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
California Endowment
California State University, Long Beach Foundation
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Century Foundation
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Ellis Center for Educational Excellence
Ford Foundation
Foundation for California Community Colleges
Irving B. Harris Foundation
J. P. Morgan Chase Foundation
Kellogg Foundation

Mimi and Peter Haas Fund
Nellie Mae Education Foundation
Noyce Foundation
Pacific Science Center Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
San Francisco Education Fund
Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz)
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Stuart Foundation
Walter S. Johnson Foundation
Wikimedia Foundation
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation

Business & Nonprofits

A+ Educational Services
Alliance for Excellent Education
Alliance for Regional Collaboration to Heighten Educational Success (ARCHES)
America's Choice
American Institutes for Research (AIR)
American Museum of Natural History
Asian American Recovery Services, Inc.
Assabet Valley Collaborative
CAPE, Inc.
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
CNA Corporation (CNAC)
Coalition of Essential Schools, Inc. (CES)
Computer-Using Educators (CUE)
ConnectEd
Data Recognition Corporation (DRC)
Delta Education, LLC
Disney Environmental Relations
Educare, Bounce Learning Network, Ounce of Prevention Fund
Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC)
Edvantia
EMQ FamiliesFirst
Envision Schools
Episcopal Children's Services
Facing the Future
Family Services Association
Google
Great Start DC
Houghton Mifflin Company
LEARN - Regional Educational Service Center
Magnolia Consulting, LLC

Manila Consulting Group, Inc.
Maricopa County Head Start Zero-Five Program
Measured Progress
Mental Health America of Los Angeles
Miami Museum of Science
Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium
Mission Neighborhood Center
National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment, Inc. (NCIEA)
National Science Resources Center
New Teacher Center
New Visions for Public Schools
North River Collaborative
Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL)
Pearson Educational Measurement
Pearson NCS
Philadelphia Youth Network
Pima Prevention Partnership
Pre-K for All DC
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic
RMC Research Corporation
Rockman et al
San Francisco Coalition of Essential Small Schools
School-Connect
SRA International
Steuben Child Care Project
Support for Families of Children with Disabilities
Synergy Enterprises, Inc.
TechComm Partners, Inc.
Through the Looking Glass
Tides Center
Unity Council
Volunteers of America
YMCA of the East Bay
Young Audiences, Inc.
Zero to Three

Colleges & Universities

Berkeley Lawrence Hall of Science
Boston College
California Community Colleges, Office of the Chancellor
California State University, Channel Islands
California State University, Dominguez Hills
California State University, Office of the Chancellor
California State University, San Bernardino
Coast Community College District
De Anza College
Elizabeth City State University
Florida State University
Fresno Pacific University
Johns Hopkins University
Maricopa Community College District
Mills College
National-Louis University
Pasadena Area Community College District
San Francisco State University
St. Francis Career College
State University of New York

Texas Tech University
The Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University
University of Arizona
University of California
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Cincinnati
University of Illinois, Chicago
University of Maryland
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
University of Memphis
University of New Hampshire
University of Northern Colorado
University of South Carolina
University of Southern California
University of Texas, Houston
University of the Pacific
University of Washington
Washington and Lee University

Local Funders

ABC Unified School District
Alamosa School District RE-11J
Alexandria City Public Schools
Alpine Union School District
Apache Junction Unified School District
Aspire Public Schools
Austin Independent School District
Azusa Unified School District
Bakersfield City School District
Balsz Elementary School District #31
Baltimore City Public Schools
Brea Olinda Unified School District
Cajon Valley Union School District
Cambridge Public Schools
Carpinteria Unified School District
Carson City School District
Castro Valley Unified School District
Chicago Public Schools
Chicanos Por La Causa Community Schools
City of Oakland
City Schools of Decatur
Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District 6
Crane School District
Dysart Unified School District
East Side Unified School District
Educational Service Unit 13
Escondido Union School District
Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District
Farmersville Unified School District
Fort Worth Independent School District
Gilroy Unified School District
Groton Public Schools
Hamden Public Schools
Hayward Unified School District
Hillsboro-Deering School District
Hooksett School District
Hudson School District
Irvine Unified School District
Jefferson Union High School District
Joe Serna Junior Charter School
Johnson Elementary School
Kennewick School District
Kings Canyon Unified School District
Lake Elsinore Unified School District
Lake Havasu Unified School District #1
Lakeport Unified School District
Lamoille North Supervisory Union
Lancaster Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13
Leeward District
Lennox School District
Lincoln Unified School District
Littleton Elementary School District
Londonderry School District
Los Angeles Unified School District
Ludlow Public Schools
Lynn Public Schools

