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William T Grant Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$18M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
159
Grants FY2024
95
Organizations funded FY2023
37%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$79,025
Largest grant, FY2024
$497,580
Organizations funded a year
70 to 95
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
25
Total assets, FY2024
$420M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 37% of the organizations William T Grant Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.5M went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureSocial SciencePhilanthropyHealthOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving107$17M26%
FY202395$15M37%
FY202283$12M33%
FY202191$13M44%
FY202081$12M43%
FY201970$12Mn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Education$50MHealth$6.9MSocial Science$6.0MYouth Development$5.6MScience & Tech$4.9MRecreation & Sports$2.0MHuman Services$2.0MEmployment$1.8MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
New York University$3,637,11260%
Regents of the University of Colorado$2,294,2516n/a
University of Washington$1,912,3575n/a
Pennsylvania State University$1,742,0976n/a
University of Michigan$1,545,896681%
Rutgers University Foundation$1,528,25640%
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois$1,514,8814n/a
Cornell University$1,495,42760%
University of California- Davis$1,377,2096n/a
Trustees of Boston College$1,370,21860%
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All grantees of William T Grant Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
New York University$3,637,11260%
Regents of the University of Colorado$2,294,2516n/a
University of Washington$1,912,3575n/a
Pennsylvania State University$1,742,0976n/a
University of Michigan$1,545,896681%
Rutgers University Foundation$1,528,25640%
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois$1,514,8814n/a
Cornell University$1,495,42760%
University of California- Davis$1,377,2096n/a
Trustees of Boston College$1,370,21860%
Trustees of Boston University$1,364,20860%
University of Pittsburgh$1,327,22840%
Johns Hopkins University$1,275,09650%
Duke University$1,260,82560%
The Forum for Youth Investment$1,195,94454%
Northwestern University$1,144,17060%
University of Chicago$1,101,37350%
Florida State University Research Foundation Inc$1,032,86532%
Vanderbilt University$1,025,34860%
Philanthropy New York Inc$991,777511%
National Summer Learning Association Inc$926,18449%
National Public Radio Inc$925,00060%
Michigan State University$848,9574n/a
National Academy of Sciences$830,55860%
Mdrc$799,72731%
The Urban Institute$786,22340%
Northeastern University$777,04860%
William Marsh Rice University$765,96250%
The Pew Charitable Trusts$765,61460%
National Opinion Research Center$649,99840%
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia$644,02140%
Regents of the University of California at Irvine$600,0003n/a
Syracuse University$578,97840%
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences$576,26230%
Drexel University$563,99930%
Bipartisan Policy Center Inc$550,00051%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$541,5862n/a
Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia$523,3202n/a
Innovative Policy Lab Research Improving Peoples Lives$510,204214%
Georgetown University$493,04720%
Suffolk University$474,51120%
Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc$433,33530%
President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College$429,75010%
Public Policy Institute of California$420,77821%
Ithrive Games Foundation$394,133217%
Educational Testing Service$391,37520%
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley$333,1234n/a
The Trustees of Princeton University$329,32320%
Behavioral Ideas Lab Inc$326,70821%
Scholars Strategy Network$304,24326%
Bank Street College of Education$299,99920%
American Youth Policy Forum$298,701231%
Emory University$298,32710%
University of Central Florida Research Foundation Inc$277,96721%
University of Delaware$260,97520%
Research Foundation of the City University of New York$231,82920%
Youth Collaboratory Inc$218,37517%
Community Resource Exchange Inc$203,34033%
The National Academy of Education$200,000214%
Russell Sage Foundation$200,00010%
The Bell Foundation Inc$199,96111%
Yale University$192,1011n/a
Washington University$188,75310%
The Education Trust Inc$158,01230%
Education Writers Association$150,00042%
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University$131,41820%
