Connecticut · Public charity
Foundations in Education Inc
To strengthen and transform the mission of catholic education in the diocese of bridgeport by providing tuition assistance to families in need, supporting innovation in academic programs, and fostering opportunities for the professional development of school leaders.
- $5.9M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 22
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 23
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $4.7M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $154,250
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $1,045,459
- Organizations funded a year
- 23 to 26
- FY2018 to FY2024
- Total assets, FY2025
- $60M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Foundations in Education Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 22 | $4.7M | 0% |
| FY2024 | 23 | $5.5M | 0% |
| FY2023 | 25 | $5.6M | 4% |
| FY2022 | 24 | $5.3M | 0% |
| FY2021 | 26 | $6.5M | 0% |
| FY2020 | 26 | $4.5M | 4% |
| FY2019 | 24 | $4.3M | 4% |
| FY2018 | 23 | $2.8M | 13% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Academy of Bridgeport Inc | $7,564,103 | 9 | n/a |
| Kolbe Catholic Preparatory School Inc | $4,890,794 | 7 | n/a |
| Saint Peter School Inc | $4,346,059 | 9 | n/a |
| Bridgeport Roman Catholic Diocesan Corporation | $3,444,518 | 7 | n/a |
| Assumption Catholic School Inc | $2,666,515 | 9 | n/a |
| St Theresa School Inc | $2,400,518 | 9 | n/a |
| All Saints Catholic School Inc | $2,335,640 | 9 | n/a |
| St James School Inc | $1,868,524 | 9 | n/a |
| St Joseph High School | $1,623,135 | 8 | n/a |
| Notre Dame Catholic High School | $1,273,749 | 9 | n/a |
Show all 36 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Academy of Bridgeport Inc | $7,564,103 | 9 | n/a |
| Kolbe Catholic Preparatory School Inc | $4,890,794 | 7 | n/a |
| Saint Peter School Inc | $4,346,059 | 9 | n/a |
| Bridgeport Roman Catholic Diocesan Corporation | $3,444,518 | 7 | n/a |
| Assumption Catholic School Inc | $2,666,515 | 9 | n/a |
| St Theresa School Inc | $2,400,518 | 9 | n/a |
| All Saints Catholic School Inc | $2,335,640 | 9 | n/a |
| St James School Inc | $1,868,524 | 9 | n/a |
| St Joseph High School | $1,623,135 | 8 | n/a |
| Notre Dame Catholic High School | $1,273,749 | 9 | n/a |
| Immaculate High School | $1,229,484 | 9 | n/a |
| St Joseph School Danbury Inc | $1,096,947 | 9 | n/a |
| St Mary School Bethel Inc | $1,072,904 | 9 | n/a |
| Catholic Academy of Stamford Inc | $1,031,840 | 8 | n/a |
| St Mark School Inc | $1,001,628 | 9 | n/a |
| Greenwich Catholic Elementary School LLC | $906,089 | 9 | n/a |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School Inc | $877,791 | 9 | n/a |
| St Gregory the Great School Inc | $869,979 | 9 | n/a |
| St Catherine of Siena School Inc | $594,681 | 9 | n/a |
| St Rose of Lima School Inc | $539,746 | 9 | n/a |
| St Mary School Ridgefield Inc | $508,023 | 9 | n/a |
| Holy Trinity Catholic Academy Inc | $483,436 | 7 | n/a |
| St Aloysius School Inc | $370,292 | 7 | n/a |
| Our Lady of Fatima School LLC | $207,249 | 5 | n/a |
| Trinity Catholic High School | $193,400 | 4 | n/a |
| Anchor Academy Inc | $91,950 | 1 | 9% |
| Cardinal Kung Academy Inc | $81,273 | 5 | n/a |
| Trinity Catholic Middle School LLC | $74,500 | 1 | n/a |
| St Joseph Catholic Academy of Brookfield Inc | $61,976 | 3 | n/a |
| Saint Joseph School Brookfield LLC | $53,250 | 1 | n/a |
| St Joseph School Shelton LLC | $52,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea School | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Lawrence School LLC | $42,500 | 1 | n/a |
| St Cecilia School LLC | $38,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Holy Spirit School LLC | $27,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Saint Jude School LLC | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
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: Foundations in Faith Inc · The John and Ethel Kashulon Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · The Inner-City Foundation for Charity & Education Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Foundations in Education Inc
- How much does Foundations in Education Inc give?
- Foundations in Education Inc reported 22 itemized grants totaling $4,663,710, out of $5,942,478 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 23 and 26 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Foundations in Education Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (100%).
- Who are Foundations in Education Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Catholic Academy of Bridgeport Inc ($7.6M), Kolbe Catholic Preparatory School Inc ($4.9M), Saint Peter School Inc ($4.3M).
- Does Foundations in Education Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Foundations in Education Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Foundations in Faith Inc, The John and Ethel Kashulon Foundation, Ge Aerospace Foundation.
- Where is Foundations in Education Inc based?
- Foundations in Education Inc is based in CT.
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