Andre Agassi Foundation for Education
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- This is a Las Vegas, NV based foundation that funds education, with a stated priority for organisations located and serving a population in Southern Nevada, so fit matters: your work should support education, and ideally serve that area.
- Be aware that grants are made only by invitation and unsolicited proposals are not reviewed, so this is not one to approach with a cold application; if you believe you meet the funding guidelines, the route given is to email the foundation for more information, but invitation remains the deciding factor, which points to a relationship-led rather than open process.
- On size, pitch modestly: half of its 130 grants across its recent filings were $25,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $4,300 and $250,000, with $25,000 the median grant.
- A large share of its grant dollars, 69%, went to organisations it had already funded in the previous two filings, so returning, previously funded relationships make up much of the giving, which again underlines the value of being known to the foundation before applying.
- Do not apply if you are an individual or family seeking funding, an organisation operating outside the United States, one without a current 501(c)(3), one that discriminates on the basis of religion, sex, sexual orientation or race, a for-profit management organisation, a political cause, or if you are seeking a non-scholarship endowment, capital campaign support, multi-year gifts, or support for lobbying.
Overview
Andre Agassi Foundation for Education is a US private foundation based in Las Vegas, NV.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Foundation’s stated mission is to provide educational opportunities and resources to an otherwise underserved population, making underserved youth a priority. Its funding guidelines consider organisations whose mission supports education and give preference to organisations located and serving a population in Southern Nevada. The grants recorded in its filings have supported K–12 programmes, STEM learning, college enrolment and career mobility, scholarships and student mental-health programmes. Recipients include schools, education and youth charities, universities and community organisations. The Foundation describes its approach as supporting students at every level and removing obstructions that may interfere with their ability to learn. It therefore combines support for education providers with grants addressing factors affecting students’ learning.
Themes
- Education
Geographic Focus
United States. Priority: Southern Nevada.
What They Don't Fund
- Individuals or individual families
- Lobbying of any kind
- Non-scholarship endowments or capital campaigns
- Organizations or programs outside of the United States
- Organizations that do not have a current 501(c)(3)
- Organizations that discriminate against religion, sex, sexual orientation or race
- For profit management organizations
- Political causes including candidates, campaigns and organizations
- Multi-year gifts
How to apply
Organisations should review the funding guidelines and, if they meet the criteria, email Julie Pippenger for more information. Grant requests are made only by invitation; unsolicited proposals are not reviewed.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 69% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 130 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The Foundation prefers organisations located and serving a population in Southern Nevada.
- Proposals must come from tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organisations whose mission supports education.
- Mid-year and end-of-year reports should explain expenditure, the population served, how success is measured and the programme’s impact.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 5%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 1%
- The largest single recipient received 17% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 69% of grant dollars went to organisations Andre Agassi Foundation for Education had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 38 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Center for Mind Body Medicine · Fy2024 - final payment for project activities$624,7962024 tax year
- Democracy Prep · Fy2024 - operational support agassi campus$500,0002024 tax year
- Keep Memory Alive · Fy2024 - general donation.$500,0002024 tax year
- Green Our Planet · Fy2024 - grade 6-12 stem 3rd payment.$362,5002024 tax year
- Twilight Springs Horse Sanctuary · Fy2024 - support for rehabilitation center$250,0002024 tax year
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Las Vegas · Fy2024 - 4th (final) payment for agassi club capital$250,0002024 tax year
- Fulfillment Fund · Fy2024 - scholarship grants$250,0002024 tax year
- Cure4theKids · Fy2024 - grant to purchase operational supplies$150,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Steve Miller — CEO
- Andre Agassi — Chairman & Founder
- Stephanie Hightower — Trustee
- Shawn Cable — CFO
- Julie Pippenger — COO
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $7,708,989 | $3,981,000 | $116,426,471 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $11,127,559 | $7,242,432 | $114,467,176 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $8,598,358 | $3,768,232 | $122,136,918 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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