Alabama Public Television is committed to enriching the lives of Alabama citizens:

• By providing essential educational services with the highest quality direct instructional content through digital streaming. APT’s efforts are directed toward helping our state reach true school equity statewide. Every student in our state deserves an equal opportunity in education regardless of the wealth of the school district…Alabama Public Television’s Goal is to take us there…
• By acting as an indispensable resource as Alabama’s storyteller, APT will present our state’s unique heritage and many contributions while traveling the road taken through history on the journey to becoming the Alabama of today.
• By promoting Alabama to the world as a unique community postured for business and growth, highlighting our emphasis placed on providing an educated work force and a strong work ethic,
• By working closely with Homeland Security and state agencies to provide a statewide network to disseminate information effectively in times of disaster,
• By bringing the very best in the world of music, theater, dance and the arts to enrich and inspire the lives of the people of our state and
• By offering programming that educates the citizenry, giving them the means and the desire to reach their highest potential through the development of a strong work ethic bonded to honesty and integrity as well as the technical training so necessary in today’s global economy.

For local information on the Fund for Teachers grant process, contact Salma Zaky at salma@fundforteachers.org.

The Boston Teachers Union proudly represents 5,000 teachers and other professionals including nurses, psychologists, and guidance counselors. In addition, we represent approximately 1,000 paraprofessionals, and close to 500 substitute teachers. In addition to workplace representation for members, the BTU is committed to the professional growth of our members, and to organizing with and for our students, families, and communities.

The BTU believes that successful professional learning that promotes and improves student learning and well-being requires that educators be recognized both as professionals and as learners. BTU members have access to powerful professional learning opportunities where educators make innovations large and small that help them meet the needs of their students, schools, and communities while affirming professional identity.

For local information on the Fund for Teachers grant process, contact Paul Tritter at ptritter@btu.org.

Dalio Philanthropies’ giving reflects the diverse philanthropic passions of the Dalio family. Barbara Dalio leads the Foundation’s work to strengthen public education in Connecticut. She is passionate about engaging with educators, community leaders, and young people to build meaningful relationships and design solutions to achieve greater equity and prosperity across the state.

For local information on the Fund for Teachers grant process, contact Stephanie Ascherl at Fund for Teachers at 346-258-6201 or stephanie@fundforteachers.org.

The mission of the John P. Ellbogen Foundation is to create or cause change, primarily for the benefit of the people of the State of Wyoming through the support of science, education and charity.

John P. “Jack” Ellbogen is the benefactor of the Foundation. He understood the value of education at an early age. He believed that second to the support of his parents, the classroom teacher was the most important factor to enhanced student learning. Jack established programs in Wyoming to emphasize quality teaching and to recognize and reward teachers for excellence as seen through the eyes of their students.

Central to the Foundation is support for Wyoming teachers through the Wyoming National Board Certification Initiative, Meritorious Classroom Teaching Awards and Early Childhood Education to name a few. The Foundation also gives to various charitable organizations that address quality of life.

Mary Ellbogen Garland, President
P.O. Box 1670
Laramie, Wyoming 82073

307-761-1898
mleg0@yahoo.com

www.ellbogenfoundation.org

For local information about the Fund For Teachers grant process, contact wyoming@fundforteachers.org.

The mission of the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation is twofold:

1. to foster the development of young people to the maximum possible extent in Ohio’s PK-12 public schools, and
2. to provide for a greater means for accomplishment on the part of Ohio’s teachers by encouraging creativity and bringing greater recognition to the teaching profession.

Learn more at MHJF.org.

For local information on the Fund for Teachers grant process, contact Stephanie Ascherl at stephanie@fundforteachers.org.

At Math for America, we do everything we can to make teaching a viable, rewarding, and respected career choice for the greatest thinkers and leaders in science and mathematics.

The best way to reach this goal is through our Master Teacher Fellowship, which brings together outstanding, experienced teachers to share knowledge, advance teaching skills, and define excellence itself. This remarkable community of teachers is changing the very landscape of science and mathematics education.

We offer fellowships and advocate for our model around the country, so that we can get a great STEM teacher—one who’s a true master of the subject matter and deeply committed to the craft of teaching-in front of every student in America. Learn more at MathForAmerica.org.

MƒA New York
915 Broadway, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 646-437-0904
Fax: 646-437-0935

For local information, in New York City, on the Fund for Teachers grant process, contact Salma Zaky at
346-258-6207 or salma@fundforteachers.org.

Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation powers people who explore and ask, teach and try, conserve and connect, create and captivate. Our funding supports individual scientists, teachers, conservationists and creators whose diverse perspectives enable us to discover new things about ourselves and our world. Learn more about our partners and work at www.Maxwell-Hanrahan.org.

Fund for Teachers is partnering with Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation to award fellowships focused on science and craft experiences for teachers working with underserved students or in rural school settings.

The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence is a statewide 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to recognizing and encouraging academic excellence in Oklahoma’s public schools.

Through its Academic Awards Program, the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence presents $175,000 annually in cash awards to honor outstanding public school students as Academic All-Staters and educators as Medal for Excellence recipients.

