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 12/31/10.
Donors
Lifetime Donors (Foundations and Individuals)
$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 and Edythe Broad Foundation | Robertson Foundation |
$10 million - $24,999,999
| Anonymous | The Lenfest Foundation |
| Michael & Susan Dell Foundation | Rainwater Charitable Foundation |
| Martha and Bruce Karsh | Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock |
$1 million - $9,999,999
| 100 Women in Hedge Funds Association, Inc. | Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation |
| A Private Family Foundation | Lindy and Michael Keiser |
| The Abell Foundation | W. K. Kellogg Foundation |
| The Ahmanson Foundation | Kern Family Foundation |
| The Annenberg Foundation | James and Agnes Kim Foundation |
| Anonymous (7) | Nancy and Richard Kinder |
| The Anschutz Foundation | Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation |
| Arnof Family Foundation | John S. and James L. Knight Foundation |
| The Atlantic Philanthropies | The Kresge Foundation |
| Baltimore Community Foundation | Mark and Katie Leinweber |
| Dmitry and Elona Balyasny | The Leon Levine Foundation |
| Bezos Family Foundation | Lilly Endowment, Inc |
| The Stephen and Renee Bisciotti Foundation | The Lincy Foundation |
| The Booth-Bricker Fund | Melanie and Richard Lundquist |
| William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation | Marsha and James McCormick |
| The Brown Foundation, Inc. | The Meadows Foundation |
| The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation | John and Lee Middleton |
| The Louis Calder Foundation | The Mind Trust |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New Profit Inc. |
| W.W. Caruth, Jr. Foundation of Communities Foundation of Texas | The New York City Charter School Center |
| The Annie E. Casey Foundation | NewSchools Venture Fund |
| Harold K. L. Castle Foundation | Richard S. Pechter |
| Champions for Education, Inc. | The Carroll & Milton Petrie Foundation |
| The Chartrand Foundation | The Picower Foundation |
| CityBridge Foundation | The Pumpkin Foundation / Joe and Carol Reich |
| The Clark Foundation | The Rhode Island Foundation |
| Community Foundation for the National Capital Region | Larry Robbins |
| Community Foundation Of Greater Memphis | Robin Hood Foundation |
| The Cullen Foundation | Mr. T. Denny Sanford |
| The Dalio Family Foundation, Inc. | Debbie & Howard Schiller |
| Daniels Fund | Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation |
| Ms. Francis K. Dibner | Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation |
| Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation | Nancy Peretsman and Robert W. Scully |
| The Education First Fund at The Community Foundation of Middle | The Seedlings Foundation |
| Edith & Henry Everett | The Skillman Foundation |
| Mary and Paul Finnegan | Joan and Joel Smilow |
| Betty and Davis Fitzgerald Foundation | C.D. Spangler Foundation, Inc. |
| The Fondren Foundation | The Starr Foundation |
| Sidney E. Frank Foundation | Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Steel |
| Bobbie and Lew Frankfort | Joyce and Larry Stupski |
| Tom Gamel | Sue Lehmann |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Tennessee |
| The Goizueta Foundation | Sandi and John W. Thompson |
| Goldring Family Foundation | Tiger Foundation |
| The Heckscher Foundation for Children | The Wasserman Foundation |
| Helios Education Foundation | Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation |
| The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation | Delores Barr and J. Wayne Weaver |
| Houston Endowment, Inc. | Gregory and Lisa Wendt |
| The Hyde Family Foundations | The Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation |
| George Kaiser Family Foundation | Zell 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 12/31/10.
$15 million+
| Wells Fargo |
$5 million - $14,999,999
| Amgen Foundation | Glenview Capital |
| Bank of America | Visa Inc. |
| Cisco |
$2.5 million - $4,999,999
| ExxonMobil Foundation | The Neuberger Berman Foundation |
| Fidelity Investments | Philip Morris Companies, Inc. |
| Goldman Sachs | State Farm |
| H-E-B | Symantec Foundation |
| The Medtronic Foundation |
$1 million - $2,499,999
| AT&T | Google Inc. |
| Bain & Company | The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. |
| Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation | JPMorgan Chase |
| Chevron Corporation | Lowe's Charitable & Educational Foundation |
| Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. | Marriott Foundation Fund of The Community |
| Emerson | Monsanto Fund |
| Entergy Charitable Foundation | Foundation for the National Capital Region |
| FedEx Corporation | The Prudential Foundation |
| Gap Inc. | Seagate Technology |
| GE Foundation | Trafigura 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, 2009 and December 31, 2010.
