Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Austin, TX · EIN 36-4336415. Reported 1,775 grants totalling $509.5M to 949 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$80,386median grant
$509.5Mgranted, 2021-2024
949organizations funded
60%of grantees funded again the next year
$7.8Bassets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Michael & Susan Dell Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $80,386. Half of everything it gave fell between $13,742 and $275,713; the smallest was $250 and the largest $50.0M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 949 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charter School Growth Fund | Broomfield, CO | $59.5M | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Texas - Austin | Austin, TX | $38.3M | 37 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $36.1M | 29 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mobile Loaves & Fishes Inc | Austin, TX | $23.5M | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dell Children's Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $18.1M | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| New Leaders Foundation | Johannesburg, Gauteng | $6,718,427 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The British Asian Trust | London | $6,189,779 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way for Greater Austin | Austin, TX | $5,844,013 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Communities Foundation of Texas | Dallas, TX | $5,211,968 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Click Foundation | Johannesburg, Gauteng | $4,939,780 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blackbaud Giving Fund | Charleston, SC | $4,938,563 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tntp Inc | New York, NY | $4,891,698 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Give USA | San Ramon, CA | $4,569,877 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools - Central Texas | Austin, TX | $4,050,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Transcend Inc | Hastingsonhudson, NY | $3,700,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dg Murray Trust | Cape Town, Western Cape | $3,652,438 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Magic Bus | Mumbai, Maharashtra | $3,535,602 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas 2036 | Dallas, TX | $3,500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Cape Town | Cape Town, Western Cape | $3,475,151 | 23 | 3 | 2023 |
| Safe Alliance | Austin, TX | $3,450,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Teach for India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | $3,429,834 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Schools Venture Fund | Oakland, CA | $3,295,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Foundation Communities Inc | Austin, TX | $3,051,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mission Capital | Austin, TX | $3,016,666 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Austin Ed Fund | Austin, TX | $2,805,084 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Jewish Appeal | New York, NY | $2,800,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Avanti Fellows | New Delhi, Delhi | $2,791,097 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas Education Agency | Austin, TX | $2,737,616 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Pretoria | Pretoria, Gauteng | $2,560,502 | 27 | 4 | 2024 |
| Teach Plus | Boston, MA | $2,512,999 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough Central Texas | Austin, TX | $2,500,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $2,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Let's Get Ready | New York, NY | $2,363,758 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Education Analytics | Madison, WI | $2,230,134 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Scholarship Providers Association | Charlottesville, VA | $2,163,921 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Funda Wande (rf) Npc | Cape Town, Western Cape | $2,157,526 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lifeworks | Austin, TX | $2,096,918 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lighthouse Communities Foundation | Pune, Maharashtra | $2,050,259 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| MY529 | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,009,709 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| International Medical Corps | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Classlink | Clifton, NJ | $1,985,740 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Shalom Austin | Austin, TX | $1,956,149 | 6 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stellenbosch University Trust | Stellenbosch, Western Cape | $1,910,255 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $1,900,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ubs Optimus Foundation | Zurich, Zurich | $1,863,508 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | Alexandria, VA | $1,828,980 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Absolute Return for Kids - India | New Delhi, Delhi | $1,828,484 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $1,750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Fairfield, CT | $1,750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Springboard Collaborative | Philadelphia, PA | $1,701,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Community Chest of the Western Cape | Cape Town, Western Cape | $1,663,842 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Helping Hand Home for Children | Austin, TX | $1,640,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gradesmatch Npc | Sandton, Gauteng | $1,635,247 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dell Jewish Community Campus Development Corporation | Austin, TX | $1,633,332 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dream a Dream | Bangalore, Karnataka | $1,628,668 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jumpstart Foundation | Johannesburg, Gauteng | $1,624,301 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| South African Medical Research Council | Cape Town, Western Cape | $1,597,364 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA of Travis County Inc | Austin, TX | $1,586,200 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Region 4 Education Service Center | Houston, TX | $1,521,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 3DE National | Atlanta, GA | $1,500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| America's Frontier Fund | Arlington, VA | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Data Quality Campaign | Washington, DC | $1,500,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Deans for Impact | Austin, TX | $1,500,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas Tech University - College of Education | Lubbock, TX | $1,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Imentor | New York, NY | $1,430,725 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Collegespring | Walnut Creek, CA | $1,425,936 