The grants listed below are those obtained by Catalyst from the foundations and from Board of Education board reports. The dates refer to the month in which they were posted to the Catalyst web site, beginning with the most recent.

Grants to schools and organizations from 2006-07 state budget negotiations

The Chicago Community Trust
The Chicago Foundation for Education
The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Hewlett-Packard
HSBC North America Holdings, Inc.
Illinois State Board of Education
The Joyce Foundation
Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
McDougal Family Foundation
Morgan Stanley
National Endowment for the Arts
Polk Bros. Foundation
Prince Charitable Trusts
The Renaissance Schools Fund
Searle Funds at the Chicago Community Trust
U.S. Department of Education

The Chicago Community Trust

October-December

• $800,000 to CPS to support four initiatives: creation of an assessment system that more accurately measures standardized test score growth; expansion of the AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) college readiness program into 25 additional middle and elementary schools; training middle school principals on improvement of math and science instruction; and creation of a comprehensive plan to develop students’ foreign language skills
  
• $240,000 to Erikson Institute for continued support of its New Schools Project, which provides principals and teachers with assessments, research and professional development to strengthen instruction in the primary grades.
  
• $144,500 to KIPP Ascend Charter School to support a dean of academics position, regular assessments for students, staff development and curriculum design.
  
• $100,000 to Associated Colleges of Illinois to support its college readiness program in metropolitan Chicago.
  
• $75,000 to Alternative Schools Network to support its initiative to re-enroll dropouts.
  
• $40,000 to McDougal Family Foundation to support an adolescent literacy project focused on professional development for teachers at Steinmetz High and at three of its feeder elementary schools: Belmont-Cragin, Hanson Park and Sayre.
  
• $25,000 to Civitas Schools Foundation to support their network of four Chicago International Charter Schools.
  
• $25,000 to Innovations for Learning for projects with CPS schools that include creating technology-based reading instruction and partnering with corporations to provide on-line tutoring for students.
  
• $25,000 to the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Education to support its National Teacher Academy summer literacy program, which provides professional development to teachers.
  
• $20,000 to the University of Illinois to evaluate the use of periodicals to foster reading in CPS schools.
  
• $15,000 to CircEsteem, a non-profit that teaches circus arts to youth, for programs that provide homework help along with circus training.
  
• $15,000 to Corazon a Corazon, a non-profit that supports the education of Hispanic women and children, for after-school and summer tutoring.
  
• $15,000 to Starfish Learning Center to support after-school programs for children in East Rogers Park.
  
• $10,000 to Art Therapy Connection to expand services to students in CPS schools.
  
• $10,000 to the Cluster Tutoring Program for expansion.
  
• $10,000 to Girls in the Game to support an after-school program at Union Park.
  
• $10,000 over three years to Young Men’s Educational Network, a leadership development organization for youth in North Lawndale, for a program assistant.

January-March

• $250,000 to Scholarship America for the William J. Cook Scholarship Program.
  
• $200,000 to New Schools for Chicago, a private fundraising group, for new schools created under the Renaissance 2010 initiative.
  
• $150,000 to A+ Illinois, an umbrella group that is lobbying for school funding reform, for general operating support.
  
• $40,000 to the Community Renewal Society for Catalyst.
  
• $5,000 to Literature For All of Us, a non-profit literacy organization serving girls, young women, and pregnant and parenting teens in Chicago for general operating support.
  
• $5,000 to National-Louis University in recognition of former volunteer Lynn Donaldson.

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The Chicago Foundation for Education

April-September

• $300 to each of the150 Chicago public elementary school teachers who will participate in study groups on instructional strategies.

January-March

• $21,700 to 26 Chicago public elementary school teachers for a support group for teachers to mentor each other and share effective instructional strategies.

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The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation

October-December

• $75,000 to Academy for Urban School Leadership for its teaching residency program.
  
• $50,000 to Civitas Schools for professional development at Chicago International Charter School’s Northtown Academy Campus and a project on college readiness and SAT preparation.
  
