Funding Sources

From the federal government to local school districts, universities to private foundations, WestEd's many funding sources make it possible for us to continue — and expand — our work serving schools, families, and communities.

Click on Funding Sources by category below.

Foundations

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Boston Educational Development Foundation
California State University, Long Beach Foundation
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Children First Fund: Chicago Public School Foundation
Children's Literacy Foundation
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
East Bay Community Foundation
Ellis Center for Educational Excellence
Foundation for California Community Colleges
Helios Education Foundation
James Irvine Foundation
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Metta Fund
Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
National Academy Foundation

Noyce Foundation
Pacific Science Center Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
San Diego State University Foundation
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Sobrato Family Foundation
Spencer Foundation
Stuart Foundation
Synopsys Outreach Foundation
University of Phoenix Foundation
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Business & Nonprofits

A+ Educational Services
Advocates for Malibu Public Schools Foundation
Alliance for Excellent Education
American Institutes for Research (AIR)
American Museum of Natural History
Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS)
Broadcom
California Education Partners
California School-Age Consortium
California STEM Learning Network
Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning
Central Valley Children's Services Network
Central Valley Regional Center, Inc.
Child Development Policy Institute
Child Development Training Consortium
Children's Council of San Francisco
Coalition of Essential Schools, Inc. (CES)
Community Training and Assistance Center
ConnectEd
Corwin Press
Danielson Group
Delta Education, LLC
Disney Environmental Relations
Early Childhood Council of Kern
Early Head Start National Resource Center
Educare, Bounce Learning Network, Ounce of Prevention Fund
Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC)
EduTron Corporation
EMQ FamiliesFirst
Google
Head Start Child Development Council, Inc.
Houghton Mifflin Company
ICF International
IMPAQ International
Infinity Software Development, Inc.
Jewish Vocational Service
L. Luster & Associates
Leadership Education and Development
Los Angeles Small Schools Center

Magnolia Consulting, LLC
Manila Consulting Group, Inc.
Maricopa County Head Start Zero-Five Program
MATHCOUNTS
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. (MPR)
Measured Progress
Mental Health America of Los Angeles
Miami Museum of Science
MIND Research Institute
Mission Neighborhood Center
National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment, Inc. (NCIEA)
New Visions for Public Schools
North River Collaborative
Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA)
Novel Management Group
Orange County Business Council
Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL)
Philadelphia Youth Network
Pima Prevention Partnership
Pivot Learning Partners
Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE)
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Renaissance Learning, Inc.
Research for Action
Rhode Island Technical Assistance Project
RMC Research Corporation
STG International, Inc.
Support for Families of Children with Disabilities
Texas Regional Collaboratives
UNITE-LA
Victor Community Support Services
Volunteers of America
Wisconsin Mathematics Council, Inc.
Young Audiences, Inc.
Zero to Three

Colleges & Universities

Berkeley Lawrence Hall of Science
Brigham Young University
California State University
California State University, San Bernardino
City College of San Francisco
College of the Desert
De Anza College
George Washington University
Maricopa Community College District
Pasadena Area Community College District
Princeton University
Regents of the University of California
Rutgers University

The Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University
Touro College
University of Arizona, Tucson
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Chicago
University of Massachusetts, Boston
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
University of Nevada, Reno
University of New Hampshire
University of Oklahoma
University of South Carolina
University of Southern California
University of Texas, Austin – Charles A. Dana Center
University of the District of Columbia
University of the Pacific
University of Washington
Washington and Lee University

