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William T Grant Foundation Inc: 159 grants to organizations, $17.7 million (tax year ended December 2024)

William T Grant Foundation Inc, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 159 grants to organizations totaling $17,746,826 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $497,580 to The Urban Institute in Washington, DC for redesigning the child tax credit to reduce economic inequality: changes to benefits and administration.

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EIN
131624021
Based in
New York, NY
Assets
$419,997,014
Grants paid
$17,746,826
Tax year ended
December 2024

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202513189349105436. It reported $17,746,826 in grants paid; 159 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
The Urban InstituteWashington, DCRedesigning the child tax credit to reduce economic inequality: changes to benefits and administrationSocial science$497,580apps.irs.gov
Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CAStrengthening a holistic, community-based pre-collegiate and collegiate support system to enhance college matriculation, persistence, and success among latinx students in east san jos, california: pre$429,750apps.irs.gov
University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PAImproving the use of research evidence in multilingual learner policy and practice: research-practice partnership engagement with state education agency leadersEducation$426,494apps.irs.gov
Philanthropy New YorkNew York, NYScholars retreat and meeting on mentoring and career development through fiscal sponsor philanthropy new york$410,006apps.irs.gov
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PAThe promise of marijuana legalization to reduce racial disparities in youth legal system contact in new jerseyEducation$400,219apps.irs.gov
National Summer Learning AssociationWashington, DCInstitutional challenge grant convening 2024 and reducing inequality convening 2025Education$360,000apps.irs.gov
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MACommunity-driven, technology-guided school rezoning to reduce economic segregationEducation$323,150apps.irs.gov
Trustees of Boston UniversityBoston, MAA networked improvement community approach to equitable literacy in urban schools$309,912apps.irs.gov
University of South FloridaTampa, FLUtilizing discrete event simulation (des) to improve the use and relevance of research evidence to inform school mental health services$305,892apps.irs.gov
Regents of the University of ColoradoBoulder, COEmbedding research into organizational routines to deepen the use of evidence$299,266apps.irs.gov
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GAUnderstanding the potential of youth participatory action research to improve african american youth mental health outcomes$298,327apps.irs.gov
New York UniversityNew York, NYDirecting change: a novel approach to addressing disparities in suicidal behaviors among latinx and lgbtq+ youthEducation$283,819apps.irs.gov
William Marsh Rice UniversityHouston, TXBrokering activities and outcomes among embedded versus informal liaisons in education research-practice partnershipsEducation$267,763apps.irs.gov
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NCHow can state governments most effectively use research evidence when deciding how to spend tax dollars?$259,573apps.irs.gov
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NCImproving the use of research evidence to reduce child and youth opioid-related trauma: developing and testing a reflective decision analysis tool$232,013apps.irs.gov
University of DelawareNewark, DEThe delaware early literacy research-practice partnership: catalyzing educational equality$230,260apps.irs.gov
Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PAState-level interrupted time series of the family impact seminars: a national infrastructure for improving the use of research evidence$227,305apps.irs.gov
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska for the University of NebrasOmaha, NEAn online family-based program to reduce inequity among sexual and gender minority youth of color$224,231apps.irs.gov
University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, ILInterrogating successive school discipline reforms as levers for promoting racial equity$221,465apps.irs.gov
University of CaliforniaSanta Cruz, CAYouth and undergraduate transformation to harness community change (youth-c2)$217,120apps.irs.gov
University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, ILC2-principal preparation$216,572apps.irs.gov
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CAReducing harm from structural xenophobia for reproductive equityEducation$215,979apps.irs.gov
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral SciencesArlington, VAA study on the corequisite model in the kentucky community and technical college system (kctcs)Social science$211,588apps.irs.gov
University of Illinois UrbanaUrbana, ILUnconditional cash transfers and child maltreatment$209,084apps.irs.gov
MDRCNew York, NYThe role of community college interventions in reducing racial inequality in students academic progressEmployment$200,615apps.irs.gov
University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NCOne talk at a time: a racial-ethnic socialization intervention for diverse families to reduce psychosocial inequalities$200,136apps.irs.gov
Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PAStates as laboratories: experimental trial of the research-to-policy collaboration to improve states use of evidence to benefit youth$200,000apps.irs.gov
Regents of the University of California at IrvineIrvine, CAReducing inequalities in opportunities to learn mathematics through adaptive teacher professional development$197,913apps.irs.gov
Wayne State UniversityFort Wayne, INHow do mixed-income neighborhood initiatives reduce educational inequality for low-income black youth?$196,802apps.irs.gov
University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VABridging institutions to close youth opportunity gaps$194,168apps.irs.gov
The Pew Charitable TrustsPhiladelphia, PATransforming evidence network$192,875apps.irs.gov
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CTWhat drives racial/ethnic disparities in school discipline? understanding mechanisms to inform policy solutions$192,101apps.irs.gov
University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, CAMicroecological influences of supervision on ure in childrens mental health: secondary analysis of the child steps in california randomized effectiveness trial$188,656apps.irs.gov
University of California IrvineIrvine, CAReducing inequalities for immigrant, multilingual students in secondary schools$185,829apps.irs.gov
Florida State University Research FoundationTallahassee, FLFostering number sense development in k-1 ebs through interactive simulations and engagement in math discourse practicesEducation$179,842apps.irs.gov
University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CAUnderstanding and intervening on inequities in chronic absenteeism and its consequences among high school students$178,165apps.irs.gov
University of TorontoToronto, CARaising academic achievement in under-performing schools through improved management: a research-practice partnership$176,304apps.irs.gov
Brown UniversityProvidence, RIIncreasing teacher diversity, supply, and retention through grow your own programs$171,333apps.irs.gov
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MDEnhancing nursing capacity to understand and address the needs of native american youth on the fort belknap reservation$169,625apps.irs.gov
Washington University in St LouisSt Louis, MIChoosing opportunities: reducing racial inequality with choice neighborhoods, wrap-around services, and case management$168,791apps.irs.gov
The Regents of the University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MNCarpe diem (courageous, antiracist, and reflective parenting efforts: deepening intentionality with each moment)$167,293apps.irs.gov
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TNDisrupting inequalities along the path to college and career: a partnership between metro nashville public schools and vanderbilt universityEducation$162,500apps.irs.gov
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MAImproving access & equity in private scholarshipsEducation$157,871apps.irs.gov
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NYEffects of work and financial assistance policies on child outcomes: long-term evidence from welfare reform experimentsEducation$151,936apps.irs.gov
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TNResearch-practice partnerships (rpps) and racial equity in school discipline: an exploration of the functioning of equity-centered rpps and the use of research evidenceEducation$151,616apps.irs.gov
National Public RadioWashington, DCIn support of nprs coverage of children, youth and familiesArts, culture and humanities$150,000apps.irs.gov
University of California DavisDavis, CAEffectiveness of a multi-system leadership strategy for using evidence during sustainment of asd interventionsAnimal-related$149,999apps.irs.gov
King's College LondonUKGrowing and sustaining a ure methods repository$147,901apps.irs.gov
University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NCCo-designing for parental presence in middle school stem$147,543apps.irs.gov
The University of ChicagoChicago, ILReducing inequality in academic outcomes through personalized learningEducation$146,624apps.irs.gov
Florida State University Research FoundationTallahassee, FLUniversity research partnerships to reduce educational disparity in college towns: building a model in tallahassee, flEducation$144,445apps.irs.gov
Georgia State University Research Foundation IncAtlanta, GAReducing inequities in postsecondary debt and repayment through a multi-sector research-practice partnershipEducation$144,445apps.irs.gov
University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MIFocus: mental health: a stress and workforce development intervention promoting racial and economic justice among youth$144,445apps.irs.gov
University of TorontoToronto, CAYouth in relation to returned land$144,143apps.irs.gov
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MAThe impact of upstream prevention of homelessness on youth educational and developmental outcomes$142,440apps.irs.gov
Bank Street College of EducationNew York, NYPublic learning for a multiracial democracy: a project to construct a new narrativeEducation$138,951apps.irs.gov
