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Recent Grants
Locations indicate the organization’s headquarters, not necessarily the geographic area served.
July - September 2011
Colorado Children's Campaign (Denver): $60,000 for an effort to identify solutions for Colorado's outdated school funding mechanism.
coloradokids.org
Colorado Legacy Foundation (Denver): $15,000 to support a pilot project to allow Colorado's Teacher of the Year to participate in state-level education policy discussions.
colegacy.org
Generation Schools Network (Denver): $200,000 to provide start-up funding for the establishment of the Generation Schools Network in metro Denver.
generationschools.org
Grantmakers for Education (Portland, OR): $3,000 to support this national association of grantmakers working to improve educational outcomes for students.
edfunders.org
Great Education Colorado (Denver): $12,500 for education advocacy efforts.
greateducation.org
Mapleton Public Schools (Denver): $92,037 to support the pilot of a student-to-peer teaching program for high school students with low academic achievement.
acsd1.k12.co.us
University of Colorado Denver, School of Education & Human Development (Denver):
- $1,200 for the startup of the Denver Education Compact.
- $15,000 to support Denver Public Schools’ efforts to increase the number of students of color enrolling in college to study education.
University of Colorado Denver, School of Public Affairs (Denver): $94,178 for an evaluation of efforts to design and implement a statewide system of educator effectiveness.
ucdenver.edu
January - June 2011
America SCORES Denver (Denver): $7,500 for an after-school program.
americascores.org/#/denver
The Bridge Project, University of Denver (Denver): $10,000 to support after-school programs.
du.edu/bridgeproject
Center for Teaching Quality (Hillsborough, NC): $160,700 to support a network of young teachers in the Denver metro area.
teachingquality.org
Children's Voices (Boulder): $12,500 to support advocacy efforts to improve Colorado’s school finance system.
childrens-voices.org
Colorado Association of Black Professional Engineers and Scientists (Denver): $4,000 to assist minority youth in the pursuit of engineering and applied science careers.
cabpes.org
Colorado Community College System (Denver): $6,800 to implement updated curriculum for a teacher recruitment program in area schools.
cccs.edu
Colorado "I Have A Dream"® Foundation (Denver): $7,500 to encourage students to graduate from high school and attend college.
cihadf.org
Colorado League of Charter Schools (Denver): $13,000 to support professional development for staff at seven charter schools.
coloradoleague.org
Colorado Legacy Foundation (Denver): $2,000 to convene representatives of several school districts working on similar issues.
colegacy.org
Denver Kids, Inc. (Denver): $10,000 for counseling, mentoring and family support programs for Denver Public Schools students from low-income families.
denverkidsinc.org
Denver Public Schools Foundation (Denver): $250,000 to support a literacy program for English language learners in Denver Public Schools.
dpsfoundation.org
Facing History and Ourselves (Denver): $3,000 for a teaching curriculum that focuses on the ideas of anti-discrimination and inclusiveness.
facinghistory.org
Girls Incorporated of Metro Denver (Denver): $7,000 for educational enrichment programs.
girlsincdenver.org
Gold Crown Foundation (Greenwood Village): $7,500 to provide mentoring and educational after-school programs to low-income youth in west metro Denver.
goldcrownfoundation.com
“I Have a Dream”® Foundation of Boulder County (Boulder): $7,500 to encourage students to graduate from high school and attend college.
ihadboulder.org
Mi Casa Resource Center (Denver): $10,000 for after-school programs at Lake Middle School’s Beacon Neighborhood Center.
micasaresourcecenter.org
Minds Matter of Denver (Denver): $3,000 to help low-income, gifted high school students pursue higher education and summer enrichment programs.
mindsmatterdenver.org
National Center on Time & Learning (Boston, MA):
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$15,000 to convene four Denver-area school districts to learn how schools in other parts of the U.S. have extended the school day and year.
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$52,020 to support the participation of educators from four Colorado school districts in a tour of schools in two other states that have extended the school day and year.
The New Teacher Project (Brooklyn, NY): $250,000 over two years to support the implementation of Colorado’s Great Teachers and Leaders Bill, 2010 legislation focused on improving educator effectiveness.
tntp.org
The Odyssey School (Denver): $10,000 to launch a network of progressive urban public schools.
odysseydenver.org
OpenWorld Learning (Denver): $10,000 to support after-school technology education programs.
openworldlearning.org
Public Interest Projects (New York, NY): $40,000 to support community efforts to improve public education in Denver.
publicinterestprojects.org
Regis University (Denver): $4,000 to support the Porter-Billups Leadership Academy for high school students.
regis.edu
Rose Community Foundation (Denver): $2,000 to support discussions between the Colorado State Board of Education and members of the Colorado House and Senate Education committees.
rcfdenver.org
Save Our Youth (Denver): $5,000 for summer academic programs at several high schools and churches.
saveouryouth.org
Summer Scholars (Denver): $7,500 to support a year-round education program for low-income students.
summerscholars.org
Teens, Inc. (Nederland): $7,000 to provide educational services for youth in Nederland.
teensinc.org
University of Denver, Morgridge College of Education (Denver): $144,745 to create a business plan for a multi-district teacher residency collaborative.
du.edu/education
YESS Institute (Denver): $7,500 for a program offering youth training and peer mentoring in metro Denver schools.
yessinstitute.org
YouthBiz (Denver): $7,000 to support after-school and summer programs for youth.
youthbiz.org