To support policy advocacy efforts in its Colorado, Georgia and Tennessee chapters, and continue the development of policy guidance, national tools and communications efforts to serve its broader network and the education reform movement more widely
To serve as thought leaders, develop diverse coalitions and advocate for strong public policies
2022
Education
$2,375,000
Arizona State University Foundation for A New American University
To support the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE), housed within Arizona State University's (ASU) Mary Lou Fulton College of Education, to execute multi-year research and thought leadership projects and to design and run a new innovative grants program
To manage a new grant program focused on solutions that better connect families and learners to innovative education options and learning experiences that offer greater value and flexibility
To increase the supply of high-quality charter schools by recruiting and training leaders for the BES Fellowship and supporting them to launch new schools
2022
Education
$3,300,000
Brightbeam, Inc.
To support, build and elevate a diverse network of regional and national activists and messengers working to inform education policymakers and the public
2022
Education
$1,468,723
Brown University of Providence
To support the pilot year of a research partnership named Research Partnership for Professional Learning (RPPL)
To support 2022-2024 operating costs in managing its two charter facility lending funds Unitranche Capital Fund 2, LLC (Fund 2) and Unitranche Capital Fund 3, LLC (Fund 3)
To advocate, protect and defend public charter schools in California and to accelerate the closing of the opportunity gap for historically underserved students
To manage a new competition for funding to surface assessment solutions that provide families and caregivers with more truthful, meaningful and actionable information about their child's education
To support the provision of loans to nonprofit organizations that are developing high-quality instructional materials for K-12 students and/or providing aligned supports to teachers and school districts to effectively implement curricula and other educational resources in order to improve student outcomes
2022
Education
$5,000,000
Environmental Defense Fund, Inc.
To support a healthy Colorado River Basin so people and nature can thrive together