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Recent Grants
Locations indicate the organization’s headquarters, not necessarily the geographic area served.
July - September 2009
Center for Teaching Quality (Hillsborough, NC): $175,000 for a pilot program to build a network of young teachers in the Denver metro area.
teachingquality.org
Colorado Department of Education (Denver): $300,000 over two years to support the creation and implementation of a statewide educator identifier system designed to track data about teaching and student achievement.
www.cde.state.co.us
Colorado "I Have A Dream"® Foundation (Denver): $10,000 to support academic assistance and skill development for youth in grades 4-12.
cihadf.org
The Conflict Center (Denver): $10,000 to provide problem-solving and conflict-resolution training to staff at Manual High School.
conflictcenter.org
Denver Center for International Studies Foundation (Denver): $10,000 to support the development of a community relations department at the Denver Center for International Studies.
cisdenver.org
Girls Incorporated of Metro Denver (Denver): $30,000 for educational enrichment programs.
www.girlsincdenver.org
Grantmakers for Education (Portland, OR): $3,000 to support this national association of grantmakers working to improve educational outcomes for students.
edfunders.org
“I Have a Dream”® Foundation of Boulder County (Boulder): $10,000 to support academic assistance and skill development for youth in grades 4-12 in Boulder County.
ihadboulder.org
Jeffco Public Schools (Golden): $102,500 to develop a new teacher compensation system in the Jefferson County School District.
jeffcopublicschools.org
Mi Casa Resource Center (Denver): $20,000 to support after-school programs at Lake Middle School.
micasaresourcecenter.org
The Partnership for Families & Children (Denver): $5,000 to support expansion of the Learning Opportunity Task Force.
pffac.org
Public Education & Business Coalition (Denver): $40,000 to support teacher training and professional development in metro Denver.
pebc.org
Save Our Youth (Denver): $5,000 for summer academic programs operating at several high schools and churches.
saveouryouth.org
April - June 2009
Boulder Valley School District (Boulder): $47,623 for an effort to close performance gaps among the school district’s students.
bvsd.org
Center for Teaching Quality (Hillsborough, NC):
- $13,950 to support efforts to develop a new teacher compensation system in Jefferson County.
- $13,775 for a new think tank for young teachers examining the issue of teacher quality.
College Summit Colorado (Denver): $50,000 to help low-income students advance to college.
collegesummit.org
Colorado Children's Campaign (Denver): $50,000 for a statewide initiative to curtail student dropouts.
coloradokids.org
Colorado School Finance Project (Denver): $2,500 to provide staff support for the Interim Committee on the Study of Financing of Public Schools.
cosfp.org
Colorado Staff Development Council (Morrison): $35,000 for the Center for Strategic Quality Professional Development’s efforts to improve student performance.
co-csdc.org
Gold Crown Foundation (Lakewood): $15,000 to support educational after-school progams for low-income Denver youth.
goldcrownfoundation.com
Jeffco Public Schools (Golden): $3,000 to support the Jefferson County Teacher Compensation Reform project.
jeffco.k12.co.us
New Vista High School (Boulder): $2,400 to support an urban teacher-training program based at New Vista High School and serving other high schools.
http://schools.bvsd.org/nvhs/
OpenWorld Learning (Denver): $30,000 for a technology-based after-school program operating at 14 elementary schools.
openworldlearning.org
Regis University (Denver): $5,000 to support the Porter-Billups Leadership Academy.
regis.edu
Rocky Mountain Housing Development Corporation (Denver): $7,500 for after-school programs in three affordable housing communities.
rockymountainhdc.org
University of Denver, Graduate School of Social Work (Denver): $30,000 for The Bridge Project, which provides educational, social and career opportunities to Denver children and adults living in public housing.
du.edu/bridgeproject
University of Northern Colorado, Center for Urban Education Denver Campus (Denver): $7,500 to support a summer reading camp for Aurora and Denver students, andserves as a teacher training program.
www.unco.edu/urbaned