$5 million+
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Sue and Steve Mandel |
| The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation | Robertson Foundation |
| Mary and Paul Finnegan | The Walton Family Foundation |
$1 million - $4,999,999
| Amgen Foundation | John S. and James L. Knight Foundation |
| Anonymous | The Lenfest Foundation |
| Cisco | Lilly Endowment, Inc. |
| Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. | The Medtronic Foundation |
| The Dalio Family Foundation, Inc. | The Mind Trust |
| Michael & Susan Dell Foundation | Rainwater Charitable Foundation |
| The Education First Fund at The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee | Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock |
| Doris & Donald Fisher Fund | Mr. T. Denny Sanford |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Debbie & Howard Schiller via Goldman Sachs Gives |
| Glenview Capital | C.D. Spangler Foundation, Inc. |
| The Goizueta Foundation | State Farm |
| Google Inc. | Visa Inc. |
| Martha and Bruce Karsh | Wells Fargo |
| Lindy and Michael Keiser |
National Corporate Partners, Supporters, and Sponsors
List reflects donors between October 1, 2009 and December 31, 2010.
National Corporate Partners ($1MM+)
| Amgen Foundation | Google Inc. |
| Cisco | Visa Inc. |
| Glenview Capital | Wells Fargo |
National Corporate Sponsors: $500,000 - $999,999 in national support
| Gap Inc. | The Medtronic Foundation |
National Corporate Supporters: $250,000 - $499,999 in national support
| Deloitte | PepsiCo, Inc. |
| FedEx Corporation | State Farm |
| Fidelity Investments | TechTurn |
| Goldman Sachs |
National Corporate Investors: $100,000 - $249,999 in national support
| Bank of America | O'Melveny & Myers |
| GE Foundation | The Prudential Foundation |
| IBM | Symantec Foundation |
| Lincoln Financial Foundation |
National Supporters
| Artio Global Management LLC | Dewey & Leboeuf |
| Bain Capital Children's Charity | Dr. Scholl Foundation |
| Brown University | Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu |
| The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation | HBO |
| The Coca Cola Foundation | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards |
| Dancing Tides Foundation Inc. | Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler |
Public Funders
The following public funders have provided $1 million or more of support in fiscal year 2010.
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)
Annual Donors (Foundations and Individuals): $100,000 - $999,999
| A Private Family Foundation | Brook J. Lenfest Foundation |
| The Aaron and Lillie Straus Foundation, Inc | The Leon Levine Foundation |
| The Abell Foundation | Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation |
| The Ahmanson Foundation | Karen Leshner |
| Anne & Doug Albrecht | Lindmor Foundation Fund |
| Lisa and Joseph Amato | Lone Pine Foundation |
| The Annie E. Casey Foundation | Longwood Foundation |
| Anonymous (19) | Lovett-Woodsum Foundation |
| The Anschutz Foundation | John Manley |
| Clifford and Laurel Asness | Math for America |
| The Assisi Foundation of Memphis | McCormick Foundation |
| Elona and Dmitry Balyasny | Marsha and James McCormick |
| Barksdale Reading Institute | Mr. & Mrs. Norman E. McCulloch, Jr. |
| Stephen Barney | McGregor Fund |
| S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation | McInerny Foundation |
| Anita and Josh Bekenstein | McKnight Foundation |
| Belk Foundation | The Meadows Foundation |
| Bezos Family Foundation | Samuel Mencoff |
| Big Apple to Big Easy Concert Fund | Rheda Becker and Robert E. Meyerhoff |
| The Stephen and Renee Bisciotti Foundation | The Mind Trust |
| Roxanne and Scott Bok | The Minneapolis Foundation |
| The Booth-Bricker Fund | Morgan Family Foundation |
| The Boston Foundation | Naresh Nagpal and Family |
| William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation | Harvey E. Najim Family Foundation |
| The Brown Foundation, Inc. | The New Prospect Foundation |