• $40,000 to the Field Museum of Natural History for education outreach.
  
• $35,000 to Designs for Change for local school council assistance.
  
• $30,000 to Chicago Communities in Schools, an organization that works to match Chicago Public Schools students and their families with social services.
  
• $30,000 to Inner-City Teaching Corps for an alternative certification program with Northwestern University for mid-career professionals who want to go into teaching.
  
• $30,000 to the Newberry Library for the Teachers as Scholars Program.
  
• $25,000 to Belle Center of Chicago, which supports children with disabilities and their families, to partner with the Chicago International Charter School.
  
• $25,000 to Chicago Academy of Sciences for education programs.
  
• $25,000 to the Mikva Challenge for evaluation of its service-learning program for CPS students and for its Civic Educator Network, which provides professional development for teachers.
  
• $25,000 to The Posse Foundation to help prepare urban public high school students to enroll in top colleges.
  
• $25,000 to Target Hope for academic achievement and college readiness programs.
  
• $25,000 to Teach for America-Chicago for expansion.
  
• $25,000 to the Young Women’s Leadership Charter School for professional development and teacher training.
  
• $20,000 to Albany Park Neighborhood Council for the Greater Albany Park Education Coalition.
  
• $20,000 to East Village Youth Program for its college readiness and support program.
  
• $20,000 to Facing History and Ourselves for professional development for Chicago teachers.
  
• $10,000 to Alliance for Community Peace for the After-School Readers Literacy Program.

April-September

• $50,000 to High Jump, a program to prepare low-income, academically talented CPS students to enter top high schools, for general operating costs.
  
• $50,000 to Strategic Learning Initiatives for the Scaling Up Best Practice program, which provides workshops for parents and professional development for teachers.
  
• $35,000 to the Chicago Foundation for Education to provide grants for the Teachers Study Group Program and the Teacher Network Leadership Institute.
  
• $30,000 to the Chicago Horticultural Society to support the Science First and College First programs.
  
• $30,000 to Family Matters to support the Community Tutoring Program, which provides CPS students with one-on-one reading and math tutoring.
  
• $20,000 to North Lawndale College Preparatory Charter High School for instructional support of at-risk students.
  
• $15,000 to New Hope Community Service Center to support the Tutoring for Youth program.
  
• $10,000 to HighSight for college readiness programs.

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

October-December

• $30 million to NewSchools (note:one word) Venture Fund to help build 200 new charter schools for low-income students in Chicago, New York City, Washington D.C., Los Angeles and Oakland, Calif.
  
• $21.3 million over four years to Chicago Public Schools for curriculum and support for teachers through the High School Transformation Project.
  
• $500,000 over two years to the Renaissance Schools Fund to increase community awareness and support and build partnerships between community stakeholders and new school operators.
  
• $400,000 over two years to Illinois Network of Charter Schools for a communications and grassroots advocacy project to increase public awareness of and support for charter schools.
  
• $330,000 to Jobs for the Future Inc. to support planning for early college high schools, which are small schools that allow students to earn a diploma and two years’ credit toward a bachelor’s degree.

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Hewlett-Packard

April-September

• $35,000 to Curie Metropolitan High for a computer-based project on the works of Leonardo DaVinci.
  
• $35,000 to Waters Elementary for a digital technology project.

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HSBC North America Holdings, Inc.

April-September

• $70,000 to La Casa Norte, a non-profit that works with homeless youth and at-risk individuals in the Humboldt Park community, for a financial literacy curriculum and programs aimed at preventing homelessness.

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Illinois State Board of Education

April-September

• $418,208 awarded to 12 CPS high schools or charters to support students enrolled in or preparing for Advanced Placement classes and to provide AP teachers with staff development. Th e schools, each awarded $21,000 to $40,000, are: Infinity Math, Science and Technology High, Kelvyn Park, Lane Tech, Noble Network Charter Schools, North Lawndale College Prep, Phillips High, Prosser Career Academy, Harlan Community Academy, Youth Connections Charter, Foreman High, EXCEL Academy and North-Grand High.

