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
Initial year of Illuminar Elementary School in Providence
$150,000
- Achievement First, Inc.
New Haven, CT
Grade-level growth at Hartford Summit Middle School
$150,000
- Achievement First, Inc.
New Haven, CT
Grade-level growth at AF Providence Mayoral Academy
$100,000
- Ascend Learning
Brooklyn, NY
Network expansion and grade-level growth
$100,000
- Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy
Cumberland, RI
Network expansion and grade-level growth
$100,000
- Booker T. Washington Academy
New Haven, CT
Grade-level growth at Booker T. Washington Academy
$100,000
- Brass City Charter School
Waterbury, CT
Grade-level growth at Brass City Charter School
$100,000
- Catholic Partnership Schools
Camden, NJ
Program support
$100,000
- Charter School Growth Fund
Broomfield, CO
Growth of Freedom Prep Charter Schools and Capstone Education Group through the Memphis Fund
$500,000
- Charter School Growth Fund
Broomfield, CO
Grade level and new region expansion of Fund-selected charter networks
$375,000
- Cristo Rey Network
Chicago, IL
Support for Cristo Rey Baton Rouge
$100,000
- Educational Enterprises, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
Grade-level growth at EAGLE College Prep:Mesa
$100,000
- Educational Enterprises, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
Initial year of HOPE Christian Schools: Via
$150,000
- 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
Grade-level growth at Great Oaks Bridgeport
$100,000
- KIPP Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Regional growth of KIPP schools in Select Emerging Regions and Single-Site Schools
$500,000
- KIPP Massachusetts
Lynn, MA
Initial year of KIPP Academy Lynn Elementary School
$100,000
- Libertas School of Memphis
Memphis, TN
Initial year of Libertas School of Memphis
$100,000
- Milwaukee College Prep
Milwaukee, WI
Initial year of Lola Rowe North campus
$100,000
- New Schools for Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA
The Excellence Fund
$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 program, Shining Rock Classical Academy, and VERITAS Community School
$175,000
- Public Preparatory Network
New York, NY
Grade-level growth at Boys Prep
$100,000
- Red Bank Catholic High School
Red Bank, NJ
Female Minority Scholarship Program
$20,000
- RePublic Schools
Nashville, TN
Initial year of ReImagine Prep
$150,000
- Rocky Mountain Preparatory
Denver, CO
Grade level growth and new school expansion
$100,000
- Roots Elementary School
Denver, CO
Initial year of Roots Elementary School
$50,000
- Savannah Classical Academy
Savannah, GA
Grade-level growth, and professional and curriculum development
$150,000
- Schools That Can Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Growth of 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
Initial year of Stamford Charter School for Excellence
$50,000
- STRIVE Preparatory Schools
Denver, CO
Grade-level growth at STRIVE Prep-Ruby Hill
$100,000
- TEAM Charter Schools
Newark, NJ
Growth of Life Academy in Newark
$50,000
- TEAM Charter Schools
Newark, NJ
Growth of Lanning Square Primary in Camden
$150,000
- The Partnership for Inner-City Education
New York, NY
Implementation of the academic plan at The Partnership schools
$150,000
- Uncommon Schools
New York, NY
Growth of Camden Prep
$150,000
- University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Expansion of Notre Dame ACE Academies to Orlando
$150,000