About Dwight School Foundation
A 501(c)(3) not-for-profit that secures philanthropic support for Dwight School: providing student financial aid, faculty professional development grants, and innovation (Spark Tank) grants to students to 'ignite the spark of genius' in every child.
Focus Areas
K-12 educationStudent financial aid / scholarshipsFaculty professional developmentStudent innovation & entrepreneurship (Spark Tank)
Who They Fund
students (scholarship recipients)faculty and instructional staffcampus-based innovators (faculty/staff-led pilot teams)
Funding Style
direct financial support to individuals (scholarships)capacity building for faculty (grants & enrichments)seed/innovation funding (spark tank/pilot grants)
About Dwight School Foundation
Dwight School Foundation’s largest recent grants are $1,400,000 scholarship awards to Dwight School in both 2023 and 2024. That pattern shows the foundation’s core role: funding access to Dwight School through need-based student aid, while also supporting faculty development and student innovation. The foundation describes its work as securing philanthropic support for Dwight School, with grants tied to student financial aid, faculty professional development, and Spark Tank innovation activity. The grant record also shows a second layer of support beyond scholarships. In 2024, Dwight School received $139,960 for faculty grants and other enrichments, following a $113,694 grant in 2023 for the same purpose. A smaller 2024 award of $6,500 supported innovation grants through the Spark Tank program. Together, these grants point to a foundation that funds the school on multiple levels: student access, staff growth, and student-led entrepreneurship and nonprofit work. Its stated program areas are K-12 education, student financial aid and scholarships, faculty professional development, and student innovation and entrepreneurship. The beneficiary groups include students, faculty and instructional staff, and campus-based innovator teams.
What Dwight School Foundation Funds
Student access is the clearest funding priority. Dwight School Foundation gave $1,400,000 in 2024 for scholarships at Dwight School, matching a $1,400,000 scholarship grant in 2023. Faculty support is another recurring area. In 2024, the foundation awarded $139,960 for faculty grants and other enrichments, following a $113,694 grant in 2023 for faculty grants and other enrichments. The purpose text ties this support to professional development, conferences, training, and other career-enhancing opportunities. Innovation funding appears through Spark Tank. In 2024, Dwight School received $6,500 for innovation grants under the Spark Tank program. The foundation says Spark Tank supports student teams developing businesses and nonprofits, so the grant stream is connected to student entrepreneurship and social enterprise incubation. Across these areas, the grants are all directed to Dwight School in New York.
How Dwight School Foundation Gives
The foundation’s typical grant size is $113,694 at the 25th percentile, $139,960 at the median, and $1,400,000 at the 75th percentile, which reflects a pattern with both large scholarship awards and smaller program grants. The recent record includes repeat awards to the same recipient in consecutive years, including scholarship grants in 2023 and 2024 and faculty-enrichment grants in 2023 and 2024. Dwight School Foundation is a 501(c)(3) supporting Dwight School, and the active programs are all foundation-initiated; they do not accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.5M
Total Assets
$10.2M
Total Revenue
$2.5M
Total Expenses
$2.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $114K and $1.4M, with a median of $140K.
25th Percentile
$114K
Median
$140K
75th Percentile
$1.4M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
SUSAN KESSLER
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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