About 1 for 2 Education Foundation
1 FOR 2 EDUCATION FOUNDATION is a small, Michigan-based funder that directs virtually all of its giving to individual student scholarships. Its grants are large, one-off awards to named recipients, indicating a focus on enabling individual educational advancement rather than institutional support. The foundation appears focused on direct financial aid to students, likely drawn from the local community.
Focus Areas
Individual student scholarshipsNamed single-recipient educational awardsLocal (Howell, MI area) student support
Who They Fund
students (scholarship recipients)
Giving Approach
Concentrated, high-dollar scholarships to individual beneficiaries (few grants overall), with no evidence of multi-year institutional grants or broad program support.
Funding Style
direct service (individual scholarships)restricted financial aid (tuition/scholarship-specific)award-based funding
KAITLYNN SOO, LAVANYA NETI
About 1 for 2 Education Foundation
1 for 2 Education Foundation gives tuition scholarships to individual students, with awards that can reach $37,500 and recur across multiple years for some recipients. The grant list is dominated by named scholarship recipients rather than institutions, and the foundation’s active program is built around merit-based tuition support for students at accredited U.S. four-year colleges or universities. Scholars also make a “1 for 2” pledge and attend an annual scholar retreat, showing that the award is tied to an ongoing scholar experience, not only payment of tuition. Recent awards illustrate that pattern: Kaitlynn Soo received $37,500 in 2023, while Lavanya Neti received $30,000 in 2023 and $20,000 in 2024. The foundation also has repeated support for Ava Tsapatsaris, whose awards appear in both 2024 and 2025. With annual grants of $910,219 and a small asset base, 1 for 2 Education Foundation operates as a focused scholarship funder rather than a broad institutional grantmaker.
What 1 for 2 Education Foundation Funds
The foundation’s core work is higher-education tuition support. One example is the $28,535 scholarship to Ava Tsapatsaris in 2024, followed by another $27,664 scholarship in 2025. Another recurring scholarship recipient is Vikas Muralidharan, who received $20,000 in 2024 and another $20,000 in 2025. The awards are limited to tuition, which makes the structure more specific than general student aid. Its recent grants also show support for students attending colleges across the country, including Joseph Yu’s $20,000 scholarship in 2025 and Hamid Torabzadeh’s $22,104 scholarship in 2025. In addition to award size, the grant program requires academic standards and a scholar retreat, linking the funding to ongoing participation in the foundation’s scholar community.
How 1 for 2 Education Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster around five figures: the 25th percentile is $8,196, the median is $14,017, and the 75th percentile is $20,000. The recent list also shows several awards at the $20,000 level, along with larger individual scholarships above that range. Recipients can appear in more than one year, which suggests repeat support rather than purely one-time awards. The foundation funds individuals directly and is not a program-related-investment funder. Its active tuition scholarship program accepts unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$910K
Total Assets
$79K
Total Revenue
$255K
Total Expenses
$324K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $20K, with a median of $14K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$14K
75th Percentile
$20K
Geographic Reach
National15 states funded
About 2% of grants go to recipients in CT.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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