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The Joyce Foundation

October-December

• $518,000 over two years to the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the University of Wisconsin in Madison to help build a “value-added” data system for Chicago Public Schools that will measure standardized test score growth for individual students in a given year.
  
• $500,000 over two years to New Leaders for New Schools to help principals develop regular student assessments that will help teachers adjust classroom instruction during the school year.
  
• $200,000 over two years to the Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies to support the statewide Professional Development Advisory Council, especially efforts to implement a career ladder for early childhood workers.
  
• $150,000 to National Alliance for Public Charter Schools to help expand the pool of high-quality charter school leaders and raise awareness of charter school issues among Illinois leaders.
  
• $150,000 over two years to National-Louis University for its McCormick Tribune Center for Early Childhood Leadership to educate policymakers and stakeholders about the importance of highly educated administrators in implementing high-quality pre-kindergarten programs.
  
• $142,500 to Thomas B. Fordham Institute to investigate whether states have made achievement tests easier in response to the No Child Left Behind Act and to help policy-makers in Ohio and Illinois identify strategies for closing achievement gaps.
  
• $80,000 over two years to National Association for the Education of Young Children to expand its associate degree accreditation project.
  
• $50,000 to Institute for Civil Society to work with advocates in building an effective system for early education in Illinois.
  
• $40,000 to Illinois Facilities Fund for a national conference on charter school financing and facilities.

April-September

• $300,000 over two years to Illinois Network of Charter Schools to provide information about charter schools to key public audiences and policy-makers.
  
• $200,000 to the Center for Law and Social Policy to help policy-makers (primarily in Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan) deliver high-quality early childhood education in schools and community-based settings.
  
• $165,000 over two years to the National Council on Teacher Quality to provide a 50-state report card assessing state laws that affect teacher quality, with a focus on Illinois, Ohio and Wisconsin.
  
• $150,000 over two years to the Ounce of Prevention Fund, to expand the availability of high-quality early childhood education in Illinois.
  
• $150,000 over two years to Voices for Illinois Children, Inc. to build public and political support for high-quality early childhood education.
  
• $100,000 over 18 months to RAND Corporation to create a national evaluation of charter schools (including Ohio, Wisconsin and Illinois) with an emphasis on how state policies affect charter school outcomes.
  
• $93,250 to Action for Children to support the development of model programs for providing state-funded preschool to at-risk children in family child care settings.
  
• $60,000 to Chicago Metropolis 2020 to build a database mapping the supply of and demand for early childhood education programs in Illinois.

January-March

• $407,327 to the Chicago Public Education Fund to support the Chicago Public Schools in developing a strategy to turn around failing schools.
  
• $150,000 to Business and Professional People for the Public Interest for the Chicago School Alliance.
  
• $125,000 to Cross City Campaign for Urban School Reform to analyze and report on school-by-school spending on teacher salaries and to conduct public outreach to build support for providing underserved schools with additional teachers.

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Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation

October-December

• $75,000 to North-Grand High School for design and construction of three outdoor learning classrooms dedicated to improving science education.

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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

October-December

• $1.6 million over three years to the University of Chicago Center for Urban School Improvement to support and expand after-school digital media programs.
  
• $750,000 over three years to Stanford University School of Education to support the evaluation of the University of Chicago’s after-school digital media program.
  
• $400,000 over four years to Community Renewal Society for Catalyst Chicago.
  
• $250,000 to CPS for summer enrichment programs.
  
• $250,000 to Illinois Institute of Technology to support its design of public libraries and schools.

January-March

• $400,000 to the University of Chicago’s Consortium on Chicago School Research for studies on the effects of student mobility on academic performance.
  
• $250,000 to the Chicago Teachers Union for the Fresh Start Program.
  