The University of ChicagoChicago, ILFostering belonging in school for black and latinx students: the pathway from teachers professional learning on asset-based pedagogy to students social-emotional experiencesEducation$129,818apps.irs.gov
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MABuilding a more holistic and inclusive workforce development system for boston's youthEducation$125,000apps.irs.gov
Brown UniversityProvidence, RIIdentifying pathways to employment for college students$120,613apps.irs.gov
Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LAHow state policy affects racial/ethnic and gender equity in advanced course-taking$112,212apps.irs.gov
Behavioral Ideas Lab Inc (dba Ideas42)New York, NYChild poverty impacts of safety net responses to covid-19$112,145apps.irs.gov
Arizona State University FoundationTempe, AZChanged mindsets, changed futures? enduring effects of two social-psychological interventions$111,152apps.irs.gov
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PADetecting preventable childhood vision loss and barriers to care in the navajo nation to reduce vision health disparities$110,021apps.irs.gov
University of TexasBurlingame, CARestoring justice and reimaging research: building community to disrupt the cycle of violence and enhance research-practice partnerships$108,332apps.irs.gov
The Urban InstituteWashington, DCAssessing the effect on inequality of a childless eitc expansion for young adultsSocial science$106,942apps.irs.gov
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MDInstitute in critical quantitative, computational, and mixed-methodologies$105,891apps.irs.gov
New York UniversityNew York, NYUsing big data to understand and reduce inequality in youth connectedness in an era of economic polarizationEducation$105,018apps.irs.gov
University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VAImproving teacher-student relationships to help close the racial discipline gap for young students$100,570apps.irs.gov
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DCTop-down discipline: the effects of carceral ideology on low-income and racial minority studentsEducation$100,330apps.irs.gov
Bipartisan Policy CenterWashington, DCLeveraging a crucial window of opportunity to expand support for working families and childrenPublic and societal benefit$100,000apps.irs.gov
William Marsh Rice UniversityHouston, TXReducing inequality through housing policies: the housing choice voucher program and its effects on academic outcomes of low-income students in houston, texasEducation$95,937apps.irs.gov
University of California IrvineIrvine, CAHow ethnic studies teaching reduces racial inequality: identifying effective pedagogy and school efforts to promote it$87,165apps.irs.gov
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, ILCisinformed: misinformation and the media war on transgender youthRecreation and sports$87,113apps.irs.gov
Clemson UniversityClemson, SCRepresentation matters: compiling the data to measure the effect of teacher workforce diversity policies on reducing ethnoracial inequalities in academic outcomes$85,811apps.irs.gov
New York UniversityNew York, NYExploring family civics as a lever for building power to influence education among youth and parents of colorEducation$81,565apps.irs.gov
University of TennesseeKnoxville, TNRacism and the mechanisms maintaining racial stratification in poverty and material hardship for families with children$81,266apps.irs.gov
Harvard UniversityBoston, MABuilding healthy foundations: city-wide mapping of childhood asthma rates for early identification of dangerous housing$81,229apps.irs.gov
Society for Research in Child DevelopmentAnn Arbor, MIChild policy connect$80,000apps.irs.gov
Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NYSchool victimization and hate crime exposure among asian students: an evidence base to reduce well-being inequalityEducation$79,364apps.irs.gov
University of Maryland College ParkCollege Park, MDWelcoming central american newcomer immigrant students: a mixed-methods study of school-community partnerships to reduce inequalities$79,025apps.irs.gov
Regents of the University of California at BerkeleyBerkeley, CAReducing inequalities in public education through algorithmic assignment$77,532apps.irs.gov
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MAStrategies and conditions facilitating and hindering education law attorneys use of research evidence$77,344apps.irs.gov
Community Resource ExchangeNew York, NYSupport for yscg granteesCommunity improvement and capacity building$76,670apps.irs.gov
University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, CAReducing socioeconomic inequality in pathways from college to work$76,159apps.irs.gov
University of Texas at AustinAustin, TXAdministrative burdens in free-college (promise) programs and postsecondary outcomes for racially minoritized students$70,148apps.irs.gov
University of Illinois UrbanaUrbana, ILThe role of income and housing support in reducing inequality in child neglect$69,850apps.irs.gov
University of California MercedMerced, CAAssessing the effectiveness of school district safe-zone policies in narrowing achievement gaps among minority students: evidence from california$68,266apps.irs.gov
University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CAMeasuring educators use of research evidence from intermediary websites seeking to support social emotional learning$66,839apps.irs.gov
