Lifetime Donors (Foundations and Individuals)
Teach For America thanks our many champions across the country who have committed $1 million or more over the past 20 years to partner with us to expand the movement for educational excellence and equity.List current as of 1/15/12.
$50 million+
| Sue and Steve Mandel | The Walton Family Foundation |
$25 million - $49,999,999
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Doris & Donald Fisher Fund |
| The Eli & Edythe Broad Foundation | Robertson Foundation |
$10 million - $24,999,999
| Anonymous (2) | Rainwater Charitable Foundation |
| Michael & Susan Dell Foundation | Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Joyce and Larry Stupski |
| Martha and Bruce Karsh | The Whitman-Harsh Family Foundation |
| The Lenfest Foundation |
$1 million - $9,999,999
| 100 Women in Hedge Funds Association, Inc. | Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation |
| The Abell Foundation | Lindy and Michael Keiser |
| The Ahmanson Foundation | W. K. Kellogg Foundation |
| The Annenberg Foundation | David and Angela Kenny |
| Anonymous (7) | Kern Family Foundation |
| The Anschutz Foundation | James and Agnes Kim Foundation |
| Arnof Family Foundation | Nancy and Richard Kinder |
| The Atlantic Philanthropies | Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation |
| Baltimore Community Foundation | John S. and James L. Knight Foundation |
| Elona and Dmitry Balyasny | The Kresge Foundation |
| Anita and Josh Bekenstein | Sue Lehmann |
| Bezos Family Foundation | Mark and Katie Leinweber |
| The Stephen and Renee Bisciotti Foundation | The Leon Levine Foundation |
| Booth-Bricker Fund | Lone Pine Foundation |
| William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation | Melanie and Richard Lundquist |
| The Brown Foundation, Inc. | Howard and Nancy Marks |
| The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation, Inc. | Marsha and James McCormick |
| The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation | The Meadows Foundation |
| The Louis Calder Foundation | The Mind Trust |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | The James & Rebecca Morgan Family Foundation |
| The Annie E. Casey Foundation | The Nduna Foundation |
| Harold K. L. Castle Foundation | The Newark Charter School Fund |
| Champions for Education, Inc. | New Profit Inc. |
| The Chartrand Foundation | NewSchools Venture Fund |
| Chicago Community Trust | The New York City Charter School Center |
| CityBridge Foundation | Partnership for Los Angeles Schools |
| The Clark Foundation | Richard S. Pechter |
| The Education First Fund at the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee | Nancy Peretsman and Robert W. Scully |
| Community Foundation for the National Capital Region | The Perot Foundation |
| Communities Foundation of Texas | The Carroll & Milton Petrie Foundation |
| James M. Cox, Jr. Foundation | The Pumpkin Foundation / Joe and Carol Reich |
| Arie & Ida Crown Memorial | The Rhode Island Foundation |
| The Cullen Foundation | Larry Robbins |
| The Dalio Family Foundation, Inc. | Robin Hood Foundation |
| Daniels Fund | Deedie and Rusty Rose |
| Ms. Francis K. Dibner | Mr. T. Denny Sanford |
| Dream Fund | Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation |
| Susan and Thomas Dunn | Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation |
| Edith & Henry Everett | The Seedlings Foundation |
| Mary and Paul Finnegan | John and Marny Sherman |
| Betty and Davis Fitzgerald Foundation | The Sherman Family Foundation |
| The Fondren Foundation | Silicon Valley Community Foundation |
| Bobbie and Lew Frankfort | The Skillman Foundation |
| Sidney E. Frank Foundation | Skoll Foundation |
| Tom Gamel | Joel E. Smilow |
| The Goizueta Foundation | C.D. Spangler Foundation, Inc. |
| Golden LEAF Foundation | The Starr Foundation |
| Goldring Family Foundation | Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Steel |
| The Goldman Sachs Foundation | The Aaron and Lillie Straus Foundation, Inc |
| The George Gund Foundation | David A. Tepper |
| Miriam & Peter Haas Fund | Sandi and John W. Thompson |
| Hall Family Foundation | Tiger Foundation |
| The Heckscher Foundation for Children | Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation |
| Helios Education Foundation | The Wasserman Foundation |
| The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation | Delores Barr and J. Wayne Weaver |
| Leo Hindery, Jr. | Weingart Foundation |
| Houston Endowment, Inc. | Lisa and Gregory Wendt |
| Tony Hsieh | The Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation |
| The Hyde Family Foundations | Windsong Trust |
| Inasmuch Foundation | Janine and Jeff Yass |
| Elizabeth Bixby Janeway Foundation | The Zeist Foundation |
| Joyce Foundation | Zell Family Foundation |
| George Kaiser Family Foundation |
Lifetime Donors (Corporations)
Teach For America thanks our many champions across the country who have committed $1 million or more over the past 20 years to partner with us to expand the movement for educational excellence and equity.List current as of 1/15/12.
