For more than 30 years, The Community Foundation and our donors have demonstrated a deep commitment to our diverse communities. 

Going forward, working together we can bring positive change to the most difficult issues facing our region today.

Our Partners

The Initiative is a key vehicle for Washington-area funders to both partner and leverage their impact around education issues.  It is led by a Steering Committee comprised of our funding partners, including the following organizations and individuals:

The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region

The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation

Fannie Mae 

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 

The Horning Family Fund

The Woodbury Fund

The Hill Snowdon Foundation

The Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation

The World Bank

The Initiative also works closely with the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers’ Public Education Working Group to ensure that other funders and donors across the region benefit from The Collaborative's learning process.

For Interested Funders

Lee Christian Parker

Senior Program Officer

(202) 263-4762

lparker@cfncr.org

Benton Murphy

Program Officer