In an effort to help schools obtain Reader’s Theater materials that will build reading fluency, we have created this resource page to direct schools to Foundations, Corporations and other Grant-making bodies who sponsor literacy and education. This list will be continually updated as we research new potential sources of funding. As you review the list below, please note that some foundations donate to certain geographic areas and others have very specific criteria; there are however, several that support a wide range of areas.
Check with your community partners first! Most schools have community or business partners that help them fund needs ranging from erasers to computers. These organizations or local foundations are eager to support literacy and reading and may take their support one step further if asked directly by a teacher with passion for reading. Check with your principal to obtain a list of your school’s partners.
Foundations that Support Literacy and Educators
Starbucks Foundation
2401 Utah Ave S.
Seattle, WA 98134
Contact: Cathie Bachy, Program Specialist
206-318-8602
http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/foundation.asp
ECG Foundation
P.O. Box 908
Austin, TX 78781
Contact: Amber Carden
512-397-2717
Potts & Sibley Foundation
P.O. Box 8907
Midland, TX 79708
Contact: Robert W. Bechtel, MGR
915-686-7051
http://www.amcguire.com
Katrine Menzing Deakins Charitable Trust
(mostly for Ft. Worth area)
P.O. Box 1317
Ft. Worth, TX 76101-1317
Contact: Eric Hyden, V.P., Bank of America, N.A.
817-390-6714
Payless Shoesource Foundation
3231 SE 6th St
Topeka, KS 66607-2260
Contact: Jay A. Lentz, Pres.
877-452-7500
http://63.240.117.243/en-us/corporate/foundation.htm
DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund
1000 Chrysler Dr. STE CIMS 4851230
Auburn Hill, MI 48326-2766
Contact: Brian Glowiak, Vice President & Secretary
248-512-2502
http://www2.daimlerchrysler.com/dccfund/
Wayne & Ida Bowman Foundation
(Grants primarily in KY & TN)
1000 Tallan Bldg., 2 Union Square
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2500
Contact: Donald W. Bowman, President
Jerome & Mildred Paddock Foundation
(Primarily for Sarasota County, FL)
1800 2nd St., Ste. 750
Sarasota, FL 34230-0267
Contact: Debra . Jacobs, Adm.
941-957-0442
http://www.selbyfdn.org/paddock.html
Polsky Family Foundation
1 S. Wacker Dr., Ste. 2020
Chicago, IL 60606-4614
Contact: Michael Polsky, Tr.
Field Foundation of Illinois, Inc.
200 S. Wacker Dr. 3860
Chicago, IL 60606-5848
Contact: Joann Ross
312-831-0910
http://www.fieldfoundation.org
Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation
1701 E. Woodfield Rd., Ste. 201
Schaumburg, IL 60173
Contact: Megan C. Wilson, adm.
847-330-1020
http://www.blowitzridgeway.org
Clipper Ship Foundation
77 Summer St 8th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Contact: Yasmin Shah, Foundation Assistant
617-426-7080 X 317
http://www.agmconnect.org/clipper1.html
Entergy Charitable Foundation
(Mainly for MA)
639 Loyola Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70113-3125
877-285-2006
http://www.entergy.com/corp/community/ecf.asp
The Dedham Institution for Savings Foundation
55 Elm St
Dedham, MA 02026
Contact: William G. Gothorpe, Trustee
781-461-0163
http://www.dedhamsavings.com