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McDougal Family Foundation

October-December

• $140,000 to National-Louis University to develop an adolescent literacy project at Steinmetz High and three of its feeder elementary schools: Belmont-Cragin, Hanson Park and Sayre.
  
• $90,000 to Metropolitan Family Services to support its partnership with Sullivan Elementary.
  
• $82,160 to the Field Museum to support the Calumet Environmental Education Project, a resource center for educators.
  
• $70,000 over two years to Community Renewal Society for Catalyst Chicago.
  
• $65,000 to the University of Chicago to support the Network for College Success, an initiative that organizes regular meetings between high school principals and experts to discuss how to better prepare students for college.
  
• $65,000 to the University of Illinois at Chicago to support the Urban School Leadership preparation program.
  
• $50,000 to Erikson Institute to add schools to the P-3 network, a group of seven schools that focus on preschool to 3rd grade.
  
• $50,000 over two years to Reading in Motion to pay for materials and teacher training for Benchmarks, a K-3 reading curriculum that teaches reading skills through drama and dance. Benchmarks is now in 12 CPS schools.
  
• $35,000 to Hug-a-Book for their Culture of Literacy program, which includes early literacy workshops for teachers and parents.
  
• $25,000 to Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education to support organizations helping elementary schools to integrate art education into their curricula.
  
• $25,000 to the Chicago Community Foundation of the Chicago Community Trust to support the Arts Education Initiative, which creates summer arts programs for young people.
  
• $24,182 to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to evaluate an adolescent literacy project developed by National-Louis University.

January-March

• $98,000 to the Field Museum to support the Calumet Environmental Education Program, a resource center to support educators participating in conservation education.
  
• $75,000 to the CPS Office of Math and Science to strengthen math and science instruction in the middle grades.
  
• $75,000 to the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago to support the school leadership preparation program.
  
• $50,000 to the Chicago Public Education Fund for general operating support.
  
• $50,000 to CPS for the Fund Our Schools campaign, a program advocating education funding reform across Illinois.
  
• $50,000 to Metropolitan Family Services to support the community school partnership with Sullivan Elementary School.
  
• $30,000 to the College of Education at DePaul University to expand the lesson study model, a structured process for developing lesson plans.
  
• $25,000 to the Chicago Community Foundation at the Chicago Community Trust to support the implementation of the Arts Education Initiative, a program that creates summer arts programs for young people.
  
• $25,000 to the CPS Office of Early Childhood Education to strengthen math instruction in preschool classrooms.
  
• $25,000 to Reading in Motion to support Benchmarks, a K-3 reading curriculum.
  
• $20,000 to Facing History and Ourselves to support introduction of a new middle school curriculum guide.
  
• $17,000 to Art Resources in Teaching, to provide visual arts residencies in eight elementary schools and to conduct advanced training for teachers in four schools.
  
• $15,000 to the Chicago Community Foundation at the Chicago Community Trust to support the Campaign to Expand Community Schools in Chicago.
  
• $15,000 to Leap Learning Systems to support evaluation of preschool literacy programs.
  
• $10,000 to Friends of the Chicago River to support the Chicago River Schools Network, a program for teachers to incorporate the history, ecology, and health of the Chicago River into their curriculum.

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Morgan Stanley

April-September

• $100,000 to HistoryMakers, which provides educational programs on outstanding black leaders.
  
• $5,500 to Sherwood Conservatory of Music for Access Music!, a program that provides music lessons to low-income minority students.
  
• $3,500 to D'Estee, Inc . in support of Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy, a program that provides educational resources to disadvantaged girls in Chicago.

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National Endowment for the Arts

April-September

• $85,000 to the Community Television Network for the Hard Cover project, which pairs Chicago teens with professional video artists to learn digital video production.
  
• $45,000 to the Chicago Architecture Foundation for an education-to-careers program in architecture and design for underserved high school students in partnership with Chicago Public Schools.
  
• $43,000 to Young Chicago Authors for production of student publications.
  
