Prevail Fund concentrates its giving on scaling evidence-based foundational literacy and numeracy interventions in India, investing in programs that implement structured pedagogy at state and classroom scale. The foundation funds both international implementers and local systems partners to drive large-scale improvements in early grade FLN outcomes. Grants are targeted toward program scale-up, government system engagement, and measuring impact rather than a broad portfolio of causes.
Prevail Fund’s largest recent grants are built around structured pedagogy in India, with $1,000,000 to Room to Read in 2024 and $750,000 in 2025 to support scale-up of that work. The foundation’s giving shows a consistent emphasis on foundational literacy and numeracy, especially programs that reach primary-age students through classroom-level interventions, system support, and implementation partnerships. It also backs organizations working inside state education systems, reflecting an interest in program execution as well as direct service delivery. The grant list includes repeated support for Central Square Foundation in New Delhi, including funding for state programme management units and a later general operating grant. Prevail Fund also supports organizations outside India when their work aligns with literacy and numeracy goals, such as Youth Impact in Botswana, Imagine Worldwide in Malawi, and Luminos Fund in Ethiopia. Its pattern is not a broad multi-issue portfolio; the grants are concentrated around FLN scale-up, implementation capacity, and government-aligned education reform.
A central theme is structured pedagogy for early-grade learning in India. Prevail Fund gave $845,000 to Language and Learning Foundation in 2024 to improve student FLN outcomes at scale through the structured pedagogy program in India. Another major thread is state-system support. In 2024 and 2025, the foundation funded Central Square Foundation for work with state programme management units to improve FLN outcomes for children, and a separate grant supported state project management units executing FLN programs for primary school students in India. It also awarded $50,000 in general operating support to the same organization. Beyond India, the foundation has backed implementation-oriented education work in other countries. It gave $250,000 to Imagine Worldwide to distribute, install, and monitor affordable tablets to improve literacy fluency in Malawi, and $250,000 to Rising International Education and Learning Limited to support FLN skills and implementation materials for primary-age students in Sierra Leone.
Prevail Fund’s typical grant size is $250,000, with p25, median, and p75 all at that amount, even though its largest recent awards are much higher. The recent record shows both repeat support and one-off grants: Room to Read and Central Square Foundation appear in multiple years, while several other recipients appear once. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF vehicle, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The latest 990 year on file is 2025.
$2.8M
$13.2M
$8.7M
$4.1M
Most grants fall between $250K and $250K, with a median of $250K.
25th Percentile
$250K
Median
$250K
75th Percentile
$250K
About 33% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Top 4 recipient countries by grant volume for Prevail Fund.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 6 | $2.6M | 42.9% |
| 2 | India | 5 |
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Highly concentrated: few, large grants focused on a single issue and geography; repeat funding to specialist implementers and system-level partners to support scale-up rather than many small or exploratory grants.
Notable grantees: Room to Read, Language and Learning Foundation, Central Square Foundation
Grants most often go to recipients in California, while 25% of grants land in Massachusetts. Recent recipients also cluster in India, especially New Delhi, where both Language and Learning Foundation and Central Square Foundation are based. Other recipient locations include San Francisco, Boston, Austin, Mill Valley, Nairobi, and Cybercity. Outside the U.S. and India, the grants list includes recipients in Kenya, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, and Botswana-related work.
Prevail Fund concentrates on foundational literacy and numeracy, especially structured pedagogy, state education system support, and large-scale implementation for primary-age students. Its grants repeatedly support programs in India and related education work that aims to improve reading and numeracy outcomes at scale.
The typical grant size is $250,000. The distribution is tight as well: p25, median, and p75 are all $250,000, even though some recent grants are larger, including seven-figure and mid-six-figure awards.
Yes. The recipient country distribution includes the U.S., India, Malawi, Kenya, Ethiopia, Botswana-related work, and Sierra Leone. India is a major focus, but the foundation also funds organizations working in other countries when their work aligns with FLN and implementation goals.
