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Who funds Education Resource Strategies Inc
EIN 20-1978102 · Watertown, MA · NTEE B90
Education Resource Strategies Inc of Watertown, MA (EIN 20-1978102) was named as a grant recipient by 19 funders in 58 grants paid totaling $18,090,525 in tax years 2017–2025, as reported on the funders' Forms 990-PF and 990 Schedule I. Each edge was resolved to this EIN at the match tier shown. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants received
$18,090,525
58 grants paid
Funders
19
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2017–2025
as reported by funders
Approved for future payment
$9,478,201
not included in grants received
Funders
| Funder | State | Match | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 56-2618866 | WA | B | 12 | $5,030,767 | 2024 |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York 13-1628151 | NY | B | 8 | $4,685,200 | 2025 |
| The Education Trust Inc 52-1982223 | DC | A | 6 | $2,103,557 | 2025 |
| Wk Kellogg Foundation 38-1359264 | MI | B | 6 | $1,575,001 | 2025 |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation 94-1655673 | CA | B | 3 | $1,500,000 | 2024 |
| Skyline Foundation 94-3380194 | CA | B | 2 | $600,000 | 2024 |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc 13-3441466 | AR | B | 2 | $500,000 | 2024 |
| Michael & Susan Dell Foundation 36-4336415 | TX | B | 4 | $500,000 | 2023 |
| Give Forward Foundation 82-3785197 | CA | B | 2 | $325,000 | 2024 |
| Nellie Mae Education Foundation Inc 04-2755323 | MA | A | 1 | $265,000 | 2024 |
| Raikes Foundation 91-2173492 | WA | B | 3 | $250,000 | 2024 |
| The Wallace Foundation 13-6183757 | NY | B | 2 | $215,000 | 2024 |
| Ellis Center for Educational Excellence % Arizona Community Foundation 20-2822602 | AZ | A | 1 | $165,000 | 2018 |
| Arizona Community Foundation 86-0348306 | AZ | A | 1 | $136,000 | 2022 |
| Robertson Foundation 13-7068398 | NY | B | 1 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| The Joyce Foundation 36-6079185 | IL | B | 1 | $100,000 | 2023 |
| Kenneth Rainin Foundation 94-3289283 | CA | B | 1 | $20,000 | 2023 |
| T Gary and Kathleen Rogers Supporting Family Foundation 94-3381315 | CA | A | 1 | $10,000 | 2018 |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund 11-0303001 | MA | A | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Grants
The 75 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $500,000 | paid | For general support | 202641769349100209 |
| 2025 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $416,700 | approved, future | For general support | 202641769349100209 |
| 2025 | Wk Kellogg Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $200,000 | paid | Early Care and Education | 202641599349100729 |
| 2025 | The Education Trust Inc | Education Resource Strategies Inc Westertown, MA | A | $158,333 | paid | Support | 202640579349300224 |
| 2024 | Gates Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $560,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202523189349103667 |
| 2024 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $500,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202523189349102727 |
| 2024 | The Education Trust Inc | Education Resource Strategies Inc Westertown, MA | A | $458,333 | paid | Support | 202500569349301145 |
| 2024 | Skyline Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $300,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543199349100949 |
| 2024 | Nellie Mae Education Foundation Inc | Education Resource Strategies Watertown, MA | A | $265,000 | paid | NEW ENGLAND COHORT FOR K-12 RESOURCE EQUITY | 202523189349311862 |
| 2024 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $250,000 | paid | To Launch a state practice to support state education agencies and districts in making data-driven decisions related to school funding and other innovation-oriented policies. | 202543219349103824 |
| 2024 | Wk Kellogg Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $225,000 | paid | Early Care and Education | 202541889349100144 |
| 2024 | Wk Kellogg Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $200,000 | approved, future | Early Care and Education | 202541889349100144 |
| 2024 | The Wallace Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $200,000 | paid | To support districts participating in Wallace's ECPI. | 202503219349107905 |
| 2024 | Give Forward Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $175,000 | paid | COALITION TO REIMAGINE TEACHING | 202543189349101249 |
| 2024 | Robertson Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $100,000 | paid | COALITION TO REIMAGINE THE TEACHER ROLE | 202532969349100408 |
| 2024 | Raikes Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $75,000 | paid | SEED DISTRICT STRATEGIC PLANNING PROJECT | 202513179349103971 |
| 2024 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | A | $10,000 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202521349349310887 |
| 2023 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $916,700 | approved, future | For general support | 202442259349101009 |
| 2023 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $700,000 | approved, future | K-12 EDUCATION | 202433189349102233 |
| 2023 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $700,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202433189349102233 |
| 2023 | Skyline Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $600,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349102075 |
