New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development and the following funders - both past and present - have generously supported the Institute for Education and Social Policy's research, policy and community involvement work:
- Aaron Diamond Foundation
- American Museum of Natural History
- Annie E. Casey Foundation
- AVI CHAI Foundation
- Booth Ferris Foundation
- Carnegie Corporation
- Caroline and Sigmund Schott Foundation
- Charles and Stella Guttman Foundation
- Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
- Chattanooga Community Impact Fund
- Chattanooga Public Education Fund
- Dickler Foundation
- Donor Education Collaborative
- Drum Major Institute for Public Policy
- Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
- Educational Alliance
- Edward W. Hazen Foundation
- Far Fund
- Independence Fund
- Institute of Education Sciences
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- Josiah Macy Foundation
- JP Morgan Foundation
- Lyndhurst Foundation
- National Education Association
- National Institutes of Health
- National Science Foundation
- New Visions For Public Schools
- New York City Department of Education
- New York Community Trust
- New York Institute for Special Education
- New York State Education Department
- Open Society Institute
- Overbrook Foundation
- Philanthropy New York
- Robert Sterling Clark Foundation
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Rockefeller Brothers Fund
- Rockefeller Foundation
- Spencer Foundation
- Stupski Foundation
- Surdna Foundation
- William T. Grant Foundation