Washington, D.C. · Public charity
DC Public Education Fund
Tthe DC PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND catalyzes philanthropy in support of strategic initiatives in dc public schools (dcps). Through its investments, the DC PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND collaborates with dcps leadership and the philanthropic community to incubate dcps' highest priority and most innovative design solutions for students.
- $1.9M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 14
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $736k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $540,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 3
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 8
- Total assets, FY2024
- $17M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 67% of the organizations DC Public Education Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $238k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 14 | $736k | 86% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $6.1M | 67% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $2.8M | 50% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $2.8M | 0% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $2.1M | 0% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $2.5M | 0% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $9.0M | 0% |
| FY2017 | 3 | $13M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC Public Schools | $36,793,709 | 8 | n/a |
| Edquity Inc | $765,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Pahara Institute Inc | $500,000 | 2 | 5% |
| The Howard University | $436,860 | 1 | 0% |
| Education Leaders of Color Inc | $128,760 | 1 | 3% |
| Work-Based Learning Alliance | $28,050 | 1 | 2% |
| American University | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| North Carolina Central University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Greater Washington Board of Trade | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC Public Schools | $36,793,709 | 8 | n/a |
| Edquity Inc | $765,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Pahara Institute Inc | $500,000 | 2 | 5% |
| The Howard University | $436,860 | 1 | 0% |
| Education Leaders of Color Inc | $128,760 | 1 | 3% |
| Work-Based Learning Alliance | $28,050 | 1 | 2% |
| American University | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| North Carolina Central University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Greater Washington Board of Trade | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Louisiana State University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| George Mason University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Trinity College | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Connecticut | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| North Carolina a & T State University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget DC Public Education Fund supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
Open a dossier: National Collegiate Athletic Association
How this is measured
About DC Public Education Fund
- How much does DC Public Education Fund give?
- DC Public Education Fund reported 14 itemized grants totaling $736,150, out of $1,927,558 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 3 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does DC Public Education Fund fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (100%), Community Improvement (0%).
- Who are DC Public Education Fund's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: DC Public Schools ($37M), Edquity Inc ($765k), Pahara Institute Inc ($500k).
- Does DC Public Education Fund fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as DC Public Education Fund?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Collegiate Athletic Association.
- Where is DC Public Education Fund based?
- DC Public Education Fund is based in DC.
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