The Leadership Academy Inc
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$16.3M
Foundation funders
20
Grants recorded
67
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds The Leadership Academy Inc?
The Leadership Academy Inc is funded by 20 grantmakers, led by The Wallace Foundation ($5.7M), Carnegie Corporation of New York ($2.3M), New Leaders Inc ($1.9M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $16.3M in grants to The Leadership Academy Inc between 2020–2025.
| Funder | Total given | Grants | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wallace Foundation | $5,736,867 | 17 | 2021–2024 |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | $2,250,000 | 6 | 2021–2025 |
| New Leaders Inc | $1,873,750 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation | $1,800,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | $1,075,000 | 2 | 2020–2021 |
| Robin Hood Foundation | $950,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Skyline Foundation | $600,000 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| Nellie Mae Education Foundation Inc | $414,618 | 3 | 2021–2024 |
| Steelcase Foundation | $380,250 | 3 | 2022–2024 |
| Margulf Foundation | $352,600 | 10 | 2022–2025 |
| Lloyd a Fry Foundation | $250,000 | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| Joseph B Whitehead Foundation | $200,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| W Clement & Jessie V Stone Foundation | $150,000 | 3 | 2020–2022 |
| The Ayco Charitable Foundation | $125,000 | 4 | 2020–2022 |
| Max J & Winnie S Rosenshein Foundation | $40,000 | 4 | 2022–2025 |
| The Jordan Family Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| Angels Baseball Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Global Impact | $10,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Washington Community Foundation | $7,500 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Martin F Greenberg Family Foundation | $150 | 2 | 2022–2023 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $800K (2020) to $6.7M (2022). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $845K.
What grants has The Leadership Academy Inc received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | As a final grant to support curriculum-based professional learning with school leaders | $350,000 |
| 2025 | Joseph B Whitehead Foundation | Expansion of leadership development program within Atlanta Public Schools. | $200,000 |
| 2025 | Lloyd a Fry Foundation | FOR THE CHICAGO PARTNERSHIP FOR STUDENT-CENTERED LEADERSHIP | $125,000 |
| 2025 | Margulf Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING GRANT | $75,000 |
| 2025 | Margulf Foundation | COLLABORATION GRANT - THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND TRANSCEND | $30,000 |
| 2025 | Margulf Foundation | COLLABORATION GRANT - THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND LEARNERSTUDIO | $30,000 |
| 2025 | The Jordan Family Foundation | GENERAL CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | $25,000 |
| 2025 | Max J & Winnie S Rosenshein Foundation | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $10,000 |
| 2024 | New Leaders Inc | NEW LEADERSHIP RELAY PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | $803,036 |
| 2024 | Skyline Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $300,000 |
| 2024 | Nellie Mae Education Foundation Inc | SCALING EQUITABLE PRACTICE IN PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | $264,618 |
| 2024 | The Wallace Foundation | To support Wallace's ECPI. | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Lloyd a Fry Foundation | FOR THE CHICAGO PARTNERSHIP FOR CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE LEADERSHIP | $125,000 |
| 2024 | Steelcase Foundation | Program support | $80,000 |
| 2024 | Margulf Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING GRANT | $75,000 |
| 2024 | The Wallace Foundation | To support districts participating in Wallace's ECPI. | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Margulf Foundation | TO FUND THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY'S COLLABORATION WITH SURGE INSTITUTE | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Margulf Foundation | TO FUND THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY'S COLLABORATION WITH PROMISE54 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Angels Baseball Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Global Impact | Sponsorship | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Max J & Winnie S Rosenshein Foundation | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Margulf Foundation | IN PERSON CONVENING | $2,600 |
| 2023 | New Leaders Inc | NEW LEADERSHIP RELAY PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | $1,070,714 |
| 2023 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | For a project to integrate curriculum-based professional learning into their culturally responsive leadership framework, services, and resources | $600,000 |
| 2023 | Skyline Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $300,000 |
| 2023 | Steelcase Foundation | Program support | $150,250 |
| 2023 | The Wallace Foundation | To support additional technical assistance to PPLC districts with consultant support to enhance potential for participating districts to both continue and sustain work in their district principal pipeline work | $150,000 |
| 2023 | The Wallace Foundation | To serve as the technical assistance provider for the design and facilitation of a PLC/CoP for ECPI district equity directors/equity leads | $148,000 |
| 2023 | Margulf Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING GRANT + WELLNESS GRANT | $50,000 |
| 2023 | The Wallace Foundation | To provide districts in the Principal Pipeline Learning Community with free consultation on the use of federal funds (American Rescue Plan) to achieve their strategic objectives | $40,631 |
Showing 30 most recent of 67 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds The Leadership Academy Inc?
The Leadership Academy Inc is funded by 20 grantmakers, led by The Wallace Foundation ($5.7M), Carnegie Corporation of New York ($2.3M), New Leaders Inc ($1.9M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $16.3M in grants to The Leadership Academy Inc between 2020–2025.
Who is The Leadership Academy Inc's largest funder?
The Wallace Foundation is the largest recorded funder of The Leadership Academy Inc, with $5.7M across 17 grants (2021–2024).
How much grant funding has The Leadership Academy Inc received?
IRS 990 filings record $16.3M in grants to The Leadership Academy Inc across 67 grants from 20 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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