Mara W Breech Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting educational initiatives, with a primary focus on teacher training. It aims to enhance educational practices and outcomes through grants to various educational institutions and programs. The foundation serves a diverse range of recipients, including schools, nonprofits, and educational organizations, primarily in the field of education. Its commitment to improving teacher effectiveness reflects a broader mission of fostering youth development through quality education.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A California-based education organization focused on teacher training or school-based professional development with experience running discrete projects and the ability to provide a short written application by the October 31 mailing deadline.
Good Fit
- • Programs clearly described as teacher training or school professional development
- • Located in California or able to demonstrate direct impact in CA
- • Seeking single-year grants in the typical $3K–$33K range
- • Ability to submit the requested application materials by mail and provide concise outcome metrics
- • Existing local credibility or prior relationship with regional education funders
Geography
The foundation funds recipients in a handful of states but is heavily California-focused: about 86% of dollars were awarded to CA organizations in the latest year, with only small shares going to other states.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows roughly 52 distinct grantees, and similar counts in prior years, indicating a broad set of independent recipients even though most grants target teacher training.
New Applicants
Behavioral evidence across three years shows very high repeat funding (about 49 recurring recipients) and only 3 new grantees in the latest year; although a mailed application route and instructions exist, the observed pattern is strongly relationship-driven and few new entrants appear to break in annually.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