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arizou | New York, NY | $1,375,316 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Common Sense Media | San Francisco, CA | $1,362,261 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Blue Engine | New York, NY | $1,347,054 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Amira Learning Inc | San Francisco, CA | $1,335,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Literacy First | Austin, TX | $1,335,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Generation Schools Network | Denver, CO | $1,334,832 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| International Youth Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $1,333,456 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Scholarship America | Minneapolis, MN | $1,332,910 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Innovateedu | Brooklyn, NY | $1,312,359 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jan Sahas USA Inc | Washington, DC | $1,300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Coursemojo Inc | Washington, DC | $1,259,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Group | Chicago, IL | $1,250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Empath | Boston, MA | $1,240,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Onegoal | Chicago, IL | $1,220,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Turnaround for Children Inc | New York, NY | $1,215,764 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cal Poly Pomona Philanthropic Foundation | Pomona, CA | $1,200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Great Minnesota Schools | Minneapolis, MN | $1,200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Npower Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $1,200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Association of System Heads | Washington, DC | $1,200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of the Free State | Bloemfontein, Free State | $1,185,762 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| People for Action | New Delhi, Delhi | $1,161,465 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cambiar Education | Minneapolis, MN | $1,150,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Partnerships for Children | Austin, TX | $1,135,139 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas Community College Education Initiative | Austin, TX | $1,121,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Texas Region 20 San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $1,120,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connxus | Austin, TX | $1,117,810 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Austin Community College | Austin, TX | $1,104,280 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Austin Community Foundation | Austin, TX | $1,097,000 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Indus Action | New Delhi, Delhi | $1,082,481 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Business Process Enabling South Africa | Krugersdorp, Gauteng | $1,070,228 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Latinos for Education | Belmont, MA | $1,068,984 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Apex Education Group | Cape Town, Western Cape | $1,053,708 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Building Excellent Schools | Boston, MA | $1,050,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Powermylearning | New York, NY | $1,050,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Aspen Institute | Washington, DC | $1,050,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Denver Public Schools Foundation | Denver, CO | $1,031,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Natal | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Ogen | University Heights, OH | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camelback Ventures | Garden City, ID | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of United Hatzalah of Israel | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jafi North American Council | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Classrooms | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| School Board Partners | New Orleans, LA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Strive for College | Milpitas, CA | $999,699 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Bengaluru | Bengaluru, Karnataka | $980,947 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | Houston, TX | $957,292 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lend a Hand India | Pune, Maharashtra | $956,659 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Commit Partnership | Dallas, TX | $950,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Region 10 Education Service Center | Richardson, TX | $950,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Doctors for You | Mumbai, Maharashtra | $948,422 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Georgia State University Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $945,943 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| IDEAS42 | New York, NY | $942,283 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Braven | Chicago, IL | $938,871 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Act Inc | Iowa City, IA | $908,900 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bottom Line | Boston, MA | $900,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Instruction Partners | Nashville, TN | $900,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sheba | Ramat Gan, Central | $900,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Fistula Foundation | San Jose, CA | $900,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | Madison, WI | $900,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Texas Health Science Center | Houston, TX | $871,977 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Digital Promise Global | Washington, DC | $870,499 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Settlement Home | Austin, TX | $860,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $857,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Association of Charter School Authorizers | Chicago, IL | $856,923 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ciie Initiatives | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | $851,700 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Contigo Ed Inc | Houston, TX | $840,004 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arizona State University Foundation | Tempe, AZ | $830,160 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Khanyisa Inanda Seminary Community Projects Npc | Durban, Kwazulu-Natal | $816,955 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity | Austin, TX | $812,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Centre for Advocacy and Research (cfar) | New Delhi, Delhi | $803,126 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Achieving the Dream | Silver Spring, MD | $800,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Austin Partners in Education | Austin, TX | $800,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chiefs for Change | Washington, DC | $800,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Leading Educators | New Orleans, LA | $800,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| College Possible | Saint Paul, MN | $798,598 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Food Center | Austin, TX | $787,792 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| North East Florida Educational Consortium | Palatka, FL | $765,881 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Excellence India Trust | Bengaluru, Karnataka | $762,855 | 8 | 3 | 2024 |