• $40,000 to Urban Gateways for its project entitled “Arts Driven, Standards Led, Cultures Engaged,” which includes a summer institute for CPS teachers to study Mexican visual arts and dance.
  
• $35,000 to Chicago Shakespeare Theater for Team Shakespeare, which offers performances and educational services to students and teachers in Chicago-area schools.
  
• $30,000 to Art Resources in Teaching for visual artist residencies in Chicago Public Schools.
  
• $23,000 to Street-Level Youth Media for the Summer Arts Apprenticeship, a media arts studies program for underserved high school youth.
  
• $15,000 to Columbia College Chicago to support school residencies and community performances by The New Black Music Repertory Ensemble.
  
• $10,000 to Radio Arte, WRTE 90.5 FM, for production of Audiofilia, a teen-produced radio series featuring Latino arts and culture.
  
• $10,000 to the Classical Symphony Orchestra for free concerts by college and high school students participating in an orchestral training program.
  
• $10,000 to Columbia College Chicago for Picture Me, a photography mentorship program for teens that includes after-school activities at Curie, Juarez and Uplift high schools.
  
• $10,000 to Najwa Dance Corps for the Cultural Empowerment through Dance project, which offers classes and performances in African dance and drums to youth and adults.
  
• $10,000 to Poetry Center of Chicago for programs, including Hands on Stanzas, a poets-in-the-schools program.

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Polk Bros. Foundation

October-December

• $200,000 to Chicago Campaign to Expand Community Schools for general operating support.
  
• $85,000 to Academy for Urban School Leadership for a coaching and induction program for graduates.
  
• $85,000 to Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education for artists and teachers in 15 schools to incorporate drama, dance, music, visual and media arts into core subjects.
  
• $80,000 to Chicago Foundation for Education to train, support and provide grants to CPS teachers.
  
• $70,000 to Teach for America to train and support members in CPS schools.
  
• $45,000 to Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago for a college-readiness program for 225 CPS high school students.
  
• $40,000 to Northeastern Illinois University for the first year of a four-year project to provide professional development and develop arts curricula at Otis, Chase and Ravenswood schools.
  
• $35,000 to Jumpstart for Young Children to train college students to work with more than 350 preschool children to help them develop school readiness skills.
  
• $30,000 to Chicago Child Care Society for a college-prep program for teen mothers.
  
• $30,000 to Kohl Education Foundation for the StoryBus Professional Development Program, to improve the teaching skills of Head Start educators.
  
• $30,000 to Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation for professional development workshops and support for CPS social studies teachers who are implementing the organization’s school-based civic action programs.
  
• $25,000 to the Posse Foundation for a pre-college program for 70 college-bound high school seniors.
  
• $20,000 to Centro Comunitario Juan Diego for computer literacy training for youth and adults.
  
• $20,000 to the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Fund for summer and Saturday enrichment programs for disadvantaged or minority students.
  
• $15,000 to Make A Difference Youth Foundation to expand Listen, Learn & Lead, a program to improve listening skills and improve learning and leadership in elementary and high school students.
  
• $10,000 to Chicago State University for an after-school writing program focused on HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention at Harlan High School.
  
• $10,000 to Latino Education Alliance for the salary of an academic intervention coordinator for freshmen at Clemente High School.

April-September

• $90,000 to the University of Chicago’s Department of Mathematics for a summer institute for CPS middle-school math teachers and follow-up visits during the school year.
  
• $55,000 to Chicago Commons Association for Nuevos Futuros, which provides tutoring, personal development, cultural appreciation and exposure to college and career opportunities for high school students.
  
• $55,000 to Designs for Change to help local school councils strengthen neighborhood schools and to lead citywide and school-based workshops for LSCs.
  
• $50,000 to Chicago Cares for the Discovery program, which provides tutoring and educational activities to students at Fulton, Henderson and McCormick elementary schools.
  
• $50,000 to New Leaders for New Schools for professional development, training and support for the New Schools Chicago program.
  
