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Grantmakers for Education founders and key players share how GFE helps funders ignite bold, imaginative solutions in education philanthropy, now and into the future.
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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.
Investing in the Out-of-School Time Workforce: Recommendations for Grantmakers
This report outlines the challenges facing the out-of-school time workforce, highlights solutions and provides recommendations for philanthropy. Funders and field leaders are invited to engage with the research, recommendations and a workforce solutions database.
2026 IgnitED Award Winners
The Grantmakers for Education IgnitED Awards celebrate outstanding leaders who drive bold ideas and innovative thinking in education and philanthropy. Learn more about the 2026 award winners here!
Principles of Grantmaking for Education Equity and Justice
Grantmakers for Education has prepared the Principles of Grantmaking for Education Equity and Justice to affirm a set of attitudes, beliefs and practices that, when carefully considered and conscientiously applied, can support education philanthropy in realizing its core purpose: to nourish human potential and improve the human condition. Providing both inspiration, sensibility and guidance, these principles offer an approach to grantmaking that can productively foster education equity and justice.
Making the Whole Visible: A Multidimensional Approach to Strategic Collaboration in Education Philanthropy
The Grantmakers for Education 2026 case study invites the education philanthropy community to take a multidimensional view of its work and explore how strategic collaboration can create the necessary conditions for scaling impact. It explores the work of New Profit — a venture philanthropy organization — and its focus on strategic collaborations.
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International Study Tour on the Science of Learning
Dive into the evidence of what works to inform a global agenda and explore evidence-based models grounded in the science of learning on a study tour to Paris.
Out-of-School Time Funder Meetup: November 2026
Join the EdFunders Out-of-School Time Impact Group for an ongoing conversation with Grantmakers for Education members who fund or are interested in funding the out-of-school time sector. November 3: funder drop-in for connection and updates.
Funder Briefing – Higher Education Success for Highly Mobile Students: Promising Strategies and Implications for Youth-Focused Philanthropy.
Thursday, November 5, 4:00-5:00 PM ET. Funder Briefing – Higher Education Success for Highly Mobile Students: Promising Strategies and Implications for Youth-Focused Philanthropy. Join the Fund for Education Success, Grantmakers for Thriving Youth, and the Youth Transition Funders Group for a funder-only briefing on promising strategies to increase higher education success for young people experiencing […]