The Educational Foundation of America
Invitation OnlyBethesda, Maryland · EIN 13-3424750 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$11.2M
Organizations funded217
Typical grant$35,000
Total assets$251.2M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $17,000 and $80,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
99% of grants went outside Maryland.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychedelic Safety Institute | Berkeley, CA | General operating support | $206,000 |
| Kansas Common Sense Fund | Topeka, KS | Communications hub | $200,000 |
| Reproductive Health Investors Alliance | San Francisco, CA | Corporate engagement program | $200,000 |
| Clean Energy Buyers Institute | Washington, DC | Building energy markets in the west and southeast | $175,000 |
| William King Museum of Art | Abingdon, VA | Artlab and sculpture trail/exhibition of appalachian artists | $175,000 |
| Pike School of Art - Mississippi | Summit, MS | Phase i build-out and capacity building | $160,000 |
| Friends of the Children | Portland, OR | Miami chapter | $150,000 |
| Rise Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | Salary and benefits arts director, arts programming, and studio build-out | $150,000 |
| San Juan Citizens Alliance | Durango, CO | Rural electric cooperative election toolkit general operating support | $135,000 |
| Wormfarm Institute | Reedsburg, WI | General operating support | $135,000 |
| Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium | Birmingham, AL | General operating support | $125,000 |
| Clean Energy Works | Washington, DC | Supporting rural electric cooperative clean energy investments | $125,000 |
| Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy | Alberta, AL | Capital campaign: renovation support | $125,000 |
| Lost-N-Found Youth | Atlanta, GA | General operating support | $125,000 |
| National Caucus of Environmental Legislators | Washington, DC | Building champions for regional net zero grids | $125,000 |
| Nw Energy Coalition | Seattle, WA | Western markets and transmission planning | $125,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Boulder, CO | Engage and act: powerful data and analytical engines for climate action | $125,000 |
| Activate 48 Education Fund | Phoenix, AZ | General operating support | $110,000 |
| Industrial Commons | Morganton, NC | Salary and benefits art director and accelerator | $110,000 |
| Riffraff Arts Collective | Princeton, WV | Arts programming - capacity building support | $110,000 |
| Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility | New York, NY | General operating support | $105,000 |
| Abortion Freedom Partnership | Saratoga, CA | Project piggybank | $100,000 |
| Act Now Coalition | Covina, CA | Voters abroad project | $100,000 |
| Activate 48 Education Fund | Phoenix, AZ | 2024 civic engagement | $100,000 |
| Alabama Center for Sustainable Energy Dba Energy Alabama | Huntsville, AL | Reducing tvas fossil fuel-generated electricity through local power company engagement | $100,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama Foundation | Montgomery, AL | Reproductive rights and justice | $100,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky Foundation | Louisville, KY | Reproductive rights | $100,000 |
| Bvm Capacity Building Institute | East Point, GA | 2024 civic engagement | $100,000 |
| Ceres | Boston, MA | Supporting investor engagement to increase utilities clean energy capital expenditure | $100,000 |
| Choices Center for Reproductive Health | Memphis, TN | Carbondale clinic | $100,000 |
| Equality Foundation of Georgia | Atlanta, GA | Housing equity advocacy | $100,000 |
| Gender Ideal Dba Reproductive and Maternal Health Compass | New York, NY | Corporate index | $100,000 |
| Greenlight America | Washington, DC | Kentucky campaign for clean energy deployment | $100,000 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | Social and economic strategies center 2024 civic engagement | $100,000 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | Resources for abortion delivery general operating support | $100,000 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | Social and economic strategies center general operating support | $100,000 |
| Indigo Bird | Denver, CO | Gloria | $100,000 |
| Instituto Lab | Phoenix, AZ | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility | New York, NY | Engagements with energy utilities and banks: transitioning to a clean energy economy | $100,000 |
| Mayday Medicines Dba Mayday Health | New York, NY | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Michigan Civic Education Fund | Madison Heights, MI | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Great Northwest Hawai'i Alaska Indiana and Kentucky | Seattle, WA | Health centers in louisville and lexington | $100,000 |
| Power to Decide | Washington, DC | All access eastern kentucky | $100,000 |
| Solar United Neighbors | Washington, DC | Clean energy transition for rural electric co-ops | $100,000 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | Charlottesville, VA | Fighting gas buildout in the south | $100,000 |
