The Nord Family Foundation
nordff.org/
(440) 984-3939
Amherst, OH
Grants awarded to:
- The Cleveland Play House, in support of the community education and engagement programs, over three years. $60,000
- The Eleanor B. Rainey Memorial Institute, Inc., in support of the 2013 summer arts camp program for at-risk youth. $10,000
- Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (MOCA), in continued support of the School-to-Museum and Family/Youth Initiatives, over three years. $105,000
- The Leadership Institute at Columbia College, in support of the 2013 Summer Leadership Institute program for middle and high school girls. $20,000
- Young Americans Center for Financial Education, in continued support of the International Towne global economics and financial literacy program for youth. $5,000
- Baldwin Wallace College, in continued support of summer music program scholarships for Lorain County students. $35,000
- College Now Greater Cleveland, in support of college access advising for Lorain County high school students. $30,000
- The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges, Inc., in continued support of The Nord Family Foundation Scholarship Program and the Minority Scholarship Program. $45,000
- School Choice Ohio, Inc., to increase awareness among Spanish-speaking families of their full range of K-12 school options in Northeast Ohio. $20,000
- StreetSchool Network, in continued support of the Emerging Schools Support Initiative. $10,000
- University of Cleveland Preparatory School, in support of manipulatives for K-3 students. $15,000
- Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Columbia, in support of the Community-Based Mentoring program. $25,000
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Lorain County, for the summer camp initiative. $45,000
- The Linden School, for the Tuition Scholarship and Hardship Assistance Program. $35,000
- Oberlin Early Childhood Center, in support of the Family Tuition Assistance Program, over two years. $120,000
- Save Our Children of Elyria, Inc., in support of the after-school program. $17,500
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
gatesfoundation.org/
(206) 709-3100
Seattle, WA
Grants awarded to:
- Johnson County Community College, to develop a benchmarking system of instructional-related expenditures to enable strategic resource alignment in community colleges. $432,357
- Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada, to strengthen existing budgetary excellence recognition programs to include use of resource alignment best practices in K-12 school districts and community colleges. $744,703
- Three Rivers Community Foundation, to support a planning process to expand community leadership roles. $20,000
- The Aspen Institute Inc., to conduct a dialogue that shapes a new value proposition for public libraries in the information age and to accelerate the transformation of U.S. public libraries to better meet community information needs. $1,478,396
- Technology Access Foundation, for general operating support. $10,000
- Habitat for Humanity of Seattle/South King County, for general operating support. $7,500
- University of Kentucky Research Foundation, to support the launch of a new Center for Innovation in Education to advance implementation of the common core and more personalized learning for students and teachers that will enable young people to graduate career and college ready
- Delaware Department of Education, to fund the use of literacy and math tools statewide in Delaware in support of the state’s implementation of the Common Core of State Standards. $400,000
- Center for Excellence in Educational Leadership, to educate and engage school principals’ executives around the elements of teacher evaluation and academic standards. $255,394
- Junior League of Seattle, for general operating support. $3,000
- New Haven Public Schools, to fund innovative professional development in New Haven Public Schools. $111,042
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
macfound.org/
(312) 726-8000
Chicago, IL
Grants awarded to:
- National Public Education Support Fund, to support the Education Funder Strategy Group. $25,000
- New Venture Fund, to develop public/private partnerships that advance the spread of the Connected Learning approach and to launch a campaign to directly engage youth in Connected Learning. $500,000
- Coalition for Juvenile Justice, in support of the Eighth Annual Models for Change Working Conference. $500,000
- Columbia College Chicago Center for Community Arts Partnerships, to support the Convergence Academies, a school reform model that infuses digital media and technology into all aspects of learning (over three years). $100,000
- Northwestern University, to support Foundations for Understanding Social Engagement (FUSE) program, which engages young people in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields through easy-to-accomplish, hands-on exploratory challenges. $350,000
- Institute for Research and Reform in Education, in support of planning and program development support to New Communities Program neighborhood organizations. $82,000
