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
Grade-level growth at Illuminar Mayoral Academy, Providence, RI
$100,000
- Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy
Cumberland, RI
Initial year of Middle School 2
$125,000
- Brass City Charter School
Waterbury, CT
Grade-level growth of new elementary school
$100,000
- Brooke School Foundation
Roslindale, MA
Science achievement plan
$100,000
- Catholic Partnership Schools
Camden, NJ
Program support for five partnership schools
$50,000
- Charter School Growth Fund
Broomfield, CO
The Memphis Education Initiative
$500,000
- Charter School Growth Fund
Broomfield, CO
Fund III
$400,000
- Cristo Rey Network
Chicago, IL
Cristo Rey Oklahoma City High School
$100,000
- Denver School of Science and Technology
Denver, CO
Initial year of DSST Henry Middle School
$100,000
- The Drexel Fund
Evanston, IL
The Fund
$100,000
- IDEA Public Schools
Weslaco, TX
Initial year of IDEA Bluff Springs, Austin, TX
$100,000
- International Charter School of New York
Brooklyn, NY
Grade-level growth of new elementary school
$50,000
- KIPP Foundation
San Francisco, CA
New school expansion for select KIPP regions
$250,000
- KIPP Massachusetts
Lynn, MA
Grade-level growth of KIPP Academy, Lynn Elementary School
$100,000
- KIPP New Jersey
Newark, NJ
Network expansion in Camden
$100,000
- Libertas School of Memphis
Memphis, TN
Grade-level growth of new elementary school
$100,000
- Nashville Classical Charter School
Nashville, TN
Grade-level growth of new elementary school
$125,000
- Nativity Jesuit Academy
Milawaukee, WI
Grade-level growth of new elementary school
$100,000
- New Schools for Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA
The Excellence Fund
$100,000
- New Schools for Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA
Emergency School Relief Fund
$100,000
- Northeast Charter Schools Network
Albany, NY
New Charter School Start-Up in Buffalo, NY
$50,000
- Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina
Raleigh, NC
Charter Accelerator program
$175,000
- George and Veronica Phalen Leadership Academies
Indianapolis, IN
Grade-level growth
$50,000
- Public Preparatory Network
New York, NY
Grade-level growth Boys' Prep Charter School
$200,000
- RePublic Schools
Nashville, TN
Grade-level growth of Reimagine Prep, Jackson, MS
$150,000
- Rocketship
Redwood City, CA
Initial year of Rocketship Futuro Academy
$100,000
- Roots Elementary School
Denver, CO
Grade-level growth of new elementary school 2016-17
$170,000
- Schools That Can Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Growth of high-quality charter and private-voucher schools in Milwaukee
$100,000
- Seton Education Partners
New York, NY
Network expansion
$125,000
- Stamford Charter School for Excellence
Stamford, CT
Grade-level growth of new elementary school
$50,000
- Stellar Collegiate Charter School
Milwaukee, WI
Initial year of new elementary school
$50,000
- University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Expansion of ACE Academies to Indianapolis, IN
$100,000
- Valor Collegiate Academies
Nashville, TN
Grade-level growth of two new middle schools
$100,000
