About College Board
Clearing a path for all students to own their future. College Board helps students navigate the path from high school to college and career through programs like the SAT, AP, and BigFuture.
Focus Areas
K-12 educationCollege accessStandardized testingAdvanced PlacementStudent financial aid and planning
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizationscommunity-based organizations
Funding Style
sponsorshipgeneral operating supportunrestricted/operational funding
Topics
event and program sponsorship
About College Board
College Board’s recent giving shows a strong preference for sponsoring education organizations that shape college access, K-12 policy, and student planning. Its largest listed grant is $250,000 to the Board of Control for Southern Regional Education in Atlanta for sponsorship, followed by $125,000 to Foundation for Excellence in Education Inc in Tallahassee and $102,562 in general operating support to Braven Incorporated in Chicago. The pattern includes support for groups tied to school administration, college admission counseling, educator professional learning, and college-attainment networks. The foundation also backs organizations that work around the student pathway from high school to college and career. Recent awards include $100,000 to The Trinity Forum Inc in Washington, DC, $100,000 to Education Leaders of Color Inc in Los Angeles, and $75,000 to the National College Attainment Network in Washington, DC. College Board’s stated programs include BigFuture Scholarships and AP Summer Institutes — Participant Grants for Qualifying Teachers, which aligns with its broader interest in college access, standardized testing, Advanced Placement, and student financial aid and planning. The presence of sponsorship, membership, and operating support across the list points to a funder that often supports organizations through program-linked institutional grants rather than direct individual aid.
What College Board Funds
In K-12 education and school leadership, College Board funded California County Superintendents with $62,050 for membership and gave $59,429 to the American Association of School Administrators for sponsorship. It also supported the Texas Association of School Administrators with $30,000 for sponsorship and $34,615 for membership to the James B Hunt Jr Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy Foundation Inc. For college access and admission pathways, the foundation gave $58,800 to the National Association for College Admission Counseling for sponsorship and $50,000 to the Council for Opportunity in Education. Student guidance and counselor-facing work also appears in grants of $50,000 to the American School Counselor Association and $30,000 to Education Writers Association. The foundation’s support for broader education policy and research shows up in $50,000 grants to Mass Insight Education and Research Institute Inc and Institute for Citizens & Scholars, both listed for sponsorship in 2023.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2M
Total Assets
$2.4B
Total Revenue
$1.2B
Total Expenses
$963M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $9K and $21K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$21K
Geographic Reach
National24 states funded
About 6% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DAVID COLEMAN
CEO/TRUSTEE
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where College Board Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for College Board.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 161 | $3.6M | 99.4% |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 1 |
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