| The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation, Inc. | Newark Charter School Fund |
| The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation | Alexandra and John Nichols |
| The Louis Calder Foundation | Kate and Robert Niehaus |
| The Carlson Family Foundation | Denise Dupre and Mark Nunnelly |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | Amie Rath and Scott C. Nuttall |
| Stasia Obremskey and Daniel Carroll | The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation |
| The Carson Family Charitable Trust | James Parsons |
| John W. Carson Foundation | Ali Partovi |
| Letitia and John Carter | Hadi Partovi |
| W.W. Caruth, Jr. Foundation of Communities Foundation of Texas | Paul and Joan Sorensen |
| Harold K. L. Castle Foundation | The Paulson Family Fund |
| Elizabeth and Malcom Chace | Peacock Foundation, Inc. |
| Champions for Education, Inc. | Richard S. Pechter |
| H.A. and Mary K. Chapman Charitable Foundations | Greg Penner |
| The Chartrand Foundation | The Pershing Square Foundation |
| CityBridge Foundation | The Carroll & Milton Petrie Foundation |
| Civic Progress | Betty and Tom Petway |
| Luther and Blanche Coggin | The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust |
| Serena Connelly | Polk Bros. Foundation |
| Jack Kent Cooke Foundation | Pritzker Traubert Family Foundation |
| Adolph Coors Foundation | Progress Foundation |
| Lloyd E. Cotsen | The Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust |
| The James M. Cox Foundation of Georgia, Inc. | Raikes Foundation |
| Harriett and Hilliard Crews | Diana and Bruce Rauner |
| Crown Family Philanthropies | Rees-Jones Foundation |
| Arie & Ida Crown Memorial | Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation |
| The Cullen Foundation | Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation |
| Beverly and Larry Dale | The Rhode Island Foundation |
| The Daniel Foundation of Alabama | Larry Robbins |
| Daniels Fund | Sarah and Spencer Robertson |
| James C. Davis | Robin Hood Foundation |
| Greg Delaney | Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi Foundation For Children |
| The Delaware Business Roundtable Education Committee | Jackie and Levoyd Robinson |
| Roberta and Steven Denning | The Roche Foundation |
| The Deshpande Foundation | The Rockdale Foundation, Inc |
| The Feroz and Erica Dewan Foundation | Rodel Foundation of Delaware |
| Judy and Jamie Dimon | RosaMary Foundation |
| R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation Inc. | Catherine and William Rose |
| Druckenmiller Foundation | Deedie and Rusty Rose |
| Victoria and David Elenowitz | Rosenthal and Jacobs Foundation Fund |
| Samuel S. Fels Fund | Leslie Miller Saiontz and Family |
| Alison & John Ferring | Sharon and Joe Saunders |
| Courtney Benoist and Jason Fish | Schlieder Educational Foundation |
| Betty and Davis Fitzgerald Foundation | Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation |
| Flamboyan Foundation | Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation |
| The Fondren Foundation | Nancy Peretsman and Robert W. Scully |
| Maxine Clark & Bob Fox | Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust |
| Sidney E. Frank Foundation | The Seedlings Foundation |
| Bobbie and Lew Frankfort | Henry and Peggy Sharpe |
| Frey Foundation | John and Marny Sherman |
| G.D.S. Legacy Foundation, Inc. | Shield-Ayres Foundation |
| Tom Gamel | The Shumway Family Foundation |
| The Gary-Williams Foundation | Harold Simmons Foundation |
| The Wilbur and Hilda Glenn Family Foundation | Sharon and Barclay Simpson |
| JoAnn and Bob Glick | Mr. Paul E. Singer |
| Golden LEAF Foundation | Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield |
| Goldring Family Foundation | The Skillman Foundation |
| Goldsbury Foundation | Ms. Elizabeth Riley and Mr. Daniel E. Smith |
| The Mike and Gillian Goodrich Foundation | Sobrato Family Foundation |
| Greater Milwaukee Foundation | Mr. Robert Stansky |
| The Greehey Family Foundation | The Starr Foundation |
| Anne and Kenneth Griffin | State Street Foundation |
