KIPP Foundation

KIPP began in 1994 when two teachers, Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin, launched a fifth-grade public school program in inner-city Houston, TX, after completing their commitment to Teach For America.
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Leadership & Staff

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Anirban Bhattacharya
• Digital Learning Director
Anirban Bhattacharyya Digital Learning Director, KIPP
• Digital Learning Director
Michael Feinberg Founder, Knowledge is Power Program
• Co-Founder
Richard Barth Jr President and CEO of the KIPP Foundation
• Chief Executive Officer ('05→?)
Emma Bloomberg Board of Directors Leadership for Educational Equity; daughter of Mike Bloomberg
• Position
Doug Borchard Managing partner, New Profit
• Collaborator*
Lara Knight Wheatley Managing Director KIPP Schools Bay Area
• Former Director Principal Prep ('08→'11)*
Scott W Hamilton CEO of Circumventure Learning
• President and CEO (past)
Douglas Borchard Managing Partner, New Profit
• Board ('06→'16)
Alex Cortez School privatizer
• Position

Board Members

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David W Leebron President - Rice University
• Director
Mark E Nunnelly Managing Director at Bain Capital
• Director
Emma Bloomberg Board of Directors Leadership for Educational Equity; daughter of Mike Bloomberg
• Board Member
Martha Karsh Founder, Karsh Family Foundation
• Board Member
Dave Levin KIPP Co-Founder and Superintendent, KIPP New York
• KIPP Co-Founder and Superintendent, KIPP New York
Michael L Lomax President and CEO, United Negro College Fund
• Director
Carrie Walton Penner Walton Family Foundation
• Director
Sehba Ali President KIPP Houston Public Schools
• Founder, KIPP Heartwood Academy
Michael Feinberg Founder, Knowledge is Power Program
• Superintendent, KIPP Houston
Joseph A Chlapaty Chairman of Advanced Drainage Systems, a pipe manufacturer in Hilliard, Ohio.
• Director

Donors

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Donald and Doris Fisher Fund
• Grant · 6,600,000 USD ('10)
Walton Family Foundation Inc Philanthropic foundation affiliated with family that owns Walmart
• Donation/Grant · 6,006,935 USD ('15→'16)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Family foundation of Microsoft founder Bill Gates
• Grant · 2,694,891 USD ('13)
Robertson Foundation Hedge fund manager Julian Robertson's foundation
• Grant · 2,000,000 USD
Karsh Family Foundation
• Education · 1,152,258 USD ('14)
Rauner Family Foundation
• Donation · 100,000 USD ('12)
Soref-Breslauer Texas Foundation
• Donation/Grant · 20,000 USD ('15)
The Osa Foundation foundation, based in Chicago
• Grant · 10,000 USD ('11)
Arnold Ventures Foundation of natural gas billionaire John Arnold
• Grants ('15→'20)*
New Profit Inc national nonprofit venture philanthropy fund
• Donation/Grant*

Holdings

KIPP Chicago Knowledge Is Power Program - Public charter schools
• Parent Organization

Child Organizations

KIPP St. Louis college-preparatory, public charter school in St. Louis
• region
KIPP Indy Public Schools Indianapolis Charter School
• a division of

Memberships

America's Promise Alliance Colin Powell's education initiative
• Member
America Forward Social Impact Investing
• Member

Services & Transactions

Bridgespan Group Philanthropy advising for nonprofits
• consultant*
SchoolWorks LLC education consulting
• consultant*
GSV Advisors Investment firm run by noted education investors Deborah Quazzo and Michael Moe
• Service/Transaction

Miscellaneous Relationships

ARK King Solomon Academy UK Academy School Ages 3-18 Modelled on KIPP Charter Schools, Marylebone London
• Modelled After ('07→?)*
Voto Latino
• Affiliation
KIPP Character Framework Zest, Grit, Optimism, Self-Control, Gratitude, Social Intelligence, Curiosity
• Program of*
Bellwether Education Partners
• Affiliation
David Medina Democratic Operator Co-Founder Results4America
• testified on behalf of (Oct '16→?)*
KIPP Foundation
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