Jonathan Koh's List: Foundations Supporting Innovative Teaching/Education Grants

To help individuals attain economic independence by advancing educational achievement and entrepreneurial success, consistent with the aspirations of our founder, Ewing Marion Kauffman.

The creation of new intellectual resources at colleges and universities is a central theme for much of the Luce Foundation’s work, most of which takes place through thematic programs (such as American art, East Asia, or Theology) or special initiatives. From to time to time, however, grants are also considered for projects that are in keeping with the Foundation’s purposes but fall outside the boundaries of its other activities.

The Spencer Foundation was established in 1962 by Lyle M. Spencer. The Foundation received its major endowment upon Spencer's death in 1968 and began formal grant making in 1971. Since that time, the Foundation has made grants totaling approximately $250 million. The Foundation is intended, by Spencer's direction, to investigate ways in which education, broadly conceived, can be improved around the world. From the first, the Foundation has been dedicated to the belief that research is necessary to the improvement in education. The Foundation is thus committed to supporting high-quality investigation of education through its research programs and to strengthening and renewing the educational research community through its fellowship and training programs and related activities.

We believe all people should have the opportunity to reach their full potential, contribute to society, and have voice in the decisions that affect them. When we make grants, we look for fresh thinking and for innovative people and organizations.

Lumina Foundation believes that education provides the basis for individual opportunity, economic vitality and social stability. With its partners, Lumina strives to meet workforce demands and close gaps in attainment for groups not historically well-served by higher education. Lumina’s overarching goal is to increase the higher education attainment rate of the United States to 60 percent by 2025.This will represent an increase of 23 million graduates above current levels of production. While our mission focuses on both student access and success in higher education, our emphasis is on attainment, defined as completing post-secondary certificates, associate and baccalaureate degrees and credentials.

The Teagle Foundation's commitment to promoting and strengthening liberal education grounds all of our grantmaking. Our programs generally encourage collaboration among institutions, seeking to generate new knowledge on issues of importance to higher education. We are further committed to widely disseminating this knowledge, which we hope will be useful to faculty and institutions beyond those initially funded. - See more at: http://www.teaglefoundation.org/grantmaking/overview.aspx#sthash.lkLGGMTV.dpuf

MacArthur is exploring how digital media are changing the way young people learn, play, socialize, and participate in civic life. The goal is to make education more powerful for all students by creating more opportunities for more youth to engage in learning that is relevant to their lives and prepares them for success in school, the workplace, and their community.

Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1905 and chartered in 1906 by an act of Congress, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching is an independent policy and research center. Improving teaching and learning has always been Carnegie’s motivation and heritage.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…" With an annual budget of $7.2 billion (FY 2014), we are the funding source for approximately 24 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities. In many fields such as mathematics, computer science and the social sciences, NSF is the major source of federal backing.

The Institute of Education Sciences provides information about its Education Research funding through Requests for Applications, Requests for Proposals, and other announcements. This page provides information about the National Center for Education Research Postsecondary and Adult Education Research funding program.

ED's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.