Marana Unified School District
Merced City School District
Merced Union High School District
Merrimack School District
Mingus Union High School
Modesto City School District
Moreland School District
Mountain View Whisman School District
Nashua School District #42
Nazareth Area School District
New York City Board of Education
Newport-Mesa Unified School District
Noah Webster Basic School
Nogales Unified School District
North Kitsap School District
Novato Unified School District
Oakland Unified School District
Oceanside Unified School District
Ontario-Montclair Elementary School District
Orinda Union School District
Page Unified School District
Pajaro Valley Unified School District
Palermo Union School District
Palm Springs Unified School District
Palo Verde Unified School District
Pasadena Unified School District
Petaluma City Schools
Phoenix Elementary School District #1
Pomona Unified School District
Porterville Unified School District
Portsmouth Public Schools
Prospect Hill Academy Charter School
Reef-Sunset Unified School District
Romulus Community Schools
Rutland Southwest Supervisory Union
Sacaton School District
Sacramento City Unified School District
Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School
Salesian High School
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Schools
San Benito High School District
San Diego Unified School District
San Francisco Unified School District
San Jose Unified School District
San Juan Unified School District
San Ysidro Elementary School District
Sanders Unified School District
Santa Barbara School District
SAU 56 Somersworth/Rollinsford
School for Integrated Academics and Technologies
Seattle Public Schools
Shonto Preparatory School
Solana Beach School District
Somerton Elementary School District
South Bay Union School District
Temecula Unified School District
Tucson Unified School District
Tulare Joint Union High School District
Wapato School District
Windward District Office
Winslow Unified School District
Woodland Unified School District

County Funders

Adams County School District 14
Beaufort County School District
Berks County Intermediate Unit
Butte County Office of Education
Clark County School District
County of San Mateo, Human Services Agency, Alcohol and Drug Services
First 5 Contra Costa County
First 5 Fresno County
First 5 Los Angeles
First 5 Santa Clara County
Fremont County School District #21
Fresno County Economic Opportunity Commission
Imperial County Office of Education
Lake County Office of Education
Los Angeles County Office of Education
Los Angeles Universal Preschool
Merced County Office of Education
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Napa County Office of Education

Orange County Department of Education
Orange County Health Care Agency
Orange County Superintendent of Schools
Palm Beach County School District
Regional Center of Orange County
Riverside County Office of Education
Sacramento County Office of Education
San Diego County Office of Education
Santa Clara County Construction Careers Association (S4CA)
Santa Clara County Department of Public Health
Santa Clara County Office of Education
Santa Cruz County
Shasta County Office of Education
Stanislaus County Office of Education
Warren County Public Schools

State Funders

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
Arizona Department of Education
Arizona Governor's Office of Economic Recovery
Arizona Governor's Office of Education Innovation
Association of California School Administrators
California Children and Families Commission (First 5 California)
California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
California Department of Education
Colorado Department of Education
Florida Department of Education
Hawaii Department of Education
Indiana Department of Education
Kansas State Department of Education
Louisiana Department of Education
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators (MAISA)
Michigan Department of Education
Minnesota Department of Education
Montana Office of Public Instruction
Nevada Department of Education
New Mexico Public Education Department
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association
South Carolina Department of Education
Tennessee Department of Education
Virginia Department of Education
Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

National & International Associations & Federal Agencies

Border Land School Division, Manitoba
Campbell Collaboration Secretariat
Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
National Center for Postsecondary Research (NCPR)
National Commission on Teaching and America's Future
National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE)

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
National Endowment for the Arts
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The College Board
U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity
U.S. Department of Education (includes several offices within the Department, including the Institute of Education Sciences)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
U.S. Department of Justice: National Institute of Justice (USDOJ/NIJ)
United Kingdom, Home Office