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    possibility.

    We are Grantmakers for Education. Nearly 300 strong and diverse organizations bringing bold thinking and brave ideas to learners all across America.

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  • Celebrate
    30 years

    We are spending 2025 celebrating 30 years as an effective connector and community-builder, quality information provider and illuminator, and trusted partner in the field of education philanthropy!

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  • Stay in the know.

    Find resources and events that support education philanthropy's strategy and management of the federal administration's proposed changes and policy updates.

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Kids Are Philanthropists, Too: "The Future of Education"

Nicole Rodriguez Leach, executive director of Grantmakers for Education, joins podcast hosts Amy Neugebauer and kids of all ages to explore the role that philanthropy can play in changing the future of education.

The Giving Square

July 2025

Philanthropy’s Role in a Transitioning Education Landscape

Read Grantmakers for Education and The Philanthropic Collaborative for Education's joint statement on Philanthropy’s Role in a Transitioning Education Landscape.

Grantmakers for Education

October 2025

Policy Changes Affecting Education and Philanthropy: Resources and Events

Find EdFunders and partner resources and events here that support education philanthropy's strategy around and management of the transition to the new federal administration and ongoing policy updates.

Grantmakers for Education

January 2025

Celebrating 30 Years of Grantmakers for Education

We’re excited to spend 2025 honoring the 30-year anniversary of the founding of Grantmakers for Education! Learn more about what's ahead and see a bit of our history.

 

Grantmakers for Education
  • December
    1

    From Gatekeeping to Gardening: How Co-Conspirators Grow What the World Needs Now

    What if philanthropy wasn’t the gatekeeper of innovation, but the soil from which liberatory models could grow? Learn about a paradigm-shifting approach to disrupt harmful dynamics between funders and education leaders.

October 30, 2025

Insights from Giving in Numbers: 2025 Edition

Join Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose® (CECP) for the launch of Giving in Numbers™: 2025 Edition, celebrating 20 years as the unrivaled leader in benchmarking corporate social investments. This landmark edition marks two decades of partnership with companies to deliver insights into community investment, employee engagement, operational strategies, and impact measurement. Featuring data from many […]

November 4, 2025

Miles To Go: The Road to Education Justice

The South has always been at the center of our nation’s struggle, and progress, toward educational opportunity. This fall, we invite you to join the Southern Education Foundation (SEF) and hundreds of education leaders, funders, practitioners, policymakers, researchers, scholars and advocates in New Orleans for the 2025 Issues Forum: Miles to Go: The Road to […]