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Who funds Education First
EIN 91-1699248 · Seattle, WA · NTEE B82
Education First of Seattle, WA (EIN 91-1699248) was named as a grant recipient by 19 funders in 90 grants paid totaling $16,813,770 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
$16,813,770
90 grants paid
Funders
19
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2017–2025
as reported by funders
Approved for future payment
$4,228,148
not included in grants received
Funders
| Funder | State | Match | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 56-2618866 | WA | D | 27 | $9,427,720 | 2024 |
| The Joyce Foundation 36-6079185 | IL | D | 10 | $2,641,630 | 2024 |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc 13-3441466 | AR | D | 1 | $1,008,905 | 2024 |
| James B Mcclatchy Foundation 68-0283878 | CA | A | 2 | $1,000,000 | 2024 |
| The James Irvine Foundation 94-1236937 | CA | D | 3 | $850,000 | 2024 |
| Wk Kellogg Foundation 38-1359264 | MI | D | 2 | $400,000 | 2021 |
| The Powell Foundation 74-6104592 | TX | C | 1 | $372,313 | 2025 |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation 26-0799587 | CA | D | 3 | $306,515 | 2023 |
| Network for Good 68-0480736 | DC | A | 6 | $170,340 | 2024 |
| The California Endowment 95-4523232 | CA | D | 5 | $170,000 | 2024 |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York 13-1628151 | NY | C | 2 | $140,000 | 2023 |
| The Esther a & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc 13-6028788 | NY | D | 2 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund 11-0303001 | MA | A | 8 | $96,275 | 2025 |
| Arakawa Foundation 47-2462681 | WA | B | 3 | $58,600 | 2025 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc 81-0739440 | DE | A | 7 | $54,261 | 2025 |
| Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund 94-6068932 | CA | D | 1 | $11,000 | 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley Foundation Inc 26-1226280 | NY | B | 3 | $5,500 | 2023 |
| Amazonsmile Foundation 46-2626883 | WA | B | 3 | $686 | 2023 |
| The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc 20-0721133 | NC | B | 1 | $25 | 2018 |
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 104 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Powell Foundation | Education First Seattle, WA | C | $372,313 | paid | Aligned Cradle to Career Education System: Effective Tools, Policies, and Systems | 202631309349100008 |
| 2025 | Arakawa Foundation | Education First Seattle, WA | B | $30,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP AND SCHOLAR SUPPORT | 202601909349100100 |
| 2025 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Education First Seattle, WA | A | $12,225 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202601389349301700 |
| 2025 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Education First Seattle, WA | A | $5,331 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641969349302754 |
| 2025 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Education First Seattle, WA | A | $5,331 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202533509349301608 |
| 2024 | Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $1,342,030 | approved, future | K-12 EDUCATION | 202523189349103667 |
| 2024 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $1,008,905 | paid | To Help at least three states implement innovative, curriculum-connected assessments that can positively impact teaching and student learning at scale. | 202543219349103824 |
| 2024 | The James Irvine Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $1,000,000 | approved, future | To support Better Careers in California | 202543149349101919 |
| 2024 | The Joyce Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $935,000 | paid | EDUCATION & ECONOMIC MOBILITY | 202543089349101334 |
| 2024 | Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $538,850 | paid | RESEARCH, LEARNING & INNOVATION OPPORTUNITIES | 202523189349103667 |
| 2024 | James B Mcclatchy Foundation | Emerging Bilingual Collaborat Seattle, WA | A | $500,000 | paid | ELL Education | 202521339349301742 |
| 2024 | The James Irvine Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $500,000 | paid | To support Better Careers in California | 202543149349101919 |
| 2024 | The Joyce Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $279,078 | approved, future | EDUCATION & ECONOMIC MOBILITY | 202543089349101334 |
| 2024 | The Heising-Simons Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $250,000 | approved, future | TO DEVELOP A STATEWIDE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPS IN TEACHING IN CALIFORNIA | 202543219349106499 |
| 2024 | Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $166,500 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION | 202523189349103667 |
| 2024 | Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $161,510 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202523189349103667 |
| 2024 | Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $150,000 | approved, future | RESEARCH, LEARNING & INNOVATION OPPORTUNITIES | 202523189349103667 |
| 2024 | Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $100,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202523189349103667 |
| 2024 | The Esther a & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc | Education Trust Inc Union, WA | D | $50,000 | paid | EC-POLICY/ADVOCACY | 202522259349101327 |
| 2024 | Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $50,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202523189349103667 |
| 2024 | The Esther a & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc | Education Trust Inc Union, WA | D | $50,000 | paid | EARLY LITERACY GRANTS | 202522259349101327 |
| 2024 | Network for Good | Education First Seattle, WA | A | $28,613 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202513039349301631 |
| 2024 | The California Endowment | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $25,000 | paid | ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY AND SCHOOL CLIMATE IN CALIFORNIA: TO SUPPORT ALIGNED FUNDER EFFORTS WITH AN EQUITY FOCUS THAT WILL LEAD TO IMPROVEMENTS IN SCHOOL CLIMATE AND LIFELONG HEALTH OUTCOME FOR STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS. | 202540449349100304 |
| 2024 | Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $18,500 | paid | WASHINGTON STATE EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS | 202523189349103667 |
| 2024 | Arakawa Foundation | Education First Seattle, WA | B | $15,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP AND SCHOLAR SUPPORT | 202541279349103319 |
| 2024 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Education First Seattle, WA | A | $8,250 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202521349349310887 |
| 2024 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Education First Seattle, WA | A | $6,197 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202530159349302758 |
