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TFA publishes a list of its funders on its web site. Among TFA's largest funders (in the $10 million group) are the [[Eli and Edythe L. Broad Foundation]] and the [[Walton Family Foundation]] (Wal-Mart). Other high-dollar funders include the [[Michael S. Dell|Michael & Susan Dell Foundation]], the [[Doris & Donald Fisher Fund]] and [[Rainwater Charitable Funds]] and Martha and Bruce Karsh. | TFA publishes a list of its funders on its web site. Among TFA's largest funders (in the $10 million group) are the [[Eli and Edythe L. Broad Foundation]] and the [[Walton Family Foundation]] (Wal-Mart). Other high-dollar funders include the [[Michael S. Dell|Michael & Susan Dell Foundation]], the [[Doris & Donald Fisher Fund]] and [[Rainwater Charitable Funds]] and Martha and Bruce Karsh. | ||
| − | Corporate funders giving between $1 million and $5 million: | + | ===Corporate funders giving between $1 million and $5 million:=== |
*[[Amgen]] Foundation | *[[Amgen]] Foundation | ||
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* [[State Farm]] | * [[State Farm]] | ||
* [[Visa Inc.]] | * [[Visa Inc.]] | ||
| − | *[[Wachovia]], a [[Wells Fargo]] Company<ref>Teach for America [http://www.teachforamerica.org/about-us/donors/ About Us/Donors], organizational web page, accessed March 25, 2011</ref> | + | *[[Wachovia]], a [[Wells Fargo]] Company |
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| + | Other corporate funders include (partial list): | ||
| + | *[[FedEx]] | ||
| + | *[[Gap, Inc.]] | ||
| + | * The [[Coca Cola]] Foundation | ||
| + | *[[Hogan & Hartson]] | ||
| + | *[[Goldman Sachs]] Gives | ||
| + | * Polo Ralph Lauren Foundation<ref>Teach for America [http://www.teachforamerica.org/about-us/donors/ About Us/Donors], organizational web page, accessed March 25, 2011</ref> | ||
==Directors== | ==Directors== | ||
Revision as of 20:28, 24 March 2011
Teach For America was launched in 1990 by Wendy Kopp and "is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates of all academic majors who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and become leaders in the effort to expand educational opportunity." [1]
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Funders
TFA publishes a list of its funders on its web site. Among TFA's largest funders (in the $10 million group) are the Eli and Edythe L. Broad Foundation and the Walton Family Foundation (Wal-Mart). Other high-dollar funders include the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, the Doris & Donald Fisher Fund and Rainwater Charitable Funds and Martha and Bruce Karsh.
Corporate funders giving between $1 million and $5 million:
- Amgen Foundation
- Bain & Company
- Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Cisco
- Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
- Michael and Susan Dell Foundation (Michael Dell is the former CEO of the Dell computer company)
- Doris & Donald Fisher Fund (Doris and Donald Fisher are the founders of GAP clothing company)
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft)
- Glenview Capital
- Helios Education Foundation
- The Lenfest Foundation
- The Lincy Foundation
- The Medtronic Foundation
- The Neuberger Berman Foundation
- Partnership for Los Angeles Schools
- C.D. Spangler Foundation, Inc.
- State Farm
- Visa Inc.
- Wachovia, a Wells Fargo Company
Other corporate funders include (partial list):
- FedEx
- Gap, Inc.
- The Coca Cola Foundation
- Hogan & Hartson
- Goldman Sachs Gives
- Polo Ralph Lauren Foundation[2]
Directors
- Stephen Bollenbach - Co-Chairman & CEO, Hilton Hotels Corporation
- Don Fisher - Founder & Chairman Emeritus, Gap Inc.
- Lew Frankfort - Chairman & CEO, Coach Inc.
- David Gergen - Professor of Public Service, Director of the Center for Public Leadership, John F. Kennedy School of Government Harvard University
- Leo J. Hindery, Jr. - Managing Partner, InterMedia Partners
- Walter Isaacson (Chair) - President & CEO, The Aspen Institute
- David Kenny - CEO, Digitas
- Wendy Kopp - Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Teach For America
- Sherry Lansing - CEO, The Sherry Lansing Foundation
- Sue Lehmann - Management Consultant
- Michael L. Lomax, Ph.D. - President & CEO, United Negro College Fund
- Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. - Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, Lone Pine Capital LLC
- Anthony W. Marx - President, Amherst College
- James M. McCormick - Founder, CEO & President, First Manhattan Consulting Group
- Richard Pechter - Alumnus, Teach For America, Retired Chairman, DLJ Financial Services
- Nancy Peretsman - Executive Vice President & Managing Director, Allen & Company, LLC
- Joel Smilow - Chairman, Dynex Group LLC
- Paula A. Sneed (Vice Chair) - Executive Vice President (retired), Kraft Foods, Inc.
- Howard Stringer - Chairman & CEO, Sony Corporation
- Larry Stupski - Chairman, Stupski Foundation
- Lawrence H. Summers - Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard University
- G. Kennedy Thompson - Chairman, President & CEO, Wachovia Corporation
- John Thompson - Chairman, CEO, Symantec Corporation
- Greg Wendt - Senior Vice President, Capital Research Company
- Jide Zeitlin (Treasurer) - Retired Partner, Goldman, Sachs & Co.[3]
Contact
315 West 36th Street
7th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Phone: 212-279-2080
Fax: 212-279-2081
Web: http://www.teachforamerica.org
Resources and articles
Related SourceWatch articles
- Andrea Batista Schlesinger
- Wendy Puriefoy - former board member
- Kim Smith - cofounder
- Mary Garton