| 2023 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $583,300 | paid | For general support | 202442259349101009 |
| 2023 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $500,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349102865 |
| 2023 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $500,000 | paid | FOR ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS DURING COVID-19 RECOVERY | 202403169349102865 |
| 2023 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $500,000 | approved, future | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349102865 |
| 2023 | Wk Kellogg Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $425,000 | approved, future | create national infrastructure required to better support advocates and practitioners seeking to advance local, state, and federal resource equity in education systems | 202431519349100813 |
| 2023 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $416,700 | paid | For knowledge building and technical assistance to accelerate strategic school and system redesign | 202442259349101009 |
| 2023 | The Education Trust | Education Resource Strategies Inc Westertown, MA | A | $308,334 | paid | SUPPORT | 202410659349300011 |
| 2023 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $300,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202433189349102233 |
| 2023 | Skyline Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $300,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349102075 |
| 2023 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $291,765 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202433189349102233 |
| 2023 | Wk Kellogg Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $250,000 | paid | create national infrastructure required to better support advocates and practitioners seeking to advance local, state, and federal resource equity in education systems | 202431519349100813 |
| 2023 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $250,000 | paid | To support Launching a state practice to support state education agencies and districts in making data-driven decisions related to school funding and other innovation-oriented policies. | 202413199349102766 |
| 2023 | Give Forward Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $150,000 | paid | COALITION TO REIMAGINE THE TEACHING ROLE | 202401359349105895 |
| 2023 | The Joyce Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $100,000 | paid | Education & Economic Mobility | 202433109349101803 |
| 2023 | Raikes Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $75,000 | approved, future | BELE NETWORK: STUDENT EXPERIENCE-CENTERED, EQUITY-EMBEDDED, DATA-DRIVEN (SEED) DISTRICT STRATEGIC PLANNING PROJECT | 202423189349103987 |
| 2023 | Raikes Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $75,000 | paid | STUDENT EXPERIENCE-CENTERED, EQUITY-EMBEDDED, DATA-DRIVEN DISTRICT STRATEGIC PLANNING PROJECT | 202423189349103987 |
| 2023 | Michael & Susan Dell Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Watertown, MA | B | $50,000 | paid | District CFO Strategy Network - Strategically Navigating Coronavirus Budget Impacts | 202413199349101956 |
| 2023 | Kenneth Rainin Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $20,000 | paid | FOR REIMAGINING THE TEACHING JOB | 202413169349102056 |
| 2022 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $525,775 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202303179349101020 |
| 2022 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Education Resources Strategies Watertown, MA | C | $500,000 | approved, future | FOR ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS DURING COVID-19 RECOVERY | 202343179349104459 |
| 2022 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $500,000 | paid | For knowledge building and technical assistance to accelerate strategic school and system redesign | 202342269349100709 |
| 2022 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $416,700 | approved, future | For knowledge building and technical assistance to accelerate strategic school and system redesign | 202342269349100709 |
| 2022 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $200,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202303179349101020 |
| 2022 | Michael & Susan Dell Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Watertown, MA | B | $150,000 | paid | District CFO Strategy Network - Strategically Navigating Coronavirus Budget Impacts | 202403519349100715 |
| 2022 | Michael & Susan Dell Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Watertown, MA | B | $150,000 | paid | District CFO Strategy Network - Strategically Navigating Coronavirus Budget Impacts | 202323189349100142 |
| 2022 | Arizona Community Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | A | $136,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202330459349302653 |
| 2022 | Wk Kellogg Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $100,000 | paid | create national infrastructure required to better support advocacy for increased resource equity in education systems | 202321719349100307 |
| 2022 | Raikes Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $100,000 | paid | BELE NETWORK: EQUIPPING CHIEF EQUITY OFFICERS TO DRIVE TRANSFORMATION | 202343189349102069 |
| 2021 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $916,700 | approved, future | FOR KNOWLEDGE BUILDING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ACCELERATE STRATEGIC SCHOOL AND SYSTEM REDESIGN | 202241899349100304 |
