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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.

Grantmakers for Education

Staying Connected: A Note to Our Members

Grantmakers for Education

Philanthropy Pulse Check: February 2026

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October 2025

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
September 2025

The status of litigation against the Trump administration’s K-12 education agenda: A guide for education leaders

As the federal policy landscape is quickly evolving, it is vital that state and local education leaders across the country have access to up-to-date information on the status of the administration’s actions. In response to the need for timely and accurate information, this brief provides an overview of the ongoing legal challenges (as of September 1, 2025) to the Trump administration’s executive actions related to K-12 education.

Brookings Institution
September 2025

Falling Behind: How Skills Shortages Threaten Future Jobs

This report finds that the US needs 5.25 million additional workers with education and training beyond high school through 2032, 4.5 million of whom will need at least a bachelor’s degree. Resources include a data tool and recommendations.

Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce
September 2025

Executive Orders Affecting Charitable Nonprofits

This document tracks the potential impacts of Executive Orders on the work of charitable nonprofits, and is updated frequently.

National Council of Nonprofits
September 2025

Executive Actions Impacting the Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

United Philanthropy Forum developed this resource page to inform our network of philanthropy-infrastructure organizations about executive actions impacting the sector and the communities we work in and with. This page also serves as a call to action and mobilization for Forum members, foundation leaders, and the broader sector.

United Philanthropy Forum
August 2025

50-State Comparison: Postsecondary Education Funding

Find summaries of key policy decisions state leaders make in funding higher education in their state, including: the state’s budget process, funding model and which factors drive funding allocations. This 50-State Comparison was developed in partnership with the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems.

Education Commission of the States

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