Our Funders

The National Council on Teacher Quality receives all of its funding from private foundations. Here is a list of our funders:

Champion Supporter (above $200,000)

  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Carnegie Corporation of New York
  • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
  • Laura and John Arnold Foundation
  • Searle Freedom Trust
  • The Edythe and Eli Broad Foundation
  • The Joyce Foundation
  • The Teaching Commission

Lead Investor ($75,000-$200,000)

  • Benwood Foundation
  • Gleason Family Foundation
  • Houston Endowment
  • Hyde Family Foundations
  • James M. Cox Foundation
  • Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
  • The Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation
  • Walton Family Foundation
  • William Penn Foundation
  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous

Stakeholder ($25,000-$74,999)

  • Chamberlin Family Foundation
  • Cleveland Foundation
  • George Kaiser Family Foundation
  • MinnCAN
  • Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation
  • Polk Bros Foundation
  • Rockwell Collins Charitable Corporation
  • Sid W. Richardson Foundation
  • The Anschutz Foundation
  • The Bodman Foundation
  • The Bower Foundation
  • The George Gund Foundation
  • The Heinz Endowments
  • The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
  • The Lynch Foundation
  • William E. Simon Foundation
  • Anonymous

Partner (under $25,000)

  • B&L Foundation
  • Barksdale Reading Institute
  • Barr Foundation
  • Donnell-Kay Foundation
  • Finnegan Family Foundation
  • Foundation for the Mid South
  • Goldsmith Family Foundation
  • Irene E. and George A. Davis Foundation
  • J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation
  • Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation
  • Longfield Family Foundation
  • Osa Foundation
  • Phil Hardin Foundation
  • Rodel Charitable Foundation of Arizona
  • Rodel Foundation of Delaware
  • Samson Investment Company
  • The Aaron Straus and Lillie Straus Foundation
  • The Abell Foundation
  • The Boston Foundation
  • The Harold Whitworth Pierce Charitable Trust
  • The Longwood Foundation
  • Trefler Foundation
  • Tulsa Metro Chamber
  • Walker Foundation
  • Williams Company
  • Anonymous
The National Council on Teacher Quality does not accept any direct funding from the federal government.