California · Nonprofit
KIPP FOUNDATION
KIPP FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 119 organizations whose IRS filings report $319,863,753 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($70,174,844). 76 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $146M
- Funders on record
- 119
- Grants received
- $320M
- Net assets
- $153M
What Kipp Foundation does
Mission
Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to succeed in college and beyond - so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
One kipp:the foundation partners with kipp schools & regions to deliver joyful, academically excellent education by building systems that promote equity, establish healthy school culture, and support teachers in expanding content knowledge and culturally responsive pedagogy.the foundation provides kipp schools & regions with:- curriculum, assessment, and instructional resources with implementation support;- regional superintendent coaching and support;- professional development, training, and shared tools for executive directors and school leaders;- strengthened college counseling and alumni advising to prepare graduates for their chosen educational and career paths;- national initiatives supporting local kipp forward programs, including: - alumni support on college campuses;- career exposure and exploration opportunities;- college partnerships.
$82,903,163 spentof which $24,611,402 as grants$2,195,555 earned by the program80% of program spendingNetwork growth and sustainability:the foundation strengthens regional capabilities and drives mission delivery by partnering with executive directors and senior leaders to support growth, scale, and strategic planning aligned with public policy goals.the foundation provides kipp schools & regions with:- financial and operational support; - integration and scaling assistance; - strategic leadership for new sites;- brand protection and narrative advancement to expand stakeholder engagement;- national and local policy advocacy through authentic stakeholder relationships;- alumni networking and connection services; and- capacity building to leverage national scale for coordinated communication and advocacy.
$17,050,736 spentof which $16,630,651 as grants$6,002,676 earned by the program17% of program spendingNetwork infrastructure:the foundation supports continuous learning and improvement among kipp schools & regions by:- creating ongoing visibility into network-wide performance and generating actionable insights;- delivering high-quality data and research to enable network leaders to make data-driven decisions;- promoting innovation and facilitating idea exchange through network-wide retreats and professional development events; and - providing direct legal and technology support.
$3,126,884 spentof which $614,527 as grants3% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $103,080,783.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $141M to $182M (+29%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 35% · 2018 35% · 2019 24% · 2020 19% · 2021 21% · 2022 19% · 2023 25% · 2024 17% · 2025 8%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
92% of KIPP FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (14% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Katherine Bradley
Chairman of the board
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2023 and FY2024 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 40 funders to 37 funders, grant income rose $18M → $62M.
24 of 119 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 39% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of KIPP FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 119 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
KIPP FOUNDATION has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 22% of grant income, and it takes 5 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 5 funders to its left
40% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund KIPP FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 49% · 2018 48% · 2019 42% · 2020 24% · 2021 40% · 2022 32% · 2023 17% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
36% of KIPP FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 64% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
KIPP FOUNDATION draws 70% of its grant income from funders outside California, across 26 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $124M arriving through sponsors registered in 13 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
KIPP FOUNDATION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 684 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 684 education nonprofits over $100M, FY2025
Government funding KIPP FOUNDATION receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $152.5M on record.
- Department of Education$152.5M
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like KIPP FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
96% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
61%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 39 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for KIPP FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds KIPP FOUNDATION?
- KIPP FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 119 organizations whose IRS filings report $319,863,753 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($70,174,844). 76 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does KIPP FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 119 organizations giving $319,863,753 in grants to KIPP FOUNDATION, 76 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of KIPP FOUNDATION?
- DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC is the largest funder on record, with $70,174,844 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like KIPP FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 119 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing