California · Public charity
The Institute for College Access & Success
We seek to support state and federal policymakers through research, policy analysis, and advocacy about building a better, more affordable, and higher quality higher education system.
- $392k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 5
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $140k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $82,900
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 7
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $6.6M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations The Institute for College Access & Success funded were first-time grantees, receiving 87% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 13% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $65k 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 | 5 | $140k | 80% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $75k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $80k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 7 | $250k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $75k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $25k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 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, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mdrc | $202,900 | 3 | 0% |
| Georgetown University | $80,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Urban Institute | $65,367 | 1 | 0% |
| Inside Track Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Housing and Economic Rights Advocates | $50,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth | $35,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Opportunity America Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 54% |
| Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Detroit Regional Chamber Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| BLU Educational Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mdrc | $202,900 | 3 | 0% |
| Georgetown University | $80,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Urban Institute | $65,367 | 1 | 0% |
| Inside Track Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Housing and Economic Rights Advocates | $50,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth | $35,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Opportunity America Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 54% |
| Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Detroit Regional Chamber Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| BLU Educational Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| One Million Degrees | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Dolores C Huerta Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| GO Public Schools | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Parent Institute for Quality Education Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Georgia State University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Project Quest Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
The Institute for College Access & Success supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 15 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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: The James Irvine Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Gates Foundation · The California Endowment · California Community Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Institute for College Access & Success
- How much does The Institute for College Access & Success give?
- The Institute for College Access & Success reported 5 itemized grants totaling $139,900, out of $391,900 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 7 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does The Institute for College Access & Success fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (51%), Employment (32%), Community Improvement (9%).
- Who are The Institute for College Access & Success's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Mdrc ($203k), Georgetown University ($80k), The Urban Institute ($65k).
- Does The Institute for College Access & Success fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Institute for College Access & Success?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The James Irvine Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Gates Foundation.
- Where is The Institute for College Access & Success based?
- The Institute for College Access & Success is based in CA.
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