Washington, D.C. · Public charity
First Book
Founded in 1992, FIRST BOOK is a nonprofit social enterprise building a world where all children have access to a quality education. We are on a mission to ensure that all children, regardless of their background or zip code, can succeed by removing barriers to equitable education because education transforms lives.
- $5.7M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 2
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 17
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Itemized, FY2024
- $5.6M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $2,780,745
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $2,780,745
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 17
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $33M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 100% of the organizations First Book funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $300k 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 | 2 | $5.6M | 100% |
| FY2022 | 17 | $300k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $23k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $22k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $31k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $21k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashoka | $2,780,745 | 1 | 7% |
| Teach for All Inc | $2,780,745 | 1 | 5% |
| The Asia Foundation | $86,183 | 4 | 0% |
| Book Harvest | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Reach Out and Read of Greater New York Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Reach Out and Read Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Reach Out and Read Rhode Island | $25,000 | 1 | 5% |
| American Federation of Teachers Afl-Cio Parent Organization | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Raising A Reader | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Parents as Teachers National Center Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashoka | $2,780,745 | 1 | 7% |
| Teach for All Inc | $2,780,745 | 1 | 5% |
| The Asia Foundation | $86,183 | 4 | 0% |
| Book Harvest | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Reach Out and Read of Greater New York Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Reach Out and Read Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Reach Out and Read Rhode Island | $25,000 | 1 | 5% |
| American Federation of Teachers Afl-Cio Parent Organization | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Raising A Reader | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Parents as Teachers National Center Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Parentchild Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Unidosus | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Black Child Development Institute | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Heart of America Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Room to Read | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Leaders Readers Network | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Jumpstart for Young Children Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Reading Is Fundamental Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Association for the Education of Young Children | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Academy of Pediatrics California Chapter 3 | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget First Book 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 tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: WK Kellogg Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc
How this is measured
About First Book
- How much does First Book give?
- First Book reported 2 itemized grants totaling $5,561,490, out of $5,747,631 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 17 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does First Book fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Youth Development (93%), Education (4%), International (1%).
- Who are First Book's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Ashoka ($2.8M), Teach for All Inc ($2.8M), The Asia Foundation ($86k).
- Does First Book fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as First Book?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include WK Kellogg Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc.
- Where is First Book based?
- First Book is based in DC.
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