$15 million+
| Wells Fargo |
$5 million - $14,999,999
| Amgen Foundation | The Medtronic Foundation |
| Glenview Capital | Visa Inc. |
$2.5 million - $4,999,999
| Bank of America | H-E-B |
| Cisco | JPMorgan Chase |
| ExxonMobil Foundation | The Neuberger Berman Foundation |
| FedEx Corporation | State Farm |
| Fidelity Investments | Symantec Foundation |
| Goldman Sachs |
$1 million - $2,499,999
| Bain & Company | Google Inc. |
| The Boeing Company | The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. |
| Chevron Corporation | Lowe's Charitable & Educational Foundation |
| Emerson Electric | Monsanto Fund |
| Entergy Charitable Foundation | The Prudential Foundation |
| Gap Inc. | Trafigura Foundation |
| GE Foundation |
National Growth Fund Investors
Teach For America gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the following funders who have provided the foundation for our significant growth by investing in our 2006 - 2013 growth campaigns.
$10 million+
| The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation | Steve and Sue Mandel |
| Michael & Susan Dell Foundation | Rainwater Charitable Funds |
| Doris & Donald Fisher Fund | Robertson Foundation |
| Martha and Bruce Karsh | The Walton Family Foundation |
$5 million - $9,999,999
| Marsha and James McCormick | Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock |
$1 million - $4,999,999
| Bezos Family Foundation | Tina Goldberg and Jide Zeitlin |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | Joan and Joel Smilow |
| Mary and Paul Finnegan | Joyce and Larry Stupski |
| Bobbie and Lew Frankfort | Sue Lehmann |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Sandi and John W. Thompson |
$250,000 - $500,000
| Josh and Anita Bekenstein | Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation |
| Bezalel Foundation | Mark and Katie Leinweber |
| William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation | John Manley |
| The Hyde Family Foundation | Richard S. Pechter |
| George Kaiser Family Foundation | Nancy Peretsman and Robert W. Scully |
Champion Investors
Teach For America gratefully acknowledges the support of the following individuals, foundations, and corporations who have contributed $1 million or more to our regional and national efforts between October 1, 2010 and September 30, 2011.
$5 million+
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Robertson Foundation |
| The Broad Foundation | Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock |
| Sue and Steve Mandel | The Walton Family Foundation |
$1 million - $4,999,999
| Anonymous (1) | Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation |
| The Anschutz Foundation | Lindy and Michael Keiser |
| Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee | W. K. Kellogg Foundation |
| Communities Foundation of Texas | Kern Family Foundation |
| The Dalio Family Foundation, Inc. | John S. and James L. Knight Foundation |
| Michael & Susan Dell Foundation | The Lenfest Foundation |
| Dream Fund | The Medtronic Foundation |
| Mary and Paul Finnegan | The Mind Trust |
| Doris & Donald Fisher Fund | Rainwater Charitable Foundation |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Robin Hood Foundation |
| Glenview Capital | Mr. T. Denny Sanford |
| The Goizueta Foundation | Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation |
| Google Inc. | State Farm |
| Hall Family Foundation | Visa Inc. |
| H-E-B | Wells Fargo |
| Helios Education Foundation | The Whitman-Harsh Family Foundation |
| Martha and Bruce Karsh | Zell Family Foundation |
National Corporate Partners, Supporters, and Sponsors
Teach For America is grateful to the following national corporate supporters who made our work possible during fiscal year 2011 (October 1, 2010 – September 30, 2011).
National Corporate Partners: $1 million and above
| Cisco | Visa, Inc. |
| Glenview Capital | Wells Fargo |
| Google Inc. |
National Corporate Sponsors: $500,000 $999,999
| Amgen Foundation | The Medtronic Foundation |
National Corporate Supporters: $250,000 - $499,999
| FedEx Corporation | Goldman Sachs |
| Fidelity Investments | State Farm |
| Gap Inc. |
National Corporate Investors: $100,000 - $249,999
| Bank of America | The Prudential Foundation |
| GE Foundation | Symantec Foundation |
| The Lincoln Financial Foundation |
Additional Corporate Supporters: $5,000 - $99,999
| Barnes & Noble College Booksellers | Lotus Bakeries North America |
| Bessemer Trust | Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation |
| BNY Mellon | McKinsey & Company |
| BTIG, LLC | MTV Networks Company |
| Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation | Northwestern Mutual Foundation |
| The Coca-Cola Foundation | OneBeacon Charitable Trust |
| Credit Suisse | Seventh Generation |
| Heitman LLC | Webkinz Foundation |
Public Funders
The following public funders have provided $1 million or more of support in fiscal year 2011.
Public Funders
| AmeriCorps | State of Colorado |
| Arizona Office of the Governor | State of Mississippi |
| Baltimore City Public Schools | State of Texas |
| National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) | U.S. Department of Education |
Annual Donors (Foundations and Individuals)
Teach For America gratefully acknowledges the following foundations and individuals which contributed between $100,000 and $999,999 regionally and nationally between October 1, 2010 and September 30, 2011.
$100,000 - $999,999
| The Abell Foundation | Sue Lehmann |
| The Ahmanson Foundation | Mark and Katie Leinweber |
| Anne & Doug Albrecht | Karen Leshner |
| Paul G. Allen Family Foundation | The Leon Levine Foundation |
| Anonymous (11) | Daniel Lewis |
| Clifford and Laurel Asness | Peter B. Lewis |
| Elona and Dmitry Balyasny | Kenneth D. Lewis |
| Barksdale Reading Institute | Linde Family Foundation |
| Anita and Josh Bekenstein | Lone Pine Foundation |
| Belk Foundation | Longwood Foundation |
| Bezalel Foundation | Lowe Foundation |
| Bezos Family Foundation | Lucky Seven Foundation |
| John P. Birkelund | The Lynch Foundation |
| The Stephen and Renee Bisciotti Foundation | John Manley |
| Scott and Roxanne Bok | Mr. Martin J. Mannion |
| Booth-Bricker Fund | Joe and Rika Mansueto |
| William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation | Howard and Nancy Marks |
| Bradley Fund of The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region | Marsha and James McCormick |
| Jeff Brotman | McCormick Foundation |
| The Brown Foundation, Inc. | Mr. & Mrs. Norman and Dotty McCulloch |
| Jennifer Brown | McGregor Fund |
| The Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation | McInerny Foundation |
| Drs. Bruce and Lee Foundation | The Meadows Foundation |
| The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation, Inc. | Rheda Becker and Robert E. Meyerhoff |
| The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation | Minneapolis Foundation |
| The Louis Calder Foundation | Morgan Family Foundation |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | Harvey E. Najim Family Foundation |
| Daniel Carroll & Stasia Obremskey | The Newark Charter School Fund |
| The Carson Family Charitable Trust | Alexandra and John Nichols |
| John W. Carson Foundation, Inc. | Kate and Robert Niehaus |
| The Annie E. Casey Foundation | Denise Dupre and Mark Nunnelly |
| Harold K. L. Castle Foundation | Amy Rath and Scott C. Nuttall |
| Champions for Education, Inc. | James Parsons |
| Chamberlin Family Foundation | Hadi Partovi |
| Mr. Chamberlin and Mrs. Chamberlin | The Paulson Family Fund |
| The Chartrand Foundation | Peacock Foundation, Inc. |
| Chicago Community Trust | Richard S. Pechter |
| CityBridge Foundation | Nancy Peretsman and Robert W. Scully |
| Adolph Coors Foundation | The Pershing Square Foundation |
| Peter and Marilyn Coors | The Carroll & Milton Petrie Foundation |
| Harriett and Hilliard Crews | Polk Bros. Foundation |
| Arie & Ida Crown Memorial | Pritzker Traubert Family Foundation |
| Zoe and Ernesto Cruz | Quest Foundation |
| The Cullen Foundation | Bruce and Diana Rauner |
| Bev and Larry Dale | Red Light Management |
| Daniels Fund | Rees-Jones Foundation |
| Dave Matthews Band | The Rhode Island Foundation |
| Jim Davis | Sid W. Richardson Foundation |
| R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation Inc. | Larry Robbins |
| Elizabeth and Bruce Dunlevie | Jackie and Levoyd Robinson |
| Susan and Thomas Dunn | Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi Foundation For Children |
| Emerald Foundation | The Rockdale Foundation, Inc. |
| Samuel S. Fels Fund | Rodel Foundation of Delaware |
| Alison & John Ferring | RosaMary Foundation |
| Courtney Benoist and Jason Fish | Deedie and Rusty Rose |
| Betty and Davis Fitzgerald Foundation | Catherine and William Rose |
| Flamboyan Foundation | Laura Rosenwald |
| Foundation for Newark's Future | Leslie M. Saiontz |
| Nancy & Steven Fox | Sharon and Joe Saunders |
| Bobbie and Lew Frankfort | Schlieder Educational Foundation |
| Sidney E. Frank Foundation | Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation |
| Paul Fribourg and Continental Grain Company | Timothy R. Schwertfeger |
| Mike Fries | The Seattle Foundation |
| Tom Gamel | The Seedlings Foundation |
| E.L. and Thelma Gaylord Foundation | Graham Sharp |
| The Glasser & Rosenthal Family | John and Marny Sherman |
| Georgia Wall Gogel and Don Gogel | Betsy and George Sherman |
| Goldring Family Foundation | Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Shiverick |
| Golden LEAF Foundation | Shumway Capital Foundation |
| The Mike and Gillian Goodrich Foundation | Annette and Harold Simmons |
| Philip L. Graham Fund | Mr. Paul E. Singer |
| The Greehey Family Foundation | The Sinquefield Family Foundation |
| The Grossman Family Foundation | The Skillman Foundation |
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc. | Ms. Elizabeth Riley and Mr. Daniel E. Smith |
| Cynthia and Ben Guill | Mr. and Mrs. E. Paul Sorensen |
| Heather and Paul Haaga | South Texas Higher Education Foundation |
| Miriam & Peter Haas Fund | C.D. Spangler Foundation, Inc. |
| The Ewing Halsell Foundation | W.L.S Spencer Foundation |
| Hamilton Family Foundation | Mr. Robert Stansky |
| Harris Family Foundation | The Starr Foundation |
| Hartford Foundation for Public Giving | Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Steel |
| Hawai'i Community Foundation | The Steele Foundation |
| Charles Hayden Foundation | The Aaron and Lillie Straus Foundation, Inc |
| The Hearst Foundation | Joyce and Larry Stupski |
| The Heckscher Foundation for Children | Tennessee Charter School Incubator |
| The Hellman Family Foundation | David A. Tepper |
| The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust | Mike and Mary Terry Family Foundation |
| Leo Hindery, Jr. | Sandi and John W. Thompson |
| Peter and Julianna Holt | Thunderbirds Charities |
| Horning Family Fund | Diane and Gary Tooker |
| Houston Endowment, Inc. | Washington STEM |
| The Hyde Family Foundations | The Wasserman Foundation |
| Inasmuch Foundation | Delores Barr and J. Wayne Weaver |
| James M. Cox, Jr. Foundation | Weingart Foundation |
| Joyce Foundation | WHH Foundation |
| George Kaiser Family Foundation | The Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation |
| Kamehameha Schools | Ruth and Morris Williams |
| David and Angela Kenny | Williams Foundation |
| Maureen A. and James A.C. Kennedy | Windsong Trust |
| Ted C. Kennedy | Jean and Rick Witmer |
| James J. Kim | Woldenberg Foundation |
| Nancy and Richard Kinder | The Wurtele Foundation |
| Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation | Janine and Jeff Yass |
| Marie-Josee and Henry Kravis | William H. Younger Jr. |
| The Kresge Foundation | The Zeist Foundation |
| Larry Kubal |
Annual Donors (Corporations)
Teach For America gratefully acknowledges the following corporations which contributed between $100,000 and $999,999 regionally and nationally between October 1, 2010 and September 30, 2011.
$100,000 - $999,999
| Amgen Foundation | General Mills Foundation |
| Anheuser-Busch InBev | Goldman Sachs |
| Applied Materials Foundation | The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. |
| Apollo Group / University of Phoenix | Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo |
| AT&T | JPMorgan Chase |
| Bank of America | Lincoln Financial Foundation |
| Barclays Capital | Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation |
| BBVA Compass | Marathon Oil Company |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Maritz |
| BNY Mellon | Monsanto Fund |
| The Boeing Company | Murphy Foundation |
| Caesars Entertainment Corporation | Nadel and Gussman Energy, LLP |
| Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation | The Neuberger Berman Foundation |
| Cargill Foundation | Northwestern Mutual Foundation |
| Chesapeake Energy | Northrop Grumman Foundation |
| Chevron Corporation | Oklahoma Gas and Electric |
| Cisco | Peabody Energy |
| Credit Suisse | The Pershing Square Foundation |
| The Delaware Business Roundtable Education Committee | The Prudential Foundation |
| Devon Energy Corporation | Rackspace Hosting |
| The Dispatch Foundation | The Roche Foundation |
| Emerson | State Farm |
| Entergy Charitable Foundation | State Street Foundation |
| The Exelon Foundation | Symantec Foundation |
| ExxonMobil Foundation | T. Rowe Price Associates |
| Fedex Corporation | Texas Instruments Incorporated |
| Fidelity Investments | Trafigura Foundation |
| First Tennessee Foundation | Travelers Foundation |
| Gap Inc. | Wells Fargo |
| Gay and Erskine Love Foundation, Inc. | Yale University |
| GE Foundation |
Teach For America is addressing the core problem in our society.
Management Consultant,
McKinsey and Company
TFA is an essential part of our efforts to advance math and science education in the country.
President,
Amgen Foundation
Teach For America brings passionate people into education.
Retired Teacher, Philanthropist
We can provide leadership to help ensure educational equality for all children.
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Wells Fargo
