About Gamba Family Foundation
The Gamba Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on K–12 public education in Washington, D.C., funding charter schools, school-transformation intermediaries, and teacher-residency/replication initiatives. Grants are often multi-year commitments to the same organizations and target program scaling (math best practices, school replication) and student transitions (8th‑grade to high school). The foundation prioritizes local impact in DC rather than broad geographic giving and mixes support for intermediary organizations and individual schools.
Focus Areas
DC K–12 school transformation initiativesCharter school support and capacity (e.g., KIPP DC, Two Rivers)Teacher residency and educator pipeline programs (Capitol Teaching Residency)Replication of proven classroom practices (math best-practice scaling)Programs supporting middle-school to high-school transitions
Who They Fund
DC public school studentsDC public charter school students (Tier I nonprofit charter schools)low-income/underserved students in DC
About Gamba Family Foundation
A defining feature of Gamba Family Foundation Inc’s recent grantmaking is its repeated backing of DC school-transformation intermediaries and charter-school supports, including a $27,500 grant to Empower K12 for math best-practice replication and bold school replication. The foundation’s education giving is centered on K–12 public education in Washington, D.C., with grants that support school leaders, teacher pipelines, literacy work, and student transitions from middle school to high school. Recent awards also show multi-year commitments rather than one-time gifts, with organizations such as Education Forward DC, KIPP DC, Citybridge Foundation, and City Tutor DC receiving support across multiple years. The foundation’s portfolio mixes intermediary organizations with individual schools and program partners. Two Rivers Public Charter School received funding for eighth-grade graduates moving into high school, while other grants supported literacy investments, science-of-reading work, and teacher support. The pattern points to a funder focused on improving school quality and implementation inside DC’s public and public charter ecosystem, rather than broad national education philanthropy.
What Gamba Family Foundation Funds
The foundation supports school transformation through intermediary organizations. Education Forward DC received funding for school transformation in DC, including a 2025 grant described as the third year of a five-year commitment. Citybridge Foundation and City Tutor DC were each funded for comprehensive transformation strategy work with DC schools and leaders. In literacy, the foundation backed Two Rivers Public Charter School for literacy investments and DC Ed Fund for literacy tactics at Stanton Elementary. It also funded Sela Public Charter School for Science of Reading work, showing interest in structured reading instruction. Teacher development is another clear theme: KIPP DC received support for the Capitol Teaching Residency, and Urban Teachers was funded to support teacher training in DC public schools and the Black Educators Initiative. Student well-being appears as well, with grants to Statesman College Prep Academy for Boys for well-being initiatives.
How Gamba Family Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster at a small-to-mid scale, with a p25 of $1,000, a median of $6,000, and a p75 of $15,750. Recent awards include several $20,000 commitments and a larger $27,500 grant, but the overall distribution stays centered on modest program support. The foundation shows recurring support patterns: Education Forward DC, KIPP DC, Citybridge Foundation, and several schools appear in multiple years, often as annual installments within multi-year commitments. The grant program structure is family-foundation style direct grantmaking, not individual aid or program-related investing. The active education programs described are also not open to unsolicited applications, which is consistent with a relationship-based funding approach.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$383K
Total Assets
$1.9M
Total Revenue
$1.8M
Total Expenses
$486K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1K and $16K, with a median of $6K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$6K
75th Percentile
$16K
Geographic Reach
National6 states funded
About 2% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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