WestEd’s ability to take on the toughest and most enduring challenges to make a positive difference in the education and development of children, youth, and adults relies on the financial and organizational stability that comes from a wide range of funding sources.
Below is just a small sampling of the hundreds of clients and partners who directly fund WestEd’s work.
Foundations, such as:
- Arizona Community Foundation
- Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Children First Fund: The Chicago Public School Foundation
- David and Lucile Packard Foundation
- Ellis Center for Educational Excellence
- Ford Foundation
- Nellie Mae Education Foundation
- Pacific Science Center Foundation
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
- Stuart Foundation
- William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Businesses & Nonprofits, such as:
- Academy for Urban School Leadership
- American Museum of Natural History
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- Council of Chief State School Officers
- Early Care & Learning Council, New York
- Google, Inc.
- Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network, Inc.
- Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
- Measured Progress
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company
- Pearson
- Philadelphia Youth Network
- United Way Center for Excellence in Early Education
Colleges & Universities, such as:
- Colorado State University
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Grand Canyon University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Michigan Community College Association
- North Carolina State University
- Pennsylvania State University
- Princeton University
- University of California
- University of Chicago
- University of New Hampshire
- University of Texas at Austin – Charles A. Dana Center
Local Clients, such as:
- Albuquerque Public Schools
- Boston Public Schools
- Chicago Public Schools
- City of Oakland
- Kansas Unified School District 480
- Lamoille Area Professional Development Academy
- Los Angeles Unified School District
- Mastery Charter Schools
- New York City Department of Education
- San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development
- Santa Ana Unified School District
- Seattle Public Schools
- Stockton Unified School District
County Clients, such as:
- First 5 Alameda County
- Kings County Office of Education
- Los Angeles County Office of Child Care
- Maricopa County Head Start Zero-Five Program
- Metro Educational Cooperative Service Unit
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Orange County Health Care Agency
- Riverside County Office of Education
- San Mateo County Workforce Investment Board
- Savannah-Chatham County Public School System
- Ventura County Office of Education
State Clients, such as:
- Arizona Department of Education
- California Children and Families Commission
- California Department of Education
- Confederation of Oregon School Administrators
- Florida Department of Education
- Illinois State Board of Education
- Kansas State Department of Education
- Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Ohio Department of Education
- Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network
- State Public Charter School Commission
- Virginia Department of Education
National & International Clients, such as:
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Department for International Development, United Kingdom
- Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, Child Care Division, Singapore
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- National Assessment Governing Board
- National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future
- National Parent Teacher Association
- National Science Foundation
- U.S. Army: Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation
- U.S. Department of Education (includes several offices within the Department, including the Institute of Education Sciences)
- U.S. Department of Labor