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund$112,21210%
American Sociological Association$101,99021%
The Spencer Foundation$100,00010%
Society for Research in Child Development Inc$96,50022%
Indiana University School of Medicine$77,1822n/a
Teachers College Columbia University$75,00020%
University of Oregon Foundation$73,90820%
Child Welfare League of America$73,07123%
Council on Foundations Inc$72,99930%
National Indian Child Welfare Association$65,00031%
Educational Video Center Inc$60,00032%
South Carolina Research Foundation$60,00021%
Youth Design Center Inc$60,00033%
Behind the Book Inc$60,00033%
I Challenge Myself Inc$60,00036%
Marcy Lab Inc$60,00031%
The Arthur Project$60,00033%
Alex House Project Inc$60,00035%
Brooklyn Boatworks Inc$50,00023%
Wested$50,0001n/a
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$50,0001n/a
American Academy of Arts & Sciences$50,00010%
Justice Policy Institute$50,00012%
The Gardiner Foundation$50,000229%
South Bronx United Inc$50,00022%
Teachers & Writers Collaborative Inc$50,00024%
The Research Foundation for The State University of New York$50,00010%
National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives Inc$50,000123%
Phi Delta Kappa International Inc$50,00011%
Evident Change$50,00010%
National Public Education Support Fund$50,00011%
Council of State Governments$50,00010%
Data Quality Campaign Inc$50,00011%
Technology Policy Institute$50,00013%
The New Press Inc$50,00011%
Children's Defense Fund$50,00010%
California Association of African American Superintendents & Admin$50,00012%
Aspen Global Change Institute Inc$50,00010%
Opening Act Inc$50,00022%
University of Louisville Research Foundation$49,98520%
The Graduate Center Foundation Inc$49,96711%
University of California Santa Barbara$49,9561n/a
Fordham University$49,84320%
The George Washington University$45,96020%
Society for Research on Adolescence Inc$43,61426%
American University$43,08520%
Claremont Graduate University$42,50010%
Mexican Coalition for the Empowerment of Youth and Families$37,54417%
Uptown Stories Inc$30,00015%
Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility Inc$30,00011%
Integratenyc Inc$30,000121%
Fund for the City of New York Inc$30,00010%
World Relief Corp of National Association of Evangelicals$25,00010%
Youth Justice Network Inc$25,00010%
Red Hook Initiative$25,00011%
Fiver Children's Foundation Inc$25,00011%
Instituto del Desarrollo de la Juventud$25,0001n/a
Urban Word NYC Inc$25,00011%
City Squash Inc$25,00011%
Pride Center of Staten Island Inc$25,00012%
Migration Policy Institute$25,00010%
Fresh Youth Initiatives Inc$25,00011%
Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls Inc$25,00016%
The Oliver Scholars Program Inc$25,00011%
New York State Youth Leadership Council Inc$25,00014%
Biobus Inc$25,00012%
Epic Theatre Center Inc$25,00012%
Edible Schoolyard New York$25,00011%
The Hetrick-Martin Institute Inc$25,00010%
Mercy Center Inc$25,00011%
Unidosus$25,00010%
Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center Inc$25,00010%
The New York Opportunity Network Inc Dba the Opportunity Network$25,00010%
Ballroom Basix USA Inc$25,000110%
Chess-In-The-Schools Inc$25,00011%
Drive Change Inc$25,00011%
Association for Education Finance & Policy$25,00014%
Publicolor Inc$25,00011%
Lgbt Youth Out Loud Incorporated Dba Live Out Loud$25,00015%
Girl Be Heard Institute$25,00012%
Kingsbridge Heights Community Center Inc$25,00010%
National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges$25,00010%
New York City Urban Debate League Inc$25,00011%
Futures and Options Inc$25,00011%
Rocking the Boat Inc$25,00011%
The Garrison Institute$25,00011%
Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness$22,00014%
Grantmakers Concerned With Immigrants and Refugees$20,00020%
First Focus on Children$18,10010%
University of Rochester$17,30110%
Project Evident Inc$15,00010%
American Educational Research Association$15,00010%
Population Association of America Inc$15,00011%
Burr Oak 4-H Club - Michigan State$13,5051n/a
The Fund for Public Schools Inc$12,00010%
Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learning$10,00010%
Ithaca College$10,00010%
American Association for the Advancement of Science$10,00010%
Asian AmericansPacific Islanders in Philanthropy Inc$7,50030%
Society for Prevention Researc Incorporated$7,00011%
Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science$5,00011%
New York Hall of Science$4,60010%
Pencil Inc$2,50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 66 recipients with no EIN on record ($25M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

