About New America Foundation
Generating big ideas and bold solutions for a new America; renewing America by developing research-driven policy solutions and supporting fellows and initiatives that address rapid technological and social change.
Focus Areas
public policy researcheducation and workforce developmentdemocracy and political reformglobal and national securitytechnology and democracyfamily and social policyfellowships and journalism/creative nonfiction supportyouth apprenticeship
Who They Fund
young people / youth apprenticescommunity college students (including baccalaureate-seeking)student-parents (college parents needing childcare)
About New America Foundation
New America Foundation’s clearest pattern is its support for youth apprenticeship infrastructure: in 2024 it backed Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc with $750,000 for participation in the Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship (PAYA) initiative, alongside other PAYA partners such as the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Trident Technical College. That same networked approach runs through the rest of its giving. The foundation funds fellows and initiatives that produce research, public-facing work, and policy ideas across education and work, democratic futures, global security, technology and democracy, and thriving families. It also supports specific capacity-building and technical-assistance efforts, including a 2025 grant to Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc for a one-year technical assistance academy. Beyond apprenticeship, the grant list shows work tied to community college innovation, educator pipelines, and archival digitization for teaching and learning. Grants generally support organizations rather than individuals, and the recent record shows recurring relationships with some recipients across multiple years, including Careerwise Colorado, Horizon Education Alliance, Trident Technical College, and Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc.
What New America Foundation Funds
Education and workforce development are central to the foundation’s recent grants. In 2024 it gave $300,000 to Careerwise Colorado for its role as a Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship national partner, and in the same year awarded $149,932 to the Foundation for California Community Colleges for participation in the PAYA initiative. It also supported the University of Washington with $165,000 for the Community College Baccalaureate Project, pointing to interest in higher-education pathways as well as apprenticeship. The foundation also funds educator-development work: University of Indianapolis received $65,000 for a grow-your-own educator community of practice, while Mississippi State University received $65,000 for grow-your-own educator convenings and action planning. On the teaching-and-learning side, Alexandria Library received $103,237 for the National Archives 1937 Sit-in Digitization Project for Teaching, Learning, & Tech.
How New America Foundation Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1M
Total Assets
$81.4M
Total Revenue
$37.2M
Total Expenses
$41.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $30K and $150K, with a median of $65K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$65K
75th Percentile
$150K
Geographic Reach
National28 states funded
About 6% of grants go to recipients in IN.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
BARRY HOWARD
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