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Grantmaking public charityEIN 237035089

THE NEA FOUNDATION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT

WASHINGTON, DC 20036

Total Assets

$52.7M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$989K

FY 2023

Grants Made

15

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$66K

FY 2023

Grant Range

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$737K

Awards for teaching excellence - the foundation presents the awards for teaching excellence at our annual gala to honor the critical work that public school educators do every day. In 2024, we celebrated 44 exemplary educators, all from different states, in front of an audience of thousands of people online.

Program 2

$666K

Grants to educators - to improve student learning, the foundation provides grants to individuals and teams of educators to support instructional practice and professional development across all subject areas and grade levels. By directly funding educator-conceived and led projects, the foundation enables educators to chart their own course to solve teaching and learning challenges. The foundation gleans knowledge from these grants to share what works with the field and to inform our broader body of work.

Program 3

$1.9M

Program administration

Program 4

$387K

Global learning fellowship

Program 5

$73K

Responsive grantmaking

Program 6

$35K

Partnerships

Focus Areas

Education

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$6.7M

Total Expenses

$6.2M

Giving Over Time

7 years

Giving over time from 2017 to 2023. Peak $1.4M in 2021. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

113 grants

CITY OF LITTLE ROCK CO LITTLE ROCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$573K
3 grants
BATESVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
$418K
3 grants
$317K
2 grants
GREELEY-EVANS SCHOOL DISTRICT 6
$295K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

108 grants

<$10K
23
grants
$10–50K
39
grants
$50–250K
44
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

26 states

Arkansas
$1.6M
21% of total
Mississippi
$1.2M
17% of total
District of Columbia
$1.1M
15% of total
California
$777K
10% of total
Colorado
$450K
6% of total
Pennsylvania
$339K
5% of total
Louisiana
$265K
4% of total
Wisconsin
$256K
3% of total
Washington
$235K
3% of total
Illinois
$215K
3% of total

+16 more states

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