Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation
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About Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation
The CDE Foundation works as a trusted partner with state education leaders and entities to create, resource, and implement solutions that result in a strong and valued public education system that serves every student in California.
Focus Areas
K-12 public educationTeacher professional learning and developmentSTEAM educationAI in education / AI professional learningTeacher residency and educator preparationFamily and community engagementLabor-management collaboration
Who They Fund
K–12 students in California (inclusive of underserved populations)K–12 teachers and school staffState education leaders and agenciesFamilies and local communities
About Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation
Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation concentrates its giving on California public education through county offices, statewide initiatives, and educator-facing capacity building. A defining feature of the foundation is its support for system-level work that turns policy into practice: it backs professional learning, educator preparation, family engagement, labor-management collaboration, and STEAM instruction across the state. Recent grants show that approach in practice, including $126,429 to San Joaquin County Office of Education in Stockton and $100,150 to San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools in San Bernardino. The foundation also supports statewide programming that reaches educators beyond a single district, such as the California STEAM Initiatives and the California Family & Community Engagement initiative. Its work is centered on K–12 students, teachers, school staff, and education leaders, with an emphasis on implementation support rather than direct individual funding. Leadership is listed as Ed Honowitz, and the foundation does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
What Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation Funds
In K–12 public education, the foundation gives to county offices of education and district-serving entities that can carry support into local systems. It awarded $85,316 to Stanislaus County Office of Education in Modesto and $73,547 to Del Norte County Office of Education in Crescent City. For district and county capacity building, it gave $66,453 to Butte County Office of Education in Oroville and $60,000 to Santa Barbara County Education Office in Santa Barbara. The foundation also backs educator-focused equity work through a $15,772 grant to CSSSA Foundation in Los Angeles, and community-centered education work through a $10,000 grant to Dolores Huerta Foundation in Bakersfield. Across these grants, the pattern is implementation support for public education systems rather than individual awards.
How Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster in the tens of thousands, with a p25 of $27,033, a median of $62,227, and a p75 of $79,432. The recent record includes several larger awards above that range, along with smaller grants near $10,000. The foundation appears to give as a regular funder rather than through a donor-advised fund. Recipients are organizations, not individuals, and all recent grants in the dataset went to California-based organizations. The pattern is consistent with repeated support for system partners and local education agencies rather than one-off personal awards.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$654K
Total Assets
$6.3M
Total Revenue
$11.4M
Total Expenses
$8.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $27K and $79K, with a median of $62K.
25th Percentile
$27K
Median
$62K
75th Percentile
$79K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Ed Honowitz
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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