Louisiana · Public charity
Vela Education Fund
The VELA EDUCATION FUND exists to accelerate education innovation and opportunity for every learner by: supporting everyday entrepreneurs building custom education programs to meet families learners' needs, increasing awareness of nontraditional education, and accelerating adoption by more families and communities.
- $2.7M
- Granted FY2020
- 11
- Grants FY2020
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $150,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $700,000
- States reached, FY2020
- 9
- Total assets, FY2020
- $21M
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 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, FY2020 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Parents Union Inc | $700,000 | 1 | 47% |
| 4point0 Schools | $465,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Camelback Ventures | $445,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Home School Legal Defense Association | $400,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Youth Entrepreneurs Inc | $154,500 | 1 | 4% |
| Griptape Org Inc | $150,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Teton Science Schools Inc | $150,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Arizona Council for American Private Education | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| National Microschooling Center | $81,000 | 1 | 24% |
| Hudson Lab School | $50,000 | 1 | 60% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Parents Union Inc | $700,000 | 1 | 47% |
| 4point0 Schools | $465,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Camelback Ventures | $445,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Home School Legal Defense Association | $400,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Youth Entrepreneurs Inc | $154,500 | 1 | 4% |
| Griptape Org Inc | $150,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Teton Science Schools Inc | $150,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Arizona Council for American Private Education | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| National Microschooling Center | $81,000 | 1 | 24% |
| Hudson Lab School | $50,000 | 1 | 60% |
| High School for Recording Arts | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Vela Education Fund supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 9 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: New Schools Fund · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Walton Family Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Vela Education Fund
- How much does Vela Education Fund give?
- Vela Education Fund reported 11 grants totaling $2,720,500 in its FY2020 IRS filing.
- What does Vela Education Fund fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2020, its largest causes are Education (4%), Human Services (2%), Community Improvement (1%).
- Who are Vela Education Fund's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2020: National Parents Union Inc ($700k), 4point0 Schools ($465k), Camelback Ventures ($445k).
- Which funders back the same organizations as Vela Education Fund?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include New Schools Fund, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Walton Family Foundation Inc.
- Where is Vela Education Fund based?
- Vela Education Fund is based in LA.
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