University of Texas at AustinAustin, TXUnderstanding how u.s. immigrant and immigration policies affect latino adolescents' school lives$66,143apps.irs.gov
Washington University in St LouisSt Louis, MIAdvancing the social and economic mobility of black male youth and young men$65,938apps.irs.gov
Boston UniversityBoston, MAStructural stigma and suicide risk in gender & racial minority students: a novel study to understand & reduce inequality$65,214apps.irs.gov
University of Oregon FoundationEugene, ORMapping the civics education landscape: identifying the role of research and politics in educational decision-makingEducation$62,017apps.irs.gov
New York UniversityNew York, NYCentering equity and improving evidence use in nycs education ecosystemEducation$60,000apps.irs.gov
University of California San DiegoLa Jolla, CAWorkshop on scaling up effective models of tutoring to reduce educational inequality in the wake of the pandemic$60,000apps.irs.gov
Boston UniversityBoston, MAThe effects of alternative staffing models for instructing students with disabilities$59,368apps.irs.gov
Columbia UniversityNew York, NYEmbracing technology to improve black youths coping with racial discrimination to reduce psychosocial inequalities$56,179apps.irs.gov
Norc at the University of ChicagoChicago, ILMentoring and career development$55,000apps.irs.gov
University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PAMentoring and career developmentEducation$54,142apps.irs.gov
University of California San DiegoLa Jolla, CAThe intergenerational impacts of reparations on youth outcomes: evidence from the eastern cherokees$52,845apps.irs.gov
California Association of African American Superintendents and AdminGranada Hills, CAMeeting the promise of brown: 70 years later, what have we learned from the landmark supreme court ruling?Education$50,000apps.irs.gov
Children's Defense FundWashington, DCUtilizing research evidence to improve policymaking on youth mental health in schools$50,000apps.irs.gov
MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsCharlestown, MAImproving the use of research evidence for teaching students with language based learning disabilities$50,000apps.irs.gov
New York UniversityNew York, NYExamining the influence of teacher leader diversity on outcomes for teachers and students of colorEducation$50,000apps.irs.gov
North Carolina A&T State UniversityGreensboro, NCPlanning grant to develop an institutional challenge grant application$50,000apps.irs.gov
The Research Foundation State University of New YorkAlbany, NYCollateral benefits of prison education: a randomized, family-level impact evaluation$50,000apps.irs.gov
University of ColoradoBoulder, COSupporting health and learning for research-practice partnerships$50,000apps.irs.gov
University of Maryland College ParkCollege Park, MDExpanding the reach and impact of intersectional qualitative research methods institute to minority serving institutions$50,000apps.irs.gov
University of ArizonaTucson, AZReducing administrative burdens in special education and re-imagining engagement of im/migrant multilingual families to enhance equity for students with disabilities$49,885apps.irs.gov
George Mason UniversityFairfax, VASafer stronger together (sst) initiative$49,652apps.irs.gov
University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VAMixed methods consultancy$47,291apps.irs.gov
Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MISig for grantees conducting research on race and racism in schoolsEducation$40,975apps.irs.gov
American Sociological AssociationWashington, DCMaking a difference today for tomorrow: campaign for the asa mfpSocial science$40,000apps.irs.gov
The Forum for Youth InvestmentWashington, DCBuilding capacity and bridging research, policy and practicePhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$37,000apps.irs.gov
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MAReducing inequality through a cross-sector care network for immigrant-origin youth$35,581apps.irs.gov
Council On FoundationsWashington, DC2024 annual membershipPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$33,999apps.irs.gov
University of California at IrvineIrvine, CAMentoring and career development: 2024 santagata and fuentes acevedo$31,636apps.irs.gov
Regents of the University of California at BerkeleyBerkeley, CAMentoring and career development$30,362apps.irs.gov
Fund for the City of New York IncNew York, NYUnlocking opportunity: enhancing funding for legal services for immigrant youth in nyc through strategic fundraising planningPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$30,000apps.irs.gov
Integratenyc IncNew York, NYBuilding leadership and fundraising capacity for integratenyc$30,000apps.irs.gov
Teatro SeaJackson Heights, NYDirector of development for teatro sea$30,000apps.irs.gov
University of California San DiegoLa Jolla, CAMentoring and career development$30,000apps.irs.gov
University of Texas at AustinAustin, TXMentoring and career development 2024$30,000apps.irs.gov
University of Texas at AustinAustin, TXMentoring and career development 2023$30,000apps.irs.gov
Uptown Stories IncNew York, NYDevelopment assistant and development dashboardEducation$30,000apps.irs.gov
Children's Institute IncRochester, NYCoaching for equity centered social and emotional learning: a measurement validation study$28,105apps.irs.gov
