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| ==Governance== | ==Governance== | ||
| * Kevin Hall, President & CEO | * Kevin Hall, President & CEO | ||
| * ], co chair | |||
| * ], co chair<ref>http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2014/2/14/this-quiet-walton-heir-is-an-uber-education-policy-wonk.html</ref><ref>http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/insider-guide-to-program-offic/greg-penner-charter-school-growth-fund.html</ref> | |||
| * ], manages Pisces, Inc., the ] family’s investment portfolio (Fischer is founder of ])<ref>{{cite news|last1=Williams|first1=Tate|title=Fisher Philanthropy: The Three Gap Heirs Are Giving Away a Fortune|url=http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2014/9/17/fisher-philanthropy-the-three-gap-heirs-are-giving-away-a-fo.html|accessdate=June 27, 2015|publisher=Inside Philanthropy|date=September 17, 2014}}</ref> majority owner of the ], and chairman of the ], the nation’s largest charter school management company.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ovide|first1=Shira|title=What Would Your Family Do With $7 Billion?|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2011/11/23/what-would-your-family-do-with-7-billion/|website=The Wall Street Jourmal|publisher=Dow Jones & Company, Inc|accessdate=June 27, 2015|date=November 23, 2011}}</ref> | * ], manages Pisces, Inc., the ] family’s investment portfolio (Fischer is founder of ])<ref>{{cite news|last1=Williams|first1=Tate|title=Fisher Philanthropy: The Three Gap Heirs Are Giving Away a Fortune|url=http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2014/9/17/fisher-philanthropy-the-three-gap-heirs-are-giving-away-a-fo.html|accessdate=June 27, 2015|publisher=Inside Philanthropy|date=September 17, 2014}}</ref> majority owner of the ], and chairman of the ], the nation’s largest charter school management company.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ovide|first1=Shira|title=What Would Your Family Do With $7 Billion?|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2011/11/23/what-would-your-family-do-with-7-billion/|website=The Wall Street Jourmal|publisher=Dow Jones & Company, Inc|accessdate=June 27, 2015|date=November 23, 2011}}</ref> | ||
| * ], president of the United States Program at the ] | * ], president of the United States Program at the ] | ||
| * ], president and CEO of the ], board of directors ],<ref>{{cite web|last1=MO Harris Bradley Center|title=BMO Harris Bradley Center|url=http://www.bmoharrisbradleycenter.com/arena-info|website=BMOHarrisBradleyCenter.com|publisher=BMO Harris Bradley Center|accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref> former general counsel to the ] and was the Republican National Committeeman for Wisconsin from 1984 to 2002. He was a delegate to Republican National Conventions from 1984 to 2000. In 2010, he chaired ]'s campaign for governorship of Wisconsin. | |||
| * ] | * ] | ||
| * ], daughter of Walmart chairman ] and granddaughter of ] founder ]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Drier|first1=Peter|title=Why Are Walmart Billionaires Bankrolling Phony School ‘Reform’ In LA?|url=http://billmoyers.com/2013/03/02/why-are-walmart-billionaires-bankrolling-phony-school-reform-in-la/|website=billmoyers.com|publisher=Public Affairs Television, Inc|accessdate=June 27, 2015|date=March 2, 2013}}</ref> | |||
| * ], president of the ] founder of the nonprofit Educational Enterprises Inc. (EEI), a Wisconsin-based organization<ref>{{cite web|last1=Inside Philanthropy|title=James C. Rahn, The Kern Family Foundation|url=http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/insider-guide-to-program-offic/james-c-rahn-the-kern-family-foundation.html|website=Inside Philanthropy|publisher=Inside Philanthropy|accessdate=June 27, 2015|date=2014}}</ref> | * ], president of the ] founder of the nonprofit Educational Enterprises Inc. (EEI), a Wisconsin-based organization<ref>{{cite web|last1=Inside Philanthropy|title=James C. Rahn, The Kern Family Foundation|url=http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/insider-guide-to-program-offic/james-c-rahn-the-kern-family-foundation.html|website=Inside Philanthropy|publisher=Inside Philanthropy|accessdate=June 27, 2015|date=2014}}</ref> | ||
| * ], daughter of ] and ] the founder of ],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ovide|first1=Shira|title=What Would Your Family Do With $7 Billion?|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2011/11/23/what-would-your-family-do-with-7-billion/|website=The Wall Street Jourmal|publisher=Dow Jones & Company, Inc|accessdate=June 27, 2015|date=November 23, 2011}}</ref> the largest privately held company of crude oil and natural gas in the United States. | * ], daughter of ] and ] the founder of ],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ovide|first1=Shira|title=What Would Your Family Do With $7 Billion?|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2011/11/23/what-would-your-family-do-with-7-billion/|website=The Wall Street Jourmal|publisher=Dow Jones & Company, Inc|accessdate=June 27, 2015|date=November 23, 2011}}</ref> the largest privately held company of crude oil and natural gas in the United States. | ||
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Venture capital |
| Founded | 2006  |
| Headquarters | Broomfield, Colorado, U.S. |
| Area served | North America |
| Key people | Board of Directors: Kevin Hall, Greg Penner, John J. Fisher, Allan Golston, Michael W. Grebe, Mason Hawkins, Carrie Walton Penner, James Rahn, Stacy Schusterman |
| Website | chartergrowthfund |
The Charter School Growth Fund is a philanthropic fund dedicated to identifying the nation’s best public charter schools, funding their expansion, and helping to increase their impact. CSGF has supported a portfolio of charter school networks that include more than 50 organizations, which operate 500+ schools and serve more than 250,000 students. The firm operates with the same strategies, discipline, and focus of a venture capital firm by awarding multi-year grants and low-interest loans to talented education entrepreneurs building networks of high-quality charter schools that enroll traditionally under-served students.
Governance
- Kevin Hall, President & CEO
- Carrie Walton-Penner, co chair
- John J. Fisher, manages Pisces, Inc., the Fisher family’s investment portfolio (Fischer is founder of Gap Inc.) majority owner of the Oakland As, and chairman of the KIPP Foundation, the nation’s largest charter school management company.
- Allan Golston, president of the United States Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Mason Hawkins
- James Rahn, president of the Kern Family Foundation founder of the nonprofit Educational Enterprises Inc. (EEI), a Wisconsin-based organization
- Stacy Schusterman, daughter of Lynn Schusterman and Charles Schusterman the founder of Samson, the largest privately held company of crude oil and natural gas in the United States.
See also
- Alliance for School Choice
- Bradley Foundation
- Broad Foundation
- DreamBox (company)
- Innovative Public Schools, a private non-profit organization to promote charter schools
- Rocketship Education
- Walton Foundation
References
- Williams, Tate (September 17, 2014). "Fisher Philanthropy: The Three Gap Heirs Are Giving Away a Fortune". Inside Philanthropy. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
- Ovide, Shira (November 23, 2011). "What Would Your Family Do With $7 Billion?". The Wall Street Jourmal. Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
- Inside Philanthropy (2014). "James C. Rahn, The Kern Family Foundation". Inside Philanthropy. Inside Philanthropy. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
- Ovide, Shira (November 23, 2011). "What Would Your Family Do With $7 Billion?". The Wall Street Jourmal. Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
- http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/charter-school-grants/bradley-foundation-grants-for-charter-schools.html
- http://www.broadeducation.org/investments/current_investments/investments_all.html
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