| 2023 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $1,665,410 | paid | WASHINGTON STATE EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS | 202433189349102233 |
| 2023 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $650,000 | paid | WASHINGTON STATE EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS | 202433189349102233 |
| 2023 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $530,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202433189349102233 |
| 2023 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $500,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202433189349102233 |
| 2023 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $473,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202433189349102233 |
| 2023 | The Joyce Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $425,000 | paid | Education & Economic Mobility | 202433109349101803 |
| 2023 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $325,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION | 202433189349102233 |
| 2023 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $300,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202433189349102233 |
| 2023 | The Joyce Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $290,000 | paid | Education & Economic Mobility | 202433109349101803 |
| 2023 | The Joyce Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $200,000 | approved, future | Education & Economic Mobility | 202433109349101803 |
| 2023 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $161,510 | approved, future | K-12 EDUCATION | 202433189349102233 |
| 2023 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $100,000 | approved, future | K-12 EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION | 202433189349102233 |
| 2023 | The Heising-Simons Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $100,000 | paid | FOR THE DESIGN AND LAUNCH OF TEACHER APPRENTICESHIPS IN CALIFORNIA | 202443169349102959 |
| 2023 | The Joyce Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $85,000 | approved, future | Education & Economic Mobility | 202433109349101803 |
| 2023 | The Joyce Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $75,000 | paid | Education & Economic Mobility | 202433109349101803 |
| 2023 | The Joyce Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $75,000 | paid | Education & Economic Mobility | 202433109349101803 |
| 2023 | The Joyce Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $65,630 | paid | Education & Economic Mobility | 202433109349101803 |
| 2023 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $60,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202433189349102233 |
| 2023 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $50,000 | approved, future | K-12 EDUCATION | 202433189349102233 |
| 2023 | The James Irvine Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $50,000 | paid | For CA teacher apprenticeship programs | 202413169349102431 |
| 2023 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Education First Seattle, WA | C | $45,000 | paid | For project support of the Strategic Staffing Funder Group Landscape Analysis | 202442259349101009 |
| 2023 | The California Endowment | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $40,000 | paid | ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY AND SCHOOL CLIMATE IN CALIFORNIA: TO SUPPORT ALIGNED FUNDER EFFORTS WITH AN EQUITY FOCUS THAT WILL LEAD TO IMPROVEMENTS IN SCHOOL CLIMATE AND LIFELONG HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS. | 202420469349100607 |
| 2023 | The California Endowment | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $40,000 | paid | ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY AND SCHOOL CLIMATE IN CALIFORNIA: TO SUPPORT ALIGNED FUNDER EFFORTS WITH AN EQUITY FOCUS THAT WILL LEAD TO IMPROVEMENTS IN SCHOOL CLIMATE AND LIFELONG HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS. | 202420469349100607 |
| 2023 | Network for Good | Education First Seattle, WA | A | $34,761 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202413059349302646 |
| 2023 | The Heising-Simons Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $30,000 | paid | FOR THE CALIFORNIA TEACHER APPRENTICESHIP PROJECT | 202443169349102959 |
| 2023 | The Joyce Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $25,000 | paid | Education & Economic Mobility | 202433109349101803 |
| 2023 | Arakawa Foundation | Education First Seattle, WA | B | $13,600 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP AND SCHOLAR SUPPORT | 202431919349101213 |
| 2023 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Education First Seattle, WA | A | $11,677 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202410469349300741 |
| 2023 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Education First Seattle, WA | A | $10,750 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202441369349301334 |
| 2023 | Morgan Stanley Foundation Inc | Education First Seattle, WA | B | $2,000 | paid | VOLUNTEER INCENTIVE PROGRAM | 202433189349104303 |
| 2023 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Education First Seattle, WA | B | $206 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202540919349100629 |
| 2022 | James B Mcclatchy Foundation | Emerging Bilingual Collaborat Seattle, WA | A | $500,000 | paid | ELL Education | 202301289349303470 |
| 2022 | The James Irvine Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $300,000 | paid | For CA teacher apprenticeship programs. | 202313139349102426 |
| 2022 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $300,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202303179349101020 |
| 2022 | The Joyce Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $249,000 | paid | Education & Economic Mobility | 202303139349103010 |
| 2022 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $215,744 | paid | WASHINGTON STATE EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS | 202303179349101020 |
| 2022 | The Joyce Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $215,630 | approved, future | Education & Economic Mobility | 202303139349103010 |
| 2022 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $179,016 | paid | POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION | 202303179349101020 |
| 2022 | The Joyce Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $125,000 | paid | Education & Economic Mobility | 202303139349103010 |
| 2022 | The Heising-Simons Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $100,000 | approved, future | FOR THE DESIGN AND LAUNCH OF TEACHER APPRENTICESHIPS IN CALIFORNIA | 202343189349106059 |
| 2022 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $100,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202303179349101020 |