| Cynthia and Ben Guill | Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Steel |
| Heather and Paul Haaga | The Steele Foundation |
| Miriam & Peter Haas Fund | Kat Taylor and Tom Steyer |
| Hall Family Foundation | W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation |
| The Ewing Halsell Foundation | Joyce and Larry Stupski |
| Hamilton Family Foundation | Sturm Family Foundation |
| Dorrance H. Hamilton | Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon |
| Harris Family Foundation | The Patrick F. Taylor Foundation |
| Meg Whitman and Griff Harsh | Edith Cooper and Robert Taylor |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Mike and Mary Terry Family Foundation |
| The Heckscher Foundation for Children | Sandi and John W. Thompson |
| Helios Education Foundation | Thunderbirds Charities |
| The Hellman Family Foundation | Tiger Foundation |
| Helsington Foundation | Diane and Gary Tooker |
| Robert Hill | TowerBrook Foundation |
| Hille Foundation | Trafigura Foundation |
| Peter M. Holt | Travelers Foundation |
| Rachel Kohler and Mark Hoplamazian | The USAA Foundation |
| Houston Endowment, Inc. | Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation |
| William H. Hurt | W.L.S. Spencer Foundation |
| The Hyde Family Foundations | The Wasserman Foundation |
| The Joyce Foundation | Delores Barr and J. Wayne Weaver |
| George Kaiser Family Foundation | Weingart Foundation |
| Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | Lisa and Gregory Wendt |
| Kavanagh Family Foundation | Graham Weston |
| W. K. Kellogg Foundation | WHH Foundation |
| William T. Kemper Foundation, Commerce Bank Trustee | The Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation |
| Ted Kennedy | The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation |
| Mr. David and Mrs. Angela Kenny | Williams Foundation |
| Kern Family Foundation | Ruth and Morris Williams |
| James and Agnes Kim Foundation | Jean and Rick Witmer |
| Nancy and Richard Kinder | Wurtele Foundation |
| Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation | Janine and Jeff Yass |
| Koret Foundation | The Zachry Foundation |
| The Kresge Foundation | Anne & Henry Zarrow Foundation |
| The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation | The Zeist Foundation, Inc. |
| Frances and Elliot Lehman | Helen and Sam Zell |
| Sue Lehmann | The Zemurray Foundation |
| Mark and Katie Leinweber | John Steele Zink Foundation |
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, 2009 and December 31, 2010.
Annual Donors (Corporations): $100,000 - $999,999
| Anheuser-Busch InBev | H-E-B |
| Apollo Group / University of Phoenix | The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. |
| Applied Materials Foundation | Hillcrest Health Services |
| AT&T | IBM |
| Bank of America | ING Foundation |
| Barclays Capital | JPMorgan Chase |
| Bloomberg L.P. | Lincoln Financial Foundation |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation |
| BNY Mellon | Maritz |
| The Boeing Company | Marriott Foundation Fund of The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region |
| The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation | Monsanto Fund |
| Chevron Corporation | Neuberger Berman |
| Credit Suisse | Northrop Grumman Foundation |
| Deloitte | NRG Energy |
| Dematteo Monness LLC | NuStar Energy |
| Dewey & Leboeuf | O'Melveny & Myers LLP |
| Emerson | Park National Bank |
| Entergy Charitable Foundation | Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler |
| The Exelon Foundation | PepsiCo, Inc. |
| ExxonMobil Foundation | The Prudential Foundation |
| FedEx Corporation | Quest Foundation |
| Fidelity Investments | QuikTrip |
| First Tennessee Bank | Rackspace Hosting |
| Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu | Shell |
| Gap Inc. | Symantec Foundation |
| GE Foundation | TechTurn |
| General Mills Foundation | Texas Instruments Foundation |
| Goldman Sachs | Valero Energy Foundation |
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