The Literacy Lab

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Washington, DC EIN 27-1777117

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025

Total received

$25.7M

Foundation funders

87

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2020–2025

Who funds The Literacy Lab?

The Literacy Lab is funded by 87 grantmakers, led by National Philanthropic Trust ($10.0M), GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc ($4.5M), Massachusetts Service Alliance Inc ($2.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $25.7M in grants to The Literacy Lab between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
National Philanthropic Trust$10,000,25022022–2023
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$4,500,00052020–2024
Massachusetts Service Alliance Inc$2,549,50062020–2025
Greenlight Fund Inc$697,25042021–2024
Cityschools Collaborative$513,67122022–2023
Danville Regional Foundation$500,00022022–2023
Greater Washington Community Foundation$477,50062020–2025
Baltimore Community Foundation Inc$399,59642021–2024
United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg$384,80052020–2024
Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc$360,77042020–2023
National Basketball Association Foundation$300,00012024
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation$281,00032022–2024
Accelerate Great Schools$275,00022022–2024
The Abell Foundation Inc$225,00062021–2023
Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009$220,00042022–2025
The Morris Goldseker Foundation$220,00032021–2023
The Community Foundation Inc$202,50032020–2023
John G & Jean R Gosnell Foundation$200,00052021–2025
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz$175,00032021–2024
Bender Foundation Inc$166,00042021–2024
Accelerate - the National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning$157,50022024–2025
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation$150,00012020
Richard E & Nancy P Marriott Foundation$135,00022024–2025
School Smart KC Inc$125,00022021–2022
Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc$115,00042021–2024
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The Fischer Family Foundation 2008$100,00012024
Georgia Power Foundation Inc$100,00032023–2024
The Hearst Foundation$100,00012022
The Yelp Foundation$100,00022021–2022
Venable Foundation Inc$90,00042021–2024
Annie E Casey Foundation Inc$86,50032023–2024
Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts$80,00032022–2024
John W and Effie E Speas Memorial Trust$80,00032021–2023
Select Equity Group Foundation$74,50032021–2023
David & Barbara B Hirschhorn$70,00032021–2023
Honda USA Foundation$70,00012021
Jacob & Charlotte Lehrman Foundation$67,50032021–2023
T Rowe Price Foundation$61,50042021–2024
Ohio Childrens Foundation$60,00032023–2025
Grayer Family Foundation$60,00032022–2024
The Alvin and Fanny B Thalheimer Foundation Inc$60,00032021–2023
Stanley & Lucy Lopata Foundation$57,50052021–2025
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$50,00012024
Sherman Family Foundation$50,00012023
Richman Family Foundation Inc$50,00012023
Peninsula Community Foundation of Virginia Inc$50,00012023
Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr$50,00012022
The Scripps Howard Foundation$50,00012022
Jack R Anderson Foundation$45,00022021–2023
The Sherman Family Foundation$42,00012021
Hampton Roads Community Foundation$35,50022021–2023
Patricia and Mark Joseph Shelter Foundation Inc$35,00022023–2025
Lockhart Vaughan Foundation$35,00012024
England Family Foundation$35,00012023
TD Charitable Foundation$34,00032021–2023
Betty and Davis Fitzgerald Foundation$30,00012024
Millstone Fund$30,00012024
Richard and Ethel Herzfeld$30,00012024
Inspire Brands Foundation Inc$30,00032022–2024
Wright Family Foundation$30,00022021–2022
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$30,00012021
Crowell & Moring Foundation$26,00042021–2024
Charities Aid Foundation America$25,07512025
Charles H Miller Charitable Foundation$25,00032021–2023
Simeon and Jean H Locke Charitable$24,00032021–2023
Mars HQ Regional Foundation$20,00022023–2024
Helen Pumphrey Denit Tr Char & Educ Purposes$20,00022023–2024
United Way of Greater Kansas City Inc$16,50012021
Louise Taft Semple Foundation$15,00012023
The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Inc$15,00012023
The Harman Cain Family Foundation$15,00032021–2023
Nora Roberts Foundation$15,00032021–2022
Fulton Owen Foundation 139990-000$12,00012022
Truman Heartland Community Foundation$11,00012021
Arizona Community Foundation$10,00012025
Elsa M Heisel Sule Charitable Trust 2005$10,00012023
The Naserian Foundation$10,00012023
Amherst College Trustees$10,00012022
Kiwanis Foundation of the District of Columbia C/O Jackson & Campbell$10,00012021
Mabel a Horne Fund$10,00012021
The John J Leidy Foundation Inc$7,50012024
Peoplesbank Charitable Foundation Inc$7,50012023
The Webber Family Foundation$7,50022022–2023
Milwaukee Bucks Foundation Inc$7,50012022
Lumina Foundation for Education Inc$5,50012021
John & Patricia Klingenstein Fund$2,50012023
Satz-Asbury Family Foundation Inc$2,00012022

