Making Waves Academy
Overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
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| Total E-Rate subsidies | — | $35K | $39K | $69K | $47K | $27K | $40K | $1K | $39K | $146K | $49K | $80K | $56K | $41K | $28K | $99K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 69% | 90% | 87% | 88% | 88% | 88% | 87% | 37% | 50% | 72% | 83% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Subsidies by E-Rate service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $1K | $5K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $14K | $4K | $4K | $28K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | $39K | — | — | — | $32K | — | — | $62K | — | — | — | — | — | $74K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $35K | — | $35K | $35K | $27K | — | — | $38K | $60K | $47K | $67K | $52K | $37K | — | $22K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | $34K | $12K | — | $7K | — | — | $19K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Making Waves Academy | $14K | $35K | $99K | $90K | $47K | $76K | $74K | $18K | $42K | $149K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Making Waves Academy | Richmond | 90% | 1,006 | 850 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Urban |
Subsidies by service provider (top 10)
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
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| Comcast Business Communications | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $39K | $62K | $47K | $67K | $49K | $34K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CDW Government LLC | — | — | $39K | $34K | $12K | — | $40K | — | — | $81K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORCAL Voice and Data | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $74K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Comcast Phone, LLC | — | $35K | — | $35K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | — | — | — | — | $35K | $27K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TW Telecom Holdings, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $22K | $22K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gaggle.net, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | $7K | $7K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $710 | — | $3K | $2K | $7K | — | — | $6K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Comcast IP Phone LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $497 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| INX Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Overview and provider figures are the entity’s total authorized disbursements (entity-wide, FCC Form 471 FRN Status). Per-recipient figures are a back-of-envelope estimate: each funding request line item’s post-discount cost divided equally among the line’s recipients. FY2010–2015 figures are from USAC legacy data (BEN level). FY2026 omitted (funding year in progress). Note: the last year or two in any disbursement series always looks artificially low (FY2025 invoices are still being paid), which is why figures dip at the end — that’s the real state of USAC’s data, not an error. Source: USAC Open Data, retrieved 2026-06-10.