About Tntp
TNTP partners with schools, districts, and states to redesign education systems so all students graduate with strong academic foundations and real pathways to opportunity, preparing young people for meaningful work and meaningful lives.
Focus Areas
K-12 educationcurriculum and instructionteacher recruitment and developmentleadership developmentprofessional developmentcommunity engagement and coalition buildingcareer-connected learningeducation technology / AI in educationliteracy and reading instruction
Who They Fund
marginalized students (vulnerable K-12 students)K-12 communities in unique/underserved areas
About Tntp
Tntp Inc’s recent grantmaking centers on redesigning K-12 instructional systems, with its largest listed award going to Buffalo Public Schools for designing, planning, and monitoring implementation of instructional systems. The foundation also backs work that helps schools and education organizations move from analysis to execution, including support for field planning, coalition building, and implementation plans. That pattern fits the organization’s broader role as a pure DAF provider that channels grants into school systems, education intermediaries, and local partners rather than individuals. The grants show a strong emphasis on districts and education nonprofits serving marginalized students and unique community contexts. Pasadena Unified School District appears twice in the recent list, once in 2023 and again in 2025, both for instructional-systems work, which points to repeat support for the same system-level effort. Other awards support innovative learning hubs, fiscal sponsorship for education organizations, and community-driven blueprints for K-12 improvement. Recent recipients also include Memphis River Parks Partnership for certified field school-planning, showing that the foundation’s education work can extend into planning and supervision functions tied to teacher preparation and implementation support.
What Tntp Funds
Instructional systems design is a core theme. Tntp Inc gave $1,213,191 to Buffalo Public Schools and $306,129 to Pasadena Unified School District in 2023, then returned with $288,446 to Pasadena Unified School District in 2025, all for designing, planning, and monitoring instructional-system implementation. That repeated district-level pattern suggests support for multi-step change efforts rather than one-off program gifts. The foundation also funds student-serving infrastructure. It awarded $225,000 each to Oakland Public Education Fund and The Mind Trust Inc for implementing innovative learning hubs that meet the needs of vulnerable student groups, and $200,000 to Guilford County Schools Board of Education for the same purpose. Another strand supports educator diversity and pipeline work: Mcel United Inc received $27,500 for coalition building tied to the National One Million Teachers of Color campaign, and Region VII Education Service Center received $47,500 for personnel costs related to a field experience supervisor.
How Tntp Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.4M
Total Assets
$95.7M
Total Revenue
$137.8M
Total Expenses
$131M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $165K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$165K
Geographic Reach
National17 states funded
About 10% of grants go to recipients in MA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
TEQUILLA BROWNIE
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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