About Ibis Group
Empower students with the knowledge and skills to become literate, engaged, and contributing members of their communities.
Focus Areas
LiteracyCivics educationK-16 educationScience of reading
Who They Fund
studentsteachers/educatorsschools and school districts
Funding Style
program supportdirect education fundingproject-based grantsshort-term/annual grants
Topics
general education funding
About Ibis Group
Ibis Group’s largest recent grants point to a foundation that funds literacy and civic education at national scale, with several multi-million-dollar awards to universities and research organizations. In 2025, it gave $3.0 million to the Aim Institute of Learning and Research and $2.0 million to the SUNY New Paltz Foundation Inc, both listed as educational grants. Another major grant in the recent record went to The Johns Hopkins University for $1.5 million. Those awards sit alongside funding for organizations working on the science of reading, civic understanding, and coalition-building around literacy as a civil right. The foundation’s stated grantmaking emphasizes leaders and organizations advancing literacy and civics for students from preschool through post-secondary education. Its portfolio also includes media, policy, and education organizations, suggesting support for field-building as well as direct educational work. Recent grants to groups such as Minnesota Public Radio, The 74 Media Inc, and the Maryland State Department of Education show that Ibis Group backs both public-facing and institutional efforts tied to education and civic knowledge. Its public charity structure and national scope place that work across a wide range of U.S. recipients.
What Ibis Group Funds
Literacy is the clearest throughline in Ibis Group’s grantmaking. One 2023 grant gave $550,000 to The Right to Read in Salt Lake City for educational work, and the foundation’s program descriptions repeatedly frame literacy as a civil right. Civics education is the other major pillar. In 2025, Ibis Group awarded $600,000 to Planet World in Washington, DC, and $400,000 to The 74 Media Inc in New York for educational grants tied to its broader civic-education agenda. The foundation also supports organizations working on evidence-based reading approaches and education policy. Grants of $300,000 to Dyslexia Alliance for Black Children and $250,000 to Learning Policy Institute fit that pattern, as do awards to Standards Work Inc and Readworks Inc. These gifts show interest in both practice and the research and advocacy infrastructure behind literacy work.
How Ibis Group Gives
Ibis Group’s recent grants cluster around a median size of $250,000, with the 25th percentile at $112,500 and the 75th percentile at $300,000. The recent record includes awards far above that range, including several multi-million-dollar grants, which suggests a mix of large institutional commitments and mid-sized project support. The foundation is a regular funder and a public charity. Its grants are described as short-term or annual, and the recent list shows recurring support to some organizations across multiple years, including SUNY New Paltz Foundation, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc, Project Unite Inc, Utah Film Center, Minnesota Public Radio, and Standards Work Inc. It does not accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$11.7M
Total Assets
$78.2M
Total Revenue
$2.1M
Total Expenses
$13.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $113K and $300K, with a median of $250K.
25th Percentile
$113K
Median
$250K
75th Percentile
$300K
Geographic Reach
National15 states funded
About 5% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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