About America Achieves
Help local communities and states ensure that everyone has a clear path to a good job and a career with upward mobility — no matter who they are, where they live, or whether they have a college degree.
Focus Areas
workforce developmenteconomic mobilitytalent pipelinesregional economic developmentbroadband workforce developmenttechnology and innovation hubsinfrastructure workforce
Who They Fund
K–12 students (tutoring recipients)young adults transitioning from education to employmentregional communities (Alaska, Montana, Tulsa)local tech entrepreneurs and innovation ecosystems
Funding Style
About America Achieves
America Achieves Inc backs pathways from education into good jobs, with a strong emphasis on student-tutor matching and workforce systems that help people move into careers with upward mobility. One of its largest recent grants was $8,651,000 to the University of Chicago for program support, alongside $1,050,000 to Brown University and $1,000,000 to the Southern Education Foundation, showing a mix of higher-education, intermediary, and field-building support. The foundation also funds named initiatives tied to its Good Jobs Economy strategy and to the ACCELERATE student-tutor matching effort, suggesting a portfolio that combines scalable tools with partnerships that operate through states, regions, and local coalitions. Its grantmaking reaches both research-oriented institutions and on-the-ground education and workforce organizations. Recent grants include support for Harvard College’s ACCELERATE work, Amira Learning Inc, Tennessee Score, New Schools for New Orleans, and The Oakland Reach. The pattern points to program support and capacity-building style funding rather than individual or one-off aid, with grants often tied to specific initiatives, intermediaries, or systems work.
What America Achieves Funds
In student-tutor matching, America Achieves Inc funded President and Fellows of Harvard College with $805,669 for ACCELERATE (Student-Tutor Matching), then supported Amira Learning Inc with $739,240 for the same initiative. It also gave $500,000 to New Schools for New Orleans and $350,000 to The Oakland Reach, both under ACCELERATE, indicating repeated support for tutoring-related implementation. On the workforce side, the foundation has funded regional and state systems work through its Good Jobs Economy strategy. It gave $150,000 to Commit for the Alaska Tech Hub Regional Innovation Officer, and earlier supported Commit with $460,000 for program support. Other grants such as $700,000 to Tennessee Score and $400,000 to Southern Education Foundation Inc were also tagged ACCELERATE, showing that the foundation’s education and workforce interests can overlap around pipeline building and state or regional delivery partners.
How America Achieves Gives
Typical grants cluster in the mid-six-figure range, with a p25 of $106,250, a median of $250,000, and a p75 of $500,000. The recent record shows repeated support to some organizations across years, including Commit in 2023 and 2024 and Southern Education Foundation in both 2023 and 2024, which suggests ongoing partnerships rather than isolated awards. America Achieves Inc is a regular funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its funding is organized around named programs and partnerships, and one active program, Catalyze, accepts unsolicited submissions.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$22.1M
Total Assets
$11.7M
Total Revenue
$16.6M
Total Expenses
$10.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $106K and $500K, with a median of $250K.
25th Percentile
$106K
Median
$250K
75th Percentile
$500K
Geographic Reach
National16 states funded
About 14% of grants go to recipients in LA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JONATHAN SCHNUR
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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