| Promedica Foundation | Toledo, OH | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saga Education | Boston, MA | $750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| South Carolina District Data Governance Group | Swansea, SC | $750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Siyavula | Cape Town, Western Cape | $736,690 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ithaka | New York, NY | $735,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pcci | Dallas, TX | $731,078 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Yemin Orde Youth Village | Yemin Orde, Haifa | $713,416 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Edufundi | Cape Town, Western Cape | $700,260 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries Inc | Houston, TX | $700,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mercy Ships | Lindale, TX | $700,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Consortium for School Networking (cosn) | Washington, DC | $689,968 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Anudip Foundation for Social Welfare | Kolkata, West Bengal | $678,409 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Central Texas Allied Health Institute | Austin, TX | $650,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Council of Chief State School Officers (ccsso) | Washington, DC | $636,060 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jge Funding Trust | Bonnievale, Western Cape | $630,891 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Missouri Morenet | Columbia, MO | $630,105 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Moneythink | Berkeley, CA | $623,785 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lake Hills Church | Austin, TX | $620,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nsdc | New Delhi, Delhi | $611,425 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Austin Child Guidance Center | Austin, TX | $590,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Society for Educational Improvement and Innovation | Pune, Maharashtra | $573,893 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Any Baby Can | Austin, TX | $570,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| International Society for Technology in Education | Arlington, VA | $567,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| San Antonio Foundation for Excellence in Education | San Antonio, TX | $557,100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Common Market Philadelphia Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $551,950 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| America's Promise | Washington, DC | $550,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities | Washington, DC | $550,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Smile Train | New York, NY | $550,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Child Protection | Austin, TX | $542,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Skillpoint Alliance | Austin, TX | $538,900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Fellowship for Black and Latino Male Educators | Brooklyn, NY | $537,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sightsavers | Boston, MA | $521,061 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Allan Gray Orbis Fdn Endowment Early Learning Initiative (rf) Npc | Cape Town, Western Cape | $516,304 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Acorn Education | Cape Town, Western Cape | $516,259 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tech Mahindra Foundation | Mumbai, Maharashtra | $513,245 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $505,564 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Edulution | Cape Town, Western Cape | $500,888 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Star Schools | Braamfontein Johannesburg, Gauteng | $500,315 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Indiana University | Bloomington, IN | $500,001 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 40 Schools | New Orleans, LA | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Soroka Medical Center | Scarsdale, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity | Peachtree City, GA | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Coop Careers Inc | New York, NY | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Citybridge Education | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Barzilai | Roslyn Heights, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Sheba Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Israaid | Palo Alto, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leap Innovations | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National College Attainment Network Inc | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Opportunity 180 | Las Vegas, NV | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Seachange Capital Partners | New York, NY | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Skillup Coalition | San Francisco, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Visionspring Inc | New York, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Word of Mouth Npc | Cape Town, Western Cape | $489,136 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Economic Development Industrial Corporation - Boston | Boston, MA | $482,693 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $481,003 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas Empowerment Academy | Austin, TX | $479,313 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Into Space Npc | Cape Town, Western Cape | $459,893 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Udhyam Learning Foundation | Bengaluru, Karnataka | $454,226 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Seton Fund | Austin, TX | $451,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nola Public Schools | New Orleans, LA | $450,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Unitus Labs | Orem, UT | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Digify Foundation Rf Npc | Johannesburg, Western Cape | $448,507 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stellenbosch University Resep | Stellenbosch, Western Cape | $441,283 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| San Diego County Office of Education | San Diego, CA | $431,192 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Austin Urban Technology Movement | Austin, TX | $428,822 