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Laura Joyner Award

Mensa Education and Research Foundation

Foundation Annual Literacy Grants Grants for Education

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Cycle: Annual
Tracked since: April 2026

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Overview

Geographic Scope: International

Focus Areas: Education, literacy, work with gifted students, and prevention of loss of intelligence

Criteria: Recognizes outstanding work—theoretical or applied—in education, literacy, working with gifted or high-ability students, and identifying threats to or preventing the loss of intelligence and talent

Notable Recipients:

2021: Literacy Now (organization)

Selection Process: Award selected by Foundation committee

What Mensa Education and Research Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2020 — the most recent filing with itemized grants

Mensa Education and Research Foundation reported $20K in grants for 2025 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2020, its most recent itemized filing.

Grants in 2020: 1
Total given: $9,000
Median grant: $9,000