2008 Giving Profile - Central Texas Education Funders

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GIVING
PROFILE
EDUCATION
GRANTMAKING IN
CENTRAL TEXAS
2008
INSIDE
Foreword
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Participants
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Funding Landscape
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Top 40 funded organizations
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Funding by content area
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Funding by developmental stage
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Snapshot of members’ priorities
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Principles for effective education grantmaking
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About Central Texas Education Funders
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foreword…
Central Texas Education Funders (CTEF) is a learning and
networking organization dedicated to informing funders about
current education issues and grantmaking in Central Texas. As
one way of advancing this mission, CTEF has developed its first
Giving Profile.
Using data gathered from the Grantmaking
Survey, the Giving Profile provides a funding landscape of a
majority of CTEF members’ investments in education during
2008.
With this Giving Profile, we’ve endeavored to find answers
to these questions:

Which education issues are currently drawing most
attention from local funders?
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What are the overlapping areas where funders may
collaborate to advance their missions and achieve the
greatest impact?

What are the long-term goals of education funders,
and what changes/trends do funders hope to see?
Especially in years to come, we hope that this tool will be useful
in better understanding the education funding trends in Central
Texas.
All information presented in this Giving Profile is intended for use
by CTEF members only.
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PARTICIPANTS IN THE GIVING PROFILE
______________________________________________________________________
The information in this Giving Profile was compiled from 29 CTEF funders who
participated in the 2008 Grantmaking Survey. Eighty-one percent of CTEF funders
awarded over $15.6 million in educational grants to 140 non-profit organizations across
the Central Texas region.*
CTEF would like to thank the following funders for their contribution to the 2008 Giving
Profile:
3M
A Glimmer of Hope Foundation
Applied Materials
Aragona Family Foundation
Austin Community Foundation
Burt Family Foundation
Chisholm Trail Community Foundation
Educational Foundation of America
Garber Family Foundation
Genevieve and Ward Orsinger Foundation
Greater Texas Foundation
Impact Austin
KDK-Harman Foundation
KLE Foundation
Long Family Foundation
Michael & Alice Kuhn Foundation
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Powell Foundation
RGK Foundation
Sooch Foundation
Spansion
Still Water Foundation
Tapestry Foundation
Texas Guaranteed Public Benefit Program
Texas High School Project
Topfer Family Foundation
United Way Capital Area
Webber Family Foundation
Wright Family Foundation
We appreciate their support!
*The Central Texas region includes the five-county area of Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson counties.
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TOP 40 FUNDED ORGANIZATIONS
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The following are the top 40 organizations that received grants for educational purposes.
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GRANTEE
AMOUNT
KIPP Austin
University of Texas at Austin
Communities In Schools—Central Texas
Breakthrough Collaborative
Capital IDEA
AP Strategies
LifeWorks
College Forward
Foundation Communities
Any Baby Can
AVID Center
University of Texas System
St. Edward's University
Greenlights for NonProfit Success
Open Door Preschool
Southwest Key Programs
Austin ISD
AmeriCorps for Community Engagement and Education
Goodwill Industries of Central Texas
Boys & Girls Club of Central Texas
GENaustin
Girl Scouts of Central Texas
Humanities Texas
St. Stephen's Episcopal School
Heart House
BookSpring
Badgerdog Literary Publishing
Mainspring Schools
New Teacher Project
UTeach
UT Elementary School
Austin Public Library Foundation
CASA of Travis County
Family Connections
CAMP Program at St. Edward’s University
Round Rock ISD
Manor ISD
Austin Sunshine Camps
Austin Voices for Education & Youth
AVANCE
$1,390,000
$893,000
$819,150
$748,663
$560,000
$503,300
$445,000
$359,782
$341,000
$316,000
$300,000
$285,805
$239,296
$225,000
$223,000
$203,040
$200,000
$200,000
$199,500
$178,005
$175,000
$170,000
$170,000
$170,000
$161,700
$157,000
$152,500
$151,000
$150,000
$150,000
$131,100
$122,500
$117,000
$108,500
$107,075
$100,000
$89,000
$85,200
$83,300
$80,000
FUNDERS
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CONTENT AREAS
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CTEF members support a diverse range of education areas in Central Texas. Listed below are CTEF
foundations that support each of these content areas:
Early Childhood Education (pre-schools, parental
engagement programs and early childhood
programs for children ages 0-5)
3M
Applied Materials
Impact Austin
KLE Foundation
Powell Foundation
RGK Foundation
Sooch Foundation
Tapestry Foundation
Special Education (learning, mental and physical
disabilities programs)
3M
Impact Austin
RGK Foundation
Sooch Foundation
Core Academics
3M
Applied Materials
Impact Austin
KLE Foundation
Powell Foundation
RGK Foundation
Sooch Foundation
Spansion
Arts Education (vocal, instrumental, visual and
performing arts, and art appreciation programs)
3M
Applied Materials
Impact Austin
Powell Foundation
RGK Foundation
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CONTENT AREAS
(continued)
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Mentoring (one-to-one, peer and/or group
programs)
3M
Applied Materials
Impact Austin
Powell Foundation
RGK Foundation
Sooch Foundation
Tapestry Foundation
Risk Avoidance (substance abuse, violence,
pregnancy and domestic violence prevention
programs)
3M
Impact Austin
KLE Foundation
Powell Foundation
RGK Foundation
Sooch Foundation
Work/Career Awareness (job shadowing,
internships and service-learning programs)
Impact Austin
KLE Foundation
Powell Foundation
RGK Foundation
Sooch Foundation
Spansion
