A significant grantmaking strategy for The Foundation is supporting the expansion efforts of high-performing CMOs and parochial schools as well as supporting the creation of new schools. We look for measurable, positive results, strong management organizations, and a growth plan based on significant prior experience. The Foundation also supports the creation of new, stand-alone charter schools or parochial schools in communities with a demonstrated need for higher quality public education and improved student outcomes. The school leaders we support have a strong vision of their goals, their academic model, the expectations they have of student behavior, and the school culture they will strive to create.
The Foundation believes that every child deserves access to a content-rich liberal arts education and that curriculum development is an essential aspect of education reform.
Grantees in this category:
- Achievement First, Inc.
New Haven, CT
Grade-level growth at Achievement First Providence Mayoral Academy Middle School
$150,000
- Achievement First, Inc.
New Haven, CT
Navigator Math Program
$125,000
- Alma del Mar Charter School
New Bedford, MA
Curriculum development
$100,000
- Buffalo Collegiate Charter School
Buffalo, NY
Grade-level growth at school with 4th through 6th grades
$150,000
- Charter School Growth Fund
Broomfield, CO
Fund III
$400,000
- Charter School Growth Fund
Broomfield, CO
The Memphis Education Initiative
$250,000
- Cristo Rey Richmond High School
Richmond, VA
Opening of new high school
$100,000
- Denver School of Science and Technology
Denver, CO
Opening of Aurora Science and Tech middle school
$100,000
- Elan Academy Charter School
New Orleans, LA
Grade-level growth at PK-8 school
$100,000
- Equitas Academy Charter Schools
Los Angeles, CA
Opening of Equitas 5 elementary school
$100,000
- Ethos Classical
Atlanta, GA
Opening of new elementary school in Atlanta
$150,000
- Friends of Springfield Preparatory Charter School
Longmeadow, MA
Strengthening of literacy instruction
$60,000
- Future Public School
Boise, ID
Opening of K-8 school
$100,000
- Gem Prep: Pocatello
Chubbuck, ID
Grade-level growth at K-12 school
$100,000
- Great Hearts Academies
Phoenix, AZ
Grade-level growth at K-12 school in Maryvale, Phoenix, AZ
$100,000
- Grimmway Schools
Bakersfield, CA
Grade-level growth at Grimmway Academy Shafter
$50,000
- Hozho Academy Charter School
Gallup, NM
Grade-level expansion at K-8 school
$150,000
- I3 Academy
Birmingham, AL
Start-up of elementary school
$100,000
- IDEA Public Schools
Weslaco, TX
Grade-level growth at IDEA Bridge and IDEA Innovation schools in Baton Rouge, LA
$200,000
- Impact Public Schools
Tukwila, WA
Grade-level growth of Puget Sound Elementary
$100,000
- Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy
Baltimore, MD
Creation of Social Studies Knowledge Maps
$100,000
- KIPP Colorado Schools
Denver, CO
Grade-level growth at KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary School
$100,000
- KIPP Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Opening of new elementary schools for select KIPP regions
$450,000
- KIPP Jacksonville Schools
Jacksonville, FL
Grade-level growth at KIPP Jacksonville Elementary
$100,000
- KIPP Miami
Miami, FL
Grade-level growth at KIPP Miami Sunrise Academy
$100,000
- KIPP New York
New York, NY
Opening of new KIPP Freedom Elementary School
$100,000
- LEEP Dual Language Academy Charter School
Brooklyn, NY
Opening of new elementary school in Brooklyn
$100,000
- Mastery Charter Schools Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
Grade-level growth at Mastery Prep Elementary
$100,000
- Nashville Classical Charter School
Nashville, TN
Grade-level growth and leadership development at middle school
$150,000
- Navigator Schools
Hollister, CA
Opening of Watsonville Prep K-8 school
$100,000
- New Schools for Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA
Expansion of KIPP into Baton Rouge
$150,000
- Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School
Buffalo, NY
Grade-level growth at K-8 school
$75,000
- Quill
New York, NY
Quill Lab Schools project
$125,000
- Red Cloud Indian School
Pine Ridge, SD
Strengthening of math and science curriculum
$50,000
- Rocketship Public Schools
Redwood City, CA
Grade-level growth at Rocketship Northside in Milwaukee, WI
$75,000
- TNTP
New York, NY
Blended Literacy school model in Oakland and Chicago
$320,000
- University Charter School
Livingston, AL
Grade-level growth at PK-8 school
$100,000
- Valor Collegiate Academies
Nashville, TN
Grade-level growth at Valor College Prep
$100,000
- Vista College Preparatory
Phoenix, AZ
Opening of Vista College Preparatory-Maryvale middle school
$100,000