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National Endowment for Financial Education Grants

Private foundation · EIN 84-0632115 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$1M
Grants reported
27
Typical grant
$25K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

$821.9K

How to apply

This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact
Applications Should Be Submitted to
Email
Nefe.org
Deadlines
Nefe accepts letters of inquiry once per year. 2025 was March 17 to April 25. 2026 is March 30 to ma
Application materials
Applicants must submit a letter of inquiry form as the first step to being considered for funding. The form is available on nefe's website at nefe.org
Restrictions
Nefe does not fund projects that: o have commercial or proprietary elements. O are related to the pilot, development, execution, evaluation, expansion or administration of specific programs, courses or curricula.
Original filing text
Contact
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO
Address
1550 MARKET STREET SUITE 475 DENVER, CO, 80202
Phone
3037416333
Email
NEFE.ORG
Deadlines
NEFE ACCEPTS LETTERS OF INQUIRY ONCE PER YEAR. 2025 WAS MARCH 17 TO APRIL 25. 2026 IS MARCH 30 TO MA
Application materials
APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT A LETTER OF INQUIRY FORM AS THE FIRST STEP TO BEING CONSIDERED FOR FUNDING. THE FORM IS AVAILABLE ON NEFE'S WEBSITE AT NEFE.ORG
Restrictions
NEFE DOES NOT FUND PROJECTS THAT: O HAVE COMMERCIAL OR PROPRIETARY ELEMENTS. O ARE RELATED TO THE PILOT, DEVELOPMENT, EXECUTION, EVALUATION, EXPANSION OR ADMINISTRATION OF SPECIFIC PROGRAMS, COURSES OR CURRICULA.

Reported organization name: NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR FINANCIAL EDUCATION

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202510$389K
202417$654.1K

Where National Endowment for Financial Education gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Oregon$196KCalifornia$149.9KMontana$125KAlabama$123.6KMissouri$118.3K

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Montana State University

BOZEMAN, MT

$117KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

Research grant

The Rand Corporation

SANTA MONICA, CA

$116.9KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Research grant

Education Northwest

PORTLAND, OR

$99.8KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Research grant

Lewis and Clark College

PORTLAND, OR

$86.5KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Research grant

Morgan State University

BALTIMORE, MD

$86KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

Research grant

Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (27 reported in all).

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from National Endowment for Financial Education's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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