| State Innovation Exchange | Madison, WI | Reproductive rights | $100,000 |
| Women's Health Center of West Virginia | Charleston, WV | General operating support | $100,000 |
| World Resources Institute | Washington, DC | Research to support utility energy transition in the west and southeast | $100,000 |
| Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights | Chicago, IL | Legal fellow for health justice | $100,000 |
| Foot Soldiers Park | Selma, AL | Park design management | $95,000 |
| Cowan Community Action Group | Whitesburg, KY | Growing home convening 2024-25 + staff salaries and benefits | $90,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of South Florida and the Treasure Coast | West Palm Beach, FL | Civic engagement | $85,000 |
| Breakthrough Miami | Miami, FL | General operating support | $82,000 |
| Climate Democracy Initiative | Denver, CO | General operating support | $82,000 |
| Educate Tomorrow | Miami Shores, FL | General operating support | $80,000 |
| Motivational Edge the | Miami, FL | General operating support | $80,000 |
| South Florida After-School All-Stars | Miami, FL | General operating support | $80,000 |
| Alaska Public Interest Research Group | Anchorage, AK | Alaska railbelt rural electric cooperatives elections | $75,000 |
| Appalachian Voices | Boone, NC | Catalyzing clean-energy distribution and accelerated decarbonization in the southeast | $75,000 |
| Blue Ridge Abortion Fund | Charlottesville, VA | General operating support | $75,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 217 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clean Energy Buyers Institute | Washington, DC | Building energy markets in the west and southeast | $175,000 |
| Center for Democracy and Technology | Washington, DC | Digital privacy and reproductive rights | $150,000 |
| Center for Democracy and Technology | Washington, DC | Digital privacy and reproductive rights | $150,000 |
| Rise Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | Salary and benefits arts director, arts programming, and studio build-out | $150,000 |
| Reproductive Health Investors Alliance | San Francisco, CA | Corporate engagement program | $145,000 |
| Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium | Birmingham, AL | General operating support | $125,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Boulder, CO | Engage and act: powerful data and analytical engines for climate action | $125,000 |
| Industrial Commons | Morganton, NC | Salary and benefits art director and accelerator | $110,000 |
| Alabama Center for Sustainable Energy Dba Energy Alabama | Huntsville, AL | Reducing tvas fossil fuel-generated electricity through local power company engagement | $100,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky Foundation | Louisville, KY | Reproductive rights | $100,000 |
| Appalshop | Whitesburg, KY | All access eastern kentucky | $100,000 |
| Ceres | Boston, MA | Supporting investor engagement to increase utilities clean energy capital expenditure | $100,000 |
| Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility | New York, NY | Engagements with energy utilities and banks: transitioning to a clean energy economy | $100,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Great Northwest Hawai'i Alaska Indiana and Kentucky | Seattle, WA | Health centers in louisville and lexington | $100,000 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | Charlottesville, VA | Fighting gas buildout in the south | $100,000 |
| Trust Women Foundation | Wichita, KS | General operating support | $100,000 |
| World Resources Institute | Washington, DC | Research to support utility energy transition in the west and southeast | $100,000 |
| Alaska Public Interest Research Group | Anchorage, AK | Alaska railbelt rural electric cooperatives elections | $75,000 |
| Women's Health Center of West Virginia | Charleston, WV | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Bottom the | Knoxville, TN | General operating support | $65,000 |
| Renewall | Huntington, WV | General operating support | $65,000 |
| Kentucky Civic Engagement Table | Louisville, KY | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | Hazard, KY | Appalachia funders network general operating support | $40,000 |
| Artsrevive Community Development Corporation | Selma, AL | Photographic nights of selma | $35,000 |
| Foot Soldiers Park | Selma, AL | Film festival selma | $35,000 |
| Paradise Garden Foundation | Summerville, GA | General operating support | $30,000 |
| Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | Hazard, KY | Appalachia funders network general operating support | $15,000 |
| Hemphill Community Center | Jackhorn, KY | Women's health | $10,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11,159,000 | 245 |
| 2023 | $10,419,000 | 271 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 12, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523159349103007
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-3424750
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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