Grants Database
Year
Programs
Amount
Location
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc.
To support the Higher Education Forward pooled fund
$250,000
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
To identify promising practices to improve post-secondary value and develop a blueprint of specific, tangible, and actionable policy recommendations to support the implementation and scale of those practices
$50,000
American University
For its Postsecondary Equity and Economics Research Center to produce timely economic analysis aimed at informing state and federal policy
$250,000
Chicago Community Foundation
To support their Illinois Immigration Funder Collaborative’s (IFC) Special Initiative Fund to provide grants to immigrant and refugee organizations as they respond to policy change by the new presidential administration
$50,000
Civic Federation
To analyze Chicago Public Schools’ financial picture, produce at least six reports, and engage and convene stakeholders to help them better understand district finances
$75,000
Education First Consulting LLC
To help Great Lakes' state policy advocates navigate federal policy changes and translate what it means for state policy
$195,000
Education First Consulting LLC
To plan–and facilitate–a five-state convening to help state education advocates learn from each other and national experts and prepare for the political landscapes they will face in 2025
$135,000
Education Strategy Group
To continue to manage the Great Lakes College and Career Readiness State Policy Network
$190,000
EducationCounsel LLC
To educate Great Lakes education policy nonprofits about the rapidly shifting federal policy reforms and what they mean for state policy
$150,000
Educators for Excellence
To lift the voice of Minnesota teachers in policy debates and produce policy briefs on teacher diversity and the science of reading
$200,000
Federation of American Scientists
For the Alliance for Learning Innovation initiative to advance its Blueprint for the Future of Education Research and Development
$100,000
Forefront
For the Chicago Education Alliance, a new field catalyst that would mobilize and align nonprofits, civic leaders, community-based groups, and other stakeholders around a student-centered policy agenda in Chicago
$1,500,000
Foster Advocates
To identify, promote, and help implement policies and investments that increase college access and success for former foster youth
$35,000
Indiana Latino Institute Inc.
To conduct a survey on Indiana Latinos’ attitudes and priorities on education and career readiness policy issues and develop an advocacy agenda based on the results
$120,000