Resources

2026 IgnitED Award Winners

The Grantmakers for Education IgnitED Awards celebrate outstanding leaders who drive bold ideas and innovative thinking in education and philanthropy. Learn more about the 2026 award winners here!

Press Release: Grantmakers for Education Announces 2026 IgnitED Award Winners

For Immediate Release, October 14, 2026 - Annual awards recognize education philanthropy leaders and partnerships expanding opportunity and driving meaningful change for learners.

Closing the Capacity Gap

This study aims to create a shared evidence base to help nonprofits, funders, intermediaries and others make better decisions about how organizational capacity is recognized, resourced and strengthened. 

Investing in the Out-of-School Time Workforce: Recommendations for Grantmakers

This report outlines the challenges facing the out-of-school time workforce, highlights solutions and provides recommendations for philanthropy. Funders and field leaders are invited to engage with the research, recommendations and a workforce solutions database. 

Addressing College Affordability Through Emergency Aid: A Study of the Petrie Foundation’s Student Emergency Grant Fund at CUNY

This report examines the impact that awards supporting students’ basic needs have had on progress toward their degrees. The findings are encouraging: the data suggest that emergency grant recipients remained enrolled in both the immediate semester following receipt of the grant and the semester that followed.

Examining Child Care in the Rural South: Perspectives for Policy and Practice

Southern Education Foundation's (SEF) recent report on early childhood education and rural child care shines a light on the challenges and barriers families and communities face in finding quality, affordable child care across the South.

The report underscores an important reality: access to quality early learning is essential to creating opportunity, not only for children, but for families and entire communities.