· Private foundation
Innovative Technology Education Fund
Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k4 grants · $17k
- $10k–50k6 grants · $126k
- $50k–250k4 grants · $249k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE | $70,515 |
| SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OF UNIVERSITY CITY | $60,564 |
| MAPLEWOOD RICHMOND HEIGHTS SCHOOL DISTRICT | $59,791 |
| THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF UNIVERSITY CITY | $58,594 |
| HILLSBORO R-3 SCHOOL DISTRICT | $30,000 |
| LEBANON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $29,996 |
| SUNRISE R-9 SCHOOL DISTRICT | $23,573 |
| AL-SALAM DAY SCHOOL | $16,500 |
| VALLEY PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT | $12,954 |
| HANCOCK PLACE SCHOOL DISTRICT | $12,954 |
| CONNECTED LEARNING | $5,250 |
| FERGUSON FLORISSANT SCHOOL DISTRICT | $5,050 |
| USGBC MO GATEWAY CHAPTER | $5,000 |
| NEBSA | $1,500 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 87% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +45% since the first grant, against +34% for those funded once.
38 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2024, 28 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $131k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- LFLIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY INC3× · 2017–2019 · $112k · revenue +149%
- TSTHE SOULARD SCHOOL3× · 2017–2022 · $99k · revenue +63%
- PIPROGRESS IN EDUCATION INC2× · 2020–2021 · $34k · revenue +45%
Funded once
- SHSUMNER HIGH SCHOOLone grant, 2018 · $65k
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2017 · $62k
- MBMARGARET BUERKLE MIDDLE SCHOOLone grant, 2019 · $61k
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.
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.
Thomas jefferson school engages its students in the education necessary to live as responsible citizens of the world. through the strongest possible college-prepatory program and within a nurturing community, students develop a…
La salle middle school is a public charter school located in st. louis. la salle is committed to transforming children and our community through innovative education. students at la salle are pushed to achieve excellence academically,…
The mission of Grace Christian Academy is to first serve families and children by giving them a Biblically-based education centered on a growing relationship with Jesus Christ, imparting a Christian world view and emphasizing Godly…
Momentum academy is an open enrollment public charter school. momentum academy pursues academic excellence in a safe, supportive and loving learning environment.
The mission of the siue east st. louis charter high school is to prepare sudents, who are career - and college - ready, upon graduation.
Hogan preparatory academy is an exceptional k-12 public charter school where students become compassionate leaders who are college and career ready with a distinct competitive advantage.
Saint Louis Sudbury School offers self-directed education for ages 5-18. Our mission: "We believe that children are born with the drive and skills to create a meaningful and successful life and learn best when given the opportunity to…
To provide a world-class neighborhood school whose students excel in a culture of academic rigor, character development, and caring relationships.
Teachers, parents, and students work together to develop young people who are confident and achieve academic excellence in a powerful college prep curriculum. students do not question "whether" they will go to college but, instead, ask…
Atlas public schools nurtures a thriving community by educating the whole child through a rigorous academic program enriched with real-world experiences, while prioritizing the support, growth, and sustainability of our dedicated educators.
Louisville collegiate school inspires academic excellence, extraordinary character and global citizenship.
Capitol Hill Day School is a co-educational independent school serving students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. Capitol Hill Day School deeply engages a diverse community of students in connecting the classroom with the larger…
How this is measured
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 101 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
Open a dossier: St Louis Community Foundation · St Louis Community Foundation Inc · The Opportunity Trust D/B/A Zest Education · World Wide Technology Foundation · Commerce Bancshares Foundation · Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company · Jordan Mary R & Ettie a Charitable · United Way of Greater St Louis Inc · Project Lead the Way Inc · Dollar General Literacy Foundation · Olive Dempsey Charitable Trust · Dewitt and Caroline Van Evera Fdn
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Innovative Technology Education Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Innovative Technology Education Fund. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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