The 21st Century School Fund is supported by foundation grants, contributions
from individuals, and contracts consistent with our mission. The majority
of our support comes from grants that have supported our work to improve
the facilities in District of Columbia Public Schools and our efforts
to improve urban school facilities nationwide. The contract services we
have provided have included facility master planning, software development,
policy research and writing, training in community involvement strategies,
and the management of the Oyster School Public-Private Development Partnership.
Ford Foundation (1995-Present)
Ford Foundation Supports Building Educational Success Together Initiative
21st Century School Fund has been awarded one million dollars by the Ford Foundation to support its Building Educational Success Together (BEST) initiative over the next three years. This support for the BEST collaboration enables it to continue its research, innovation, and community engagement in government reform to improve urban public school facilities so they support high quality education and community vitality.
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www.fordfound.org
The Ford Foundation has supported 21CSF since its founding in 1994. Grants
from Ford have supported work on the Oyster School Public-Private Development
Partnership, improving the facilities planning and management in the District
of Columbia Public Schools, documentation of the Oyster Project, development
of a facilities organizing manual for community groups, and the launch
of the national Building Educational Success Together Initiative focused
on improving urban school facilities in Ohio, New Jersey, Chicago and
Washington, DC.
Eugene & Agnes E Meyer Foundation (1996-Present)
www.themeyerfoundation.org
Grants have supported work to improve school facilities in the District
of Columbia Public Schools and to partner with the Senior High Alliance
of Parents, Principals and Educators in support of the high school planning
process.
Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation (2000-Present)
www.cafritzfoundation.org
Grants have supported work to improve school facilities in the District
of Columbia Public Schools and to partner with the Senior High Alliance
of Parents, Principals and Educators in support of the high school planning
process.
George Gund Foundation (2001-Present)
www.gundfdn.org
Grant supports work on school facility issues at a national level, including
outreach to new organizations interested in facilities.
Lucent Technologies Corporate Contributions Program
(2000)
www.lucent.com/news/foundation/home.html
Grant supported the training of junior and senior high school counselors
in the use of DCSchoolSearch.com.
Freddie Mac Foundation (1997)
www.freddiemacfoundation.org
Grant supported community organizing to improve school facilities in
the District of Columbia Public Schools.
Annie E Casey Foundation (1996-1998)
Grant supported work on the Oyster School
Public-Private Development Partnership
www.aecf.org
21CSF is always grateful for your help. We now accept individual and corporate contributions online with
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Academy for Educational Development
www.aed.org
Contracted to take part in a study on value-added work of Ford Foundation
in convening capacity-building grantees.
World Bank
www.worldbank.org
Subcontracted to Scientex Inc to research and write Public School
Capital Improvement Programs: Basic Elements and Best Practices, Guidance
for the District of Columbia,
which explored construction management structures and essential elements
of a well-managed capital improvement program.
Murch Schoolhouse Fund
Contracted to integrate historical considerations into long-range facility
master planning in the District and research and write Replace or Modernize:
The Future of the District of Columbia’s Old and Historic Public Schools.
National Center for Education Statistics
www.nces.ed.gov
Subcontracted to the Council of Chief State School Officers (www.ccsso.org)
to develop Facilities Information Management: A Guide for State and
Local School Districts, including standard data definitions for school
facilities data.
State of Florida Office of Program Policy Analysis
and Government Accountability
www.oppaga.state.fl.us
Subcontracted to Berkshire Advisors to complete audit of the Miami-Dade
County Public Schools facility construction program as part of a state
audit of district operations.
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
www.edfacilities.org
Contracted to develop and present workshop at a National School Board
Association annual conference and to conduct research on managing capital
improvement programs in public school districts.
State University of New York, Stony Brook
Department of Political Science
www.sunysb.edu/polsci
Contracted to create and maintain DCSchoolSearch.com, a free online database
with comprehensive information about every public school and public charter
school in the District.
District of Columbia Public Schools
Office of the Superintendent
www.k12.dc.us
Contracted to manage the Oyster School Public Private Development Partnership.
District of Columbia Public Schools
Division of Facilities Management
www.k12.dc.us
Subcontracted to DeJong and Associates (www.djainc.com) to assist with
the community engagement component of the planning process for the Facility
Master Plan and provide data analysis support using FORMAT-Pro™.
Education Law Center (New Jersey)
www.edlawcenter.org
Contracted to revise Capital Improvement Planning Board training tool
for use with New Jersey audiences and develop strategic plan for implementation
of the facilities component of the Abbot decisions.
Einhorn Yafee Prescott
www.eypae.com
Contracted to help develop standard educational specifications for DCPS
elementary schools.
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