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New America Foundation
Washington, DC · EIN 52-2096845. Reported 108 grants totalling $12.5M to 75 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, 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. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
- How spread out its giving is. 75 distinct organizations, with 15% 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. 14% 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 $50,000. Half of what it reported fell between $30,000 and $150,000; the smallest was $8,939 and the largest $1,243,591. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $1,925,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Techcongress Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,243,591 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Horizon Education Alliance Inc | Goshen, IN | $850,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Careerwise Colorado | Denver, CO | $695,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trident Technical College | North Charleston, SC | $513,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $451,562 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Birmingham Promise Inc | Birmingham, AL | $450,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Governors Association Center for Best Practices | Washington, DC | $380,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jobs for the Future Inc | Boston, MA | $365,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| North Carolina Community College System | Raleigh, NC | $325,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Communities Foundation of Texas | Dallas, TX | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Montana Higher Education Student Assistance Corporation | Helena, MT | $275,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Project for Pride in Living Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $275,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | $241,786 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jefferson County Public Schools | Louisville, KY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nonprofit Finance Fund | New York, NY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| City Colleges of Chicago Foundation | Chicago, IL | $189,288 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Future Focused Education | Albuquerque, NM | $187,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| One Million Degrees | Chicago, IL | $185,712 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Foundation for California Community Colleges | Sacramento, CA | $174,932 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $165,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Education Strategy Group | Chevy Chase, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seattle-King County Workforce Development Council | Seattle, WA | $137,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kalamazoo Public Schools | Kalamazoo, MI | $135,303 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity Education Foundation Inc | Parkesburg, PA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $105,845 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alexandria Library | Alexandria, VA | $103,237 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chattanooga Chamber Foundation | Chattanooga, TN | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Career Technical Education Foundation Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $83,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Charles Stewart Mott Community College | Flint, MI | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Singularity Communications | Silver Spring, MD | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Century Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship Inc | Buffalo, NY | $67,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mississippi State University | Ms State, MS | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls, IA | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Colorado Department of Labor and Employmentapprenticeship Colorado | Denver, CO | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Peregrine Strategies Inc | Durham, NC | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Humans First Detroit | Detroit, MI | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | $51,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alabama Industrial Development Training Institute | Montgomery, AL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Organizing and Family Issues | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| County College of Morris | Randolph, NJ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Des Moines Area Community College | Ankeny, IA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lone Star College System District | The Woodlands, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Los Rios Community College District | Sacramento, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Carolina Business Committee for Education Inc | Raleigh, NC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Riverside Community College District | Riverside, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| State of Kansas - Kansas Department of Commerce | Topeka, KS | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tidewater Community College | Norfolk, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East West Management Institute Inc | New York, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bates Technical College | Tacoma, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brazosport College | Lake Jackson, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City Colleges of Chicago District 508 | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dallas College Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Delgado Community College | New Orleans, LA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fletcher Technical Community College Foundation Inc | Schriever, LA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | Winstonsalem, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Linn-Benton Community College | Albany, OR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Madison Area Technical College District | Madison, WI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maricopa County Community College District Foundation | Tempe, AZ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Miami Dade College | Miami, FL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Monroe Community College Foundation Inc | Rochester, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mt Hood Community College | Gresham, OR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prairie State College | Chicago Heights, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Quinsigamond Community College | Worcester, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southwestern Oregon Community College | Coos Bay, OR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | $26,624 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Indiana Department of Education | Indianapolis, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Indiana Department of Education | Indianapolis, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Indianapolis Private Industry Council Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trustees of Tufts College | Medford, MA | $11,616 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $8,939 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
27 of 75 (36%) 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.
- Techcongress Foundation
TRANSFER OF NET ASSETS TO SEPARATE NONPROFIT - Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Foundation Inc
SUPPORT GRANTEE'S ROLE AS A PARTNERSHIP TO ADVANCE YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP NATIONAL PARTNER - Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc
SUPPORT GRANTEE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PARTNERSHIP TO ADVANCE YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP (PAYA) INITIATIVE - National Governors Association Center for Best Practices
SUPPORT GRANTEE'S ROLE AS A PARTNERSHIP TO ADVANCE YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP (PAYA) NATIONAL PARTNER - Hopewell Fund
SUPPORT GRANTEE'S ARTICLE IV CHARITABLE FUND PROJECT - University of Washington
SUPPORT GRANTEE'S ROLE IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE BACCALAUREATE PROJECT
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 34 of 75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | $5,673,216 | $75,000 |
| 2022 | 22 | $1,486,786 | $50,000 |
| 2023 | 29 | $4,286,701 | $149,932 |
| 2024 | 22 | $1,031,582 | $30,000 |
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
23% of its giving went to organizations in Indiana. 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 $50,000 -- 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 Indiana.
- 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 New America Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 19 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: 740 15TH Street Nw 900, Washington, DC, 20005.
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