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Funders to approach for Southern Education Foundation Inc

Atlanta, Georgia$15M revenue36 funders on file

The Southern Education Foundation's mission is to advance equity and excellence in education for all students in the south, particularly low-income students and students of color. Sef uses collaboration, advocacy, and research to improve outcomes from early childhood to adulthood. Our core belief is that education is the vehicle by which all students get fair chances to develop their talents and contribute to the common good. Sef strives to fulfill its mission through the following core program areas: expanding early learning opportunities, advancing public education and improving college access and completion. Sef executes five primary strategies across our programs: leveraging knowledge of the field: by establishing and operating task forces, work groups, and learning communities to organize knowledge and advance new solutions to long standing problems; putting good ideas to a fair test: promoting, conducting, and using demonstrations, pilots, and evaluations to shape policy and…

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$80k, your typical grant1 in 401 in 201 in 10$3k$10k$30k$100k$300k$1.0MChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$850k–$3.3Mover two years, from 6–10 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$8.2Mfrom 11 new funders

Half the value is in your top 12 funders, of 157

$0$1.7M$3.3Mhalf from the top 12likely range1st10thAll 157
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  1. 1The Andrew W Mellon FoundationSimilar grantees: Board of Control for Southern Regional Education ($150k/yr), San Antonio Area Foundation ($500k/yr), Social Science Research Council ($3.8M/yr)1 in 16$520k
  2. 2The Kresge FoundationSimilar grantees: Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation ($330k/yr), Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders ($180k/yr), Communities Foundation of Texas Inc ($100k/yr)1 in 11$130k
  3. 3Waverley Street FoundationSimilar grantees: Soul Fire Farm Institute Inc ($480k/yr), Movement Strategy Center ($930k/yr)1 in 35$1.0M

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