Business Education Fund
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$5.8M
Foundation funders
23
Grants recorded
45
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds Business Education Fund?
Business Education Fund is funded by 23 grantmakers, led by Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc ($1.5M), WK Kellogg Foundation ($600K), Windward Fund ($528K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $5.8M in grants to Business Education Fund between 2020–2025.
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $90K (2025) to $2.8M (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $90K.
What grants has Business Education Fund received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Alliance for Early Success FKA Birth to Five Policy Alliance | ADVOCACY | $75,000 |
| 2025 | Institute for Local Self Reliance | OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Windward Fund | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS | $100,000 |
| 2024 | The Wisconsin Initiative Inc | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | $96,250 |
| 2024 | Alliance for Early Success FKA Birth to Five Policy Alliance | ADVOCACY | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | General operating support | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Forward Action Fund | STAFFING SUPPORT; NO LOBBYING ACTIVITIES | $12,000 |
| 2024 | Civic Nation | WWAV Grant for Party at the Polls Events | $7,500 |
| 2024 | Business Action Fund | — | $5,782 |
| 2023 | WK Kellogg Foundation | build the leadership and collective power of small business owners through narrative change, education and research | $150,000 |
| 2023 | Windward Fund | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS | $100,000 |
| 2023 | Alliance for Early Success FKA Birth to Five Policy Alliance | ADVOCACY | $81,250 |
| 2023 | Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | SUPPORT FOR THE POLLING OF ENTREPRENEURS, PRODUCTION OF POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS, AND ADVOCACY TRAINING OF ENTREPRENEURS IN ORDER TO EDUCATE POLICYMAKERS OF THE BARRIERS TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP. 202203-12110 | $70,000 |
| 2023 | Hopewell Fund | CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY | $60,000 |
| 2023 | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | TO SUPPORT ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND DRIVE REINTEGRATION REFORMS. | $15,873 |
| 2022 | Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | SUPPORT FOR THE POLLING OF ENTREPRENEURS, PRODUCTION OF POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS, AND ADVOCACY TRAINING OF ENTREPRENEURS IN ORDER TO EDUCATE POLICYMAKERS OF THE BARRIERS TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP. 202203-12110 | $280,000 |
| 2022 | WK Kellogg Foundation | build the leadership and collective power of small business owners through narrative change, education and research | $150,000 |
| 2022 | Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | OPERATING SUPPORT | $150,000 |
| 2022 | Windward Fund | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS | $128,000 |
| 2022 | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | TO SUPPORT ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND DRIVE REINTEGRATION REFORMS. | $104,117 |
| 2022 | Family Values Work a Multi-State Consortium | TO PROMOTE POLICIES TO VALUE FAMILIES AT WORK | $100,000 |
| 2022 | Institute for Local Self Reliance | OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE | $85,000 |
| 2022 | Alliance for Early Success FKA Birth to Five Policy Alliance | — | $75,000 |
| 2022 | The Lois & Irving Blum Foundation Inc | MAIN STREET ALLIANCE | $50,000 |
| 2022 | Hopewell Fund | CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY | $40,000 |
| 2021 | Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | $1,500,000 |
| 2021 | Business Action Fund | GENERAL SUPPORT. | $190,951 |
| 2021 | The Rockefeller Foundation | IN SUPPORT OF ITS PROJECT, THE MAIN STREET ALLIANCE, IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE INVESTMENTS IN SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOR ENTREPRENEURS FROM MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES IN NORFOLK, VA AND NEWARK, NJ | $175,000 |
| 2021 | Tides Foundation | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT | $165,000 |
| 2021 | WK Kellogg Foundation | improve access to affordable, high quality childcare by engaging small business owners, with a focus on childcare providers to build public awareness, educate stakeholders and foster alignment with state and local community-based organizations | $150,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 45 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Business Education Fund?
Business Education Fund is funded by 23 grantmakers, led by Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc ($1.5M), WK Kellogg Foundation ($600K), Windward Fund ($528K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $5.8M in grants to Business Education Fund between 2020–2025.
Who is Business Education Fund's largest funder?
Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc is the largest recorded funder of Business Education Fund, with $1.5M across 1 grant (2021).
How much grant funding has Business Education Fund received?
IRS 990 filings record $5.8M in grants to Business Education Fund across 45 grants from 23 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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