About Margulf Foundation
The Margulf Foundation concentrates its giving on K–12 education innovation, backing organizations that support school improvement and student wellness. Its only recorded recipient, NewSchools Venture Fund, received repeat, sizable grants for general operating support and for wellness programming, indicating a preference for funding capacity and student health initiatives within education reform.
Focus Areas
K–12 education innovation and school reformSchool-based student wellness programsCapacity-building/general operating support for education nonprofits
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizations and nonprofit leaders (cohort participants)youth and families (including DPS alumni)women and girls of colorIndigenous education initiatives / Indigenous communitieslocal Colorado organizations and community members receiving emergency support
Giving Approach
About Margulf Foundation
Margulf Foundation’s recent grantmaking shows a clear preference for education organizations that support school improvement, student wellness, and the people working inside education systems. Its largest recorded award in the latest grant list was $760,000 to NewSchools Venture Fund in Oakland for general operating support plus a wellness grant, followed by a $750,000 general operating grant to the same organization in 2023. That repeated support signals a long-running relationship rather than a one-off award. The foundation also backs organizations serving the conditions around learning, not just classroom programs. In 2024, it gave $460,000 to Launch Network in Denver and $410,000 to Collaborative Healing Initiative Within Communities (chic) in Denver, both with wellness components. Other sizable awards went to Moonshot Edventures, Transcend, Camelback Ventures, and Griptape, all in the education innovation and talent-development orbit. Several grants in the record are designated as general operating support, indicating an emphasis on strengthening organizational capacity alongside program work. Across the recent grants list, the foundation’s funding pattern centers on K–12 education innovation, school redesign, and student wellbeing, with repeat support for a small set of education-focused nonprofits.
What Margulf Foundation Funds
Within K–12 education innovation, Margulf Foundation backed Moonshot Edventures in Denver with a $500,000 general operating grant in 2023 and a $310,000 general operating grant plus wellness grant in 2024. That pairing suggests continued support for the organization’s education work across multiple years. The foundation also funds collaborative and talent-focused initiatives. It gave $260,000 to Surge Institute in Chicago in 2024 for general operating support plus wellness, after a $250,000 general operating grant in 2023. At the same time, it supported Transcend in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York with $360,000 in 2024 for general operating support plus wellness, and earlier backed Revx, a program of Transcend, with a restricted grant for programming and operations. Student wellbeing appears as a recurring thread. Grants to Launch Network and Collaborative Healing Initiative Within Communities (chic), both in Denver, each included wellness support alongside general operating funding.
How Margulf Foundation Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$10.7M
Total Assets
$287.6M
Total Revenue
$14M
Total Expenses
$14.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $60K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$60K
Geographic Reach
Regional18 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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