| 2021 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $583,300 | paid | FOR KNOWLEDGE BUILDING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ACCELERATE STRATEGIC SCHOOL AND SYSTEM REDESIGN | 202241899349100304 |
| 2021 | Wk Kellogg Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $400,001 | paid | create national infrastructure required to better support advocacy for increased resource equity in education systems | 202241679349100104 |
| 2021 | The Education Trust | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | A | $283,000 | paid | Support | 202221239349301447 |
| 2021 | Michael & Susan Dell Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Watertown, MA | B | $150,000 | paid | District CFO Strategy Network - Strategically Navigating Coronavirus Budget Impacts | 202403519349100810 |
| 2020 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $1,500,000 | approved, future | FOR KNOWLEDGE BUILDING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ACCELERATE STRATEGIC SCHOOL AND SYSTEM REDESIGN | 202131949349100773 |
| 2020 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $1,033,227 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202143159349100004 |
| 2020 | The Education Trust | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | A | $717,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202141099349300519 |
| 2020 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $653,200 | paid | FOR CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC SCHOOL AND DISTRICT REDESIGN PARTNERSHIPS AT SCALE | 202131949349100773 |
| 2020 | Wk Kellogg Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $400,001 | approved, future | create national infrastructure required to better support advocacy for increased resource equity in education systems | 202101549349100405 |
| 2020 | Wk Kellogg Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $400,000 | paid | create national infrastructure required to better support advocacy for increased resource equity in education systems | 202101549349100405 |
| 2020 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $380,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202143159349100004 |
| 2020 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $370,000 | approved, future | K-12 EDUCATION | 202143159349100004 |
| 2020 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $330,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202143159349100004 |
| 2020 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $235,000 | approved, future | K-12 EDUCATION | 202143159349100004 |
| 2020 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $235,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202143159349100004 |
| 2020 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $100,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202143159349100004 |
| 2020 | The Wallace Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Watertown, MA | B | $15,000 | paid | To create a webinar and a tool kit to help Education Leadership faculty in the University Principal Preparation Initiative incorporate resource equity practices into their curriculum and clinical practice experience. | 202143339349100409 |
| 2019 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $653,200 | approved, future | FOR CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC SCHOOL AND DISTRICT REDESIGN PARTNERSHIPS AT SCALE | 202031969349101943 |
| 2019 | The Education Trust | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | A | $178,557 | paid | SUPPORT | 202011919349302181 |
| 2018 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $846,800 | paid | FOR CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC SCHOOL AND DISTRICT REDESIGN PARTNERSHIPS AT SCALE | 201911909349100511 |
| 2018 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $653,200 | approved, future | FOR CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC SCHOOL AND DISTRICT REDESIGN PARTNERSHIPS AT SCALE | 201911909349100511 |
| 2018 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $601,900 | paid | FOR A PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE REDESIGN OF SCHOOLS AND THE SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT THEM (DISTRICTS, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, E.G.) AND, FOR CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND RESEARCH THAT MEET GROWING DEMAND FROM STATES AND DISTRICTS FOR REDESIGN SUPPORT | 201911909349100511 |
| 2018 | Ellis Center for Educational Excellence % Arizona Community Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | A | $165,000 | paid | TO RESEARCH, CRAFT AND DISSEMINATE A MESSAGE THAT WILL MAKE THE CASE FOR STRATEGIC EDUCATION FUNDING IN ARIZONA | 201910399349301216 |
| 2018 | T Gary and Kathleen Rogers Supporting Family Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Watertown, MA | A | $10,000 | paid | THE ERS REPORT: INFORMING EQUITY | 201920829349300212 |
| 2017 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education Resource Strategies Inc Watertown, MA | B | $375,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 201941489349100174 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are inferred and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF and Form 990 Schedule I e-file XML filed by the funders shown; this organization's identity from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The rows as Parquet: manifest.
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