Michigan · Nonprofit
OAKLAND SCHOOL EDUCATION FOUNDATION
OAKLAND SCHOOL EDUCATION FOUNDATION (Michigan) receives grants from 13 organizations whose IRS filings report $932,243 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($267,000). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $228k
- Funders on record
- 13
- Grants received
- $932k
- Net assets
- $591k
What Oakland School Education Foundation does
Mission
We maximize innovative learning opportunities to prepare Oakland Schools' students for personal and professional success. Our vision is to be a fully sustainable, high performing non-profit organization that is widely recognized as a champion for public education and works in collaboration with Oakland Schools to support core educational programs.We grow students' potential in our community by supporting Oakland Schools and the programs they prioritize. We serve as connectors between business and community leaders and Oakland Schools and raise funds to support Oakland Schools educational programs. We make Oakland Schools aware of the changing needs of businesses and the community.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Tomorrow's Talent Today Scholarships (TTT): Payments to various colleges/universities were made on behalf of the students that were awarded the OSEF TTT Scholarships. Purchased a computer for a student in lieu of the university receiving all of the funds. Scholarship recipients must have attended one of the Oakland Schools Tech Campuses & have completed a competitive scholarship application. A total of 20 scholarships were awarded in FY24 ranging from $500 - $5,000.
$25,854 spentof which $25,000 as grants$11,350 earned by the program40% of program spendingOutstanding Teacher of the Year Program - Award to four teachers within Oakland County who meet criteria, are nominated and chosen through a selection process to highlight outstanding teacher performance through celebration and award program.
$18,956 spentof which $8,000 as grants$26,185 earned by the program29% of program spendingSpelling Bee: The Oakland County Spelling Bee has been open to Oakland County students in the fifth-through eighth grade since 1998, always boasting a high participation rate. More than 90 students each year qualify by winning their local school spelling bee. The previous sponsor of the Spelling Bee is now unable to continue their support, so the Foundation decided to support the event for the County. The National Spelling Bee was first started in 1925 when nine newspapers joined together to host a spelling bee for the purpose of helping students improve their spelling, increase their vocabularies, learn concepts, and develop correct English usage that will help them throughout their lives. Ninety years later, their literacy effort reaches 11 million students every year. Funds were awarded to the winner to reimburse expenses for airfare, lodging and meals. Additional expenses were incurred, including Scripps Spelling Bee partnership fee, event rental and supplies.
$10,050 spentof which $1,050 as grants$12,056 earned by the program15% of program spendingSuperintendent's Initiative: This program is used by the Oakland Schools Superintendent to support teachers and staff within Oakland County. Expenses this year included staff and teacher appreciation gifts/meals.
$3,136 spent5% of program spendingBonnie Crowson Scholarships - These funds are designated provide scholarships to students at the Oakland Schools Technical Campus. This year 2 $1,000 scholarships were distributed.
$2,000 spentof which $2,000 as grants$30,000 earned by the program3% of program spendingOakland County Support Staff Award: $1,500 awarded to 3 recipients ($500 awards to each) for the Support Staff Award. This award honors nominees from the 4 quadrants of the county that provide excellent support services within a school district. Additional costs for printing and supplies was incurred.
$1,736 spentof which $1,500 as grants$2,130 earned by the program3% of program spendingRobotics/OCCRA - Funds awarded to Oakland Schools for the Oakland County Competitive Robotics Association, which is a local association formed to increase the number of students involved in competitive robotics.
$1,500 spentof which $1,500 as grants$2,557 earned by the program2% of program spendingZatkoff STEMi and STEMco Grant: Awarded to Oakland Schools for equipment and teaching materials to support the STEMi. The STEMi is a traveling mobile lab - classroom on a semi-truck which is equipped with scalable high-tech equipment to support engineering practices, cross-cutting concepts, and MI Talent Architecture core employability skills. The STEMi lab is driven to 28 local school districts, at no cost, for one week at a time, so students have access for hands-on STEM education. A typical visit to a district can provide approximately 18 student learning hours to 500 students and nine educator learning hours.
$1,207 spentof which $1,207 as grants2% of program spendingApprenticeship - Funds awarded to LiUNA Local 1076 for membership fees for 2 senior students MI Laborer's Training & Apprenticeship Program.
$400 spentof which $400 as grants$2,500 earned by the program1% of program spending
The 9 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $64,839.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 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 $481k to $598k (+24%).
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.
93% of OAKLAND SCHOOL EDUCATION FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (57% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 4 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 4 funders, grant income fell $130k → $94k.
4 of 13 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 34% 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 OAKLAND SCHOOL EDUCATION FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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
OAKLAND SCHOOL EDUCATION FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 29% of grant income and the top three 66%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
35% 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 OAKLAND SCHOOL EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 77% · 2018 52% · 2019 100% · 2020 97% · 2021 79% · 2022 54% · 2023 85% — growing more concentrated.
“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
29% of OAKLAND SCHOOL EDUCATION FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 54% 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
100% of OAKLAND SCHOOL EDUCATION FOUNDATION's grant income comes from Michigan funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $319k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 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
OAKLAND SCHOOL EDUCATION FOUNDATION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 16,849 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 16,849 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
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In Michigan
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
68% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds OAKLAND SCHOOL EDUCATION FOUNDATION?
- OAKLAND SCHOOL EDUCATION FOUNDATION (Michigan) receives grants from 13 organizations whose IRS filings report $932,243 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($267,000). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does OAKLAND SCHOOL EDUCATION FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 13 organizations giving $932,243 in grants to OAKLAND SCHOOL EDUCATION FOUNDATION, 7 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of OAKLAND SCHOOL EDUCATION FOUNDATION?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $267,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like OAKLAND SCHOOL EDUCATION FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Michigan. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2022–2025), and the filings of 13 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing