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2011
annual letter
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LETTER FROM WENDY KOPP
Dear Friends and Supporters,
2011 was a banner year for Teach For America. As we close out
the fiscal year, I want to step back to reflect on the progress we’ve
made and what it will take to fulfill our potential as a leadership
force for ensuring that one day, in our lifetimes, all of our nation’s
children will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Thanks to the investments of our national and regional champions, our largest
and most diverse corps in recent history began teaching in the fall, selected from a
record-breaking 48,000 applications. A total of more than 9,000 corps members in
43 regions reached more than 600,000 students in the 2011-2012 school year.
As the result of our efforts to ensure that more of our teachers share the
{
backgrounds of their students, 34 percent of 2011 corps members identified as
people of color, 31 percent were Pell
Grant recipients, and 22 percent were first
generation college graduates. More than 9,000 corps
We continue to make progress advancing
members in 43 regions
our teachers’ impact in the classroom.
reached more than
When Tennessee and North Carolina
ranked teacher providers based on their
600,000 students in the
graduates’ effect on student performance 2011-2012 school year.
last year, Teach For America came out at
the top. Still, we’re working hard to increase
teacher effectiveness through a number of initiatives. We’ve been implementing a
better measurement system, revising the curriculum of our training institutes, and
developing new options for ongoing coaching and support of corps members.
At the same time, we see increasing evidence of the long-term impact of
the Teach For America experience in shaping lifelong leaders for change. In the
most robust study to date on the subject, Harvard economist Roland Fryer and
doctoral candidate Will Dobbie found that participating in Teach For America
profoundly affects corps members’ actions and beliefs. They surveyed Teach For
America applicants from 2007 and compared the responses of those just below the
admissions bar to the responses of those just above it.
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Among other things, they
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Seattle-Tacoma
found that the experience
significantly reduces
stereotyping based on race Twin Cities Massachusetts
Milwaukee Rhode Island
and imbues corps members South Dakota
Detroit Greater Connecticut
Newark New York
with a deep conviction that Chicago
Greater Philadelphia
Baltimore
the achievement gap is Bay Area Colorado Indianapolis D.C. Region
Delaware
Kansas City
solvable. Participating in Las Vegas Valley Appalachia
St. Louis Eastern North Carolina
Teach For America also Greater
Los Angeles New Mexico Oklahoma Nashville Charlotte
increases the likelihood that Memphis South Carolina
Phoenix Metro Atlanta
these young leaders will Mississippi Delta
Alabama
pursue careers in education. Dallas-Fort Worth
South Louisiana Jacksonville
Indeed, our alumni Colorado State Senator Mike Johnston (Mississippi Delta Corps ’97), at Houston
left, confers with a colleague in the State Capitol in Denver. Johnston San Antonio
force has a significantly led the passage of a landmark bill overhauling Colorado’s teacher Hawai'i Greater New Orleans
larger leadership footprint evaluation system and has helped lawmakers in eleven states write Miami-Dade
Rio Grande Valley
and implement similar legislation.
than it did even a year
ago. More than 7,000 alumni are teaching and over 660 serve as school or school
system leaders. With prominent superintendent appointments in Washington, D.C.,
Louisiana, Newark, and Tennessee, our alumni are at the helm of some of the most 2011-2012 REGIONS
innovative and fastest improving school systems in the country.
Over 50 of them hold elected office, and a growing number are working in policy
roles and leading advocacy organizations to REFLECTING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD
rally teachers and families to be a force for
reshaping the policy landscape. In short, In a challenging Perhaps the highlight of 2011 was our 20th Anniversary Summit in February,
our alumni are better positioned than ever economic environment, which drew 11,000 alumni, corps members, supporters and staff to Washington,
before to effect broad change. we increased D.C. An all-star line up of speakers and panelists led us in a weekend of intensive
Teach For America would not be discussion and problem-solving. Together we reflected on how far we’ve come over
revenues by over 25
celebrating these victories if it weren’t the past two decades and how much more we need to do to realize our vision of
percent and came in
for our dedicated team and tremendous educational opportunity for all.
under budget. It is easy to forget, but when we sent our first corps members into the classroom
base of supporters. As we continue to
grow our staff, we were excited to move in 1990, we simply didn’t have much evidence that educational inequality was a
up the rankings on Fortune’s List of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. And in a solvable problem.
challenging economic environment with changes in federal funding policies that Today, growing numbers of classrooms and schools in our country’s most
cost us $21 million in direct appropriations, we increased revenues by 25 percent economically distressed communities are proving that with extra support and high
and came in under budget. expectations, disadvantaged children can excel academically and gain the kind of
Additionally, several states increased funding for Teach For America or education that will give them access to a full range of professional and life options.
committed to expanding our presence in their regions — a very gratifying We have also seen sweeping policy changes across the country that make it
acknowledgement of the importance of our work. easier to build more transformational schools by empowering school leaders with
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are actually going to achieve educational excellence and equity in our lifetimes.
Recently I’ve heard a lot of concern about the forces of resistance that obstruct
the path to meaningful change in education. It’s true that we face contentious
debate and vocal opponents. But I’m convinced that those of us who are working for
change are our own greatest obstacles to achieving this vision. Ultimately, whether
or not we realize our mission is within our control.
Over the past few years, Teach For America has come to better understand
the beliefs and approaches that are at work when we achieve the outcomes we
desire. This exercise led us to rearticulate our core values in 2011. We will fulfill
our potential as a force for educational equity if, and only if, everyone at every
level – our teachers, alumni, staff, board members and supporters – fully lives up
to these core values.
So allow me to share my thoughts about why each is critically important.
TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE: We seek to expand educational
opportunity in ways that are life-changing for children and transforming for our
country. Given our deep belief in children and communities, the magnitude of
educational inequity and its consequences, and our optimism about the solvability
of the problem, we act with high standards, urgency, and a long-term view.
It’s only too easy for those of us who are
Nearly 11,000 alumni, corps members, supporters, and staff gathered for the 20th Anniversary Summit at the Walter E. immersed in education to become immune
Washington Convention Center. It marked the largest event in Teach For America’s history and drew an all-star lineup of to the problem we’re addressing and its
education, government, and social-justice leaders for a weekend of discussion and problem-solving. Hundreds of high-
devastating effects. When this happens, we
performing schools
the responsibility and flexibility to get great student results. Moreover, through risk letting ourselves become comfortable
are showing us what is
Teach For America and other initiatives, more and more committed individuals have with incremental progress.
decided to channel their energy towards expanding educational opportunity. We must keep reminding ourselves of
possible. We don’t need
Secretary of Education Arne the magnitude of the crisis and the stakes to live in the land of
Duncan paid us a great compliment for children and families. Today, in a nation the incremental.
when he said at the 20th Recently, I’ve heard a lot of where a college degree has become a
Anniversary summit, “Teach For concern about the forces of prerequisite for financial security and
America has made teaching cool resistance that obstruct the path professional options, only eight percent of low-income children graduate from
again…for a whole generation of to meaningful change…But I’m college by the time they’re 24. This is a problem with life-threatening consequences:
talented college graduates.” millions of young black men are more likely to go to prison than through college.
convinced that those of us
And yet, so much remains to be By giving children growing up in low-income communities the kind of
who are working for change
done. Now that we know what is education that literally changes life outcomes, hundreds of high-performing
are our own greatest obstacles.
possible, we must act with greater schools are showing us what is possible and what we must expect of ourselves.
urgency and thoughtfulness if we We don’t need to live in the land of the incremental.
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At the classroom level, we must aspire to put children on a meaningfully
different path through setting ambitious goals, working alongside families to
empower students to own their success, and putting in the hard work and long To achieve system-wide change, we need
hours to deliver great results. We should ask ourselves, are we putting our transformational leadership at every level.
students on a path to be leading the movement for educational equity in 10-20
years?
In our communities, we must spark an ongoing discussion among our alumni. Social Change
Leadership
What are the root causes of the problem? What are the most promising paths to
significantly better outcomes for children? What more can we do, individually and
Policy and Political
collectively, to speed up the pace of change? Leadership
Community Organizing
LEADERSHIP: We strive to develop and become the leaders necessary & Advocacy Leadership
to realize educational excellence and equity. We establish bold visions and
invest others in working towards them. We work in purposeful, strategic, and District and System
Leadership
resourceful ways, define broadly what is within our control to solve, and learn
and improve constantly. We operate with a sense of possibility, persevere in
School
the face of challenges, ensure alignment between our actions and beliefs, and Leadership
assume personal responsibility for results.
Wherever we see meaningful progress for children – whether it is at the classroom,
community, or country level – we find dedicated, informed leadership. Teach For Teacher
America’s mission is to be a significant source of the leadership we need, and we’ve Leadership
come to see that there is much more we must do to cultivate the potential of each of
our corps members, alumni, and staff.
How do we ensure that even as we
grow, we are building a culture that Harvard economists
brings out the leadership ability in every found that participating
one of our people? As we develop better in Teach For America DIVERSITY: We act on our belief that the movement to ensure educational
equity will succeed only if it is diverse in every respect. In particular, we value
management systems and teaching imbues corps members
the perspective and credibility that individuals who share the racial and economic
skills, how are we empowering our with a deep conviction
backgrounds of the students with whom we work can bring to our organization,
people with the freedom and trust to that the achievement classrooms, and the long-term effort for change.
unleash their individual talents and
gap is solvable.
visions? To succeed in this work, we need the energy of every last person who is willing to
To live up to our renewed commitment join us. At the same time, we simply will not be successful unless the leadership of
to leadership development, we are setting aside more time for the experiences and this movement is far more economically and racially diverse than it is today.
reflective opportunities that help each member of our community understand who We need more teachers, principals, political and community leaders who share
they are, why they’re engaging in this work, what they’re aiming to accomplish, and the backgrounds of the kids and families we’re working with. These leaders will be
how to get there. critical to building trust and forging collaboration. They can be uniquely influential
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DIVERSITY IN THE CORPS
34%
2005 In the last six years, the corps has seen a:
2011 43% growth in percentage of corps
members who identify as African American 27%
39% growth in percentage of corps
members who identify as Latino
23% growth in percentage of corps
members who identify as people of color
12%
8% 8%
7%
6% 6%
5% 5%
Latino African Asian Multi-ethnic People
American of color
Note: The number of corps members self-identifying as Native American or Native
Hawaiian for the years indicated is less than 1 percent.
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30
25 Gregory Little (Houston Corps ’10) works with his 6th grade social studies students at Forest Brook Middle School. Transfor-
DIVERSITY ON STAFF
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mational change begins in the classroom.
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10
2011 role models for the young people in our communities. And their perspective must
shape the direction of this movement.
28% People of color
5 36% People of color
OVERALL
We are placing a greater emphasis
STAFF
9% African0American 13% African American than ever before on recruiting a diverse We need more teachers,
6% Latino 8% Latino staff and corps and developing their principals, political and
leadership potential. At the same time, community leaders
28% People of color 42% People of color we are engaging as many members of who share the
HIRES
NEW
10% African American 19% African American our community as we can, beginning with backgrounds of the
5% Latino 8% Latino our staff and corps members, in candid, kids and families
ongoing discussions about the role of
24% of overall staff and 26% of new hires we’re working with.
come from a low-income background race, class and privilege in our work.
Without these conversations, we won’t
identify and address all of the root causes of educational inequity.
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TEAM: We value and care about each other, operate with a generosity of spirit,
and have fun in the process of working together. To maximize our collective impact,
we inspire, challenge, and support each other to be our best and sustain our effort.
The work we do is
intense, and we must
be generous with
ourselves and with
each other if we are
going to sustain our
drive and impact over
the long run.
In some ways
we’ve gotten where we
are through relentless
pushing and a spirit
Members of the Human Assets team “share the love” with each other
of critical feedback, in Houston. On Valentine’s Day and the 14th of day of every month, staff
and we don’t want to members often “share the love” with teammates by publicly celebrating their
contributions and impact.
lose the things that
have led to our momentum. But it is equally important that we give each other the Veteran staff member Andrew Mandel moderates a discussion with Roy Hawthorne, a World War II veteran and Navajo
support and encouragement that brings out our best. Code Talker credited with helping the United States win the war. Mr. Hawthorne shared his perspective on leadership and
transformational change with 50 Teach For America staff members visiting New Mexico as part of a leadership journey.
community and civil rights leaders who have been fighting for change long before
RESPECT AND HUMILITY: We value the strengths, experiences, and Teach For America was conceived.
perspectives of others, and we recognize our own limitations. We are committed As teachers, alumni, and staff members,
to partnering effectively with families, schools, and communities to ensure that we must recognize how much we can learn We will not realize
our work advances the broader good for all children. and grow from the knowledge and support educational equity
During a recent conversation with staff members, someone asked me about the of veteran colleagues. As an organization, without the support of
greatest contradictions in our work. I surprised some by responding that I often we must constantly ask ourselves how we veteran educators
think that if I were a fabulous veteran teacher, I might hate the very idea of Teach can work more collaboratively with other or the engagement of
For America. What hubris to suggest that part of the solution to educational educational and community organizations community and civil
inequity is asking green college graduates and young professionals to commit two and leaders.
rights leaders.
years to teaching! We also need to assume greater
Of course I deeply believe that Teach For America has a fundamental role to play responsibility for shaping the tenor and
in realizing educational equity. But this thought is a reminder about the complexity substance of the broader discussion about education that shapes the environment
of our work and how imperative it is that we operate with the utmost humility given for our work. If we don’t speak up, vitriol and overly simplistic sound bites will fill
the bold nature of our mission. We will not realize educational excellence and equity the void. Our goal is to help shape a more positive and productive discussion, rooted
without the support of veteran educators in our schools or the engagement of in our core values, about our work and the larger movement of which we’re a part.
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ONE MORE REASON FOR OPTIMISM
Almost five years ago, we launched Teach For All in partnership with our colleagues
at Teach First, the first adaptation of Teach For America’s model in the U.K. Today
Teach For All is a truly global network with sister organizations in 24 countries
and counting. Social entrepreneurs in every region of the world are pursuing
educational equity with the same theory of change that Teach For America
pioneered – and with the same sense of urgency and entrepreneurial spirit that
characterizes our work in the U.S.
As we close out 2011, we have fully embraced learning within a global context.
Teach For America is strengthened and energized by our sister organizations. They
have shown us that the problem of educational inequality is universal, enriched our
understanding of the best ways to tackle it, and continually refresh our optimism
and perspective on what is possible. By coming together to share our discoveries of
what works and what doesn’t, we are accelerating our impact and creating a thriving
global movement for educational equality.
We made great strides towards realizing our goals in 2011, and it would not have
been possible without your continued support. Each year I grow more optimistic that
the day when all children receive an education that unleashes their full potential
is within our reach. But we can’t get there without redoubling our commitment to
living up to our most deeply held values. Thank you for taking this journey with us.
Wendy Kopp
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Top: Current Teach For All locations. Bottom: Susan Asiyanbi, who co-leads our teacher preparation, support, and development
team, teaches a lesson in a Teach For India classroom. Susan and members of her team visited India to learn about Teach For
India’s approach to teacher development. This visit led to innovations in Teach For America’s summer institute training.
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BY THE NUMBERS
2011 INCOMING CORPS
9 training institutes
77% 34%
Graduating People
seniors of color
13% 31%
Pell Grant
Professionals
recipients
43 regions
6% 22%
First in
Graduate
family to
students*
attend college
* Note: Percentages do not
add up to 100% as 4% of corps
members were deferrals.
Teach For America 2011
Nearly 48,000 corps members represent
Number of applicants nearly 700 colleges
Nearly 5,100 and universities, and the
Number of corps members average GPA of incoming
corps members was 3.6.
ALUMNI S TA F F
0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 Nearly More 64% More
24,000 than 7,000 Percentage than 1,600
Number of alumni Number of alumni of alumni in Number of staff
still teaching education full-time members
More Nearly 130 36%
664 Percentage of staff
School and than 50 Number in leadership
members who identify
school system Number holding roles in policy, advocacy,
as people of color
leaders elected office or government
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AUDITED FINANCIALS
2011 TOTAL 2010 TOTAL COST DRIVERS
REVENUES, GAINS, AND OTHER SUPPORT:
Contributions $193,503,406 $153,175,324
Government grants and contracts 42,874,615 45,995,710
Fee for service 23,198,766 18,232,410 39% Corps Member Development
Special events, net of direct expenses of
18% Recruitment and Selection
$1,066,084 and $689,439, respectively 3,380,010 3,767,251
Contributed goods and services 4,754,355 1,978,144 17% Institute Training
Interest and dividend income 128,762 315,127
Net (depreciation) appreciation in fair value
9% Fundraising
of investments [1,398,720] 1,840,779 9% Management and General
Licensing fees and other revenue 3,626,368 1,829,122
Total revenues, gains, and other support 270,067,562 227,133,867 8% Alumni Support
EXPENSES:
Program services:
Nearly 75% of our costs are related to recruiting, training, and developing our corps
Teacher recruitment and selection 37,651,869 25,202,393
members. This figure includes critical investments in national infrastructure, brand,
Pre-service institute 33,112,266 29,164,662
and strategy that underpin these efforts.
Placement, professional development,
education awards, and other 91,817,578 83,405,337
Alumni affairs 20,532,707 13,512,240
Total program services 183,114,420 151,284,632 REVENUE SOURCES
Supporting services:
Management and general 14,450,804 17,509,606
Fundraising 21,624,070 16,588,882
Total supporting services 36,074,874 34,098,488
30% Foundations
27% Individuals
Total expenses 219,189,294 185,383,120
Increase (decrease) in net assets 50,878,268 41,750,747 18% State and District Fees
13% Corporations
Transfer of net assets - deconsolidation
of Teach For All, Inc. [9,271,742] - 12% Federal Funding
Transfer of net assets - consolidation
of Leadership for Educational Equity 211,968 -
Change in net assets 41,818,494 41,750,747
Teach For America raises money nationally and locally from a diverse set of funders,
Net assets, beginning of year 309,115,182 267,364,435
with 30% of our operating revenues coming from public sources and 70% from
Net assets, end of year 350,933,676 309,115,182
private sources. Seventy-eight percent of our FY11 revenues were generated in direct
support of work in the regions.
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NATIONAL DONORS
Teach For America gratefully Lindy and Michael Keiser STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY ADDITIONAL CORPORATE Illinois State Board of Education Applied Materials Foundation
acknowledges the support INVESTORS SUPPORTERS
W. K. Kellogg Foundation Kentucky Department Apollo Group / University
of the following individuals, of Education of Phoenix
Kern Family Foundation ($1 million+ in in-kind or pro bono ($5,000 - $99,999 in national support)
foundations, and corporations Louisiana Department Clifford and Laurel Asness
John S. and James L. Knight support) Barnes & Noble College
who have contributed to our of Education
Foundation Booksellers AT&T
regional and national efforts Louisiana Serve Commission
Knowledgent Group Bessemer Trust Elona and Dmitry Balyasny
between October 1, 2010 and Maryland Governor’s Office on
The Lenfest Foundation BNY Mellon Bank of America
September 30, 2011. Service and Volunteerism
The Medtronic Foundation BTIG, LLC Barclays
Massachusetts Department
CHAMPION INVESTORS The Mind Trust Capital Group Companies of Education Barksdale Reading Institute
Rainwater Charitable Foundation Charitable Foundation Massachusetts Department BBVA Compass
($5 million+ in national and regional of Elementary & Secondary
Robin Hood Foundation The Coca-Cola Foundation Anita and Josh Bekenstein
support) Education
Mr. T. Denny Sanford Credit Suisse Belk Foundation
Laura and John Arnold Foundation Mississippi Department of Education
Charles and Lynn Schusterman Heitman LLC Bezalel Foundation
The Eli & Edythe Broad Foundation New Jersey Commission
Family Foundation Lotus Bakeries North America Bezos Family Foundation
Sue and Steve Mandel on National and Community
State Farm® Lowe’s Home Improvement Service John P. Birkelund
Robertson Foundation
Visa Inc. McKinsey & Company New Mexico Commission for The Stephen and Renee Bisciotti
Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock
Wells Fargo MTV Networks Company Community Volunteerism Foundation
The Walton Family Foundation
The Whitman-Harsh Family Northwestern Mutual Foundation State of New Mexico, Indian Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
Foundation Education Department
OneBeacon Charitable Trust BNY Mellon
($1 million - $4,999,999 in national Zell Family Foundation NATIONAL CORPORATE Public Schools of North Carolina
SPONSORS Seventh Generation The Boeing Company
and regional support)
State of North Carolina
Webkinz Foundation Scott and Roxanne Bok
Anonymous (2)
NATIONAL CORPORATE ($500,000-$999,999 in national Office of the State Superintendent Booth-Bricker Fund
The Anschutz Foundation PARTNERS support) of Education (D.C.)
PUBLIC FUNDERS William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation
Cisco Amgen Foundation Oklahoma Community Service
($1 million+ in national support) Commission Bradley Fund of The Community
Comcast The Medtronic Foundation (Federal Partners) Foundation for the National
Community Foundation of OneStar Foundation (Texas) Capital Region
Middle Tennessee The Corporation for National
PennSERVE: The Governor’s Office
NATIONAL CORPORATE and Community Service Jeff Brotman
Communities Foundation of Texas of Citizen Service
SUPPORTERS Jennifer Brown
U.S. Department of Education
Cornerstone OnDemand United Way Association of
(State Supporters) South Carolina The Brown Foundation, Inc.
Foundation ($250,000 - $499,999 in national
support) Alabama Governor’s Office of Texas Education Agency The Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett
The Dalio Family Foundation, Inc.
Faith-Based and Community Brown Foundation
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation FedEx Corporation State of Tennessee
Initiatives Drs. Bruce and Lee Foundation
Dream Fund Fidelity Investments Wisconsin National and
Alabama State Department The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck
Gap Inc. Community Service Board
Fidelity Investments of Education Foundation, Inc.
Mary and Paul Finnegan Goldman Sachs Arizona Office of the Governor Caesars Entertainment
State Farm® ANNUAL DONORS
Doris & Donald Fisher Fund California Volunteers Corporation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Connecticut Commission The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz
($100,000 - $999,999 in national and
NATIONAL CORPORATE on Community Service Foundation
Glenview Capital regional support)
INVESTORS State of Delaware The Louis Calder Foundation
The Goizueta Foundation The Abell Foundation
State of Florida Capital Group Companies
Google Inc. ($100,000 - $249,999 in national The Ahmanson Foundation
Charitable Foundation
support) Volunteer Florida Anne & Doug Albrecht
Hall Family Foundation Cargill Foundation
Bank of America State of Georgia Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
Helios Education Foundation Carnegie Corporation of New York
GE Foundation Georgia Commission for Service Amgen Foundation
Informatica Daniel Carroll & Stasia
and Volunteerism
Martha and Bruce Karsh The Lincoln Financial Foundation Anheuser-Busch InBev Obremskey
Hawai’i Commission on National
Ewing Marion Kauffman The Prudential Foundation Anonymous (12) John W. Carson Foundation, Inc.
and Community Service
Foundation Symantec Foundation
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NATIONAL DONORS
The Carson Family Charitable Flamboyan Foundation Horning Family Fund Marsha and James McCormick The Rhode Island Foundation Joyce and Larry Stupski
Trust Foundation for Newark’s Future Houston Endowment, Inc. McCormick Foundation Sid W. Richardson Foundation Symantec Foundation
The Annie E. Casey Foundation Nancy & Steven Fox Houston Livestock Show Mr. & Mrs. Norman and Larry Robbins T. Rowe Price Associates
Harold K. L. Castle Foundation and Rodeo Dotty McCulloch
Bobbie and Lew Frankfort Jackie and Levoyd Robinson Tennessee Charter School
Chamberlin Family Foundation The Hyde Family Foundations McGregor Fund Incubator
Sidney E. Frank Foundation Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi
Champions for Education, Inc. Inasmuch Foundation McInerny Foundation Foundation For Children David A. Tepper
Paul Fribourg and Continental
Mr. Chamberlin and Mrs. Grain Company James M. Cox, Jr. Foundation The Meadows Foundation The Roche Foundation Mike and Mary Terry Family
Chamberlin Foundation
Mike Fries Joyce Foundation Rheda Becker and Robert E. The Rockdale Foundation, Inc.
The Chartrand Foundation Meyerhoff Texas Instruments Incorporated
Tom Gamel JPMorgan Chase Rodel Foundation of Delaware
Chesapeake Energy Minneapolis Foundation Sandi and John W. Thompson
Gap Inc. George Kaiser Family RosaMary Foundation
Chevron Corporation Foundation Monsanto Fund Thunderbirds Charities
Gay and Erskine Love Catherine and William Rose
Chicago Community Trust Foundation, Inc. Kamehameha Schools Morgan Family Foundation Diane and Gary Tooker
Deedie and Rusty Rose
CityBridge Foundation E.L. and Thelma Gaylord Foundation David and Angela Kenny Murphy Foundation Trafigura Foundation
Laura Rosenwald
Adolph Coors Foundation GE Foundation Maureen A. and James A.C. Nadel and Gussman Energy, LLP Travelers Foundation
Leslie M. Saiontz
Kennedy
Peter and Marilyn Coors General Mills Foundation Harvey E. Najim Family Foundation Washington STEM
Sharon and Joe Saunders
Ted C. Kennedy
Credit Suisse The Glasser & Rosenthal Family The Neuberger Berman The Wasserman Foundation
Schlieder Educational Foundation
James J. Kim Foundation
Harriett and Hilliard Crews Georgia Wall Gogel and Don Gogel Delores Barr and J. Wayne Weaver
Charles and Helen Schwab
Nancy and Richard Kinder The Newark Charter School Fund
Arie & Ida Crown Memorial Golden LEAF Foundation Foundation The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg
Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Alexandra and John Nichols Foundation, Inc.
