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Learning Policy Institute

The Learning Policy Institute (LPI) conducts and disseminates independent, high-quality research to improve learning for all children.

$878k
Granted FY2024still arriving
7
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$260k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Education$9.1MCivil Rights$665kPhilanthropy$247kScience & Tech$217kYouth Development$100kHuman Services$100kCommunity Improvement$8k
02FY2024 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 7 grants below total $625,507, the rows itemized in this filing. The $878,051 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $252,544 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–50k3 grants · $86k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $279k
  • $250k+1 grant · $260k
$55,865
Median grant
6
States reached
$36M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Bank Street College of Education$260,000
National Conference of State Legislatures$113,824
State of Hawaii Department of Education$109,692
The Regents of the University of Colorado$55,865
Commonwealth of Mass Dept of Education$34,116
Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Jr University$33,005
State of Utah$19,005
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:

Its human-services grants (FY19–21, $156k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Tides Center: $6k → 10%The Opportunity Institute: $50k → 10%The Opportunity Institute: $50k → 10%National Urban League: $50k → 17%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.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
NH
WA
IL
NY
MA
IN
NJ
CA
UT
CO
VA
MD
NC
SC
DC
HI
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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 9% of Learning Policy Institute’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Learning Policy Institutelessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$8.3M · 27 repeat orgs$1.2M to everyone else

27 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 21 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
22

Total granted

$8.3M
$1.2M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+13%
+52%

Still filing today

63%
77%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyHuman ServicesSocial ScienceCivil RightsOther
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

  • BANK STREET COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
    6× · 2019–2024 · $1.7M · revenue +33%
  • NA
    NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE BOARDS OF EDUCATION
    4× · 2019–2022 · $285k · revenue +18%
  • PA
    PUBLIC ADVOCATES INC
    2× · 2018–2020 · $280k · revenue +104%

Funded once

  • TG
    THE GEORGE LUCAS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2019 · $175k · revenue -18%
  • RT
    RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2022 · $149k
  • LA
    LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
    one grant, 2018 · $125k
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.

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National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships Inc

Advancing a national community to foster equity in dual and concurrent enrollment through accreditation, advocacy, research, and professional development.

Education
2
Aacsb International - the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

Aacsb international provides quality assurance of business school programs, the latest in business education intelligence, thought leadership, and learning and development services.

Education
3
National Association of Independent Schools Inc

As the largest association of independent schools, nais co-creates the future of education by uniting and empowering our community. we do this through thought leadership, research, creation and curation of resources, and direct…

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4
National Education Association of the United States

Our mission is to advocate for education professionals and to unite our members and the nation to fulfill the promise of public education to prepare every student to succeed in a diverse and interdependent world.

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5
National Association of College and University Attorneys

To advance the practice of higher education attorneys for the benefit of the institutions they serve.

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6
National Association for College Admission Counseling

Empowering college admission counseling professionals through education, advocacy, and community.

Education
7
American Council On Education

Ace leads higher education with a united vision for the future, galvanizing our members to make change. the council collaborates across the sector to design solutions for today's challenges, serves the needs of a diverse student…

Education
8
American Association of State Colleges and Universities

Aascu is a washington, d.c. based higher education association that represents the sector of over 500 regional public colleges, universities, and systems whose members share a learning and teaching centered culture, a commitment to…

Education
9
Association of California School Administrators

The association serves its members by creating resources that enable california school administrators to develop and apply creative leadership and management skills and in turn, improve the educational process for all students.

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10
American Association of School Administrators Inc

AASA, The School Superintendents Association advocates for equitable access for all students to the highest quality public education, and develops and supports school system leaders.

Education
11
American Political Science Association

The american political science association ("apsa") supports excellence in scholarship and teaching and informed discourse about politics, policy, and civic participation. the association promotes a lively, diverse community of scholars,…

Social Science
12
National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium

Support state cte leadership to advance high-quality and equitable cte policies, programs and pathways that ensure career and college success for each learner.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Afterschool Alliance; the most unlike its peers is The George Lucas Educational Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