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rodel Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $424,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Panorama Education | Boston, MA | $412,850 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Medha Learning Foundation | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | $412,630 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Waterloo School of Austin | Austin, TX | $410,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Education Nexus | Mcminnville, OR | $406,200 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Giveindia | Bangalore, Karnataka | $405,288 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Endeavor Sa Npc | Milpark, Gauteng | $403,549 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cambiar Education | San Diego, CA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Careerspring Foundation | Bellaire, TX | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Duet | Boston, MA | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| E3 Alliance | Austin, TX | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Literacy Coalition of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pelotonu | Austin, TX | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peoples Courage International Inc | Washington, DC | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Samaritan Center | Austin, TX | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Speak Up Africa Inc | New York, NY | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pratham Education Foundation | New Delhi, Delhi | $399,898 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rodel Charitable Foundation - Rodel Foundation of Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $399,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camden Education Fund Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $399,300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Think of US | Washington, DC | $398,840 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bellwether Education Partners Inc | Sudbury, MA | $396,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stepmojo Education LLC | Jersey City, NJ | $380,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Summer School Institute | Brooklyn, NY | $377,680 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Goodwill of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $375,981 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Craft and Design Institute Npc | Cape Town, Western Cape | $375,692 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Propel America | Boston, MA | $375,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Vocational Service Inc | Boston, MA | $374,305 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Center for Child and Family Studies | Austin, TX | $372,315 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Development Management Foundation | Noida, Uttar Pradesh | $371,657 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Intermediaryed | Iowa City, IA | $367,213 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rlabs | Cape Town, Western Cape | $366,228 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| DC Greens | Washington, DC | $365,997 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Akanksha Foundation | Mumbai, Maharashtra | $365,951 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Learning Accelerator | Portland, ME | $365,468 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Indiana University School of Education | Bloomington, IN | $359,620 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Swipe Out Hunger | Los Angeles, CA | $359,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Collective X Npc | Johannesburg, Gauteng | $355,677 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| T3 Partnership | Fort Worth, TX | $352,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
249 of 949 (26%) 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 60%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
Plus 1,717 grants to individuals totalling $22.8M -- scholarships, hardship and emergency assistance. We deliberately do not publish the names of people who received them, even though the filings do.
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.
- Charter School Growth Fund
Launching the Dell Catalyst Fund to Drive Quality Charter School Growth - Mobile Loaves & Fishes Inc
Scaling Community First! Village to Combat Homelessness - University of Texas at Austin
UT For Me Powered by Dell Scholars: 2024-2025 Academic Year - Dell Children's Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas
Best in Class Health for Central Texas Children and Families - University of Texas - Austin
UT For Me Powered by Dell Scholars: 2022-2023 Academic Year - Communities Foundation of Texas
Scaling Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools (PTECHs) in Texas
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 791 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 325 | $110.0M | $156,826 |
| 2022 | 306 | $126.7M | $190,335 |
| 2023 | 877 | $116.3M | $17,450 |
| 2024 | 267 | $156.5M | $220,000 |
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. Michael & Susan Dell Foundation has 294 of them, worth $292.5M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Charter School Growth Fund | Denver, CO | $50.0M |
| Charter School Growth Fund | Denver, CO | $18.0M |
| University of Texas - Austin | Austin, TX | $8,421,792 |
| Sheba | Ramat Gan, Central | $7,613,750 |
| Dell Scholars Program | Austin, TX | $7,600,000 |
| Communities Foundation of Texas | Dallas, TX | $7,000,000 |
| University of Texas - Austin | Austin, TX | $6,731,104 |
| Charter School Growth Fund | Broomfield, CO | $5,918,653 |
| Magic Bus India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | $4,380,729 |
| Lighthouse Communities Foundation | Pune, Maharashtra | $3,425,201 |
| Ciie Initiatives | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | $3,104,038 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $2,865,209 |
| Tntp Inc | New York, NY | $2,679,618 |
| Tech Mahindra Foundation | Mumbai, Maharashtra | $2,673,215 |
| United Way for Greater Austin | Austin, TX | $2,665,834 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 40% of this one's giving went to organizations in Texas. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund265 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc236 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc216 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust185 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program183 shared recipientsMorgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc145 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $80,386. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Texas.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Michael & Susan Dell Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 4417 Westlake Drive, Austin, TX, 78746. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 36-4336415 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.
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