About Helios Education Foundation
Helios Education Foundation exists to support postsecondary attainment for all students, with an emphasis on low-income and historically underrepresented communities in Arizona and Florida.
Focus Areas
K-12 early literacy (third-grade reading)College access and enrollmentPostsecondary completion and degree attainmentScholarships and completion grantsResearch and data analysisPublic policy and advocacyCommunity investments and partnerships
About Helios Education Foundation
Helios Education Foundation’s recent grants show a strong commitment to large-scale education investments in Arizona and Florida, with seven-figure awards to groups working across college access, early literacy, and postsecondary completion. The foundation gave $6,092,630 to Education Forward Arizona in 2023 and followed with another $4,037,600 grant in 2025, signaling sustained support for a major Arizona college-attainment intermediary. It also backed school and teacher pipelines in Florida and Arizona, including $2,505,000 to Teach for America - Miami-Dade and $2,188,820 to Teach for America - Phoenix in 2025. Public university and college partners appear frequently as well, such as Northern Arizona University Foundation, University of Central Florida Foundation, and Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation. Across the recent-grants list, Helios Education Foundation uses sizable awards to support organizations positioned to influence student readiness, enrollment, and completion at scale.
What Helios Education Foundation Funds
In college access and enrollment, Helios Education Foundation funded Education Forward Arizona with $4,037,600 in 2025, reinforcing work tied to postsecondary attainment. For teacher and classroom pipeline efforts, the foundation awarded $2,505,000 to Teach for America - Miami-Dade and $2,188,820 to Teach for America - Phoenix, both in 2025. Early literacy also appears in the grant list: Read Better Be Better received $1,766,000 in 2024, while Make Way for Books received $1,500,000 in 2025. The foundation also supports community-based and policy-oriented organizations, including $1,000,000 to The Children's Movement of Florida in 2025 and $1,001,000 to Center for the Future of Arizona in 2025. These awards align with work on reading, enrollment, and completion rather than a single program area.
How Helios Education Foundation Gives
Helios Education Foundation’s typical grants are sized at a p25 of $13,350, a median of $38,159, and a p75 of $200,000, but the recent-grants list includes many awards well above that upper quartile. The foundation appears to fund recurring partners over multiple years: Education Forward Arizona received grants in 2023 and 2025, and several other organizations recur across the list as well. It is a regular funder rather than a donor-advised fund, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. The portfolio reflects a mix of operating support and institutional grants, with award sizes ranging from smaller six-figure commitments to multimillion-dollar grants.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$24.2M
Total Assets
$832.9M
Total Revenue
$34.6M
Total Expenses
$42M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $13K and $200K, with a median of $38K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$38K
75th Percentile
$200K
Geographic Reach
National9 states funded
About 50% of grants go to recipients in FL.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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