A significant grantmaking area for The Foundation is supporting the efforts of existing high-performing charter management organizations and faith-based schools to expand through the addition of grade levels, the creation of new schools and by establishing a presence in new regions. We look for measureable, 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 faith-based schools in communities with a demonstrated need for higher quality public education and improved student outcomes. The schools we help establish have a strong vision of their goals, their academic model for preparing students for graduation, 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
Navigator math program
$125,000
- Achievement First, Inc.
New Haven, CT
Opening of Achievement First Providence Mayoral Academy Middle School
$150,000
- Ascend Learning
Brooklyn, NY
Grade-level growth at Canarsie Middle School and the opening of Central Brooklyn Middle School
$100,000
- Bluum
Boise, ID
Start-up of Treasure Valley Classical Academy
$100,000
- Buffalo Collegiate Charter School
Buffalo, NY
Opening of school with 4th and 5th grades
$150,000
- Catholic Partnership Schools
Camden, NJ
Strengthening of math instruction
$100,000
- Charter School Growth Fund
Broomfield, CO
The Memphis Education Initiative
$500,000
- Charter School Growth Fund
Broomfield, CO
Fund III
$400,000
- Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School
Clarksdale, MS
Opening of new elementary school
$160,000
- Denver School of Science and Technology
Denver, CO
Start-up of middle school in Aurora, CO
$100,000
- Equitas Academy Charter Schools
Los Angeles, CA
Grade-level growth at new elementary school
$100,000
- Excellent Schools New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
Opening of Altura Preparatory School and MAS Charter School in Albuquerque, NM
$150,000
- Future Public School
Boise, ID
Opening of K-8 school
$100,000
- GEM Prep Nampa
Nampa, ID
Grade-level growth at K-12 school
$75,000
- Great Hearts Academies
Phoenix, AZ
Grade-level growth at K-12 school in Maryvale, Phoenix, AZ
$100,000
- Great Lakes Academy Charter School
Chicago, IL
Grade-level growth at elementary school
$100,000
- Grimmway Schools
Bakersfield, CA
Grade-level growth at Grimmway Academy Shafter
$50,000
- Henderson Collegiate
Henderson, NC
Grade-level growth at elementary school
$100,000
- IDEA Public Schools
Weslaco, TX
Grade-level growth at PK-12 school in Bluff Springs, Austin, TX
$100,000
- IDEA Public Schools
Weslaco, TX
Opening of IDEA Bridge and IDEA Innovation in Baton Rouge, LA
$200,000
- Intrepid College Prep
Antioch, TN
Grade-level growth at new high school
$100,000
- KIPP Colorado Schools
Denver, CO
Opening of KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary School
$100,000
- KIPP ENC
Gaston, NC
Opening of KIPP Halifax Primary School
$125,000
- KIPP Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Opening of new elementary schools for select KIPP regions
$450,000
- KIPP Miami
Miami, FL
Opening of KIPP Miami Sunrise Academy
$150,000
- KIPP New York
New York, NY
Opening of new KIPP Freedom Elementary School
$100,000
- Mastery Charter Schools Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
Opening of Mastery Prep Elementary
$100,000
- MATCH Education
Boston, MA
Curriculum development
$125,000
- Moving Everest Charter School
Chicago, IL
Grade-level growth at elementary school
$50,000
- Nashville Classical Charter School
Nashville, TN
Grade-level growth and leadership development at middle school
$150,000
- Oaks Academy
Indianapolis, IN
Grade-level growth at K-8 school
$50,000
- Paramount School of Excellence
Indianapolis, IN
Opening of Paramount Community Heights Elementary School
$100,000
- Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina
Raleigh, NC
Direct support for the opening of new charter schools
$100,000
- The Partnership for Inner-City Education
New York, NY
Academic Plan development
$100,000
- Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School
Buffalo, NY
Opening of K-8 school
$150,000
- RePublic Schools
Nashville, TN
Opening of Smilow Collegiate Elementary School in Jackson, MS
$200,000
- Rocketship Public Schools
Redwood City, CA
Opening of Rocketship Northside in Milwaukee, WI
$75,000
- Rocky Mountain Preparatory
Denver, CO
Grade-level growth at new elementary school in Aurora, CO
$100,000
- Rooted School
New Orleans, LA
Grade-level growth at new high school
$100,000
- Seton Education Partners
New York, NY
Network expansion of Blended Learning Initiative to two K-8 Catholic schools in Cleveland and Dayton, OH
$250,000
- Stellar Collegiate Charter School
Milwaukee, WI
Grade-level growth at elementary school
$50,000
- Sussex Academy Foundation
Lewes, DE
Expansion of the International Baccalaureate Program
$50,000
- University Charter School
Livingston, AL
Opening of PK-8 school
$150,000
- Valor Collegiate Academies
Nashville, TN
Opening of Valor College Prep
$100,000
- Vega Collegiate Academy
Aurora, CO
Opening of K-8 school
$100,000
- Vista College Preparatory
Phoenix, AZ
Grade-level growth at Vista College Preparatory Maryvale
$150,000