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
Operating support in Connecticut schools
$200,000
- Achievement First, Inc.
New Haven, CT
Accelerate digital learning initiative
$75,000
- Ascend Learning
Brooklyn, NY
New school and grade-level growth
$100,000
- Catholic Partnership Schools
Camden, NJ
Program support
$100,000
- Charter School Growth Fund
Broomfield, CO
Grade level and new region expansion of Fund-selected charter networks
$375,000
- Choice Foundation
New Orleans, LA
Capacity building of new charter management organization and new school expansion
$50,000
- Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School
Brooklyn, NY
Turnaround efforts at Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School
$50,000
- Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School
Philadelphia, PA
Initial years of Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School
$100,000
- Democracy Prep Charter School
New York, NY
Support CitizenFirst's efforts to create a K-12 civics curriculum
$75,000
- Denver School of Science and Technology
Denver, CO
Grade level and new school expansion
$100,000
- Educational Enterprises, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
Initial year of EAGLE College Prep Charter School in Mesa, AZ
$100,000
- Excel Academy Charter School
Chelsea, MA
Grade-level and new school expansion
$100,000
- The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
New York, NY
Expansion of the Institute's Teaching Literacy Through History Program in New York Archdiocese schools
$100,000
- Goldie Maple Academy
Arverne, NY
Replacement of Core Knowledge History and Geography classroom textbooks destroyed during Hurricane Sandy
$30,000
- Great Hearts Academies
Phoenix, AZ
Expansion of Great Heart Academies in Arizona and Texas
$150,000
- Great Oaks Foundation
Newark, NJ
Start-up support and blended learning initiative at Great Oaks NYC Charter School
$100,000
- Harlem Prep Charter School
New York, NY
Turnaround efforts and grade-level expansion at Harlem Prep
$100,000
- HOPE Christian Schools
Milwaukee, WI
Turnaround efforts at high school to complete alignment of K-12 school model
$200,000
- Jumoke Academy Charter Schools
Hartford, CT
Capacity building of new charter management organization
$100,000
- KIPP Delta Public Schools
Helena-West Helena, AR
Expansion of K-12 program to include Pre-K
$60,000
- KIPP Delta Public Schools
Helena-West Helena, AR
Grade level expansion at KIPP Delta Elementary Literacy Academy
$67,500
- KIPP Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Regional growth of KIPP schools in Select Emerging Regions and Single-Site Schools
$250,000
- KIPP Massachusetts
Lynn, MA
Grade level and new school expansion
$100,000
- KIPP New York, Inc.
New York, NY
Grade level and new school expansion in New York City
$150,000
- LEARN Charter School Network
Chicago, IL
Implementation of STEM programming in three network middle schools
$75,000
- New Schools for Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA
The Excellence Fund
$100,000
- Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina
Raleigh, NC
The North Carolina Public Charter School Accelerator initiative
$50,000
- Project Lead The Way
Indianapolis, IN
Elementary Program pilot support
$145,000
- Red Bank Catholic High School
Red Bank, NJ
Female Minority Scholarship Program
$20,000
- Rocky Mountain Preparatory
Denver, CO
Second year of start-up support for Rocky Mountain Prep
$50,000
- Seton Education Partners
New York, NY
Founding year of Brillia College Preparatory Charter School
$200,000
- St. Benedict's Preparatory School
Newark, NJ
Curriculum assessment program
$60,000
- St. Martin de Porres Academy
New Haven, CT
Program support
$60,000
- TeamCFA Foundation
Portland, OR
New school expansion
$200,000
- Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy
Mooresboro, NC
Core Knowledge Language Arts and Singapore Math curricular materials
$100,000
- Touchstone Education
Newark, NJ
Initial year of Merit Preparatory Charter School
$100,000
- Uncommon Schools
New York, NY
Grade-level and new school expansion at North Star Academy schools
$100,000
- Great Hearts Academies
Phoenix, AZ
Operating support of Great Hearts America
$50,000