About National College Advising Corps
We increase opportunities for students by making education beyond high school more accessible for all students.
Focus Areas
K-12 college advisingHigher education accessWorkforce developmentNational service / AmeriCorps-supported programs
Who They Fund
high school studentscollege-bound/prospective college studentsstudents seeking postsecondary enrollment guidance
Funding Style
program operations supportdirect service fundingeducation award/grant funding
Topics
About National College Advising Corps
National College Advising Corps Inc. channels major grants into college advising program operations at universities and university-affiliated research foundations that help students plan for postsecondary study. Its recent awards are large and repeated, with seven-figure grants to New York University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Southern California, the University of California Los Angeles, and the University of California Berkeley. The pattern points to a funder that supports the operating backbone of college advising rather than one-off projects. The grants also show a strong presence at public universities and research foundations, including Texas A&M University, North Carolina State University, Davidson College, Franklin & Marshall College, Boston University, the University of Virginia, Kansas State University, the University of Missouri, the University of Chicago, and Georgia State University Research Foundation. Across the recent grants list, the same program purpose appears again and again: college advising program operations. That consistency suggests a funding approach centered on sustaining advising capacity for students seeking guidance on enrollment and postsecondary planning. The organization’s stated aim is to increase opportunities for students by making education beyond high school more accessible for all students, and the grant records align with that mission through direct service support and education access work.
What National College Advising Corps Funds
College advising is the clearest throughline. National College Advising Corps Inc. gave $2,324,902 to New York University for college advising program operations and $1,871,293 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the same purpose, showing sustained support for advising infrastructure. The foundation also backs West Coast advising operations. It awarded $1,622,796 to the University of Southern California and $1,304,630 to the University of California Los Angeles, both for college advising program operations, with additional awards to the University of California Berkeley. In Texas, the pattern continues through higher-education institutions that support advising capacity: Texas A&M University received $1,075,101, and Texas Christian University received $753,249, each for college advising program operations. Its focus areas also include higher education access, K-12 college advising, workforce development, and national service / AmeriCorps-supported programs, all consistent with funding students’ transition beyond high school.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$22.2M
Total Assets
$18.5M
Total Revenue
$25M
Total Expenses
$22.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $175K and $603K, with a median of $324K.
25th Percentile
$175K
Median
$324K
75th Percentile
$603K
Geographic Reach
National17 states funded
About 18% of grants go to recipients in CT.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
EKATERINA STRUETT
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