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Funders to approach for The Institute for College Access & Success

Oakland, California$6.1M revenue25 funders on file

We seek to support state and federal policymakers through research, policy analysis, and advocacy about building a better, more affordable, and higher quality higher education system.

Your prospects by chance and grant size

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$120k, your typical grantunder 1 in 1001 in 1001 in 401 in 20$10k$30k$100k$300k$1.0M$3.0MChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$220k–$1.5Mover two years, from 2–5 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$1.9Mfrom 4 new funders

Half the value is in your top 8 funders, of 156

$0$760k$1.5Mhalf from the top 8likely range1st10thAll 156
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FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. Gates FoundationAlready funds you$450k
  2. 1The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationSimilar grantees: The Policy Academies Inc ($110k/yr), Complete College America Inc ($100k/yr), Icivics Inc ($1.1M/yr)1 in 13$79k
  3. The Kresge FoundationAlready funds you$130k
  4. 2Carnegie Corporation of New YorkSimilar grantees: National College Advising Corps Inc ($300k/yr), Complete College America Inc ($500k/yr), Icivics Inc ($520k/yr)1 in 30$200k
  5. Lumina Foundation for Education IncAlready funds you$36k
  6. The Ford FoundationAlready funds you$70k
  7. 3The Heising-Simons FoundationSimilar grantees: Policylink ($400k/yr), Terc Inc ($300k/yr), Learning Policy Institute ($700k/yr)1 in 37$170k
  8. 4Silicon Valley Community FoundationSimilar grantees: Collegespring Inc ($75k/yr), Working in Support of Education Inc ($30k/yr), Toniic Institute ($100k/yr)1 in 29$94k
  9. 5Ecmc FoundationSimilar grantees: Veterans Education Success Inc ($530k/yr), Higher Learning Advocates Inc ($220k/yr), Believe in Students Inc ($300k/yr)1 in 29$80k
  10. 6Conrad N Hilton FoundationSimilar grantees: Policylink ($870k/yr), Insight Center for Community Economic Development ($560k/yr), Social Science Research Council ($120k/yr)1 in 19$28k
  11. The Joyce FoundationAlready funds you$80k
  12. Ascendium Education Solutions IncAlready funds you$100k
  13. 7WK Kellogg FoundationSimilar grantees: The Policy Academies Inc ($250k/yr), Complete College America Inc ($25k/yr), Institute for Policy Studies ($210k/yr)1 in 32$61k
  14. 8The James Irvine FoundationGives in California (795 of 990)Similar grantees: Institute for Policy Studies ($85k/yr), Policylink ($1.2M/yr), Independent School Alliance for Minority Affairs ($14k/yr)1 in 24$32k
  15. 9East Bay Community FoundationGives in California (1035 of 1678)Similar grantees: Policylink ($1.5M/yr), Initiative for a Competitive Inner City Inc ($1.6M/yr), Tides Advocacy ($38k/yr)1 in 32$47k
  16. Annie E Casey Foundation IncAlready funds you$18k
  17. 10The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationSimilar grantees: The Technical Assistance Collaborative Inc ($680k/yr), Believe in Students Inc ($500/yr), Institute for Policy Studies ($10k/yr)1 in 25$14k
  18. 11The Rockefeller FoundationSimilar grantees: Policylink ($150k/yr), Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area ($1.5M/yr), Social Science Research Council ($2.5M/yr)1 in 33$10k
  19. The Michelson 20mm Foundation IncAlready funds you$12k
  20. 12Chan Zuckerberg Initiative FoundationSimilar grantees: Education Training and Research Associates ($370k/yr), Learning Policy Institute ($1.5M/yr), The Education Trust Inc ($750k/yr)1 in 52$1.0M
  21. 13Salesforce FoundationSimilar grantees: Uaspire Inc ($750k/yr), The Education Trust Inc ($500k/yr), Per Scholas Inc ($550k/yr)1 in 45$530k
  22. 14Sandler FoundationSimilar grantees: Learning Policy Institute ($3.3M/yr)1 in 55$510k
  23. 15Freedom Together FoundationSimilar grantees: The Policy Academies Inc ($130k/yr), Institute for Policy Studies ($510k/yr), Policylink ($800k/yr)1 in 47$340k
  24. 16The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncSimilar grantees: National College Advising Corps Inc ($1.0M/yr), Teach for America Inc ($930k/yr), Policylink ($1.6M/yr)1 in 53$400k
  25. 17Popplestone FoundationSimilar grantees: Icivics Inc ($2.1M/yr)1 in 93$1.1M
  26. 18Crankstart FoundationGives in California (319 of 503)Similar grantees: Teach for America Inc ($90k/yr), Uaspire Inc ($1.3M/yr), Tides Advocacy ($650k/yr)1 in 44$250k
  27. 19The Andrew W Mellon FoundationSimilar grantees: Institute for Citizens and Scholars ($2.5M/yr), The Education Trust Inc ($750k/yr), Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design Inc ($350k/yr)1 in 65$520k
  28. 20Arrow ImpactSimilar grantees: Teach for America Inc ($150k/yr), Policylink ($350k/yr), Per Scholas Inc ($2.5M/yr)1 in 50$260k
  29. 21Lilly Endowment IncSimilar grantees: Independent Colleges of Indiana Inc ($23M/yr), Complete College America Inc ($25k/yr), Teach for America Inc ($21k/yr)1 in 49$170k
  30. Skyline FoundationAlready funds you$250k
  31. Laura and John Arnold FoundationAlready funds you$150k
  32. 22Axim Collaborative IncNo similar grantees yet1 in 90$470k
  33. 23Ares Charitable FoundationNo similar grantees yet1 in 68$260k
  34. 24William Randolph Hearst FoundationSimilar grantees: Teach for America Inc ($150k/yr), Per Scholas Inc ($100k/yr)1 in 51$120k
  35. 25Omidyar Network Fund IncSimilar grantees: The Policy Academies Inc ($100k/yr), Policylink ($440k/yr), Social Science Research Council ($250k/yr)1 in 42$87k