Education Design Lab

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Washington, DC EIN 46-4248042

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025

Total received

$30.0M

Foundation funders

26

Grants recorded

55

Years covered

2020–2025

Who funds Education Design Lab?

Education Design Lab is funded by 26 grantmakers, led by GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc ($6.0M), Gates Foundation ($4.7M), Charles Koch Foundation ($4.6M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $30.0M in grants to Education Design Lab between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$6,000,00012024
Gates Foundation$4,742,67572020–2024
Charles Koch Foundation$4,641,50062020–2024
Walton Family Foundation Inc$3,500,00052020–2024
The Delaski Family Foundation$1,500,00032020–2024
New Venture Fund$1,495,70032020–2022
Carnegie Corporation of New York$1,035,00042021–2025
Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation$1,000,00022023–2024
Strada Education Foundation Inc$931,03922023–2024
M J Murdock Charitable Trust$880,00022024
Ecmc Foundation$762,31122021–2024
The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Inc$750,00012022
Axim Collaborative Inc$554,87512024
The Denver Foundation$500,87112021
The Frederick a Deluca Foundation Inc$500,00012024
Impactassetsinc$300,00022022–2023
WAL-Mart Foundation$245,00012023
Ellis Center for Educational Excellence$200,00022022–2024
Garcia Family Foundation$100,00012021
Lumina Foundation for Education Inc$100,00012020
Otto Bremer Trust$75,00012024
Gianforte Family Charitable Trust$60,00012024
The Urban Institute$52,49912024
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation$50,00022021–2022
Kimsey Foundation$10,00012020
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Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$5M$10M$15M7 grants2020 9 grants2021 11 grants2022 9 grants2023 18 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $585K (2025) to $14.3M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $585K.

What grants has Education Design Lab received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Carnegie Corporation of New YorkFor project support of the Community College Growth Engine$585,000
2024GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncEDUCATION$6,000,000
2024Walton Family Foundation IncTo expand and evolve the Community College Growth Engine Fund to design and test a more responsive community college model to better serve new majority learners.$1,250,000
2024Charles Koch FoundationGeneral operating support$1,000,000
2024Charles Koch FoundationGeneral operating support$762,500
2024Ecmc FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$747,911
2024Gates FoundationPOSTSECONDARY EDUCATION$671,572
2024Axim Collaborative IncGRANT$554,875
2024The Frederick a Deluca Foundation IncDATA COLLABORATIVE$500,000
2024Dennis & Phyllis Washington FoundationSCALING LEARNER OPPORTUNITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH ACROSS MONTANA$500,000
2024Strada Education Foundation IncOPERATING GRANT$481,039
2024M J Murdock Charitable TrustPROGRAM EXPANSION$440,000
2024M J Murdock Charitable TrustPROGRAM EXPANSION$440,000
2024The Delaski Family FoundationTO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS$400,000
2024Gates FoundationRESEARCH AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES$304,798
2024Ellis Center for Educational ExcellenceSECOND YEAR OF SUPPORT FOR THE GREATER PHOENIX/MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGES GROWTH ENGINE FUND$100,000
2024Otto Bremer TrustSCALING LEARNER OPPORTUNITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH$75,000
2024Gianforte Family Charitable TrustCHARITABLE PURPOSE$60,000
2024The Urban InstituteGrant Sub-Award$52,499
2023Charles Koch FoundationGeneral operating support$1,287,000
2023Walton Family Foundation IncTo support the Community College Growth Engine Fund to design and test a more responsive community college model to better serve new majority learners.$1,250,000
2023Gates FoundationRESEARCH AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES$692,994
2023Gates FoundationPOSTSECONDARY EDUCATION$605,000
2023Dennis & Phyllis Washington FoundationSCALING LEARNER OPPORTUNITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH ACROSS MONTANA$500,000
2023Strada Education Foundation IncOPERATING GRANT$450,000
2023Carnegie Corporation of New YorkFor core support of the Community College Growth Engine$250,000
2023WAL-Mart FoundationRACIAL SOLIDARITY$245,000
2023ImpactassetsincGENERAL SUPPORT$60,000
2022Gates FoundationPOSTSECONDARY EDUCATION$1,291,316
2022The Patrick J McGovern Foundation IncTO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE GROWTH ENGINE FUND$750,000

Showing 30 most recent of 55 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Education Design Lab?

Education Design Lab is funded by 26 grantmakers, led by GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc ($6.0M), Gates Foundation ($4.7M), Charles Koch Foundation ($4.6M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $30.0M in grants to Education Design Lab between 2020–2025.

Who is Education Design Lab's largest funder?

GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc is the largest recorded funder of Education Design Lab, with $6.0M across 1 grant (2024).

How much grant funding has Education Design Lab received?

IRS 990 filings record $30.0M in grants to Education Design Lab across 55 grants from 26 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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