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Funders to approach for Firstgen Forward

Washington, D.C.2 funders on file

Firstgen Forward is the premier source for student success through a first-generation lens, equipping the higher education community with evidence-based approaches, data-informed strategies, professional development, and research.

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$100k, your typical grantunder 1 in 1001 in 100$10k$30k$100k$300k$1.0MChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Chance of any first grant2 in 10in the next two years, expected value $79k
Last two years (2023–24)$0from 0 new funders

Half the value is in your top 3 funders, of 154

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FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. 1Gates FoundationSimilar grantees: National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Inc ($3.8M/yr), National Public Education Support Fund ($280k/yr), Federation of American Scientists ($420k/yr)under 1 in 100$440k
  2. 2WK Kellogg FoundationSimilar grantees: National Public Education Support Fund ($740k/yr), Grantmakers for Education ($33k/yr), New Leaders Inc ($400k/yr)under 1 in 100$29k
  3. 3Foundation for Food and Agriculture ResearchNo similar grantees yetunder 1 in 100$630k
  4. 4Walton Family Foundation IncSimilar grantees: National Public Education Support Fund ($180k/yr), Federation of American Scientists ($6.1M/yr), Grantmakers for Education ($190k/yr)under 1 in 100$160k
  5. 5Alfred P Sloan FoundationSimilar grantees: Federation of American Scientists ($250k/yr), FPF Education and Innovation Foundation ($190k/yr), New Venture Fund ($240k/yr)under 1 in 100$150k
  6. 6The David and Lucile Packard FoundationSimilar grantees: National Public Education Support Fund ($27k/yr), Federation of American Scientists ($350k/yr), Grantmakers for Education ($35k/yr)under 1 in 100$58k
  7. 7Strada Education Foundation IncSimilar grantees: National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Inc ($250k/yr), National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators ($980k/yr), Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education Foundation ($750k/yr)under 1 in 100$76k
  8. 8Carnegie Corporation of New YorkSimilar grantees: National Public Education Support Fund ($50k/yr), Federation of American Scientists ($510k/yr), Grantmakers for Education ($50k/yr)under 1 in 100$200k
  9. 9The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationSimilar grantees: National Public Education Support Fund ($670k/yr), Federation of American Scientists ($410k/yr), Grantmakers for Education ($93k/yr)under 1 in 100$56k
  10. 10Chan Zuckerberg Initiative FoundationSimilar grantees: National Public Education Support Fund ($1.0M/yr), FPF Education and Innovation Foundation ($1.0M/yr), New Venture Fund ($30M/yr)under 1 in 100$1.1M
  11. 11Ascendium Education Solutions IncSimilar grantees: National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Inc ($630k/yr), National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators ($320k/yr), Grantmakers for Education ($77k/yr)under 1 in 100$100k
  12. 12Skyline FoundationSimilar grantees: National Public Education Support Fund ($25k/yr), Grantmakers for Education ($4k/yr), New Leaders Inc ($250k/yr)under 1 in 100$250k
  13. 13Crimsonbridge Foundation IncSimilar grantees: National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Inc ($25k/yr), Grantmakers for Education ($5k/yr), Kipp Foundation ($47k/yr)under 1 in 100$9k
  14. 14The Nea Foundation for the Improvement of EducationSimilar grantees: National Public Education Support Fund ($50k/yr), Grantmakers for Education ($16k/yr), New Venture Fund ($87k/yr)under 1 in 100$43k
  15. 15The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationSimilar grantees: National Public Education Support Fund ($35k/yr), Federation of American Scientists ($370k/yr), New Venture Fund ($1.2M/yr)under 1 in 100$170k
  16. 16Laura and John Arnold FoundationSimilar grantees: Federation of American Scientists ($670k/yr), New Venture Fund ($1.2M/yr), Fwdus Education Fund Inc ($1.0M/yr)under 1 in 100$170k
  17. 17Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundSimilar grantees: Kipp Foundation ($100k/yr), New Venture Fund ($250k/yr), Education Pioneers ($500k/yr)under 1 in 100$220k
  18. 18The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation IncSimilar grantees: Grantmakers for Education ($17k/yr), New Leaders Inc ($67k/yr), Generations United Inc ($25k/yr)under 1 in 100$61k
  19. 19The Ford FoundationSimilar grantees: National Public Education Support Fund ($130k/yr), Federation of American Scientists ($150k/yr), Grantmakers for Education ($25k/yr)under 1 in 100$41k
  20. 20Lilly Endowment IncSimilar grantees: Grantmakers for Education ($33k/yr), Community Foundation of Grant County Indiana Inc ($810k/yr), NAACP Foundation ($8k/yr)under 1 in 100$67k
  21. 21Overdeck Family Foundation IncSimilar grantees: National Public Education Support Fund ($41k/yr), Montclair State University Foundation Inc ($50k/yr), New Venture Fund ($500k/yr)under 1 in 100$240k
  22. 22Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationSimilar grantees: National Public Education Support Fund ($85k/yr), Federation of American Scientists ($250k/yr), Grantmakers for Education ($11k/yr)under 1 in 100$48k
  23. 23Lumina Foundation for Education IncSimilar grantees: National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Inc ($410k/yr), Grantmakers for Education ($17k/yr), The Attainment Network ($3k/yr)under 1 in 100$23k
  24. 24Annie E Casey Foundation IncSimilar grantees: National Public Education Support Fund ($81k/yr), Grantmakers for Education ($10k/yr), The Florida State University Foundation Inc ($1k/yr)under 1 in 100$13k
  25. 25Salesforce FoundationSimilar grantees: New Leaders Inc ($500k/yr), New Venture Fund ($1.5M/yr), TNTP Inc ($750k/yr)under 1 in 100$540k