National Endowment for

EIN 840632115

Denver, CO 80203 |(303) 741-6333

https://www.NEFE.org
Total Given 2020–2023
$4.4M
52 grants · $1.1M avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$62K
typical mid grants · $25K–$111K
grant size
25%
balanced · 9/36 multi-year
repeat
$187.5M
Assets (2023)
36
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Science & Research

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person Applications should be submitted to
Phone (303) 741-6333
Deadlines First Tuesday in December and the first Tuesday in June.
How to Apply Applicants must submit a Concept Inquiry Form as the first step to being considered for funding. The Form is available on NEFE's website at NEFE.org
Restrictions Through support of rigorous research, NEFE identifies knowledge gaps and seeks evidence of what works in the field to prove the effectiveness of financial education and lay the groundwork for greater future impact. Funding is provided for research that has the potential to make a profound contribution to the field of financial education and seeks to improve the public's financial well-being. NEFE funds projects that: Are based on original research questions that necessitate rigorous, empirical analysis; Generate new data or utilize existing datasets; Involve the direct study of U.S. households and individuals and trends related to them; Investigate direct impacts of financial education or propose research that results in findings impactful to the field. NEFE does not fund projects that: Have commercial or proprietary elements; Are related to the pilot, development, execution, evaluation, expansion or administration of programs, courses or curricula.

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 $811K $183.2M $13.7M 15
2021 $1.2M $204.9M $20.3M 12
2022 $1.4M $178.8M $7.9M 15
2023 $1.0M $187.5M $8.2M 10

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 52 grants on record

Minimum
$850
25th Pctl
$25K
Median
$62K
Average
$85K
75th Pctl
$111K
Maximum
$296K

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

7.7% of US grants · Rank #5 of 20 states $203K across 4 grants 1 of 254 counties

Top 1 counties

  1. 1 Lubbock 4 grants · $203K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (52 total)

Purpose
St Louis University St Louis, MO $295,632 RESEARCH GRANT 2022
Rand Corporation Santa Monica, CA $241,210 Income Share Agreement Landscape 2021
Indiana University Office of the Treasury Detroit, MI $234,000 Cash Course donation 2021
Indiana University Office Detroit, MI $234,000 CASHCOURSE OPERATIONS 2022
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA $220,559 Improving Measures of Financial Literacy, Wellness, and Attitudes among College Students 2021
The Rand Corporation Santa Monica, CA $213,908 RESEARCH GRANT 2022
Montana State University Bozeman, MT $200,000 RESEARCH GRANT 2023
Boston College Chesnut Hill, MA $184,995 RESEARCH GRANT 2022
St Louis University St Louis, MO $177,379 RESEARCH GRANT 2023
Urban Institute Washington, DC $170,000 Efficacy in Measuring Financial Literacy 2020
The Rand Corporation Santa Monica, CA $166,414 RESEARCH GRANT 2022
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL $123,588 RESEARCH GRANT 2023
Lewis and Clark College Portland, OR $116,265 RESEARCH GRANT 2023
The Rand Corporation Santa Monica, CA $109,802 RESEARCH GRANT 2023
Montana State University Bozeman, MT $109,388 RESEARCH GRANT 2023
Knology New York, NY $104,000 State financial spending and benefits 2020
University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN $103,689 RESEARCH GRANT 2022
The University of Arizona Tuscon, AZ $101,077 Measuring Family Financial Socialization 2020
The University of Arizona Tuscon, AZ $101,077 Research grant 2021
Afcpe Westerville, OH $100,000 Philanthropic grant 2021
Indiana University Office of the Treasury Detroit, MI $100,000 Cash Course donation 2021
Texas Tech University System Lubbock, TX $91,417 Financial Literacy and Cross Racial Validity 2021
The Urban Institute Washington, DC $90,000 RESEARCH GRANT 2023
University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL $87,001 Efficacy in measuring financial literacy 2020
The Urban Institute Wahington, DC $80,000 Efficacy in measuring financial literacy 2020