| 2022 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Education First Seattle, WA | C | $95,000 | paid | For communications related to and planning for the future of the Coherence Lab Fellowship, a project launched as part of the Corporation's Integration Design Consortium | 202342269349100709 |
| 2022 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $50,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202303179349101020 |
| 2022 | The California Endowment | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $40,000 | paid | SUPPORTING STUDENT HEALTH AND SCHOOL CLIMATE IN CALIFORNIA: TO SUPPORT ALIGNED FUNDER EFFORTS WITH AN EQUITY FOCUS THAT WILL LEAD TO IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SCHOOL CLIMATE AND LIFELONG HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA. | 202300459349100400 |
| 2022 | Network for Good | Education First Seattle, WA | A | $28,541 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202342939349300849 |
| 2022 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $25,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202303179349101020 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Education First Seattle, WA | A | $12,500 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202430459349302913 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Two Fly Foundation Inc Casper, WY | A | $12,500 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202321309349304807 |
| 2022 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $12,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202303179349101020 |
| 2022 | Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $11,000 | paid | TO FACILITATE AND SUPPORT THE CALIFORNIA POST-SECONDARY FUNDER COLLABORATIVE. | 202313199349103071 |
| 2022 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Education First Seattle, WA | A | $9,324 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202340469349301209 |
| 2022 | Morgan Stanley Foundation Inc | Education First Seattle, WA | B | $2,000 | paid | VOLUNTEER INCENTIVE PROGRAM | 202343189349104079 |
| 2022 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Education First Seattle, WA | B | $272 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313119349100141 |
| 2021 | Wk Kellogg Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $199,900 | paid | refine and implement second cohort of Coherence Lab Fellowship model that supports state, district, and school-level leaders in target states to learn and practice skills and mindsets necessary to create a more coherent and equitable education system | 202241679349100104 |
| 2021 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Education First Seattle, WA | C | $95,000 | approved, future | FOR COMMUNICATIONS RELATED TO AND PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF THE COHERENCE LAB FELLOWSHIP, A PROJECT LAUNCHED AS PART OF THE CORPORATION'S INTEGRATION DESIGN CONSORTIUM | 202241899349100304 |
| 2021 | Network for Good | Education First Seattle, WA | A | $34,991 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202212289349300736 |
| 2021 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Education First Seattle, WA | A | $20,450 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202221339349302787 |
| 2021 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Education First Seattle, WA | A | $7,764 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202240469349301419 |
| 2020 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $1,006,580 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202143159349100004 |
| 2020 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $559,135 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 202143159349100004 |
| 2020 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $445,000 | paid | RESEARCH AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES | 202143159349100004 |
| 2020 | The Joyce Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $377,000 | paid | Education & Economic Mobility | 202103199349107525 |
| 2020 | Wk Kellogg Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $200,100 | paid | refine and implement second cohort of Coherence Lab Fellowship model that supports state, district, and school-level leaders in target states to learn and practice skills and mindsets necessary to create a more coherent and equitable education system | 202101549349100405 |
| 2020 | Wk Kellogg Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $199,900 | approved, future | refine and implement second cohort of Coherence Lab Fellowship model that supports state, district, and school-level leaders in target states to learn and practice skills and mindsets necessary to create a more coherent and equitable education system | 202101549349100405 |
| 2020 | The Heising-Simons Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $176,515 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE FAMILY MATH ROADMAP YEAR 3 | 202133199349105318 |
| 2020 | The California Endowment | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $25,000 | paid | ADVANCING STUDENT HEALTH IN CALIFORNIA: TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OUTCOMES THROUGH ALIGNED FUNDER EFFORTS WITH AN EQUITY FOCUS THAT WILL LEAD TO IMPROVEMENTS IN THE LIFELONG HEALTH OUTCOMES OF CALIFORNIA STUDENTS. | 202140349349100904 |
| 2020 | Network for Good | Education First Seattle, WA | A | $17,714 | paid | Unrestricted | 202131819349300608 |
| 2020 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Education First Seattle, WA | A | $14,100 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202121359349300427 |
| 2020 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Education First Seattle, WA | A | $8,637 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202120469349300002 |
| 2020 | Morgan Stanley Foundation Inc | Education First Seattle, WA | B | $1,500 | paid | VOLUNTEER INCENTIVE PROGRAM | 202113159349100421 |
| 2020 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Education First Seattle, WA | B | $208 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202113199349100901 |
| 2019 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Education First Seattle, WA | A | $5,500 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202041789349301474 |
| 2018 | Network for Good | Education First Seattle, WA | A | $25,720 | paid | Unrestricted | 201941789349300019 |
| 2018 | The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc | Education First Seattle, WA | B | $25 | paid | PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT | 201931349349102143 |
| 2017 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $425,000 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 201941489349100174 |
| 2017 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $396,475 | paid | K-12 EDUCATION | 201941489349100174 |
| 2017 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Education First Consulting LLC Seattle, WA | D | $175,000 | 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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