Educational Testing Service
Princeton, NJ · EIN 21-0634479. Reported 138 grants totalling $4,761,865 to 88 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Educational Testing Service, the IRS classifies it under education rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE B900) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 88 distinct organizations, with 28% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 32% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $18,750. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $26,500; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $1,350,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
10 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $212,319 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute for Student Achievement Foundation | Princeton, NJ | $1,350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lawrence Township Education Foundation Inc | Lawrenceville, NJ | $212,223 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education Inc | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $212,180 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| National Awareness Alliance | Penns Grove, NJ | $195,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Education Law Center Inc | Newark, NJ | $170,200 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Life Pieces to Masterpieces | Washington, DC | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Council of Chief State School Officers | Washington, DC | $132,479 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Montgomery Township Board of Education | Tinton Falls, NJ | $115,766 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hispa Inc | Princeton, NJ | $93,900 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Association of Colleges and Universities | Washington, DC | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ewing Township Public Education Foundation Inc | Ewing, NJ | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Dr Melvin C Terrell Educational Foundation Inc | Tampa, FL | $76,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United States Fund for Unicef | New York, NY | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Childrens Defense Fund | Washington, DC | $72,980 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of New Jersey | Edison, NJ | $72,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National State Teachers of the Year Inc | Wichita, KS | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Shiloh Community Development Corporation | Trenton, NJ | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| East Orange Board of Education | East Orange, NJ | $68,033 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund | Washington, DC | $67,150 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Board of Education of the Toms River Schools | Toms River, NJ | $65,679 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Black Doctoral Network Inc | Wilmington, DE | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Institute for Citizens and Scholars | Princeton, NJ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Greater Mercer County Inc | Hamiliton, NJ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| San Diego State University Foundation | San Diego, CA | $45,800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The YWCA of Princeton Inc | Princeton, NJ | $42,724 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates of Mercer County Inc | Ewing, NJ | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Gloucester Township Board of Education | Blackwood, NJ | $38,824 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mercer County Community College Foundation | West Windsor, NJ | $38,500 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Young Audiences of New Jersey | Princeton, NJ | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Homefront Inc | Lawrenceville, NJ | $32,029 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Inc | Trenton, NJ | $30,616 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jobs for Americas Graduates Inc | Alexandria, VA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce | Princeton, NJ | $29,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Achieving My Purpose Inc | Scottsdale, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County Inc | Trenton, NJ | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Educational Leadership Foundation of New Jersey Inc | Trenton, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Higher Education Leadership Foundation | Marshall, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Isaiah House | East Orange, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Parents Step Ahead Inc | Colleyville, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Princeton Family YMCA | Princeton, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Newark Mentoring Movement Inc | Newark, NJ | $20,565 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Childrens Home Society of New Jersey | Trenton, NJ | $20,371 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Opportunity Junction Inc | Antioch, CA | $20,202 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Every Child Valued a Nj Nonprofit Corporation | Lawrenceville, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lonely Entrepreneur Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tougaloo College | Tougaloo, MS | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Uih Family Partners Inc | Trenton, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Watershed Institute Inc | Pennington, NJ | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| T a S K | Trenton, NJ | $18,032 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools of San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $15,212 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Foundation of Morris Hall St Lawrence Inc | Lawrenceville, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities | San Antonio, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The George Washington University | Ashburn, VA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Thomas Edison State University Foundation Inc | Trenton, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Association of University Women Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Butterfly Noir Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Contact of Mercer County New Jersey Inc | Pennington, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hitops Inc | Princeton, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mccarter Theatre Company | Princeton, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Center for Victims of Crime Inc | Landover, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Serve 1 Barber Inc | Wesley Chapel, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Algebra Project Inc | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The New School | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Victims First Inc | Chino Hills, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington University | St Louis, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lawrence Township Community Foundation Inc | Lawrenceville, NJ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of South Alabama | Mobile, AL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mercer Street Friends Center | Trenton, NJ | $6,300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix | Glendale, AZ | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Refugee Services of Texas | Austin, TX | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Austin Area Urban League Inc | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Community Food Bank of New Jersey Inc | Hillside, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| El Dorado Community Foundation | Placerville, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Haven for Hope of Bexar County | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kidsbridge Inc | Ewing, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lawrenceville Fire Company Inc | Lawrence Twp, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| NAMI National | Arlington, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| North Valley Community Foundation | Chico, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Princeton Adult School | Princeton, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| San Antonio Food Bank Inc | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| San Antonio Metropolitan Ministry Inc | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Salvation Army | West Nyack, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
33 of 88 (38%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Institute for Student Achievement Foundation
SUPPORT OF LOCAL COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 60 of 88 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 49 | $984,523 | $10,532 |
| 2021 | 37 | $2,340,658 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 31 | $951,355 | $11,030 |
| 2023 | 21 | $485,329 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
67% of its giving went to organizations in New Jersey. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $18,750 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in New Jersey.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Educational Testing Service's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 18 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 3 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 660 Rosedale Road Ms 20-J, Princeton, NJ, 08541.
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