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Funders to approach for One Million Degrees

Chicago, Illinois$7.2M revenue104 funders on file

To accelerate community college students' progress on career pathways to economic mobility

Your prospects by chance and grant size

a funder to approach

Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$52k, your typical grant1 in 401 in 201 in 10$10k$30k$100k$300kChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$640k–$2.1Mover two years, from 10–15 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$3.7Mfrom 11 new funders

Half the value is in your top 8 funders, of 157

$0$1.0M$2.1Mhalf from the top 8likely range1st10thAll 157
FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. 1Gates FoundationSimilar grantees: Open Campus Media Inc ($180k/yr), Alder Graduate School of Education ($250k/yr), Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc ($410k/yr)1 in 11$450k
  2. 2Salesforce FoundationSimilar grantees: Onegoal ($500k/yr), Beyond 12 Education Inc ($640k/yr)1 in 25$530k
  3. 3Terra Foundation for American ArtSimilar grantees: Riverside Community College District Foundation ($75k/yr), University of Chicago ($250k/yr), Columbia College Chicago ($130k/yr)1 in 10$53k

154 more funders on the list for One Million Degrees

The full ranking, every way in, an approach plan for each funder and the CSV are included from the $75 plan up.

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