Xq Institute
Oakland, CA · EIN 47-4422640. Reported 109 grants totalling $90.8M to 61 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Xq Institute checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
5 of the organizations Xq Institute funded make grants themselves, and it reported 9 grants totalling $6,345,219 to them. That is 8% of the $80.9M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Houston Community Foundation | community foundation | Texas | $3,039,048 | 2 | 2 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| The Rhode Island Community Foundation | community foundation | Rhode Island | $2,688,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| The Community Foundation for South | community foundation | New York | $447,921 | 3 | 3 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Hopewell Fund | grantmaking organization | District of Columbia | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| Entertainment Industry Foundation | federated giving programme | California | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $250,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $50,000 and $1,428,991; the smallest was $500 and the largest $7,000,000.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching | Stanford, CA | $17.4M | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| DC Public Education Fund | Washington, DC | $12.2M | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fund for Public Schools Inc | New York, NY | $7,479,133 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Education for Change | Oakland, CA | $5,531,049 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Washington Leadership Academy | Washington, DC | $4,972,076 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New Harmony High Institute | New Orleans, LA | $4,693,106 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Crosstown High School Inc | Memphis, TN | $4,670,050 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Da Vinci Schools La County | El Segundo, CA | $4,431,781 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Iovine and Young Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $4,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Vista Foundation for Innovative Learning | Vista, CA | $3,223,886 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation | Houston, TX | $3,039,048 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Grand Rapids Student Advancement Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | $2,920,437 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rhode Island Community Foundation | Providence, RI | $2,688,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School | Brooklyn, NY | $2,000,371 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Purdue Polytechnic High School of Indianapolis Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $1,586,875 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Seminole County Public Schools Inc | Sanford, FL | $1,242,096 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Elizabethton High School | Elizabethton, TN | $1,025,171 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New Schools Fund Dba Newschools Venture Fund | Oakland, CA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Partnership for Los Angeles Schools | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The 74 Media Inc | New York, NY | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Public Schools | Tulsa, OK | $520,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation for South Central New York Inc | Johnson City, NY | $447,921 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northern Illinois University | Chicago, IL | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Charitable Ventures of Orange County | Santa Ana, CA | $376,991 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Negro College Fund (uncf) | Washington, DC | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boise State University | Boise, ID | $339,225 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bureau of Indian Education | Washington, DC | $323,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Council of Chief State School Officers | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Weta (greater Washington Editorial Communications Association) | Arlington, VA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights, KY | $282,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cedar Rapids Community Schools Foundation | Cedar Rapids, IA | $236,310 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Development Finance | Oakland, CA | $185,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Newshour Productions | Arlington, VA | $180,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Waterfire Providence | Providence, RI | $126,776 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Summitt Public Schools | Redwood City, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Idaho State University Foundation Inc | Pocatello, ID | $70,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern Illinois University Education Systems Center | Dekalb, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation Inc | Beverly Hills, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oakland Fund for Public Innovation | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Array Alliance | Encino, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Entertainment Industry Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Glsen | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saving Our Daughters Inc | Dallas, GA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Stephen C Rose Legacy Foundation | Providence, RI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| USC Iovine and Young Academy | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Independent Arts and Media | San Francisco, CA | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Movimiento Al Exito | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Summer Stars Camp for the Performing Arts | Norwell, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Gathering for Justice | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Let's Innovate Through Education | Memphis, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oakland Art Murmur | Oakland, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oceana Inc | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seneca Family of Agencies | Oakland, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Teens With a Purpose | Norfolk, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| True Skool Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eternal Seeds | New Orleans, LA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Santa Fe Indian School Inc | Santa Fe, NM | $930 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Gordon Parks Foundation | Pleasantville, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
29 of 61 (48%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 50%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
SUPPORT TO RE-IMAGINE AND REDEFINE THE HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING EXPERIENCE - DC Public Education Fund
SUPPORT DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THEIR WORK TO RE-IMAGINE AND RE-DESIGN THEIR SCHOOLS - Da Vinci Schools La County
SUPPORT THE HIGH SCHOOL IN THEIR WORK TO RE-IMAGINE AND RE-DESIGN THEIR SCHOOL. - Fund for Public Schools Inc
SUPPORT NYDOE IN THEIR WORK TO RE-IMAGINE AND RE-DESIGN THEIR SCHOOLS. - Rhode Island Community Foundation
SUPPORT THE STATE IN THEIR WORK TO RE-IMAGINE AND RE-DESIGN THEIR SCHOOLS - Iovine and Young Foundation
SUPPORT THE CREATION OF NEW SCHOOL, THE IOVINE AND YOUNG CENTER
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 68 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | $23.1M | $116,542 |
| 2022 | 35 | $33.5M | $365,912 |
| 2023 | 24 | $20.2M | $250,000 |
| 2024 | 14 | $14.1M | $286,750 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Xq Institute has 15 of them, worth $4,066,939. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| DC Public Education Fund | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 |
| Fund for Public Schools Inc | New York, NY | $766,104 |
| Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University | Tempe, AZ | $401,265 |
| Chiefs for Change Inc | Washington, DC | $300,000 |
| New Harmony High Institute | New Orleans, LA | $250,000 |
| United Negro College Fund (uncf) | Washington, DC | $233,000 |
| Education for Change | Oakland, CA | $200,000 |
| Elizabethton High School - (bartleby Program - Other Awardee) | Elizabethton, TN | $200,000 |
| Da Vinci Schools La County | El Segundo, CA | $200,000 |
| Grand Rapids Public Schools - Grand Rapids Public Museum High School | Grand Rapids, MI | $200,000 |
| The 74 Media Inc | New York, NY | $150,000 |
| Crosstown High School Inc | Memphis, TN | $100,000 |
| Northern Illinois University Education Systems Center | Dekalb, IL | $29,500 |
| Santa Fe Indian School Inc | Santa Fe, NM | $29,070 |
| Eternal Seeds Inc | New Orleans, LA | $8,000 |
Where its money goes
41% of its giving went to organizations in California.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Xq Institute's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 248 3RD Street 319, Oakland, CA, 94607. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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