- Learning Games Network, to support a research fellowship on how video games effect learning and how to improve practice (over two years). $400,000
- National Academy of Sciences, to support a workshop to develop standards on use of benefit-cost analysis for interventions affecting children, youth, and families. $290,000
- Technical Assistance Collaborative, to support technical assistance in the implementation of financing and policy changes to sustain reforms improving mental health services to juvenile justice-involved youth in Models for Change states.$100,000
- University of Chicago, to support the Game Changer Chicago Design Lab to advance innovative learning experiences for youth in Chicago. $500,000
- University of Michigan School of Information, to build a new funders network that advances innovations in science, technology, engineering, and math learning in and out of school. $150,000
- Urban Institute, in support of the National Neighborhood Indicator Partnership (over two years). $450,000
Stuart Foundation
stuartfoundation.org/
415-393-1551
San Francisco, CA
Grants awarded to:
- Public Policy Institute of California, for a large-scale public opinion survey of California adults on K-12 public education issues to inform state policymakers and provide a greater voice to all Californians. $37,500
- EdSource, for the 2013 EdSource Symposium entitled “Measuring Up: What’s Next for Students, Teachers and Schools.” The event will focus on the major challenges facing California schools in the post-Proposition 30 environment: new testing and assessments, new accountability systems for schools, and reforms of the teacher credentialing system. $40,000
- BUILD, to support new executive leadership capacity that would advance implementation of the organization’s strategic plan. $20,000
- i.e. communications, To produce radio and television public service announcements that will air during Foster Care Awareness month in May, 2013. $60,000
- California CASA Association, to provide sponsorship for Cal CASA’s “Lifting Hearts” 25th Anniversary Celebration. $2,500
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
wkkf.org/
269-968-1611
Battle Creek, MI
Grants awarded to:
- One Voice, move the needle on systemic issues affecting the success of vulnerable children by developing One Voice’s role as an anchor institution in Mississippi that works with a broad host of statewide partners. $1,700,000
- Renaissance Project, strengthen the grantee organization’s internal capacities that enable them to achieve their mission and better serve New Orlean’s children and families.$45,000
- Latin American Youth Center, improve the academic performance of Latino children by building their parents’ capacity to participate and advocate on key educational and community issues. $214,346
- National Council of Young Mens Christian Associations of the United States of America, increase informal childcare provider capacity in 20 low-income and underserved communities through implementing an evidence-based Early Learning Readiness program. $1,000,000
- Child Care Services Association, improve early care and education by building capacity of a technical assistance and quality assurance center to provide opportunities, educational pathways and student success for low-income teachers. $1,050,000
- Dryades Young Men’s Christian Association, increase informal childcare provider capacity in Central City, New Orleans, through implementation of an evidence-based Early Learning Readiness for Informal Family, Friend and Neighbor Caregivers program. $298,190
- New Orleans College Preparatory Academies, ensure college success of the organization’s first graduating class of low income, first-generation college students and build organizational capacity to service multiple charter high schools in New Orleans. $50,000
- Agenda for Children, Inc., enhance the organization’s ability to address the needs of children, ages 0-18, by strengthening its capacity in the areas of operations and finance, human resources and revenue forecasting and business planning. $50,000
- Liberty’s Kitchen, Inc., increase job readiness, training and career opportunities in the culinary arts for at-risk youth by implementing new administrative and operating systems that maximize the organization’s outreach and effectiveness. $50,000
- YouthBuild USA Inc., improve the academic performance of high schools in communities of color by developing a national evaluation tool promoting student input, quality classroom teaching and equitable learning opportunities. $200,000
- Institute for Community Engagement, promote systemic change to benefit vulnerable children and families in southern New Mexico by enabling the organization to serve as the backbone in coordinating a Cradle to Career educational initiative. $1,507,063
- National Compadres Network, Inc., enhance the success of men and boys of color by engaging them in proven strategies that prevent recidivism in juvenile justice systems and nurtures their integration into communities as productive citizens. $450,000
