About Imagine Schools Non-Profit
Tuition-free public charter schools focused on developing character and enriching minds to prepare students for college, career, and life.
Focus Areas
K-12 educationCharter schoolsLiteracyLeadership developmentCommunity partnerships
Who They Fund
PreK–12 studentsK-12 schools (public and charter)
Funding Style
direct service / program deliveryschool partnershipscapacity building for K-12 schoolspreK–12 program support
Topics
About Imagine Schools Non-Profit
Imagine Schools Non-profit Inc concentrates its grantmaking on tuition-free public charter schools that are built around character development, enriched academics, and preparation for college, career, and life. The largest recent awards in the record are repeated operating grants to Imagine Prep Surprise Inc, including $1,020,000 in 2024 and another $1,020,000 in 2023, showing a strong ongoing relationship with the same school operator. Another major recipient is Imagine Superstition Inc, which received $831,010 in 2024 for expenses, alongside sizable support for Imagine Coolidge Elementary Inc in Coolidge, Arizona. The foundation’s recent grants also show support for multiple schools within the same network rather than a broad mix of unrelated organizations. That pattern fits its stated focus areas of K-12 education, charter schools, literacy, leadership development, and community partnerships. The record points to direct support for school operations and program delivery, with grants written for expenses rather than restricted project names. Recent awards range from six-figure support for elementary and prep campuses to larger seven-figure commitments at the network’s Surprise location, indicating a funder that backs school-level execution across several Arizona communities.
What Imagine Schools Non-Profit Funds
In K-12 education, the foundation backs school operations at the campus level. Imagine Prep Surprise Inc received $1,020,000 in 2024 and another $1,020,000 in 2023 for expenses, while Imagine Prep Coolidge Inc received $100,000 in both 2023 and 2024. That suggests sustained support for charter-school delivery rather than isolated project grants. Literacy appears in the foundation’s stated focus areas, and its grant pattern aligns with academic support inside schools rather than external literacy organizations. Leadership development is also part of the stated agenda, which fits a school network model where staff and campus leaders matter to day-to-day program delivery. Community partnerships round out the picture, indicating that grants may support collaboration around school communities, though the listed grants themselves are written as expenses for recipient schools.
How Imagine Schools Non-Profit Gives
Typical grants are sizeable: the 25th percentile is $137,664, the median is $200,000, and the 75th percentile is $857,008. The recent record also shows repeated awards to the same recipients across 2023 and 2024, including Imagine Prep Surprise Inc, Imagine Avondale Elementary Inc, Imagine Coolidge Elementary Inc, and Imagine Prep Coolidge Inc. That points to recurring support rather than one-off giving. The foundation is a nonprofit organization, not a fund that makes program-related investments or grants to individuals. Awards in the list are labeled expenses, indicating operating support or general school support in practice.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.4M
Total Assets
$158.7M
Total Revenue
$71.9M
Total Expenses
$75.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $138K and $857K, with a median of $200K.
25th Percentile
$138K
Median
$200K
75th Percentile
$857K
Geographic Reach
Regional1 state funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in AZ.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
BARRY SHARP
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