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Who funds The Thomas B Fordham Foundation
EIN 31-6032844 · Washington, DC
The Thomas B Fordham Foundation of Washington, DC (EIN 31-6032844) was named as a grant recipient by 21 funders in 55 grants paid totaling $7,522,923 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
$7,522,923
55 grants paid
Funders
21
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2017–2025
as reported by funders
Approved for future payment
$1,611,587
not included in grants received
Funders
| Funder | State | Match | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 56-2618866 | WA | D | 9 | $2,658,334 | 2024 |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc 13-3441466 | AR | D | 5 | $2,220,000 | 2024 |
| Louis Calder Foundation 13-6015562 | CO | D | 3 | $500,000 | 2022 |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York 13-1628151 | NY | D | 4 | $344,000 | 2022 |
| Smith Richardson Foundation Inc 56-0611550 | NC | D | 3 | $325,000 | 2022 |
| The Haslam 3 Foundation Inc 62-1867421 | TN | D | 2 | $325,000 | 2024 |
| The Kovner Foundation 22-3468030 | FL | D | 3 | $300,000 | 2024 |
| The Nord Family Foundation 34-1595929 | OH | D | 4 | $205,000 | 2024 |
| Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated 25-1113452 | PA | D | 1 | $154,000 | 2024 |
| Charter Fund Inc D/B/a Charter School Growth Fund 05-0620063 | CO | D | 3 | $127,666 | 2023 |
| The Achelis & Bodman Foundation Co Manice & Budd Llp 13-6022018 | NY | D | 2 | $75,000 | 2024 |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation 94-1655673 | CA | D | 1 | $70,000 | 2020 |
| John William Pope Foundation 58-1691765 | NC | D | 1 | $65,000 | 2022 |
| Lovett & Ruth Peters Foundation 20-8934367 | OH | D | 4 | $40,000 | 2024 |
| The Wallace Foundation 13-6183757 | NY | D | 1 | $38,324 | 2024 |
| Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation 23-7411083 | PA | D | 1 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| One8 Foundation 04-6836735 | MA | D | 2 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Accelerate Great Schools 47-4220951 | OH | A | 1 | $13,000 | 2022 |
| George W Brackenridge Foundation 74-6034977 | TX | D | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Summers Foundation Inc 47-5097430 | NY | D | 1 | $7,500 | 2020 |
| Amazonsmile Foundation 46-2626883 | WA | D | 3 | $99 | 2023 |
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 62 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Wasihngton, DC | D | $25,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202641339349102299 |
| 2024 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $500,000 | paid | To provide support to reach, educate and influence broad audiences about the need to reinvent learning and create new solutions to address learning loss. | 202543219349103824 |
| 2024 | Gates Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $400,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION | 202523189349103667 |
| 2024 | Gates Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $200,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION; PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS | 202523189349103667 |
| 2024 | Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $154,000 | paid | PROJECT SUPPORT | 202523189349102237 |
| 2024 | The Haslam 3 Foundation Inc | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $100,000 | paid | ADVANCING EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE | 202513079349100346 |
| 2024 | The Kovner Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202513219349104696 |
| 2024 | The Nord Family Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $50,000 | paid | CONTINUED SUPPORT OF IMPROVING EDUCATION FOR ALL OHIO STUDENTS | 202513019349101401 |
| 2024 | The Wallace Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $38,324 | paid | To support the institute's study on school board leadership and partisanship. | 202503219349107905 |
| 2024 | The Achelis & Bodman Foundation Co Manice & Budd Llp | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $25,000 | paid | A STUDY, STATE OF THE UNIONS: UPDATED STATE-BY-STATE RANKINGS OF TEACHER UNION STRENGTH | 202543209349100389 |
| 2024 | The Wallace Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $19,321 | approved, future | To support the institute's study on school board leadership and partisanship. | 202503219349107905 |
| 2024 | Lovett & Ruth Peters Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202512629349100016 |
| 2024 | One8 Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202533089349100108 |
| 2023 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $691,666 | approved, future | K-12 EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION | 202433189349102233 |
| 2023 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $600,000 | paid | To support general operations. | 202413199349102766 |
| 2023 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $208,334 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION | 202433189349102233 |
| 2023 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $200,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION; PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS | 202433189349102233 |
| 2023 | The Kovner Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $100,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202433209349103758 |
| 2023 | Charter Fund Inc D/B/a Charter School Growth Fund | The Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $61,000 | paid | CHARTER SCHOOL CAPACITY-BUILDING | 202402139349100235 |
| 2023 | The Nord Family Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $55,000 | paid | CONTINUED SUPPORT OF IMPROVING EDUCATION FOR ALL OHIO STUDENTS | 202433129349100818 |
| 2023 | Charter Fund Inc D/B/a Charter School Growth Fund | The Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $33,333 | paid | CHARTER SCHOOL CAPACITY-BUILDING | 202402139349100235 |
| 2023 | Charter Fund Inc D/B/a Charter School Growth Fund | The Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $33,333 | paid | CHARTER SCHOOL CAPACITY-BUILDING | 202402139349100235 |
| 2023 | One8 Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202403139349100540 |
