Here is a partial list of federal and state programs that focus their giving on math education. If you know of a relevant grant or foundation that is not included on this list, please let us know. Full list of Federal grants can be found here.
GEAR Up
This discretionary grant program is designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. These 6-year grants focus on high-poverty middle and high school students
Charter Schools
This program provides funding to state agencies for purchasing educational materials, equipment, or supplies for charter schools
Formula Grants for Special Populations
Formula grants that aim to improve education outcomes for under-represented groups and other special populations.
National Science Foundation
NSF promotes and advances scientific programs in the United States and advances grants for science, math, and engineering research in education
Early Learning
These discretionary grants that aim to develop, support, and improve early learning programs and activities.
Here is a partial list of private foundations that focus their giving on math education. If you know of a relevant grant or foundation that is not included on this list, please contact us and let us know.
Abington Foundation (Ohio)
Provides gifts for educational programs, particularly for development of these programs that stress math readiness
Braitmayer Foundation
Encourages innovative programs at a pre-collegiate level
Charles Lafitte Foundation
This foundation subscribes to innovation and creativity. There is a strong investment in experiential elements for students and aid for students with learning disabilities
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
The goals are to improve the welfare of low-income students and to sustain the ecosystem
Daniels Fund (Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming)
This fund supports early childhood readiness and k-12 education reform. The education program funds curriculum and materials, capital construction and improvements, and teacher preparation and improvements.
Dekko Foundation (Alabama, Indiana, Iowa)
This foundation favors early-learning and after-school programs. It is geared for preschool through age 18. The mission of any proposal must be strong and futuristic.
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (Missouri)
This foundation believes that Students who understand the logic of math and science often become the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. Focused on advancing the number of students who will excel in math and science and become the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Frey Foundation (Minnesota)
This foundation funds creative non-profits in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area that can generate better ideas for the best communities focused on affordable housing, education, and health and human services.
Gates Foundation
Supports raising graduation rates and graduates who will be strong citizens ready for college or the workplace.
Geraldine R Dodge Foundation (New Jersey)
This foundation is primarily concerned with innovative instruction models to promote arts and STEM education. It focuses on meeting the needs of underserved students.
Hall Family Foundation (Kansas City, Missouri)
This foundation’s early education grant seeks to promote excellence and access to a quality education. They focus on programs and projects that address the educational needs of urban school children with a particular interest in systemic reform/improvement efforts, closing achievement gaps and building human capital.
Hewlett Foundation (California)
This education program makes grants to improve education by expanding the reach of openly available educational resources, improving California education policies, and by supporting “deeper learning” – a combination of the fundamental knowledge and practical basic skill all students need to succeed.
Inasmuch Foundation (Oklahoma, Colorado)
This foundation funds education, health and human services, and community enhancement.
Lilly Endowment (Indiana)
The endowment views education at all levels as indispensable to personal, civic, and economic success.
M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust (Pacific Northwest)
The Trust’s mission is to enrich the quality of life in the Pacific Northwest by providing grants and enrichment programs to organizations seeking to strengthen the region’s educational, spiritual, and cultural base in creative and sustainable ways.
Toshiba America Foundation
TAF grants fund the projects, ideas, and materials teachers need to innovate in their math and science classrooms.
Washington State STEM Education Foundation
This foundation is a national model for generating passionate support for science, technology, engineering and math in public education: Every Student, Every Day.