Yes. Room to Read appears in both 2024 and 2025, and Central Square Foundation appears in multiple 2024 and 2025 grants, including program support and general operating support. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than purely one-time awards.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| $1.8M |
35.7% |
| 3 | Mauritius | 2 | $500K | 14.3% |
| 4 | Kenya | 1 | $250K | 7.1% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROOM TO READ | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $750,000 | 2025 | SCALE UP STRUCTURED PEDAGOGY PROGRAM IN INDIA |
| CENTRAL SQUARE FOUNDATION | NEW DELHI | $530,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT WORK WITH THE STATE PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT UNIT (SPMU) TO IMPROVE FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY (FLN)OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN. |
| LUMINOS FUND | BOSTON, MA | $250,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT IN IMPROVING FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN IN ETHIOPIA |
| CENTRAL SQUARE FOUNDATION | NEW DELHI | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ROOM TO READ | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,000,000 | 2024 | SCALE UP STRUCTURED PEDAGOGY PROGRAM IN INDIA |
| LANGUAGE AND LEARNING FOUNDATION | NEW DELHI | $845,000 | 2024 | IMPROVE STUDENT FLN OUTCOMES AT SCALE THROUGH THE STRUCUTRED PEDAGOGY PROGRAM IN INDIA |
| YOUTH IMPACT | AUSTIN, TX | $250,000 | 2024 | IMPROVE THE ORGANIZATIONS CAPACITY TO IMPROVE STUDENTS NUMERACY AND LITERACY FLUENCY IN BOTSWANA. |
| CENTRAL SQUARE FOUNDATION | NEW DELHI | $250,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT STATE PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNITS IN EXECUTING FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY (FLN) PROGRAMS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN INDIA. |
| EIDU | NAIROBI | $250,000 | 2024 | IMPROVE FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY INITIATIVES IN KENYA THROUGH THE EXPANSION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EIDU PLATFORM. |
| RISING INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND LEARNING LIMITED | CYBERCITY | $250,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY SKILLS, INCLUDING IMPLEMENTATION MATERIALS, FOR PRIMARY-AGE STUDENTS IN SIERRA LEONE |
| IMAGINE WORLDWIDE | MILL VALLEY, CA | $250,000 | 2024 | IMPROVE THE ORGANIZATIONS CAPACITY TO DISTRIBUTE, INSTALL, AND MONITOR AFFORDABLE TABLETS FOR THE PURPOSES OF IMPROVING STUDENTS LITERACY FLUENCY IN MALAWI. |
| CLINTON HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2024 | CLEAN COOLING PROGRAM |
| CENTRAL SQUARE FOUNDATION | NEW DELHI | $100,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT STATE PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNITS IN EXECUTING FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY (FLN) PROGRAMS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN INDIA. |
CENTRAL SQUARE FOUNDATION
$530,000SUPPORT WORK WITH THE STATE PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT UNIT (SPMU) TO IMPROVE FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY (FLN)OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN.
SUPPORT IN IMPROVING FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN IN ETHIOPIA
CENTRAL SQUARE FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
LANGUAGE AND LEARNING FOUNDATION
$845,000IMPROVE STUDENT FLN OUTCOMES AT SCALE THROUGH THE STRUCUTRED PEDAGOGY PROGRAM IN INDIA
IMPROVE THE ORGANIZATIONS CAPACITY TO IMPROVE STUDENTS NUMERACY AND LITERACY FLUENCY IN BOTSWANA.
CENTRAL SQUARE FOUNDATION
$250,000SUPPORT STATE PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNITS IN EXECUTING FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY (FLN) PROGRAMS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN INDIA.
EIDU
$250,000IMPROVE FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY INITIATIVES IN KENYA THROUGH THE EXPANSION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EIDU PLATFORM.
RISING INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND LEARNING LIMITED
$250,000TO SUPPORT FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY SKILLS, INCLUDING IMPLEMENTATION MATERIALS, FOR PRIMARY-AGE STUDENTS IN SIERRA LEONE
IMPROVE THE ORGANIZATIONS CAPACITY TO DISTRIBUTE, INSTALL, AND MONITOR AFFORDABLE TABLETS FOR THE PURPOSES OF IMPROVING STUDENTS LITERACY FLUENCY IN MALAWI.
CENTRAL SQUARE FOUNDATION
$100,000SUPPORT STATE PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNITS IN EXECUTING FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY (FLN) PROGRAMS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN INDIA.