Local Funders

ABC Unified School District
Agua Fria Union High School District
Alamosa School District RE-11J
Alexandria City Public Schools
Apache Junction Unified School District
Atlantis Charter School
Azusa Unified School District
Balsz Elementary School District #31
Berkeley Alliance
Cajon Valley Union School District
Carpinteria Unified School District
Carson City School District
Chicago Public Schools
Chicanos Por La Causa Community Schools
City of Oakland
Claremont School District
Cleveland Elementary School
Colonial Intermediate Unit 20
Colton Joint Unified School District
Cooperative Educational Service Agency #1
Crane School District
Denver Public Schools
East Side Unified School District
East Whittier City School District
East Windsor Public Schools
Education Service Center Region 10
Escondido Union School District
Eureka City Schools
Everett Public Schools
Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District
Farmersville Unified School District
Fontana Unified School District
Forrest City School District
Fort Worth Independent School District
Gilroy Unified School District
Goffstown School Administrative Unit #19
Granite School District
Groton Public Schools
Hamden Public Schools
Harriet Tubman Village Charter School
Hooksett School District
Imagine Schools at Camelback
Indianapolis Public Schools
Irvine Unified School District
James Sandoval Preparatory High School
Joe Serna Junior Charter School
Johnson Elementary School
Kaimuki-McKinley-Roosevelt Complex Area
Kings Canyon Unified School District
Konocti Unified School District
Lake Havasu Unified School District #1

Leading Edge Academy Maricopa
Lennox School District
Londonderry School District
Los Angeles Unified School District
Lynn Public Schools
Marana Unified School District
Mastery Charter Schools
Merced City School District
Merced Union High School District
Merrimack School District
Milpitas Unified School District
Milwaukee Public Schools
Mingus Union High School
Minneapolis Public Schools
Modesto City School District
Mountain View Whisman School District
New York City Board of Education
Newark Unified School District
Nogales High School
Nogales Unified School District
Oakland Unified School District
Oceanside Unified School District
Page Unified School District
Palm Springs Unified School District
Palo Verde Unified School District
Paradise Valley Unified School District
Pasadena Unified School District
Paso Robles Unified School District
Petaluma City Schools
Phoenix Elementary School District #1
Placentia-Yorba Linda
Porterville Unified School District
Reef-Sunset Unified School District
Rochester School Department
Romulus Community Schools
Rutland Southwest Supervisory Union
Sacramento City Unified School District
San Diego Unified School District
San Francisco Unified School District
San Francisco University High School
San Jose Unified School District
San Juan Unified School District
Sanders Unified School District
Santa Barbara School District
Seattle Public Schools
Shonto Preparatory School
South Bay Union School District
Triton Regional School District
Tucson Unified School District
Wapato School District
Whittier City School District
Windward District Office
Woodland Unified School District

County Funders

Beaufort County School District
Butte County Office of Education
Charles County Public Schools
Clark County School District
First 5 Alameda County
First 5 Contra Costa County
First 5 Monterey County
First 5 San Francisco
First 5 Santa Clara County
First 5 Yolo County
Los Angeles County Arts Commission
Los Angeles County Office of Education
Madera County Office of Education
Merced County Office of Education

Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Monterey County Head Start
Monterey County Office of Education
Orange County Health Care Agency
Riverside County Office of Education
Sacramento County Office of Education
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Public Schools
San Diego County Office of Education
San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development
San Joaquin County Office of Education
San Mateo County Workforce Investment Board
Santa Barbara County Office of Education
Santa Clara County Office of Education
Santa Cruz County
Stanislaus County Office of Education
Warren County Public Schools
Washoe County School District
Yolo County Office of Education

State Funders

Arizona Department of Education
Association of California School Administrators
California Children and Families Commission (First 5 California)
California Department of Developmental Services
California Department of Education
Colorado Department of Education
Florida Department of Education
Hawaii Department of Education
Kansas State Department of Education
Louisiana Department of Education
Maine Administrators of Services for Children with Disabilities (MADSEC)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Michigan Department of Education
Minnesota Department of Education

Mississippi Department of Education
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
New Jersey Department of Education
Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association
Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network
Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
State of Washington
Tennessee Department of Education
Texas Education Agency
Virginia Department of Education
Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

National & International Associations & Federal Agencies

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)
Border Land School Division, Manitoba
Campbell Collaboration Secretariat
Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie)
International Joint Commission (IJC)
Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, Child Care Division, Singapore

National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB)
National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC)
National Parent Teacher Association
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The College Board
U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity
U.S. Department of Education: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
United Kingdom, Home Office