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'''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." <ref>[http://www.teachforamerica.org/about/index.htm About Us], Teach for America, accessed July 7, 2007.</ref>
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'''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." <ref>[http://www.teachforamerica.org/about/index.htm About Us], Teach for America, accessed July 7, 2007</ref>
  
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==Directors <ref>[http://www.teachforamerica.org/about/our_boards.htm Boards], Teach for America, accessed July 7, 2007.</ref>==
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==Funders==
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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 & Susan Dell Foundation]], the [[Doris & Donald Fisher Fund]] and [[Rainwater Charitable Funds]] and Martha and Bruce Karsh.
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Corporate funders giving between $1 million and $5 million:
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*[[Amgen]] Foundation
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* Bain & Company
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* [[Carnegie Corporation of New York]]
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* [[Cisco]]
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* Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
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* [[Michael and Susan Dell Foundation]] (Michael Dell is the former CEO of the Dell computer company)
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* [[Doris & Donald Fisher Fund]] (Doris and Donald Fisher are the founders of GAP clothing company)
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* [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]] (Bill Gates, founder of [[Microsoft]])
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* Glenview Capital
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* Helios Education Foundation
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* The Lenfest Foundation
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* The Lincy Foundation
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* The [[Medtronic]] Foundation
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* [[The Neuberger Berman Foundation]]
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* Partnership for Los Angeles Schools
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* C.D. Spangler Foundation, Inc.
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* [[State Farm]]
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* [[Visa Inc.]]
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*[[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>
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==Directors==
 
*[[Stephen Bollenbach]] - Co-Chairman & CEO, Hilton Hotels Corporation
 
*[[Stephen Bollenbach]] - Co-Chairman & CEO, Hilton Hotels Corporation
 
*[[Don Fisher]] - Founder & Chairman Emeritus, Gap Inc.
 
*[[Don Fisher]] - Founder & Chairman Emeritus, Gap Inc.
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*[[John Thompson]] - Chairman, CEO, Symantec Corporation
 
*[[John Thompson]] - Chairman, CEO, Symantec Corporation
 
*[[Greg Wendt]] - Senior Vice President, Capital Research Company
 
*[[Greg Wendt]] - Senior Vice President, Capital Research Company
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*[[Jide Zeitlin]] (Treasurer) - Retired Partner, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
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*[[Jide Zeitlin]] (Treasurer) - Retired Partner, Goldman, Sachs & Co.<ref>[http://www.teachforamerica.org/about/our_boards.htm Boards], Teach for America, accessed July 7, 2007.</ref>
 
   
 
   
 
==Contact==
 
==Contact==

Revision as of 20:09, 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]

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:

Directors

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

References

  1. ↑ About Us, Teach for America, accessed July 7, 2007
  2. ↑ Teach for America About Us/Donors, organizational web page, accessed March 25, 2011
  3. ↑ Boards, Teach for America, accessed July 7, 2007.
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