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Funders to approach for The Opportunity Trust D/B/A Zest Education

St Louis, Missouri$13M revenue38 funders on file

The opportunity trust invests in educators and school systems eager to build the capacity required to make significant and measurable change.

Your prospects by chance and grant size

a funder to approacha funder you already have

Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$79k, your typical grantunder 1 in 1001 in 1001 in 401 in 20$10k$30k$100k$300kChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$240k–$1.4Mover two years, from 4–7 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$1.3Mfrom 5 new funders

Half the value is in your top 7 funders, of 149

$0$720k$1.4Mhalf from the top 7likely range1st10thAll 149
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FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. 1Gates FoundationSimilar grantees: Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth Fund ($5.9M/yr), Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc ($410k/yr), Empower Schools Inc ($200k/yr)1 in 15$450k
  2. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundAlready funds you$220k
  3. Berges Family FoundationAlready funds you$130k
  4. Silicon Valley Community FoundationAlready funds you$94k
  5. 2James S McDonnell FoundationNo similar grantees yet1 in 30$270k
  6. 3Walton Family Foundation IncSimilar grantees: School Smart KC Inc ($1.7M/yr), Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth Fund ($19M/yr), Empower Schools Inc ($150k/yr)1 in 30$200k
  7. 4The Center for Education ReformSimilar grantees: Success Academy Charter Schools Inc ($100k/yr), Parents Challenge ($200k/yr), Partnership for Inner City Education Dba Partnership Schools ($100k/yr)1 in 31$180k
  8. United Way of Greater ST Louis IncAlready funds you$62k
  9. 5Washington UniversitySimilar grantees: Community Health Commission of Missouri ($8k/yr)1 in 13$26k
  10. 6The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationSimilar grantees: Stand for Children Leadership Center Inc ($800/yr), Open Up Resources ($430k/yr), The Nea Foundation for the Improvement of Education ($1.0M/yr)1 in 24$79k
  11. William T Kemper Foundation Commerce Bank TrusteeAlready funds you$67k
  12. 7Carnegie Corporation of New YorkSimilar grantees: Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth Fund ($960k/yr), DC Public Education Fund ($100k/yr), The Schott Foundation for Public Education ($75k/yr)1 in 40$200k
  13. New Schools FundAlready funds you$200k
  14. 8WK Kellogg FoundationSimilar grantees: DC Public Education Fund ($10k/yr), Mississippi First Inc ($320k/yr), Center for the Study of Social Policy ($530k/yr)1 in 23$61k
  15. 9The Ford FoundationSimilar grantees: Success Academy Charter Schools Inc ($300/yr), The Schott Foundation for Public Education ($100k/yr), National Public Education Support Fund ($130k/yr)1 in 27$70k
  16. 10William Randolph Hearst FoundationSimilar grantees: Partnership for Inner City Education Dba Partnership Schools ($330k/yr)1 in 37$120k
  17. 11The Kresge FoundationSimilar grantees: Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc ($130k/yr), Stand for Children Leadership Center Inc ($180k/yr), The Education Trust Inc ($290k/yr)1 in 38$130k
  18. 12Health Forward FoundationGives in Missouri (210 of 356)Similar grantees: Connections to Success ($25k/yr), Be Great Together ($140k/yr)1 in 36$110k
  19. 13BJC Health System Dba BJC HealthcareGives in Missouri (70 of 93)Similar grantees: ST Louis Public Schools Foundation ($13k/yr), The Scholarship Foundation of ST Louis ($560k/yr)1 in 17$24k
  20. 14The Crawford Taylor FoundationGives in Missouri (58 of 66)Similar grantees: The Scholarship Foundation of ST Louis ($1.3M/yr)1 in 32$81k
  21. 15Pershing Charitable TrustGives in Missouri (91 of 104)Similar grantees: The Scholarship Foundation of ST Louis ($100k/yr)1 in 22$36k
  22. 16Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationSimilar grantees: School Smart KC Inc ($3.7M/yr), Association of Missouri Charter Schools ($130k/yr), Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy ($58k/yr)1 in 30$67k
  23. 17The HWS Charitable Foundation IncSimilar grantees: Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc ($43k/yr), United Way of Southeast Missouri Inc ($52k/yr), The Scholarship Foundation of ST Louis ($96k/yr)1 in 39$110k
  24. ST Louis Community Foundation IncAlready funds you$27k
  25. The Chicago Community TrustAlready funds you$78k
  26. 18Annie E Casey Foundation IncSimilar grantees: Stand for Children Leadership Center Inc ($100k/yr), The Schott Foundation for Public Education ($6k/yr), Center for the Study of Social Policy ($490k/yr)1 in 18$18k
  27. 19Brown Dana Charitable TrustGives in Missouri (62 of 66) · First year of givingNo similar grantees yet1 in 22$26k
  28. 20PWC Foundation IncSimilar grantees: ST Louis Public Schools Foundation ($25k/yr), Citizen Schools Inc ($100k/yr), Communities in Schools of Greater Tarrant County Inc ($25k/yr)1 in 26$31k
  29. 21Regional Cultural and Performing Arts Development CommissionGives in Missouri (185 of 247)No similar grantees yet1 in 26$31k
  30. 22Bellwether Education Partners IncSimilar grantees: Stand for Children Leadership Center Inc ($15k/yr), The Education Trust Inc ($23k/yr), Cityschools Collaborative ($150k/yr)1 in 34$48k
  31. 23The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationSimilar grantees: Community Health Commission of Missouri ($190k/yr), National Public Education Support Fund ($15k/yr), Community Foundation of Tampa Bay Inc ($300k/yr)1 in 20$14k
  32. 24John D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationSimilar grantees: Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation ($2k/yr), The Schott Foundation for Public Education ($3k/yr), Opportunity International Inc D/B/A Opportunity International-Us ($1k/yr)1 in 30$29k
  33. 25SSM Health Care CorporationNo similar grantees yet1 in 26$19k