As a non-profit organization, the National Center receives support from donors that believe in the work we are doing. Over the years, we have received funding from the following organizations and individuals:

  • Alan L. Wurtzel
  • Annie E. Casey Foundation
  • Apple Computer, Inc.
  • Carnegie Corporation of New York
  • Circuit City Foundation
  • David Rockefeller/David Rockefeller, Jr. Trust
  • DeWitt Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund
  • Eastman Kodak Company
  • Ford Motor Company Fund
  • Gannett Foundation
  • GTE Foundation
  • Holland Associates
  • Jewel-Osco
  • John D. and Catherine T. Mac Arthur Foundation
  • Lilly Endowment, Inc.
  • Lumina Foundation for Education
  • Melville Corporation
  • Nellie Mae Education Foundation
  • New American Schools
  • New Schools Venture Fund
  • Rockefeller Brothers Fund
  • Sam M. and Helen R. Walton Foundation
  • SJS, Inc.
  • Target Stores
  • The Abell Foundation
  • The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
  • The Boeing Company
  • The Broad Foundation
  • The Danforth Foundation
  • The German Marshall Fund of the United States
  • The Leon Foundation
  • The Pew Charitable Trusts
  • The Stupski Foundation
  • Union Carbide Corporation
  • The Union Carbide Foundation, Inc.
  • Verizon Foundation
  • Walmart Foundation
  • Walton Enterprises
  • William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
  • Xerox Corporation