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$5M$10M$15M7 grants2020 42 grants2021 48 grants2022 55 grants2023 37 grants2024 11 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $347K (2025) to $10.5M (2023). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $347K.

What grants has The Literacy Lab received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Richard E & Nancy P Marriott FoundationMISSION RELATED OPERATIONS$75,000
2025Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009GENERAL OPERATING$75,000
2025Massachusetts Service Alliance IncSUB-GRANT OF CNCS FEDERAL FUNDING AWARD$47,295
2025John G & Jean R Gosnell FoundationDC FELLOWSHIP$40,000
2025Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$25,075
2025Greater Washington Community FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
2025Ohio Childrens FoundationProgram Services$20,000
2025Patricia and Mark Joseph Shelter Foundation IncDONATION$15,000
2025Arizona Community FoundationTHE LITERACY LAB'S LEADING MEN FELLOWSHIP ARIZONA$10,000
2025Stanley & Lucy Lopata FoundationYOUTH EDUCATION$7,500
2025Accelerate - the National Collaborative for Accelerated LearningCOMMUNITY OF PRACTICE$7,500
2024GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncCOMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES$1,000,000
2024Massachusetts Service Alliance IncSUB-GRANT OF CNCS FEDERAL FUNDING AWARD$439,039
2024National Basketball Association FoundationIN SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS IN FURTHERANCE OF NBA FOUNDATION'S MISSION$300,000
2024Accelerate Great SchoolsTEACHER RECRUITMENT, TRAINING AND PLACEMENT$225,000
2024Greenlight Fund IncGENERAL SUPPORT$207,250
2024Accelerate - the National Collaborative for Accelerated LearningCALL TO EFFECTIVE ACTION$150,000
2024The Greater Cincinnati FoundationPROGRAMATIC SUPPORT$115,000
2024The Fischer Family Foundation 2008GENERAL DONATION$100,000
2024Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009GENERAL OPERATING$75,000
2024Greater Washington Community FoundationGeneral Support$67,500
2024The Morris and Gwendolyn CafritzEDUCATION$65,000
2024Richard E & Nancy P Marriott FoundationMISSION RELATED OPERATIONS$60,000
2024Bender Foundation IncLEADING MEN FELLOWSHIP - DC$50,000
2024Georgia Power Foundation IncTHE LITERACY LAB'S LEADING MEN FELLOWSHIP IN ATLANTA (CLAYTON COUNTY EXPANSION)$50,000
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationEducation$50,000
2024United Way of Greater Richmond & PetersburgDONOR DIRECT FUNDS (DESIGNATIONS) FOR GENERAL PURPOSES$49,800
2024John G & Jean R Gosnell FoundationDC LEADING MEN FELLOWSHIP$40,000
2024Annie E Casey Foundation IncSupport for young men in Atlanta entering the teacher pathway$40,000
2024Lockhart Vaughan FoundationEDUCATION: SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT CHALLENGE MOTIVATED STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.$35,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds The Literacy Lab?

The Literacy Lab is funded by 87 grantmakers, led by National Philanthropic Trust ($10.0M), GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc ($4.5M), Massachusetts Service Alliance Inc ($2.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $25.7M in grants to The Literacy Lab between 2020–2025.

Who is The Literacy Lab's largest funder?

National Philanthropic Trust is the largest recorded funder of The Literacy Lab, with $10.0M across 2 grants (2022–2023).

How much grant funding has The Literacy Lab received?

IRS 990 filings record $25.7M in grants to The Literacy Lab across 200 grants from 87 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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