| 2023 | Lovett & Ruth Peters Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202412959349100521 |
| 2023 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $35 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202540919349100629 |
| 2022 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $600,000 | paid | To increase awareness of and build nonpartisan support for the policies and innovations that will lead to dramatic student achievement gains in the wake of Covid-19. | 202323199349103222 |
| 2022 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $400,000 | paid | POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION | 202303179349101020 |
| 2022 | The Haslam 3 Foundation Inc | Thomas B Fordham Institue Washington, DC | D | $225,000 | paid | IMPROVE EDUCATION FOR OH STUDENTS | 202333199349102478 |
| 2022 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $200,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION; PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS | 202303179349101020 |
| 2022 | Smith Richardson Foundation Inc | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202323189349103762 |
| 2022 | Louis Calder Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $150,000 | paid | RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS | 202331019349102818 |
| 2022 | The Kovner Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $100,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202303199349103490 |
| 2022 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $85,300 | paid | For a book project on the past, present, and future of the National Assessment of Educational Progress | 202342269349100709 |
| 2022 | John William Pope Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $65,000 | paid | RESTRICTED - THE STUDY ON THE NC CHARTER SCHOOLS APPLICATION PROCESS | 202321299349103292 |
| 2022 | The Nord Family Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202303179349101990 |
| 2022 | The Achelis & Bodman Foundation Co Manice & Budd Llp | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $50,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202323199349107157 |
| 2022 | Smith Richardson Foundation Inc | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202323189349103762 |
| 2022 | Accelerate Great Schools | The Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, WA | A | $13,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202313199349303766 |
| 2022 | Lovett & Ruth Peters Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202302779349100405 |
| 2022 | George W Brackenridge Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES OR PROGRAMS | 202322729349100702 |
| 2022 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $38 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313119349100141 |
| 2021 | The Louis Calder Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $150,000 | paid | CIVICS, CHARACTER EDUCATION, PANDEMIC RECOVERY RESEARCH AND REPORTS | 202241399349100429 |
| 2021 | The Louis Calder Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $150,000 | approved, future | CIVICS, CHARACTER EDUCATION, PANDEMIC RECOVERY RESEARCH AND REPORTS | 202241399349100429 |
| 2021 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $85,300 | approved, future | FOR A BOOK PROJECT ON THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS | 202241899349100304 |
| 2020 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $370,000 | paid | Rebuilding the Case for Results-based Accountability | 202113199349104386 |
| 2020 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $250,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202143159349100004 |
| 2020 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $250,000 | paid | PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS | 202143159349100004 |
| 2020 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $150,000 | paid | Support for Education Policy Engagement in Ohio | 202113199349104386 |
| 2020 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $114,700 | paid | FOR A BOOK PROJECT ON THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS | 202131949349100773 |
| 2020 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $85,300 | approved, future | FOR A BOOK PROJECT ON THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS | 202131949349100773 |
| 2020 | Smith Richardson Foundation Inc | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202133169349101838 |
| 2020 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $70,000 | paid | FOR THE REVIEW OF STATE CIVICS AND HISTORY STANDARDS | 202123079349101542 |
| 2020 | The Nord Family Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $50,000 | paid | CONTINUED SUPPORT OF IMPROVING EDUCATION FOR ALL OHIO STUDENTS | 202133029349100603 |
| 2020 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $30,000 | approved, future | FOR THE REVIEW OF STATE CIVICS AND HISTORY STANDARDS | 202123079349101542 |
| 2020 | Lovett & Ruth Peters Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202123009349100527 |
| 2020 | Summers Foundation Inc | Thomas B Fordham Institution Washington, DC | D | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION | 202131349349101128 |
| 2020 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $26 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202113199349100901 |
| 2019 | The Louis Calder Foundation | The Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $200,000 | paid | CORE POLICY, RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATIONS | 202031159349100113 |
| 2019 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $70,000 | paid | FOR A STUDY ON TEACHERS' GRADING PRACTICES AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT | 202031969349101943 |
| 2018 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $74,000 | paid | FOR SUPPORT OF A NATIONAL CONVENING TO ADDRESS THE INFORMATION GAP | 201911909349100511 |
| 2017 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $550,000 | approved, future | K-12 EDUCATION | 201941489349100174 |
| 2017 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Thomas B Fordham Institute Washington, DC | D | $550,000 | 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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