About Apollo Opportunity Foundation
Apollo Opportunity Foundation concentrates on scaling organizations that expand postsecondary and career opportunity for young people and underrepresented groups, with an emphasis on workforce pathways, fellowship programs, and gender/racial equity in high-growth sectors. They make primarily unrestricted general operating grants to growth-stage nonprofits (often national) that deliver training, career placement, and leadership development. Several recipients are women-focused investing/tech initiatives and career-acceleration programs, and the foundation shows a preference for organizations that can be scaled or replicated.
Focus Areas
Women-focused finance and investment education (e.g., Girls Who Invest, GAIN)Tech skills and coding pathways for youth (e.g., Girls Who Code, Per Scholas)Postsecondary career acceleration and apprenticeship/fellowship programs (e.g., The Teak Fellowship, The Honor Foundation)College-to-career mentoring and economic mobility for first-generation/low-income students (e.g., America Needs You, Student Leadership Network)Leadership fellowships and social entrepreneurship support (e.g., Echoing Green, Avanti Fellows)
Giving Approach
Concentrated, mid-to-large sized general operating grants to growth-stage national nonprofits; mix of repeat funding and new investments across a focused set of grantee types rather than many one-off small gifts.
About Apollo Opportunity Foundation
Apollo Opportunity Foundation’s largest recent grant was a $4,407,875 general operating award to Available Upon Request, signaling a grantmaking style that backs organizations at substantial scale rather than funding only narrow projects. Across the recent grants list, the foundation repeatedly supports nonprofit intermediaries and training organizations working on education, workforce development, and economic mobility. Its portfolio includes sizable unrestricted support for Girls Who Invest, Girls Who Code, The Teak Fellowship, Per Scholas, and Student Leadership Network, all of which sit within pathways into college, career, and leadership. The foundation’s pattern points to organizations that can expand access for young people and underrepresented groups, especially in postsecondary and early-career transitions. Grants also reach women-focused finance and investing initiatives, coding and tech-skills programs, and fellowship models designed to connect participants with opportunity. Several awards go to groups with national reach, while others support place-based organizations in New York, California, and Washington, DC. The consistent use of general operating support suggests Apollo Opportunity Foundation is focused on strengthening core capacity, not just underwriting one-off projects.
What Apollo Opportunity Foundation Funds
Women-focused finance and investment education is a clear thread in the foundation’s giving. In 2025, it awarded $1,000,000 to Girls Who Invest for general operating support, and it also gave $123,757 to Gain - Girls Are Investors in London for general operating support. Tech pathway programs are another visible area. The foundation gave $625,000 to Girls Who Code and $500,000 to Per Scholas in 2025, both as general operating grants. Postsecondary and career acceleration appears throughout the portfolio as well. Recent awards include $500,000 to The Teak Fellowship, $375,000 to Student Leadership Network, and $250,000 to America Needs You, all for general operating support. Fellowship and workforce-transition models also show up through grants to The Honor Foundation and The Marcy Lab, each funded at $250,000 in 2025.
How Apollo Opportunity Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster around a $50,000 p25, $125,000 median, and $250,000 p75, with several much larger awards at the top of the range. The recent list is dominated by general operating support, which points to unrestricted funding as the foundation’s standard approach. Recipients appear across multiple years in a few cases, including Girls Who Invest, Per Scholas, and Echoing Green, indicating some repeat relationships rather than entirely one-time awards. Apollo Opportunity Foundation is a regular funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Unsolicited applications are not part of the listed grant programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$12.3M
Total Assets
$181.8M
Total Revenue
$63.1M
Total Expenses
$14.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $50K and $250K, with a median of $125K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$125K
75th Percentile
$250K
Geographic Reach
Regional7 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Apollo Opportunity Foundation Funds
Top 5 recipient countries by grant volume for Apollo Opportunity Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 50 | $18.4M | 87.7% |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
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