College Access (SAT/ACT prep, college awareness,
financial aid education and campus tour programs)
3M
Applied Materials
Impact Austin
KLE Foundation
Powell Foundation
RGK Foundation
Sooch Foundation
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CONTENT AREAS
(continued)
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Post Secondary Degree/Certification (post
secondary degree, certificate and other credential
attainment programs)
Impact Austin
KLE Foundation
RGK Foundation
Sooch Foundation
English Language Acquisition
3M
Impact Austin
KLE Foundation
RGK Foundation
Sooch Foundation
Spansion
Tapestry Foundation
Workforce Training
Impact Austin
KLE Foundation
RGK Foundation
Sooch Foundation
Advocacy (public policy research and reform
programs)
Impact Austin
RGK Foundation
Professional Development/Teacher Training
Impact Austin
KLE Foundation
Sooch Foundation
Spansion
Tapestry Foundation
Drop-out Prevention
Applied Materials
Impact Austin
KLE Foundation
Sooch Foundation
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DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
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Listed below are the CTEF foundations that support each of these education developmental stages:
Early Childhood (0-5 years old)
3M
Applied Materials
Impact Austin
KLE Foundation
Powell Foundation
RGK Foundation
Sooch Foundation
Tapestry Foundation
Elementary School (6-10 years old)
3M
Applied Materials
Impact Austin
KLE Foundation
RGK Foundation
Sooch Foundation
Spansion
Tapestry Foundation
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DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
Middle School (11-14 years old)
3M
Applied Materials
Impact Austin
KLE Foundation
Powell Foundation
RGK Foundation
Sooch Foundation
Spansion
Young Adult (20-24 years old)
3M
Impact Austin
KLE Foundation
RGK Foundation
Sooch Foundation
Tapestry Foundation
(continued)
High School (15-19 years old)
3M
Applied Materials
Impact Austin
KLE Foundation
Powell Foundation
RGK Foundation
Sooch Foundation
Spansion
Adult (25+ years old)
3M
Impact Austin
KLE Foundation
RGK Foundation
Sooch Foundation
Tapestry Foundation
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SNAPSHOT OF MEMBERS’ PRIORITIES
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Participants in the Grantmaking Survey were asked to provide information about their foundation’s longterm goals. Below are the educational priorities of 27 CTEF members who defined what they hope to
achieve through their funding by 2020. While this is a preliminary and informal list, these goals offer a
snapshot of future education grantmaking patterns.
Early Childhood Education Goals
• To help children experience success in K12 through better childcare and Pre-K
opportunities
• To decrease the achievement gap and
increase school-ready children
Public Education Goals
• To improve the Texas education system
• To improve the public education system
within the state through improved teaching,
universal preschool programs, improved
outcomes for children measured by higher
high school graduation and college
attendance rates
STEM/Math & Science Goals
• To increase exposure to and participation
in math and science in K-12
• To increase the math and science aptitude
and achievement of all graduating kids
• To improve schools in Del Valle and east
Austin, and increase awareness in STEM and
engineering careers
High School Graduation, College-Access/Readiness & Work Training Goals
• To increase high school graduation rates for Hispanics and increase the number of students from lowincome families who continue their education by enrolling and completing college or technical programs
• To significantly increase students applying to and graduating from college
• To ensure that all Texas students will graduate: College Ready. Career Ready. Life Ready.
• To increase overall academic achievement in underserved populations in East Austin and Manor, with the
ultimate goal of more students graduating ready for postsecondary education
• To improve rates of academic success, graduation rates, attention to specific needs of diverse
populations, career and job success and training, rates of college or technical school attendance and
success
• To help all students have access to an education that will provide them with the tools and skills to join
the workforce and be successful
• To help lower socioeconomic, first generation students attend four-year universities
• To improve access to and success in higher education for students from low- to moderate-income
families
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SNAPSHOT OF MEMBERS’ PRIORITIES (continued)
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Philanthropic Awareness Goals
• To raise awareness among a large number of women in the community, so that they will become lifelong
funders and volunteers, thereby bringing new resources to the community that would not otherwise have
been tapped
Multi-focused Goals
• To support initiatives that address imbalances in the areas of health care, education, life skills, fine arts,
safety and basic needs
• To ensure that Austin children are healthy, educated and prepared to be productive members of our
community
• To help low-income Central Texas students and families participate in transformative educational
experiences that improve student achievement and completion and lead to a pursuit of life-long learning
• To identify innovative ideas in education, and help to scale these projects to a level where they help
close the achievement gap for low-income populations in Austin
• To help realize the potential of motivated individuals and communities through education
• To support education and academic opportunities with the greatest potential to directly and measurably
transform the lives of children living in urban poverty
• To help more people become self-sufficient earning a livable wage
• To decrease the achievement gap between proficiency and potential for lower-income youth
• To make a serious impact
No Specific Goals
Two CTEF funders are undergoing a strategic planning process to define long-term goals
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PRINCIPLES FOR
EFFECTIVE EDUCATION GRANTMAKING
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The following eight principles were designed by Grantmakers for Education as a road map to
guide funders in achieving maximum impact and accomplishing goals for change in education
philanthropy.