William T Grant Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 152 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNew York University: $3,637,112 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Michigan: $1,545,896 over 6y, 81% of budgetRutgers University Foundation: $1,528,256 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetCornell University: $1,495,427 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Boston College: $1,370,218 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Boston University: $1,364,208 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Pittsburgh: $1,327,228 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJohns Hopkins University: $1,275,096 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDuke University: $1,260,825 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Forum for Youth Investment: $1,195,944 over 5y, 4.0% of budgetNorthwestern University: $1,144,170 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Chicago: $1,101,373 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFlorida State University Research Foundation Inc: $1,032,865 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetVanderbilt University: $1,025,348 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPhilanthropy New York Inc: $991,777 over 5y, 11% of budgetNational Summer Learning Association Inc: $926,184 over 4y, 9.2% of budgetNational Public Radio Inc: $925,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetNational Academy of Sciences: $830,558 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMdrc: $799,727 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetThe Urban Institute: $786,223 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetNortheastern University: $777,048 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWilliam Marsh Rice University: $765,962 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Pew Charitable Trusts: $765,614 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetNational Opinion Research Center: $649,998 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: $644,021 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSyracuse University: $578,978 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences: $576,262 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetDrexel University: $563,999 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBipartisan Policy Center Inc: $550,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetInnovative Policy Lab Research Improving Peoples Lives: $510,204 over 2y, 14% of budgetGeorgetown University: $493,047 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSuffolk University: $474,511 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGeorgia State University Research Foundation Inc: $433,335 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPresident-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College: $429,750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPublic Policy Institute of California: $420,778 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetIthrive Games Foundation: $394,133 over 2y, 17% of budgetEducational Testing Service: $391,375 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Trustees of Princeton University: $329,323 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBehavioral Ideas Lab Inc: $326,708 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetScholars Strategy Network: $304,243 over 2y, 6.3% of budgetBank Street College of Education: $299,999 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Youth Policy Forum: $298,701 over 2y, 31% of budgetEmory University: $298,327 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Central Florida Research Foundation Inc: $277,967 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetUniversity of Delaware: $260,975 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetResearch Foundation of the City University of New York: $231,829 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYouth Collaboratory Inc: $218,375 over 1y, 6.7% of budgetCommunity Resource Exchange Inc: $203,340 over 3y, 3.4% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 152.

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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.

Pinkerton FoundationNY67.5× affinity32 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Pinkerton Foundation · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · Gates Foundation · The Ford Foundation · The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation · Carnegie Corporation of New York · Lily Auchincloss Foundation Inc · Annie E Casey Foundation Inc · The Spencer Foundation · Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc · Youth Improving Non-Profits for Children · Brooklyn Community 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.

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About William T Grant Foundation Inc

How much does William T Grant Foundation Inc give?
William T Grant Foundation Inc reported 159 grants totaling $17,746,826 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 70 and 95 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does William T Grant Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (58%), Health (8%), Social Science (7%).
Who are William T Grant Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: New York University ($3.6M), Regents of the University of Colorado ($2.3M), University of Washington ($1.9M).
Does William T Grant Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 37% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does William T Grant Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as William T Grant Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Pinkerton Foundation, The Hyde and Watson Foundation, Gates Foundation.
Where is William T Grant Foundation Inc based?
William T Grant Foundation Inc is based in NY.

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 248 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-PF 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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