About Afterschool Alliance
The Afterschool Alliance is working to ensure that all children have access to affordable, quality afterschool programs.
Focus Areas
After school programsSTEM educationChild nutritionSchool-age child careHealth & wellnessWorkforce developmentEquity and underserved communities (e.g., Black and Latinx communities)
Who They Fund
K-12 students (statewide)state education agencies and school districtseducation policymakers and government relations stakeholders
Funding Style
policy advocacy / government relations
About Afterschool Alliance
Afterschool Alliance’s grantmaking is built around afterschool access as a policy and systems issue, not just a service issue. In the recent grant list, the largest award went to the Virginia Partnership for Out-of-school Time for STEM and government relations work, while Alabama Expanded Learning Alliance received support across credit for learning, education outreach, and STEM. Those grants point to a funder that backs state and local intermediary organizations that can influence policy, build capacity, and connect school-day and out-of-school-time learning. The foundation also supports efforts tied to Engage Every Student, showing interest in broader public engagement around afterschool participation. Recent awards include grants to education networks, state afterschool alliances, and university-affiliated partners, alongside nonprofit organizations working on outreach and advocacy. The program descriptions and grant purposes show recurring attention to middle school transition, credit recognition, STEM policy, and state education outreach. With annual grants of $668,000 and a national scope, the foundation uses relatively targeted awards to support organizations that can move afterschool, enrichment, and policy conversations within their states or regions.
What Afterschool Alliance Funds
A major theme is STEM policy and advocacy. The foundation gave $45,000 to Voices for Alabama’s Children for STEM policy and $30,000 to Texas Partnership Out of School Time for STEM policy, with additional STEM policy awards to New Mexico Out-of-school Time Network, Metropolitan Family Service, Vermont Afterschool Inc, and School Services of Montana. Credit for learning is another clear strand: Alabama Expanded Learning Alliance received $53,000 for credit for learning, Nebraska Children and Families Foundation got $50,000 for the same purpose, and The Curators of the University of Missouri received $20,000 for credit for learning and state education outreach grants. It also funds outreach infrastructure, including $25,000 to West Virginia University Foundation and $25,000 to Jannus Inc for education outreach. The Engage Every Student category appears in a $10,000 grant to National League of Cities Institute.
How Afterschool Alliance Gives
Typical grants cluster in the five-figure range, with a p25 of $10,000, median of $15,000, and p75 of $25,000. The recent list shows both one-off grants and repeat support: Alabama Expanded Learning Alliance, Virginia Partnership for Out-of-school Time, Metropolitan Family Service, Vermont Afterschool Inc, Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit, Voices for Georgia’s Children, and New York State Network for Youth Success each appear more than once. The foundation makes programmatic, issue-specific grants rather than individual awards, and it does not fund individuals. Its active program structure includes a competitive Aim High grant program with one-year and two-year awards for afterschool and summer learning programs serving middle school youth.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$473K
Total Assets
$17M
Total Revenue
$8.1M
Total Expenses
$7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
National26 states funded
About 2% of grants go to recipients in AL.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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