• $40,000 to the Midtown Educational Foundation to support their College Orientation Program, which provides mentoring and academic enrichment activities for high school students.
  
• $35,000 to the Chicago Architectural Foundation to support a new high school architecture curriculum in CPS.
  
• $35,000 to Dominican University for Project Endorsement, which will offer graduate credits to CPS teachers seeking English as a Second Language or bilingual endorsement.
  
• $35,000 to Howard Area Community Center for the High School Youth Project at Sullivan High, which offers 150 students academic support, life-skills and leadership development.
  
• $35,000 to Umoja Student Development Corp. for the College and Career Development Program at Manley, Gage Park and Juarez high schools and college preparation activities at Revere Elementary.
  
• $30,000 to Brighton Park Neighborhood Council for reform efforts in the neighborhood’s schools.
  
• $30,000 to Centers for New Horizons for the salary of the coordinator of the Community School Project at Phillips High.
  
• $30,000 to Friends of the Chicago River for the Chicago River Schools Network, which trains K-12 teachers how to use the river for student learning activities and volunteer work.
  
• $30,000 to HistoryMakers for their education institute, which provides professional development for CPS teachers.
  
• $30,000 to Neighborhood Capital Budget Group for finalizing and disseminating community plans for educational improvement in West Town and Garfield Park, and to obtain private donors to implement the plans.
  
• $25,000 to Chicago SCORES for Writing for the Community: Choose Your Own Adventure, an after-school program in North Lawndale and Little Village elementary schools.
  
• $25,000 to College Summit Illinois for support of the Senior Class Model program, which provides college-prep support in 12 CPS high schools.
  
• $25,000 to the Healthy Schools Campaign to improve Chicago Public Schools policies that impact student health, and to foster grassroots and institutional support for these changes.
  
• $25,000 to Parents United for Responsible Education for the Comprehensive Parent Involvement Program, which develops parent leaders in schools and provides workshops to help parents raise student achievement.
  
• $20,000 to Chicago Lights for the Near North Magnet Cluster Arts program, which provides literacy and arts activities for Jenner, Schiller and Manierre elementary schools.
  
• $20,000 to the Constitutional Rights Foundation for Primary VOICE: Literature and the Law, a program for students at 22 CPS elementary schools.
  
• $20,000 to Cristo Rey Jesuit High School to support their Community Engagement Program, which offers health, mental health, and social services on-site and helps students and families access the services of community organizations.
  
• $20,000 to Literature for All of Us to fund four book groups at Second Chance Alternative High School.
  
• $20,000 to West Town Leadership United to involve parents in school improvement efforts at Otis, Peabody, Andersen, Von Humboldt, Mitchell and Chopin elementary schools.
  
• $15,000 to Belle Center of Chicago to support consultation, teacher mentoring and parent training for children with disabilities enrolled at Coonley Elementary.
  
• $15,000 to Pilsen Alliance to train and support mothers of students at Whittier Elementary working with the administration to improve their children’s education.
  
• $12,500 to Aquinas Literacy Center for salary support for the computer learning specialist.
  
• $10,000 to the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club to train and provide materials for volunteer tutors to go beyond the homework assistance already provided to students.
  
• $10,000 to Cabrini Green Tutoring Program for its volunteer tutoring program.
  
• $7,500 to Sunlight African Community Center for after-school and summer activities for children.

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Prince Charitable Trusts

April-September

• $65,000 to The Chicago Community Trust for the Campaign to Expand Community Schools in Chicago.
  
• $25,000 to Academy for Urban School Leadership for a preparation and certification program for recent college graduates and mid-career professionals who want to teach in the Chicago Public Schools.
  
• $25,000 to Business and Professional People for the Public Interest for the Chicago Schools Alliance, an organization of schools working to strengthen innovation in public education.
  
• $25,000 to The Chicago Community Trust for the Chicago Arts Education Initiative.
  