Indiana UniversityIndianapolis, INSchool-to-work (stw) transitions of newcomer youth: the role of community-based organizations$27,923apps.irs.gov
Washington University in St LouisSt Louis, MICultural socialization: development and validation of an afrocentric cultural socialization scale for black males$26,048apps.irs.gov
University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VASustaining school district improvement$25,490apps.irs.gov
Fiver Children's Foundation IncNew York, NYCase management and one-on-one support enhancements for fiver youth$25,000apps.irs.gov
Fresh Youth InitiativesNew York, NYLgbtq+ inclusive youth development training projectHuman services$25,000apps.irs.gov
Futures and Options IncNew York, NYWork-readiness refresh: preparing new york citys youth for the new world of workEducation$25,000apps.irs.gov
Garrison InstituteGarrison, NYIndigenous education practices to reduce inequalityEducation$25,000apps.irs.gov
Mercy Center IncBronx, NYYouth programs in mott haven - incorporating socio-emotional learningRecreation and sports$25,000apps.irs.gov
South Bronx United IncBronx, NYSbu academy: 6th-9th grade academic curriculum developmentRecreation and sports$25,000apps.irs.gov
University of TennesseeKnoxville, TNUsing implementation science to reduce health disparities in youth & families: a university-federally qualified health center partnership$25,000apps.irs.gov
Winston-Salem State UniversityWinstonsalem, NCCentering youth voice in an intervention developed to reduce racism and violence through collaboration with teachers and youth$24,470apps.irs.gov
University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, TXCo-producing research evidence to inform state education policy$23,875apps.irs.gov
University of South CarolinaColumbia, SCAddressing conceptual and pragmatic challenges to measuring use of research evidence in childrens mental healthcare by leveraging clinical documentation$21,493apps.irs.gov
University of California San DiegoLa Jolla, CAExplicating the role of higher education in native nation-building$20,445apps.irs.gov
Brooklyn BoatworksBrooklyn, NYBrooklyn boatworks constituent databaseEducation$20,000apps.irs.gov
Teachers & Writers Collaborative IncNew York, NYIncreasing fundraising capacityArts, culture and humanities$20,000apps.irs.gov
The Gardiner FoundationBronx, NYImproving program planning capabilities for the gardiner foundationEducation$20,000apps.irs.gov
University of Illinois UrbanaUrbana, ILWho belongs in mainstream schools? the role of district policy in reducing inequitable transfer to alternative schools$18,882apps.irs.gov
First Focus On ChildrenWashington, DCLifting up research and evaluation in child policy and policymakingHuman services$18,100apps.irs.gov
University of MemphisMemphis, TNApplying a critical lens to the use of research evidence in state policymaking$17,966apps.irs.gov
University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CASecondary analyses of california community of practice meetings promoting the use of research evidence from intermediary websites for social and emotional learning in schools$16,503apps.irs.gov
Clemson UniversityClemson, SCMentoring and career development: 2024 jamil and hochstetter$16,172apps.irs.gov
Project Evident IncBoston, MASupport for the book "next generation evidence: strategies for more equitable social impact"Community improvement and capacity building$15,000apps.irs.gov
Duke UniversityDurham, NCLeveraging secondary data to explore the use of implementation research in policy-making related to school meal programs during covid-19Education$14,766apps.irs.gov
Fordham UniversityBronx, NYAdvancing racial equity in illinois through reforms to developmental educationEducation$14,177apps.irs.gov
American Sociological AssociationWashington, DCSociology of education sections online mini-conference on repair: revisiting our past and re-envisioning our future.Social science$12,000apps.irs.gov
Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TXCultivating refugee access to higher education across maryland, district of columbia, and virginia$11,561apps.irs.gov
National Academies of Sciences Engineering and MedicineWashington, DCNasem engaged research workshop$10,364apps.irs.gov
Marcy Lab IncBrooklyn, NYScaling and sustaining the future of the marcy lab schoolEducation$10,000apps.irs.gov
New York UniversityNew York, NYNew york city reducing inequality network (rin)Education$10,000apps.irs.gov
The Alex House ProjectBrooklyn, NYTrain-the-trainer 2.0Human services$10,000apps.irs.gov
The Arthur ProjectNew York, NYGotta grow-capacity it projectHuman services$10,000apps.irs.gov
East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NCDoes permanent supportive housing address racial inequalities in child welfare, education, and housing? assessing the long-term impacts on homeless families with children in foster care$9,597apps.irs.gov
University of Texas at AustinAustin, TXAre racial equity policies an effective lever to reduce educational inequality for black students?$3,660apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
California$2,539,495
New York$2,268,550
Pennsylvania$1,611,056
District of Columbia$1,516,315
Massachusetts$1,442,109
Illinois$1,154,408
North Carolina$938,098
Florida$630,179

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