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Discipline and Focus
In education, where public dollars wharf private investments, a funder has greater impact
when grantmaking is carefully planned and targeted.
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Knowledge
Information, ideas and advice from diverse sources, as well as openness to criticism and
feedback, can help a funder make wise choices.
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Resources Linked to Results
A logic-driven “theory of change” helps a grantmaker think clearly about how specific
actions will lead to desired outcomes, thus linking resources with results.
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Effective Grantees
A grantmaker is effective only when its grantees are effective. Especially in education,
schools and systems lack capacity and grantees (both inside and outside the system) may
require deeper support.
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Engaged Partners
A funder succeeds by actively engaging its partners - the individuals, institutions and
communities connected with and issue - to ensure “ownership” of education problems and
their solutions.
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Leverage, Influence and Collaboration
The depth and range of problems in education make it difficult to achieve meaningful
change in isolation or by funding programs without changing public policies or opinions. A
grantmaker is more effective when working with others to mobilize and deploy as many
resources as possible in order to advance solutions.
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Persistence
The most important problems in education are often the most complex and intractable,
and will take time to solve.
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Innovations and Constant Learning
Even while acting on the best available information - as in Principle #2 - a grantmaker can
create new knowledge about ways to promote educational success. Tracking outcomes,
understanding costs and identifying what works - and what doesn’t - are essential to
helping grantmakers and their partners achieve results.
For more information on the Principles for Effective Education Grantmaking, visit www.edfunders.org, or
http://www.edfunders.org/downloads/GFEprinciples_6.13.05.pdf to download the complete document.
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ABOUT CENTRAL TEXAS EDUCATION FUNDERS
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Mission
To improve the effectiveness of the education sector by providing opportunities for collaborative
learning, funding, and advocacy among Central Texas education funders
Vision
We envision an education sector that helps all students achieve their full potential. Because of
CTEF, grant-makers make more informed and coordinated decisions about funding opportunities
and the ways in which they can foster change in the community, both singly and collaboratively.
As a result of this collaboration:
• effective programs are sustained and expanded;
• duplicative services are reduced or eliminated;
• innovations addressing unmet needs are encouraged;
• the level of investment in education increases;
• grant-making and evaluation processes are more efficient and transparent.
Qualifications for membership
CTEF is open to private foundations, public foundations, and corporate philanthropies that:
• identify education as one of their focus areas
• make grants in Central Texas (may be headquartered elsewhere)
Individual funders and operating foundations do not qualify.
Expectations of members
• Provide updated information for matrix for the current year by July 15th and for the
previous calendar year by January 15th
• Make a meaningful contribution of time and expertise to CTEF each year (e.g., post
articles/join discussions on Google group, attend and participate in meetings, plan/host
events, etc.)
• Participate in the selection of Steering Committee members
Leadership Roles
A Steering Committee of eight members will consist of:
• Steering Committee Chair: drives annual goal-setting and/or strategic planning and helps
ensure goals are met; facilitates steering committee meetings
• Member Education Co-Leaders (2): design and coordinate events and activities that
develop members’ capacity to (a) make informed decisions about their giving; (b) adapt
their grant-making and evaluation processes to the needs of the community; and (c)
collaborate with non-profits and other funders to create change in the community
• Matrix Leader: spearhead the gathering of data and produce a dashboard of current year
funding with information submitted by July 15th and a CTEF Giving Profile with information
submitted by January 15th
• Common Indicators Leader: develop the scope and strategies of the project; facilitate
members’ participation
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Marketing and Communications Co-Leaders (2): create and execute communications
strategies and tactics that inform members of CTEF events and related activities; build
awareness of the CTEF brand; recruit and orient new members; maintain membership
records
• Governance Leader: ensures consistency between policy and practice; drives the annual
selection of steering committee members
Steering Committee members may be self-nominated or nominated by other members, and will
be elected by the full membership of CTEF. Steering Committee terms will be two years, and no
member may serve more than two consecutive terms on the Steering Committee.
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In 2009, terms may be one or two years, in order to allow the Steering Committee to have
staggered terms going forward. The proposed terms are as follows:
• Chair – one-year term
• Member Education – one-year term; one two-year term
• Matrix – two-year term
• Common Indicators – two-year term
• Marketing/Communications – one one-year term; one two-year term
• Governance – one-year term
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2008 Giving Profile - Central Texas Education Funders

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