Zoe and Ernesto Cruz Goldman Sachs Timothy R. Schwertfeger
Kleberg Foundation Kate and Robert Niehaus Weingart Foundation
The Cullen Foundation Goldring Family Foundation The Seattle Foundation
Marie-Josee and Henry Kravis Northrop Grumman Foundation WHH Foundation
Bev and Larry Dale The Mike and Gillian Goodrich The Seedlings Foundation
The Kresge Foundation
Foundation Northwestern Mutual Foundation The Joseph B. Whitehead
Daniels Fund Graham Sharp
Larry Kubal Foundation
Philip L. Graham Fund Denise Dupre and Mark Nunnelly
Dave Matthews Band Betsy and George Sherman
Sue Lehmann Ruth and Morris Williams
The Greehey Family Foundation Amy Rath and Scott C. Nuttall
Jim Davis John and Marny Sherman
Mark and Katie Leinweber Williams Foundation
The Grossman Family Foundation Oklahoma Gas and Electric
The Delaware Business Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Shiverick
Karen Leshner Jean and Rick Witmer
Roundtable Education Cynthia and Ben Guill James Parsons Shumway Capital Foundation
Committee The Leon Levine Foundation Woldenberg Foundation
Heather and Paul Haaga Hadi Partovi Annette and Harold Simmons
Devon Energy Corporation Daniel Lewis The Wurtele Foundation
Miriam & Peter Haas Fund The Paulson Family Fund Mr. Paul E. Singer
The Dispatch Foundation Kenneth D. Lewis Yale University
The Ewing Halsell Foundation Peabody Energy The Sinquefield Family Foundation
R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Peter B. Lewis Janine and Jeff Yass
Hamilton Family Foundation Peacock Foundation, Inc.
Foundation Inc. The Skillman Foundation
The Lincoln Financial Foundation William H. Younger Jr.
Harris Family Foundation Richard S. Pechter
Elizabeth and Bruce Dunlevie Ms. Elizabeth Riley and Mr. Daniel
Linde Family Foundation The Zeist Foundation
The Hartford Financial Services Nancy Peretsman and Robert W. E. Smith
Susan and Thomas Dunn Group, Inc. Lone Pine Foundation Scully Mr. and Mrs. E. Paul Sorensen
Emerald Foundation Hartford Foundation for Public Longwood Foundation The Pershing Square Foundation South Texas Higher Education
Emerson Giving Lowe Foundation The Carroll & Milton Petrie Foundation
Entergy Charitable Foundation Hawaii Community Foundation Foundation
Lowe’s Home Improvement C.D. Spangler Foundation, Inc.
The Exelon Foundation Charles Hayden Foundation Polk Bros. Foundation
Lucky Seven Foundation W.L.S Spencer Foundation
ExxonMobil Foundation The Hearst Foundation Pritzker Traubert Family Foundation
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Fedex Corporation The Heckscher Foundation The Prudential Foundation
John Manley The Starr Foundation
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The Hellman Family Foundation
Alison & John Ferring Rackspace Hosting
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The Leona M. and Harry B.
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Helmsley Charitable Trust Marathon Oil Company The Steele Foundation
Courtney Benoist and Jason Fish Red Light Management
Leo Hindery, Jr. Maritz The Aaron and Lillie Straus
Betty and Davis Fitzgerald Rees-Jones Foundation Foundation, Inc
Peter and Julianna Holt Howard and Nancy Marks
Foundation
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Founder and CEO Chairman & Group CEO
El Dorado Capital, LLC Sherry Lansing* Sony Corporation
CEO
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Founder, Chief Executive Bear Director
& Chairman John Legend McKinsey & Company
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Wells Fargo Michael L. Lomax Lawrence H. Summers
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State Farm Insurance Companies Retired Chairman, DLJ Hewlett-Packard Company
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Office of the Chairman Helios Education Foundation
News Corporation
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