Private foundation (trust)EIN 364336415Est. 2000-09
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Austin, TX 78746
Accepts unsolicited proposalsTotal Assets
$5.4B
FY 2023
Annual Giving
$116.3M
FY 2023
Grants Made
877
FY 2023
Avg Grant
$133K
FY 2023
Grant Range
$250–$7.5M
Typical
Deadlines
Please refer to the applicable websites
Applications
Programs & Activities
Program 1
$15.4MData Driven Education & Ed-FiThese direct charitable activities support the delivery of modern, flexible, powerful and actionable student-centric education data systems for K-12 schools that educators use to better serve their students. They also support the development of the Ed-Fi solution - a free, flexible and complete ed-tech solution to empower educators with relevant, timely information that enables better data collection to drive improved student outcomes. They also support the creation and implementation of an education data system in South Africa that is designed to improve student outcomes through district management tools and best practice sharing.
Program 2
$9.0MGlobal Scholarship/University SuccessThese direct charitable activities support student resources and equipment, such as computers and textbooks, as well as the implementation of and improvements to global scholarship tools in the US, India, and South Africa. They also support a robust US scholarship program application platform.
Program 3
$5.0MEducational Initiatives K-12These direct charitable activities support pre-university education quality improvement projects in US, India and South Africa. Additionally, they support assessments of education improvement efforts.
Program 4
$960KJobs & LivelihoodsThese direct charitable activities support the development of market-based models in the US, India and South Africa to provide families from under-resourced communities access to financial tools, skill development and employment opportunities in order to establish financial stability. Additionally, these direct charitable activities support a goal of increasing capacity in the Central Texas medical community.
Focus Areas
Financial Snapshot
2023 filing
Total Revenue
$4.3B
Total Expenses
$199.8M
Qualifying Distributions
$200.7M
Distributable Amount
$89.0M
Min. Investment Return
$90.4M
Payout rate
Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.
Grant Range
877 grants
Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.
Top Recipients
500 grants
Grant Size Distribution
500 grants
Geographic Focus
36 states
+26 more states
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