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Research Brief Series: Twenty Years of Education Funding in the U.S.
Explore this series of research briefs that share information on giving patterns in education over the past twenty years among foundations and grantmakers. The briefs cover funding by education levels, regional funding, and funding by topical areas.
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Philanthropy Pulse Check: March 2026
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Afterschool and Summer Workforce Solutions Database
Use this searchable database to learn about local, state and national practices that are contributing to a thriving out-of-school time workforce. Strategies address issues such as recruitment, retention, compensation, career pathways, staff wellbeing, leaders of color and more.
New Data on Racial Justice Grants Should Alarm—and Motivate—Education Philanthropy
This piece by Nicole Rodriguez Leach and John H. Jackson discusses how after myriad funder press releases and pledges, both racial equity and racial justice grantmaking dropped significantly between 2018 and 2021.
When schools tap parental love
A survey last year by Grantmakers for Education found that 60% of education funders support efforts to help families become more involved in their children’s education.
What Is Going on in Education Philanthropy? Here Are the Currents Shaking Up the Field
This is the second of two articles to explore the apparent changes in the field of education philanthropy.
What Is Going on in Education Philanthropy? Cutbacks and Shifting Strategies Disrupt the Field
This is the first in a two-part series about a wave of disruption and uncertainty in the world of education philanthropy.
Justice Is the Foundation
This action brief shows that despite a chorus of funders committing to changing their grantmaking practices amid the racial justice protests of 2020, grant dollars awarded to racial equity and racial justice work have declined compared to the period before it. The brief provides a number of starting points for those interested in making the necessary changes in their grant strategies.
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