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Oakland Small Schools Foundation, dedicated to supporting small Oakland schools

OSSF Supporters

We are grateful to the following Foundations who either made grants in 2006-07 or notified OSSF of funding for 2007-08:

S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
Think College Now After-School Programs
Coliseum College Prep/Roots Academy Salad Bar
Life Academy Math and Science Curriculum

Dreyers Foundation
Think College Now After-School Programs

William H. Donner Foundation
Oakland Small Schools Foundation operations/capacity

East Bay Community Foundation
Teachers’ mini grants

eBay Foundation
Oakland Small Schools Foundation unrestricted

Kazan, McClain, Abrams, Fernandez, Lyons & Farrise Foundation
Think College Now unrestricted

Walter and Elise Haas, Junior Fund
Four-school family resource center/parent program collaborative
EnCompass Academy, Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy, Think College Now, and ASCEND

Evelyn and Walter Haas Fund
Oakland Small Schools Foundation operations/capacity/research/program development

Marcus E. Foster Education Institute
Teachers’ mini grants

Oakland Fund for the Arts
Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy arts program

Oppenheimer Foundation
Urban Promise Academy general support

Rogers Family Foundation
Oakland Small Schools Foundation operations/capacity
Fundraising Challenge -- $1000 match awarded to five schools raising $2500 in donations since March 2007
Castlemont Business and Information Technology School literacy coach
ASCEND literacy coach
Life Academy grade-level collaboration project
Think College Now after-school program
EXCEL literacy program

Leslie Rudd Foundation
Think College Now nutrition and health education program

Salesforce Foundation
Pro bono licenses for all schools and OSSF

San Francisco Foundation
Oakland Small Schools Foundation operations and capacity support
Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy programs

Silver Giving Foundation
Think College Now after-school programs

Wayne & Gladys Valley Foundation
Five-school after-school collaborative
OSSF founder schools: Think College Now, ASCEND, Melrose Leadership Academy, Urban Promise Academy, and Life Academy

Yahoo! Employee Foundation
Think College Now after-school programs

Y & H Soda Foundation
Oakland Small Schools Foundation operations/capacity

Zellerbach Family Foundation
Melrose Leadership Academy parent programs
Think College Now family resource center
Castlemont Business and Information Technology School parent programs

We also thank the following organizations, corporations, and businesses for their generous support:

Orrick, Herrington, Sutcliffe LLP
Oakland Small Schools Foundation unrestricted grant and pro bono legal services

Rotary Sunrise of Oakland
Think College Now books and other support

East Bay College Fund
Think College Now $1000 scholarships for fifth grade class members who go to college