About Stand for Children
To advance education equity and improve outcomes for children through advocacy, policy change, community engagement, and evidence-based programs focused on student success.
Focus Areas
K-12 educationHigh school successEarly childhood educationLiteracyYouth justice / criminal justice reformAdvocacy and civic engagementScholarships for first-generation college students
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizationsballot-measure/campaign organizations
Funding Style
unrestricted/general operating supportproject-specific fundingadvocacy/policy support (ballot measures)
About Stand for Children
Stand for Children Inc. combines advocacy funding with state-based political and operating support, and one of its clearest signals is the $891,500 ballot-measure grant to Invest in Arizona in 2023. That grant sits alongside repeated, large general contributions to affiliated state entities such as Stand for Children AZ IEC and Stand for Children OR PAC, showing a structure built around both direct program work and campaign infrastructure. The foundation’s stated aim is to advance education equity and improve outcomes for children through advocacy, policy change, community engagement, and evidence-based programs focused on student success. Its support reaches several parts of the education pipeline. In Arizona, it has backed scholarship work for first-generation college students through a partnership with The Renaissance Foundation, while also funding efforts tied to high school readiness and graduation. Elsewhere, grants have gone to organizations working on school improvement and education policy, including groups in Colorado, North Carolina, and New Hampshire. The pattern suggests a funder that mixes state-specific priorities with broader education reform work, using both project grants and general contributions to support nonprofit and campaign partners.
What Stand for Children Funds
Education equity is the organizing theme across the foundation’s grantmaking. In Arizona, Stand for Children Inc. gave $260,000 to Save Our Schools Arizona in 2023 as a general contribution, and also provided $50,000 to Yes4IPS in 2024 for ballot measure support. Those gifts show a willingness to fund both advocacy organizations and election-related education work. High school success is another clear area. The foundation funds 9th grade on-track work in Arizona through legislative-funded grants for schools and school districts to implement evidence-based programs that improve attendance, graduation rates, and student achievement. Postsecondary access appears in the scholarship programs run by Stand for Children Arizona in partnership with The Renaissance Foundation, which award $20,000 per recipient over four years to first-generation college students. Parent engagement also shows up through the Kimberly Payton Parent Fellowship in Chicago, which honors parents advocating for educational equity.
How Stand for Children Gives
Typical grant size is $24,624 at the 25th percentile, $92,477 at the median, and $407,255 at the 75th percentile, indicating a mix of smaller support grants and much larger strategic awards. The recent record shows repeated funding to the same affiliates over multiple years, including several grants to Stand for Children Washington Pac and Stand for Children Louisiana Iec. That points to ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards. The foundation gives through general contributions, project grants, ballot-measure support, and other political/civic funding vehicles. It does not fund individuals and makes no program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.7M
Total Assets
$14.4M
Total Revenue
$7.9M
Total Expenses
$5.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $407K, with a median of $92K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$92K
75th Percentile
$407K
Geographic Reach
Regional10 states funded
About 68% of grants go to recipients in OR.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JONAH EDELMAN
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