Virginia · Public charity
Thomas B Fordham Foundation
The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation supports the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, the nation's leader in advancing educational excellence, by providing quality research, analysis and commentary, as well as on-the-ground action and advocacy in Ohio.
- $165k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 8
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $149k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $14,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $40,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 7
- FY2019 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $82M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Thomas B Fordham Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 7 | $111k | 43% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $110k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $110k | 33% |
| FY2021 | 7 | $91k | 71% |
| FY2020 | 6 | $121k | 67% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $90k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Community Schools Inc | $141,397 | 5 | 1% |
| United Schools | $85,300 | 4 | 1% |
| Teach for America Inc | $60,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Seton Education Partners | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Westcare Ohio Inc | $45,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Idea Greater Cincinnati Inc | $43,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Kipp Columbus | $42,678 | 3 | 0% |
| Sciotoville Community School | $37,906 | 2 | n/a |
| Omega Community Development Corporation | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Regeneration Schools Ohio | $24,600 | 2 | 1% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Community Schools Inc | $141,397 | 5 | 1% |
| United Schools | $85,300 | 4 | 1% |
| Teach for America Inc | $60,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Seton Education Partners | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Westcare Ohio Inc | $45,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Idea Greater Cincinnati Inc | $43,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Kipp Columbus | $42,678 | 3 | 0% |
| Sciotoville Community School | $37,906 | 2 | n/a |
| Omega Community Development Corporation | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Regeneration Schools Ohio | $24,600 | 2 | 1% |
| The Philanthropy Roundtable | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| United Schools Columbus | $14,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Dayton Early College Academy Inc | $10,207 | 1 | 0% |
| Woodland Arboretum Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 7% |
| We Care Arts Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Citizens of The World Charter Schools - Cincinnati | $8,600 | 1 | n/a |
| The Institute for Excellence in Education | $5,358 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Thomas B Fordham Foundation 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: Dayton Foundation Plus Inc · The Dayton Foundation · The Berry Family Foundation · Dayton Foundation Depository · The Dayton Power and Light Company Foundation Dba Aes Ohio Foundation · The United Way of the Greater Dayton Area · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Thomas B Fordham Foundation
- How much does Thomas B Fordham Foundation give?
- Thomas B Fordham Foundation reported 8 itemized grants totaling $149,358, out of $165,108 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 7 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
- What does Thomas B Fordham Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (69%), Philanthropy (21%), Health (5%).
- Who are Thomas B Fordham Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Alliance Community Schools Inc ($141k), United Schools ($85k), Teach for America Inc ($60k).
- Does Thomas B Fordham Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Thomas B Fordham Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Dayton Foundation Plus Inc, The Dayton Foundation, The Berry Family Foundation.
- Where is Thomas B Fordham Foundation based?
- Thomas B Fordham Foundation is based in VA.
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