTA ↗
  • Who funds THE CENTER SCHOOL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION PTSA UNIT #615463 ↗

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.

Southeast Seattle Edu…Beacon Hill PTA 6-15-…Seattle FoundationOne Roof FoundationAmerican Online Givin…Paypal Charitable Giv…The Bank of America C…Amazonsmile FoundationFidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…
Southeast Seattle Education CoalitionWA37× affinity15 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Southeast Seattle Education Coalition · Beacon Hill PTA 6-15-42 · Seattle Foundation · One Roof Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Alliance for Education funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Alliance for Education. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%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
    0get no government money at all
    2report 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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Alliance for Education?

    Find your warmest path to Alliance for Education through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 32 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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