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Funders to approach for The Center for Effective Philanthropy Inc

Cambridge, Massachusetts$14M revenue118 funders on file

Cep provides data, feedback, programs, and insights to help individual and institutional donors improve their effectiveness. We do this work because we believe effective donors, working collaboratively and thoughtfully, can profoundly contribute to creating a better and more just…

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$86k, your typical grant1 in 401 in 201 in 10$10k$30k$100k$300k$1.0MChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$2.2M–$6.0Mover two years, from 16–22 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$960kfrom 23 new funders

Half the value is in your top 3 funders, of 157

$0$3.0M$6.0Mhalf from the top 3likely range1st10thAll 157
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FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. Gates FoundationAlready funds you$450k
  2. 1Chan Zuckerberg Initiative FoundationSimilar grantees: National Public Education Support Fund ($1.0M/yr), New Profit Inc ($4.5M/yr), Leading Educators Inc ($700k/yr)1 in 14$1.0M
  3. 2The Andrew W Mellon FoundationSimilar grantees: Candid ($340k/yr), Nonprofit New York Inc ($110k/yr), Council of Independent Colleges ($940k/yr)1 in 10$520k
  4. 3Lilly Endowment IncSimilar grantees: Candid ($160k/yr), Council of Independent Colleges ($6.3M/yr), Tax Foundation ($150k/yr)1 in 10$170k
  5. Walton Family Foundation IncAlready funds you$200k
  6. The Kresge FoundationAlready funds you$130k
  7. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationAlready funds you$79k
  8. Overdeck Family Foundation IncAlready funds you$240k
  9. 4Michael & Susan Dell FoundationSimilar grantees: National Public Education Support Fund ($25k/yr), TNTP Inc ($1.2M/yr), DC Public Education Fund ($140k/yr)1 in 10$110k
  10. 5William Randolph Hearst FoundationSimilar grantees: Candid ($100k/yr), The Greater New Orleans Foundation ($250k/yr), Partnership for Inner City Education Dba Partnership Schools ($330k/yr)1 in 11$120k
  11. 6Freedom Together FoundationSimilar grantees: Candid ($5k/yr), National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy ($250k/yr), Peak Grantmaking Inc ($11k/yr)1 in 19$340k
  12. 7Stupski FoundationGives in California (240 of 422)Similar grantees: California Competes ($250k/yr), National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy ($270k/yr), Peak Grantmaking Inc ($280k/yr)1 in 12$120k
  13. The McKnight FoundationAlready funds you$98k
  14. The Heising-Simons FoundationAlready funds you$170k
  15. 8The Joyce FoundationSimilar grantees: Candid ($15k/yr), National Public Education Support Fund ($25k/yr), TNTP Inc ($100k/yr)1 in 10$80k
  16. California Physicians' Service FDN Dba Blue Shield of California FDNAlready funds you$190k
  17. WK Kellogg FoundationAlready funds you$61k
  18. 9Borealis PhilanthropySimilar grantees: Candid ($170k/yr), Association of Small Foundations ($170k/yr), National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy ($290k/yr)1 in 10$66k
  19. 10John S and James L Knight FoundationSimilar grantees: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace ($190k/yr), Peak Grantmaking Inc ($12k/yr), Community Partners ($160k/yr)1 in 11$89k
  20. Omidyar Network Fund IncAlready funds you$87k
  21. Lumina Foundation for Education IncAlready funds you$36k
  22. 11Marguerite Casey FoundationSimilar grantees: Mightycause Charitable Foundation ($2k/yr), National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy ($100k/yr), National Lgbtq Task Force ($100k/yr)1 in 10$54k
  23. 12Skyline FoundationSimilar grantees: National Public Education Support Fund ($25k/yr), Leading Educators Inc ($500k/yr)1 in 23$250k
  24. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncAlready funds you$130k
  25. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationAlready funds you$75k
  26. 13Salesforce FoundationSimilar grantees: TNTP Inc ($750k/yr), Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learning ($750k/yr)1 in 35$530k
  27. 14Strada Education Foundation IncSimilar grantees: California Competes ($150k/yr), Council of Independent Colleges ($1.3M/yr), Just Capital Foundation Inc ($350k/yr)1 in 14$86k
  28. The California EndowmentAlready funds you$79k
  29. 15Ibis GroupSimilar grantees: Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learning ($250k/yr)1 in 29$360k
  30. 16Wal-Mart FoundationSimilar grantees: Candid ($1k/yr)1 in 14$85k
  31. 17Laura and John Arnold FoundationSimilar grantees: Third Way Institute ($320k/yr), Public Policy Institute of California ($300k/yr), City Fund ($15M/yr)1 in 19$150k
  32. California Healthcare FoundationAlready funds you$41k
  33. Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncAlready funds you$48k
  34. 18Ecmc FoundationSimilar grantees: California Competes ($820k/yr), Public Policy Institute of California ($23k/yr), Empower Schools Inc ($450k/yr)1 in 14$80k
  35. The Arthur M Blank Family FoundationAlready funds you$80k
  36. 19Builders Vision FoundationSimilar grantees: Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc ($400k/yr), Just Capital Foundation Inc ($250k/yr), Community Partners ($5k/yr)1 in 20$140k
  37. 20William T Grant Foundation IncSimilar grantees: National Public Education Support Fund ($50k/yr), Public Policy Institute of California ($200k/yr), Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learning ($10k/yr)1 in 12$46k
  38. The James Irvine FoundationAlready funds you$32k
  39. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationAlready funds you$150k
  40. 21The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncSimilar grantees: Candid ($10k/yr), Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc ($30k/yr), National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy ($40k/yr)1 in 10$29k
  41. 22Crankstart FoundationGives in California (319 of 503)Similar grantees: Kipp Foundation ($3.3M/yr), Common Cause Education Fund ($180k/yr)1 in 29$250k
  42. 23The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncSimilar grantees: Candid ($1.0M/yr), TNTP Inc ($450k/yr), DC Public Education Fund ($1.4M/yr)1 in 37$400k
  43. 24Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncSimilar grantees: Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc ($200k/yr), National Lgbtq Task Force ($450k/yr), Community Partners ($390k/yr)1 in 21$120k
  44. 25Democracy Fund IncSimilar grantees: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace ($60k/yr), Community Partners ($190k/yr), Convergence Center for Policy Resolution ($100k/yr)1 in 25$170k