The National Academy of Education

Gave $3.1M in 2024

Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 77-0415802 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$3.1M

Organizations funded1

Typical grant$56,559

Total assets$12.6M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $56,559 and $56,559.

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From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	National Academy of Education
Address	500 Fifth St NW, Washington DC 20001
Phone	(202) 334-2341
Form and materials	Guidelines and the fellowship application form are available for download from naed's website (www.naeducation.org).
Deadlines	See naed's website for submission deadlines.
Restrictions	The naed/spencer postdoctoral fellowship program supports early-career scholars working in critical areas of educational scholarship. Fellows will receive $70,000 for one academic year of research, or $35,000 for each of two contiguous years, working half time. Applicants must have had their PHD, edd, or equivalent research doctorate degree conferred within 2-5 years. This fellowship is non-residential, and applications from all disciplines are encouraged.

Wording as filed; text the foundation typed in capitals is shown in normal case. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

Where it gives

100% of grants went outside District of Columbia.

Colorado1

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
University of Denveralvarez-Varga D	Denver, CO	Emerg	$56,559

The return also lists 113 grants to individuals ($3,074,031). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.

Grants approved for future payment

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
University of Denveralvarez-Varga D	Denver, CO	Emerg	$56,559

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$3,130,590	190
2023	$2,800,000	168

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 13, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513179349102581
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 77-0415802
Profile updated Nov 11, 2026

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