• Ignite
    possibility.

    We are Grantmakers for Education. Nearly 300 strong and diverse organizations bringing bold thinking and brave ideas to learners all across America.

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  • Celebrate
    30 years

    We are spending 2025 celebrating 30 years as an effective connector and community-builder, quality information provider and illuminator, and trusted partner in the field of education philanthropy!

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  • Stay in the know.

    Find resources and events that support education philanthropy's strategy and management of the federal administration's proposed changes and policy updates.

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July 2025

Philanthropy’s Role in a Transitioning Education Landscape

This week’s Supreme Court decision clearing the way for dismantling the U.S. Department of Education marks a profound shift, placing even greater responsibility on states to uphold educational equity with fewer federal supports. As nearly half the states raise legal challenges over delayed federal funds, philanthropy must meet this moment—not with political posturing, but with urgency, clarity and action.

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Trends in Education Philanthropy: Benchmarking 2025

Our Trends in Education Philanthropy: Benchmarking report, based on the latest survey of education grantmakers, offers insights into where and how funders are working and their evolving priorities.

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July 2025

Policy Changes Affecting Education and Philanthropy: Resources and Events

Find EdFunders and partner resources and events here that support education philanthropy's strategy around and management of the transition to the new federal administration and ongoing policy updates.

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May 2025

2025 Annual Conference & 30th Anniversary Sponsorship

Grantmakers for Education invites members to sponsor our 2025 annual conference — Transformative Philanthropy: Courageous and Visionary Leadership for Education and Civil Rights and our 30th anniversary. 

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  • October
    21

    Grantmakers for Education 2025 Annual Conference

    Registration is open! The Grantmakers for Education 2025 Annual Conference will be held in Memphis, Tennessee, October 21-23, where we'll be celebrating our 30th anniversary. Preconference activities will take place October 20.

August 15, 2025

Impacts of Federal Cuts to AmeriCorps: Out-of-School Time Monthly Field Convening

Join the EdFunders Out-of-School Time Impact Group for an ongoing conversation with funders, practitioners and other field leaders. Every third Friday, monthly. September 2025: Cuts to AmeriCorps.

September 8, 2025

Trends in Education Philanthropy: Regional Benchmarking Gathering in Boston Area

Join grantmaking colleagues in New England, Massachusetts to dive deeply into the findings and have conversations on key themes in our latest research report, Trends in Education Philanthropy: Benchmarking 2025. Registration closes August 26.