Longview Foundation

Description

The Longview Foundation supports K-12 education projects in the U.S. that build global perspectives in teachers and students.

The Foundation's grantmaking priorities include the following:

State and Districtwide Efforts in Internationalization & Global Competence
This program provides support to state-level activities designed to stimulate state policy and program initiatives by engaging high-level business leaders, policymakers, and the public in...

Opportunity Information

Application Deadlines: June 15, 2026 by 5:00 PM ET

Average Grant Range: $10,000 - $20,000

Geographic Scope: USA

Areas of Interest: International Affairs; Education: General; Curriculum Development; Education Reform/Innovation; Higher Education; K-12 Education; Literacy; School-to-Work; Teacher/Faculty Development; Vocational; Technology; Children/Youth

Types of Support: Collaborations/Coalitions; Project/Program Support

Funder Information

Total Annual Giving: $191,223

Grant Range: $2,000 - $20,000

Average Grant: $14,709

Median Grant: $15,000

Total Assets: $4,779,002

Type: Foundation, Fund, or Trust

EIN: 52-6070327

Application Procedures: Application guidelines are available on the Foundation's website. Applications must be submitted online.

The financial information is based on the most recent 990-PF tax form for 2025

Requirements

Eligibility Details: Nonprofit organizations and educational institutions

Restriction Details

The Foundation does not fund:

projects outside the united states;
projects that reach small numbers of students and teachers;
work that does not advance or contribute primarily to global understanding in k-12 education;
support for individual pk-12 schools or programs within individual schools;
international travel;
project work linked to a specific country;
overhead/indirect costs above 10%;
individuals; and,
for-profit entities.

Contact Information

General Contact: 1069 West Broad Street
Suite 801

Falls Church, Virginia, 22046

Primary Contact: Jennifer Manise

Executive Director

Grants History

This funder has a page on their website listing previous grantees.: Grants Awarded

You can review tax forms on ProPublica. Learn more about them and the 990.: 990s

This is a list of grant recipients noted on the funder’s 990 forms.

This includes forms filed in 2018 and later, so it can include information for tax years earlier than that.

The information below is pulled directly from the form itself without any alterations.

If the details are not included, e.g. “Various”, they may be indicated on the PDF on the IRS site.

The awards may also be listed on the funder’s website.

Tax Year	Recipient	City Sort ascending	State / Province	Country	Amount	Purpose
2019	NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES	Silver Spring	MD	US	$4,550	For the global educator award given annually in honor of james becker.
2025	STREET LAW INC	Silver Spring	ND	US	$19,928	To engage students in current events
2020	NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES	Silver Spring	MD	US	$4,550	For the global educator award given annually in honor of james becker.
2021	NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES	Silver Spring	MD	US	$4,550	For the global educator award given annually in honor of james becker.
2022	NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES	Silver Spring	MD	US	$4,550	For the global educator award given annually in honor of james becker.
2021	STREET LAW	Silver Spring	MD	US	$20,000	Teacher professional development modules
2021	WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF SEATTLE	Seattle	WA	US	$15,000	Teacher professional development workshops
2023	WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL	San Francisco	CA	US	$19,300	Increase global certificate program acccessibility in diverse communities surrounding san francisco
2023	SAN DIEGO DIPLOMACY COUNCIL	San Diego	CA	US	$15,287	Planning and executing the global youth leadership conference
2025	STUDENTS OF SERVICE	San Antonio	TX	US	$15,000	After school programs
2021	STATE COUNCIL OF HIGHER ED FOR VIRGINIA	Richmond	VA	US	$9,200	Global virginia activities
2019	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH	Raleigh	NC	US	$29,982	Scaling up project based inquiry global: teaching units for sdgs with a target for at risk hs/community college combination program
2022	PROVIDENCE COLLEGE	Providence	RI	US	$24,959	Preparing globally competent teachers for rhode island and beyond
2021	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURG	Pittsburgh	PA	US	$19,358	Teacher professional development courses
2022	INTERNATIONAL VISITORS COUNCIL OF PHIL	Philadelphia	PA	US	$15,000	Citizen diplomat academy: aims to connect 500 philadelphia students ages 14-26 to 500 international peers through virtual international exchange.
2023	AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES FOR TEACHER EDUCATION	Philadelphia	PA	US	$22,501	Design and support global education faculty professional learning community
2024	BRANCH ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATOR DIVERSITY	Peachtree City	GA	US	$29,996	To develop a global toolkit for teacher educators built best pedagogial practices
2025	ROBERT F KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS	New York	NY	US	$20,000	To support arts education approaches in civic learning through theater
2020	GLOBAL KIDS	New York	NY	US	$5,000	Unrestricted one-time support grant due to pandemic
2020	GLOBE SMART KIDS	New York	NY	US	$16,650	The global friendship enhancement project will create new content to integrate right into this curriculum. Now that the curriculum has been used by teachers for about a year and a half, feedback from educators identified 'more content and 'spanish translation' as the two most needed program enhancements.

The most recent tax form filed for 2025 lists the following key individuals.

Name	Title	City	State / Province	Country
NISH MANI	Treasurer	Falls Church	VA	US
SHANNA PEEPLES	Trustee	Falls Church	VA	US
HEATHER SINGMASTER	Vice Chair	Falls Church	VA	US
JENNIFER MANISE	Ex Officio	Falls Church	VA	US
FRANK GETTRIDGE	Trustee	Falls Church	VA	US

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