36 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. 36 of the 51 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
36/36
Grantees still filing
22/36
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES: $986,824 · OtherNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURESEDUCATION FIRST CONSULTING LLC: $750,000 · OtherEDUCATION FIRST CONSULTING LLCEducationCounsel LLC: $650,000 · OtherEducationCounsel LLCNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE BOARDS OF EDUCATION: $285,000 · OtherNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE BOARDS OF EDUCATIONPUBLIC ADVOCATES INC: $280,000 · OtherPUBLIC ADVOCATES INCREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO: $264,758 · OtherWESTED: $218,406 · OtherTURNAROUND FOR CHILDREN INC: $215,000 · OtherCAPE COD COMMUNITY COLLEGE: $203,241 · OtherTHE GEORGE LUCAS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $175,000 · Other+14 more: $1,066,802 · Other+14 moreBANK STREET COLLEGE OF EDUCATION: $1,683,020 · EducationBANK STREET COLLEGE OF EDUCATIONTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $920,980 · EducationTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD…COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS: $644,612 · EducationCOUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERSUniversity of South Carolina Educational Foundation: $200,000 · EducationENVISION EDUCATION INC: $163,570 · Education+12 more: $449,787 · Education+12 moreCOLLABORATIVE FOR ACADEMIC SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING: $412,730 · Youth DevelopmentAMERICA'S PROMISE THE ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH: $50,000 · Youth DevelopmentAFTERSCHOOL ALLIANCE: $50,000 · Youth DevelopmentTHE FORUM FOR YOUTH INVESTMENT: $171,976 · PhilanthropyPASADENA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $75,000 · PhilanthropyCalifornians For Justice Education Fund: $205,000 · Civil RightsAMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES: $160,000 · Social ScienceTHE OPPORTUNITY INSTITUTE: $100,000 · Human ServicesNATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE INC: $50,000 · Human ServicesTIDES CENTER: $6,000 · Human Services
Other$5,095,031Education$4,061,969Youth Development$512,730Philanthropy$246,976Civil Rights$205,000Social Science$160,000Human Services$156,000

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBANK STREET COLLEGE OF EDUCATION: $1,683,020 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $920,980 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCOUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS: $644,612 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetCOLLABORATIVE FOR ACADEMIC SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING: $412,730 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE BOARDS OF EDUCATION: $285,000 over 4y, 4.4% of budgetPUBLIC ADVOCATES INC: $280,000 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetTURNAROUND FOR CHILDREN INC: $215,000 over 3y, 3.3% of budgetCalifornians For Justice Education Fund: $205,000 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetUniversity of South Carolina Educational Foundation: $200,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTHE FORUM FOR YOUTH INVESTMENT: $171,976 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetENVISION EDUCATION INC: $163,570 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetAMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES: $160,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGreat Schools Partnership Inc: $122,787 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetTHE OPPORTUNITY INSTITUTE: $100,000 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetNATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION CENTER FOR BEST PRACTICES: $100,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCATALYST CALIFORNIA: $80,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetEDUCATION COMMISSION OF THE STATES: $80,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetPASADENA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $75,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetMIRA EDUCATION: $70,000 over 1y, 10.0% of budgetNATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS: $60,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES FOR TEACHER EDUCATION: $60,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetNATIONAL ASSC OF STATE DIRECTORS OF TEACHER EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION: $60,000 over 2y, 5.9% of budgetNATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICA'S PROMISE THE ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH: $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetAFTERSCHOOL ALLIANCE: $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetTHE NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT INC: $32,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetLINKED LEARNING ALLIANCE: $20,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetComplete College America Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN SCHOOL COUNSELOR ASSOCIATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNational Congress of Parents & Teachers: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCONSORTIUM FOR SCHOOL NETWORKING: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNATL ASSN OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY PARTNERS: $7,700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTIDES CENTER: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

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.

Gates FoundationThe William & Flora H…Carnegie Corporation …Raikes FoundationThe Wallace FoundationElbridge Stuart Found…Silicon Valley Commun…Walton Family Foundat…WK Kellogg FoundationShare Our StrengthLumina Foundation for…The Kresge Foundation
Gates FoundationWA43.9× affinity21 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Gates Foundation · The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation · Carnegie Corporation of New York · Raikes Foundation · The Wallace Foundation · Elbridge Stuart Foundation Dba Stuart Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Walton Family Foundation Inc · WK Kellogg Foundation · Share Our Strength · Lumina Foundation for Education Inc · The Kresge Foundation

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 Learning Policy Institute funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Learning Policy Institute. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
    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.

    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 51 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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