With its Oklahoma School Foundations Network, OFE provides free training, resources and networking opportunities to public school foundation leaders statewide.

OFE also administers mentoring grants to promote the establishment and growth of quality K-12 mentoring programs throughout Oklahoma.

In addition to serving as an administrative partner for Fund for Teachers, OFE partners with the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute on another professional development opportunity for educators. The program sends Oklahoma fifth- and eighth-grade educators to the renowned teacher institute each summer to deepen their knowledge of early American history.

5530 N. Western Ave., Suite 100

Oklahoma City, OK 73118

405-236-0006

OFE.org

For local information on the Fund for Teachers grant process, contact Lauren Dow at 405-236-0006 or ldow@ofe.org.

The mission of the Public Education Foundation (PEF) is to improve student achievement in Hamilton County public schools so that all students succeed in learning and in life. We do this by:

• Partnering with schools to develop plans for transformation that will engage students, keep them in school, and challenge each one of them to reach his or her full potential;
• Providing teachers and school leaders proven tools for creating this transformational change;
• Providing detailed data that allows schools and teachers to understand strengths and weaknesses and target interventions most effectively;
• Creating opportunities for excellent educators to share their skills and knowledge with others, thereby spreading best practices to every corner of the school system.

835 Georgia Avenue, Ste 400
Chattanooga, TN 37402

423-648-4448
423-265-9832 fax

www.pefchattanooga.org

For local information about the Fund for Teachers grant process, contact Cliff Brittingham at 423-648-4448 or CBrittingham@pefchattanooga.org.

The Red Wing Public Schools Foundation is a nonprofit organization, established in 1995, working to build an endowment to supplement the financial resources necessary to meet the educational challenges of the future. Funds received by the RWPSF are invested with the Saint Paul Foundation and interest from this endowment fund is granted back to the schools. The mission of the RWPSF is to Enrich, Enhance and Endow the learning experiences provided by the Red Wing Public Schools.

2451 Eagle Ridge Drive
Red Wing, MN 55066

651-385-4500
651-385-4510 fax

RWPSF Web site

For local information about the Fund for Teachers grant process, contact Jill Mehrkens at
651-388-5694 or wacouta31@gmail.com.

The Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation is a community foundation created in 1940 and is still growing today. Community foundations offer donors a place to create charitable funds and recommend grants that support the issues and organizations they care about. Some of the funds provided to The Saint Paul Foundation by generous donors are not designated for a specific use, allowing their experts to distribute those funds according to needs identified by the community that match the Foundation and its goals.

101 Fifth Street East, Suite 2400
Saint Paul, MN 55101

https://spmcf.org/

For local information about the Fund for Teachers grant process, please contact Alycia Johnston
at 346-258-6204 or alycia@fundforteachers.org.

The Ford Family Foundation was established in 1957 by Kenneth W. And Hallie E. Ford. Its mission is “successful citizens and vital rural communities” in Oregon and Siskiyou County, Calif. The Fund for Teachers initiative is part of The Ford Family Foundation’s ongoing work to support teachers and develop networks of high-quality teachers and leaders in Douglas County. The Foundation is located in Roseburg, Oregon, with a Scholarship office in Eugene.

1600 NW Stewart Parkway
Roseburg, OR 97471

541-957-5574

http://www.tfff.org

For local information on the Fund for Teachers grant process, contact Stephanie Ascherl at Fund for Teachers at 346-258-6201 or stephanie@fundforteachers.org.

Tulsa Community Foundation (TCF) is a public charity that was organized in 1998 by an esteemed group of business and civic leaders to receive, protect and distribute gifts from individuals and organizations for the improvement of the Tulsa and eastern Oklahoma area. TCF is a collection of 900 charitable funds varying in size from $5,000 to multiple millions of dollars. Each fund has its own identity and philanthropic purpose and each benefits from being invested with other funds to create a lasting community resource. Currently, TCF manages over $3.6 billion invested through: over 400 Donor Advised Funds, established by individuals, corporations, and private foundations, nearly 300 Charitable Agency Endowment Funds, established by and/or for the benefit of specific charitable organizations, 32 scholarship funds created by individuals, corporations and charitable agencies and 12 Supporting Organizations.

Individuals, corporations, and nonprofit organizations use the Foundation for a wide variety of reasons. Although their gifts vary in size, the generosity and foresight of our donors reflect a passionate commitment to the community and a desire to improve the quality of life for future generations.

7030 South Yale Ave., Ste 600
Tulsa, OK 74136

918-494-8823
918-494-9826 fax

www.tulsacf.org

The Vadnais Heights Area Community Foundation is an endowment fund providing grants to facilitate improved economic conditions, strengthen education, help the needy, prevent community blight and deterioration, and improve community spirit and vitality to the greater area which encompasses the 621 and 624 school districts. The funds are held with The Saint Paul Foundation.

P. O. Box 270502
Vadnais Heights, MN 55127

For local information about the Fund for Teachers grant process, contact Muriel Janneke at
612-709-2985 or mjanneke@comcast.net.