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 AF Providence Mayoral Academy
$150,000
- Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy
Cumberland, RI
Network expansion and grade-level growth
$150,000
- Brass City Charter School
Waterbury, CT
Initial year of Brass City Charter School
$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
- Charter School Growth Fund
Broomfield, CO
Growth of Freedom Prep Charter Schools and Capstone Education Group through the Memphis Fund
$250,000
- Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School
Brooklyn, NY
Turnaround efforts at Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School
$50,000
- Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School
Philadelphia, PA
Grade-level growth at Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School
$50,000
- Democracy Prep Charter School
New York, NY
Support CitizenshipFirst's efforts to further the development and implementation of a K-12 civics curriculum
$75,000
- Denver School of Science and Technology
Denver, CO
Inaugural year of Conservatory Green campus
$100,000
- Educational Enterprises, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
Network expansion of HOPE Christian schools to Racine, WI
$150,000
- Educational Enterprises, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
Initial year of EAGLE College Prep Charter School in Mesa
$100,000
- Excel Academy Charter School
Chelsea, MA
Grade-level and new school expansion
$100,000
- Great Hearts Academies
Phoenix, AZ
Expansion of Great Heart Academies in Arizona and Texas
$150,000
- Great Hearts Academies
Phoenix, AZ
Operating support of Great Hearts America
$50,000
- Great Oaks Foundation
Newark, NJ
Initial year of Great Oaks Bridgeport
$100,000
- Jumoke Academy Charter Schools
Hartford, CT
Capacity building of charter management organization
$50,000
- KIPP ENC
Gaston, NC
Initial year of KIPP Halifax College Preparatory
$100,000
- KIPP Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Regional growth of KIPP schools in Select Emerging Regions and Single-Site Schools
$500,000
- KIPP New York, Inc.
New York, NY
Grade level and new school expansion in New York City
$150,000
- New Schools for Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA
The Excellence Fund
$100,000
- New Schools for New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
New Orleans school reform model
$100,000
- NewSchools Venture Fund
Oakland, CA
DC Schools Fund II
$250,000
- Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina
Raleigh, NC
The North Carolina Public Charter School Accelerator initiative
$50,000
- The Partnership for Inner-City Education
New York, NY
Implementation of the new academic plan at The Partnership schools
$150,000
- Project Lead The Way
Indianapolis, IN
Elementary Program pilot support
$105,000
- Public Preparatory Network
New York, NY
Curriculum Initiative
$100,000
- Public Preparatory Network
New York, NY
Start-up support for Boys Prep
$100,000
- Red Bank Catholic High School
Red Bank, NJ
Female Minority Scholarship Program
$20,000
- Rhode Island Mayoral Academies
Providence, RI
Founding year of RISE Mayoral Academy
$100,000
- Rocky Mountain Preparatory
Denver, CO
Grade level growth and new school expansion
$100,000
- Saint Aloysius School
New York, NY
Program support
$50,000
- Seton Education Partners
New York, NY
Founding year of the NYC area New School Initiative
$250,000
- STRIVE Preparatory Schools
Denver, CO
Initial year of STRIVE Prep - Ruby Hill
$100,000
- TEAM Charter Schools
Newark, NJ
Network expansion and grade-level growth in Camden and Newark
$200,000
- Uncommon Schools
New York, NY
Grade-level expansion at North Star Academy schools
$100,000
- University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Expansion of Notre Dame ACE Academies to Orlando
$150,000
- Vista College Preparatory
Phoenix, AZ
Grade-level growth at Vista College Prep
$100,000
- Western School of Science and Technology
Phaoeniz, AZ
Initial year of Western School of Science and Technology: A Challenge Foundation Academy
$50,000
- The Writing Revolution
New York, NY
Start-up support for The Writing Revolution
$150,000