To build and scale Decision Education in K-12 schools by developing standards, resources, research, and partnerships that teach students evidence-based decision-making skills and improve life outcomes.
Alliance for Decision Education Inc. centers its grantmaking on building Decision Education in K-12 schools, with a funded incubator model that helps schools design, pilot, and scale instructional approaches tied to college and career planning, media literacy, and student decision-making. The most visible recent awards went to school-based incubator participants, including Friends of Baltimore School at $20,562 and Dreamhouse Ewa Beach Pcs at $18,361, both in 2025. Those grants sit inside a broader program structure that also includes teacher fellowships, research grants, and policymaker engagement. Across that mix, the foundation is supporting both classroom implementation and the field-building work around standards, resources, and evidence. Recent grants also show sustained support for Cristo-rey Phila High School, which received $17,668 in 2024 and $8,881 in 2025 through the incubator program. The grant records point to a funder working through schools and educators rather than individuals, with a focus on decision-making skills that can be taught, tested, and expanded within K-12 settings.
The Alliance’s school implementation work is visible in incubator grants to district and school partners. Cristo-rey Phila High School received $17,668 in 2024 and $8,881 in 2025 for the incubator program, showing multi-year participation in a cohort model. A second strand is college and career preparation: Livonia School District received $15,516 in 2024 through the incubator program, and the program description ties that initiative to instructional models that integrate Decision Education into K-12 classrooms. Media literacy is another recurring theme. China Grove Middle School received $14,074 in 2025 through the incubator, and the active program list identifies media literacy as one of the incubator initiatives. Research is also part of the portfolio, including a separate research grant and a 2025 recipient cohort under the research funding initiative.
Typical awards cluster in the five-figure range: p25 is $8,000, median grant size is $11,675, and p75 is $15,516. The recent-grants list shows repeated support to some recipients across years, including Cristo-rey Phila High School and Church Farm School, which suggests ongoing cohort-based funding rather than one-time awards. The organization is a public charity, not an individual-giving funder, and it does not make program-related investments. The active program pages also show mixed access: the research grant program accepts unsolicited applications, while the incubator and fellowship programs do not.
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Most grants fall between $8K and $16K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$16K
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Grantmaking is regional and concentrated in the United States, with all recent grants going to U.S. recipients. Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count, and 40% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Named recent recipients include Philadelphia and Exton in Pennsylvania, Baltimore in Maryland, Kapolei in Hawaii, Livonia in Michigan, and Concord in North Carolina. The list also reaches Kansas City, Missouri, and Warrenville, Illinois, showing a multi-state footprint rather than a single-city focus.
Its listed programs support Decision Education research, K-12 incubator cohorts, teacher fellowships, and policymaker engagement. The foundation’s stated aim is to build and scale Decision Education in K-12 schools through standards, resources, research, and partnerships.
Typical grant size is in the five-figure range. The distribution provided is p25 at $8,000, median at $11,675, and p75 at $15,516.
The research grant program does. The active program list says the Decision Education Research Grants and Awards Program accepts unsolicited applications, while the incubator and fellowship programs are marked as not accepting unsolicited applications.
The foundation gives regionally, with all recent grants going to U.S. recipients. Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count, and 40% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state.
Yes. The recent grants list shows repeated awards to some schools across multiple years, including Cristo-rey Phila High School and Church Farm School.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL | BALTIMORE, MD | $20,562 | 2025 | INCUBATOR |
| DREAMHOUSE EWA BEACH PCS | KAPOLEI, HI | $18,361 | 2025 | INCUBATOR |
| CHINA GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL | CHINA GROVE, NC | $14,074 | 2025 | INCUBATOR |
| HUBBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL | WARRENVILLE, IL | $9,379 | 2025 | INCUBATOR |
| CRISTO-REY PHILA HIGH SCHOOL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $8,881 | 2025 | INCUBATOR PROGRAM |
| CABARRUS-KANNAPOLIS COLLEGE | CONCORD, NC | $8,654 | 2025 | INCUBATOR PROGRAM |
| CHURCH FARM SCHOOL | EXTON, PA | $7,131 | 2025 | INCUBATOR PROGRAM |
| LINCOLN COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY | KANSAS CITY, MO | $5,625 | 2025 | INCUBATOR PROGRAM |
| CRISTO-REY PHILA HIGH SCHOOL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $17,668 | 2024 | INCUBATOR PROGRAM |
| LIVONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT | LIVONIA, MI | $15,516 | 2024 | INCUBATOR PROGRAM |
| CABARRUS-KANNAPOLIS COLLEGE | CONCORD, NC | $11,675 | 2024 | INCUBATOR PROGRAM |
| CHURCH FARM SCHOOL | EXTON, PA | $8,000 | 2024 | INCUBATOR PROGRAM |
| LINCOLN COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY | KANSAS CITY, MO | $6,000 | 2024 | INCUBATOR PROGRAM |
FRIENDS OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL
$20,562INCUBATOR
DREAMHOUSE EWA BEACH PCS
$18,361INCUBATOR
CHINA GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
$14,074INCUBATOR
HUBBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
$9,379INCUBATOR
CRISTO-REY PHILA HIGH SCHOOL
$8,881INCUBATOR PROGRAM
CABARRUS-KANNAPOLIS COLLEGE
$8,654INCUBATOR PROGRAM
CHURCH FARM SCHOOL
INCUBATOR PROGRAM
LINCOLN COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY
$5,625INCUBATOR PROGRAM
LIVONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
$15,516INCUBATOR PROGRAM
CABARRUS-KANNAPOLIS COLLEGE
$11,675INCUBATOR PROGRAM
LINCOLN COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY
$6,000INCUBATOR PROGRAM
