About Institute for Quality Education
To improve the quality of education for all Indiana students.
Focus Areas
K-12 educationSchool choiceScholarships / financial aidEducation policy and advocacyFamily outreach and supportSchool improvement
Who They Fund
low-income K-12 studentsIndiana residents (students and families)parents/guardians seeking school choice options
Funding Style
direct service - tuition assistance/scholarshipspolicy research and legislative advocacysystems change through market-based school competition
About Institute for Quality Education
Institute for Quality Education Inc. directs most of its funding toward Indiana scholarship schools and related education support, with Providence Cristo Rey High School receiving the largest recent award at $2,027,223 in 2025. The pattern in the recent grants list points to sustained support for non-public K-12 education, especially schools serving Indiana students in Indianapolis and beyond. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Cathedral High School, Bishop Chatard High School, Scecina Memorial High School, and South Bend Hebrew Day School, suggesting continued relationships rather than isolated awards. Other grants reach schools and education providers in Noblesville, Fishers, Jeffersonville, South Bend, and Elkhart, but all recipients in the available data are in Indiana. The foundation’s work aligns with its stated purpose of improving the quality of education for all Indiana students, and its grants connect closely to the state’s scholarship and school choice ecosystem. A mix of school grants and program-specific support shows an emphasis on tuition assistance, access to educational options, and school-based services within a local Indiana footprint.
What Institute for Quality Education Funds
The foundation’s strongest theme is support for K-12 scholarship and school choice programs. One example is $840,000 to Five Star Technology Solutions in 2024 for a student learning loss recovery grant, showing that its giving also touches school-support infrastructure. It also funded Geo Focus Academy with $526,215 in 2023 and $361,796 in 2024, indicating multi-year support for a school serving Indiana students. Jewish education appears as another recurring area: South Bend Hebrew Day School received $614,346 in 2023, $512,381 in 2024, and $439,834 in 2025. Catholic secondary schools also feature prominently, including Cathedral High School, Bishop Chatard High School, Scecina Memorial High School, and Roncalli High School. Across these grants, the common thread is direct support for Indiana schools and educational access.
How Institute for Quality Education Gives
Typical grants cluster around a median of $23,400, with a lower quartile of $12,013 and an upper quartile of $53,199. That distribution sits alongside a much larger set of school-focused awards in the recent grants list, including repeated multi-year support to the same institutions. The pattern suggests ongoing relationships with recipients rather than one-time awards only, especially where the same schools appear in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The funder is a regular grantmaker, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or program-related investments. The active scholarship-tax-credit program is administered through state-approved scholarship granting organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$12.7M
Total Assets
$18.1M
Total Revenue
$14.6M
Total Expenses
$15.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $12K and $53K, with a median of $23K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$23K
75th Percentile
$53K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
BETSY WILEY
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