• $25,000 to Noble Network of Charter Schools to create two new high schools modeled after the Noble Street Charter High School.
  
• $25,000 to Perspectives Charter School to support the new Perspectives-Calumet campus.
  
• $25,000 to Strategic Learning Initiatives for a new school improvement network of West Side schools.
  
• $25,000 to Umoja Student Development Corporation for school improvement partnerships with Manley and Gage Park high schools.
  
• $20,000 to Community Renewal Society for Catalyst Chicago.
  
• $20,000 to New Leaders for New Schools to recruit and train educators to serve as principals in Chicago Public Schools.
  
• $20,000 to the University of Chicago for the Center for Urban School Improvement’s professional development program for school social workers.
  
• $15,000 to Albany Park Neighborhood Council for community organizing to support neighborhood schools.
  
• $15,000 to Brighton Park Neighborhood Council for community organizing to support neighborhood schools.
  
• $15,000 to L.E.A.R.N. Charter School for operating support.
  
• $15,000 to Loyola University Chicago for the Family and School Partnerships Program to help school social workers engage more effectively with students, families and schools.
  
• $15,000 to Namaste Charter School for operating support.
  
• $10,000 to Chicago Coalition for the Homeless for the Educational Rights Initiative for homeless youth.
  
• $10,000 to West Town Leadership United for community organizing to support neighborhood schools.

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The Renaissance Schools Fund

October-December

For its fall grant cycle, the fund has awarded $2.6 million in grants to the following Renaissance 2010 schools that opened in 2005-2006. These grants support academic programs, recruitment, performance evaluation and community outreach. The schools are:

• Providence Englewood Charter – Bunche Campus, $270,875
  
• Urban Prep Academy for Young Men Charter – Lindblom Campus, $208,000
  
• Erie Elementary Charter, $200,000
  
• UNO Charter – Carlos Fuentes Campus, $184,595
  
• Austin Business and Entrepreneurship Academy, $176,493
  
• UNO Charter – Rufino Tamayo Campus, $170,499
  
• Chicago International Charter - Ralph Ellison Campus, $162,750
  
• Galapagos Elementary Charter, $160,424
  
• Chicago International Charter – Avalon/South Shore Campus, $151,423
  
• Catalyst Charter – Howland Campus, $147,923
  
• Chicago International Charter – Wrightwood Campus, $147,046
  
• Bronzeville Lighthouse Charter, $138,500
  
• Aspira Charter –Haugan Middle School Campus, $133,000
  
• UNO Charter – Bartolomé de las Casas Campus, $112,442
  
• Pritzker College Prep of Noble Street Charter School, $80,617
  
• Rauner College Prep of Noble Street Charter School, $72,871
  
• Perspectives Charter – Calumet Campus, $25,000
  
• University of Chicago Charter – Woodlawn High School Campus, $25,000

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Searle Funds at the Chicago Community Trust

January-March

• $1 million to CPS for improving math and science education in grades 6-8.
  
• $320,000 to DePaul University for the LINK-Initiative, a curriculum improvement program.
  
• $300,000 to the Rochelle Lee Fund for its Reading for Deeper Meaning program.
  
• $225,000 to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for its evaluation of the Advanced Reading Development Demonstration Project, a program that aims to improve reading and literacy instruction in schools.
  
• $150,000 to Aspira of Illinois for teacher professional development.
  
• $150,000 to Illinois Network of Charter Schools for a special education cooperative, a web-based professional development exchange and a leadership training program.
  
• $125,000 to Namaste Charter School for its teacher quality initiative.
  
• $125,000 to Asian Human Services for professional development at Passages Charter School.
  
• $100,000 to Teach for America for general operating support.
  
• $50,000 to The Young People’s Project, a program that provides tutoring in mathematics to children in low-income communities.
  
• $50,000 to the Civitas Schools, a four-school network, for professional development.
  
• $35,000 to the Architecture, Construction and Engineering Technical Charter School for after-school clubs