About Education Reform Now
We advance bold, evidence-based education policies that translate innovative research into action, use accountability to drive real improvement, and ensure every child has access to an excellent, equitable education.
Focus Areas
K-12 education policyAccountabilitySchool choice (public, charter, private, magnet)Teacher workforce and preparationEquitable funding and accessHigher education affordability
Who They Fund
K-12 studentsteachers and educatorsparents and familiesBlack, Latinx, and Asian student communities / charter networksCommunity-based education organizations and city-level education initiatives
About Education Reform Now
Education Reform Now Inc’s recent giving is anchored by multiyear support for Education Reform Now Advocacy Inc, including a $5,766,411 grant in 2025 and a $5,783,825 grant in 2024 for education outreach and policy research. That pattern points to a funder closely tied to policy work rather than one-off charitable awards. Across the file, the foundation also supports charter-school collaboration, teacher-focused initiatives, parent engagement, literacy planning, and education-sector convenings. The grant record shows a mix of large operating-style transfers and smaller sponsorships or sub-grants. A $1,988,333 grant to Black Latino Asian Charter Collaborative in 2025 and a $1,496,250 grant in 2024 both relate to downstream transfers and gala sponsorship activity, while a $20,000 sub-grant to Hartford Parent University Inc supported planning the parent module, outreach, catering, transportation, and location. The profile also includes targeted support for teacher development through Teach Plus Inc, along with grants connected to literacy work and school-centered programming. The foundation’s giving is national in scope and concentrated in education policy and implementation.
What Education Reform Now Funds
In education outreach and policy research, the foundation gave $5,766,411 in 2025 to Education Reform Now Advocacy Inc for education outreach and policy research, following a $5,783,825 grant in 2024 for the same purpose. That repeated support suggests a continuing policy-research arm within the broader grantmaking. Teacher workforce and preparation appears through Teach Plus Inc, which received $50,000 in 2023 and $25,000 in both 2024 and 2025 to support Teach Plus Colorado. For parent engagement, Hartford Parent University Inc received a $20,000 sub-grant in 2025 for planning the parent module, organizing and outreach, catering, transportation, and location. The foundation also backs early literacy work: Hill for Literacy Inc received $10,000 in 2025 for planning and launching a “Right to Read” module. School-centered support shows up in a $5,500 grant to Math Engineering and Social Academy Charter High School for a 10th-anniversary event.
How Education Reform Now Gives
Typical awards cluster in the middle range, with a p25 of $15,000, a median grant of $40,000, and a p75 of $50,000. The file also contains several much larger transfers tied to affiliated policy and collaboration work, which sit above that core distribution. Grants recur across years for multiple recipients, including Education Reform Now Advocacy Inc, Black Latino Asian Charter Collaborative, Teach Plus Inc, Newdeal Forum, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Inc, and South Carolina Aim High Foundation. Education Reform Now Inc is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$8.1M
Total Assets
$9.4M
Total Revenue
$5.7M
Total Expenses
$13.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $50K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
Regional8 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JORGE ELORZA
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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