Thomas B. Fordham Institute donations received

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Basic donee information

ItemValue
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Websitehttp://www.edexcellence.net
Wikipedia pagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_B._Fordham_Institute

Donee donation statistics

Cause areaCountMedianMeanMinimum10th percentile 20th percentile 30th percentile 40th percentile 50th percentile 60th percentile 70th percentile 80th percentile 90th percentile Maximum
Overall 33 75,000 153,448 25,000 25,000 45,000 50,000 50,000 75,000 100,000 126,000 285,000 400,000 650,000
26 50,000 152,799 25,000 25,000 40,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 65,000 100,000 285,000 557,780 650,000
Education 6 126,000 164,333 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 126,000 126,000 150,000 210,000 210,000 300,000 300,000
Sustainable Public Finance 1 105,000 105,000 105,000 105,000 105,000 105,000 105,000 105,000 105,000 105,000 105,000 105,000 105,000

Donation amounts by donor and year for donee Thomas B. Fordham Institute

Donor Total 2018 2016 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Walton Family Foundation (filter this donee) 3,137,780.00 0.00 0.00 650,000.00 650,000.00 557,780.00 400,000.00 400,000.00 0.00 30,000.00 65,000.00 285,000.00 100,000.00
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation (filter this donee) 635,000.00 0.00 0.00 50,000.00 75,000.00 100,000.00 40,000.00 125,000.00 0.00 0.00 95,000.00 150,000.00 0.00
Hewlett Foundation (filter this donee) 476,000.00 0.00 150,000.00 126,000.00 0.00 0.00 100,000.00 0.00 100,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Arnold Ventures (filter this donee) 315,000.00 0.00 0.00 210,000.00 105,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (filter this donee) 300,000.00 300,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
William E. Simon Foundation (filter this donee) 200,000.00 0.00 0.00 25,000.00 0.00 25,000.00 50,000.00 25,000.00 0.00 0.00 75,000.00 0.00 0.00
Total 5,063,780.00 300,000.00 150,000.00 1,061,000.00 830,000.00 682,780.00 590,000.00 550,000.00 100,000.00 30,000.00 235,000.00 435,000.00 100,000.00

Full list of documents in reverse chronological order (0 documents)

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Full list of donations in reverse chronological order (33 donations)

Graph of top 10 donors (for donations with known year of donation) by amount, showing the timeframe of donations

Graph of donations and their timeframes
DonorAmount (current USD)Amount rank (out of 33)Donation dateCause areaURLInfluencerNotes
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative300,000.0062018Educationhttps://chanzuckerberg.com/grants-ventures/grants/-- Program: Public Policy. Grant period: 2018–2019. Thomas B. Fordham Institute promotes educational excellence for every child in America through quality research, analysis, commentary, and advocacy. This grant supports the Institute in three projects: studying the quality of online supplemental learning resources for high school English Language Arts teachers; bringing learning science into education practices; and exploring the challenges and opportunities of personalized pacing, particularly in high-need elementary schools.
Hewlett Foundation150,000.0092016-05-20Educationhttps://hewlett.org/grants/thomas-b-fordham-institute-for-general-operating-support/-- For General Operating Support.
Hewlett Foundation126,000.00102012-07-16Educationhttps://hewlett.org/grants/thomas-b-fordham-institute-for-sustainability-models-for-the-common-core-assessment-consortia/-- For Sustainability Models For The Common Core Assessment Consortia.
Walton Family Foundation650,000.0012012--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/walton-family-foundation--
William E. Simon Foundation25,000.00302012--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/william-e-simon-foundation/--
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation50,000.00192012--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/the-lynde-and-harry-bradley-foundation/--
Arnold Ventures210,000.0082012Educationhttps://www.arnoldventures.org/grants/-- To promote high-quality school options in the United States.
Arnold Ventures105,000.00112011Sustainable Public Financehttps://www.arnoldventures.org/grants/-- To publish a report about the state of Florida's teacher retirement policies.
Walton Family Foundation650,000.0012011--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/walton-family-foundation--
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation75,000.00162011--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/the-lynde-and-harry-bradley-foundation/--
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation50,000.00192010--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/the-lynde-and-harry-bradley-foundation/--
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation50,000.00192010--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/the-lynde-and-harry-bradley-foundation/--
Walton Family Foundation557,780.0032010--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/walton-family-foundation--
William E. Simon Foundation25,000.00302010--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/william-e-simon-foundation/--
Hewlett Foundation100,000.00122009-06-24Educationhttps://hewlett.org/grants/thomas-b-fordham-institute-for-leveraging-the-federal-stimulus-funding-for-education-reform/-- For Leveraging The Federal Stimulus Funding For Education Reform.
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation40,000.00282009--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/the-lynde-and-harry-bradley-foundation/--
Walton Family Foundation400,000.0042009--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/walton-family-foundation--
William E. Simon Foundation50,000.00192009--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/william-e-simon-foundation/--
Walton Family Foundation400,000.0042008--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/walton-family-foundation--
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation25,000.00302008--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/the-lynde-and-harry-bradley-foundation/--
William E. Simon Foundation25,000.00302008--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/william-e-simon-foundation/--
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation100,000.00122008--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/the-lynde-and-harry-bradley-foundation/--
Hewlett Foundation100,000.00122006-04-21Educationhttps://hewlett.org/grants/thomas-b-fordham-institute-for-support-of-the-start-up-phase-of-the-policy-innovation-in-education-network/-- For Support Of The Start-up Phase Of The Policy Innovation In Education Network.
Walton Family Foundation30,000.00292005--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/walton-family-foundation--
William E. Simon Foundation75,000.00162004--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/william-e-simon-foundation/--
Walton Family Foundation65,000.00182004--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/walton-family-foundation--
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation45,000.00272004--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/the-lynde-and-harry-bradley-foundation/--
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation50,000.00192004--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/the-lynde-and-harry-bradley-foundation/--
Walton Family Foundation285,000.0072003--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/walton-family-foundation--
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation50,000.00192003--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/the-lynde-and-harry-bradley-foundation/--
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation50,000.00192003--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/the-lynde-and-harry-bradley-foundation/--
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation50,000.00192003--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/the-lynde-and-harry-bradley-foundation/--
Walton Family Foundation100,000.00122002--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/walton-family-foundation--