Operating support or the Abbott Leadership Institute

To create a sustainable Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) culture cwithin CASA of NJ

To support the position of Philanthropic Liaison for the city of Newark

Support for the CNJG’s Racial Equity Task Force

Phase 2 of America to Me Community Watch Group Building a Common  Understanding of Race and Equity in Montclair

Support for NJISJ’s youth centered juvenile justice advocacy

A pooled fund to support emerging strategic programs  -initiative of the Mayor’s office

Support for the Newark Office of Comprehensive Education America to Me Community Watch Groups-Building a Common Understanding

To support system-wide, sustainable school improvement in public schools

Operating support for the Abbott Leadership Institute

To support the position of Philanthropic Liaison for the city of Newark

Support for Undoing Racism training for the GNHCC’s improve prenatal csre

America to Me Community Watch Groups-Building a Common Understanding

Support for NJISJ’s youth centered Juvenile justice advocacy

Support for a pooled fund to support emerging strategic programs – through the Mayor’s Office of Newark

Support for the Newark Office of Comprehensive Community Educaton

To support system-wide, sustainable school improveent efforts in th Newark Public Schools

Participate in the Newark Public Schools Funders Collaborative

Undoing Racism workshop for new members of the Union County Racial Justice Task Force

Operating support for Abbott Leadership Institute

A statewide Undoing Racism workshops for key stakolders of NJ Judiciary’s

To support the position of Philanthropic Liaison for the city of Newarkj

Implementation if the South Ward Community Schools Initiative — through NOCCE

To support system wide, sustainable school improvement – Newark Public Schools

Participation in the Newark Public Schools Collaborative

Support for Rutger’s Advocacy Center’s work with youth transitioning out of foster care

Undoing Racism workshop for the Union County Racial Justice Task Force

The Schumann Fund grant supports the City of Newark’s philanthropic liaison, who works to promote collaboration between private and corporate foundations investing in Newark and city government to ensure that investments are targeted to priorities the city has identified.

The mission of the Greater Newark Healthcare Coalition is to significantly improve health care quality and access for residents in the greater Newark area. The Schuman Fund grant supports Undoing Racism training for the Coalition’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) workgroup members, residents, and civic leaders from Newark’s West and South Wards.

The Schumann Fund supported Survivors Speak- a two-day conference for crime survivors in Newark highlighting the voices and needs of victims of street crimes.

The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice’s purpose is to undertake analysis and advocacy on behalf of disadvantaged urban residents especially in the areas of basic human needs, freedom from discrimination, job training, educational opportunity and equal access to justice. The Schumann grant support Youth Justice NJ, the institute’s juvenile justice initiative.

The Newark Trust for Education works to develop, coordinate, and sustain efforts to improve public education and student outcomes in Newark. The Schumann Fund provides operating support.

Since 2011, the Newark Trust for Education’s Pooled Fund has allocated funds to support a variety of innovative initiatives in the Newark School district. Our grant supports that effort.

The Paterson Education Fund works to boost student outcomes by engaging parents and community leaders in efforts to improve Paterson Public Schools. Schumann supports PEF’s work to bring community voice to education decision-making tables in Paterson and the State of NJ.

The Paterson Education Organizing Council has successfully worked to bring community-driven change to public education in Paterson, NJ. Our grant supports the salary of a part-time community organizer for the effort.

The Abbott Leadership Institute trains parents and community activists to be effective advocates for school improvement in Newark. Our grant supports ALI’s parent training, youth organizing and community engagement efforts.

Nearly 800 youth “age-out” of New Jersey’s foster care system every year. The Schumann Fund grant supports the Rutgers University Child Advocacy Center’s outreach and support to youth transitioning out of foster care.

The Schumann Fund grant supports the implementation of the South Ward Community Schools Initiative a joint effort of the City of Newark and Newark Public Schools : a signal effort of the city and school district to partner for positive change.

The Schumann Fund supports the City of Newark’s philanthropic liaison, who works to promote collaboration between foundations investing in Newark and the City to ensure that investments are targeted to priorities the city has identified.

Schumann provides operating support to enable the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers to expand its program offerings and extend its capacity to strengthen philanthropy in New Jersey

The Schumann Fund supports “Undoing Racism” training for instructional staff of Montclair Public Schools.

The Schumann Fund grant supports “Spokesperson Training” for NJ Citizen Action clients.

This grant supports New Jersey Institute for Social Justice’s juvenile justice initiative, ‘Youth Justice NJ’. This project focuses attention to the issues of youth incarceration and rehabilitation and the racial disproportionality that pervades New Jersey’s juvenile justice system.

The Schumann grant will support the implementation of the South Ward Community Schools Initiative, a joint effort of the City of Newark and Newark Public Schools. This grant will provide additional staff to support implementation of the model.

The Newark Trust was created by local foundations and community leaders to develop, coordinate, and sustain efforts to improve public education and student outcomes in Newark. The Schumann Fund provides operating support.

Since 2011, the Newark Trust for Education’s Pooled Fund has allocated $3.5 million to support a variety of school and program models in the Newark School district and has broadened its scope to include programming and services addressing the social and emotional needs of students with an emphasis on trauma. Our grant supports that effort.

The Parent Education Organizing Council has brought community driven-change to public education in Paterson. They have successfully campaigned for improved discipline policies, return of music and art to Paterson public schools, and free school breakfasts. Our grant supports a part-time community organizer.

The Paterson Education Fund works to boost student outcomes by engaging parents and community leaders in efforts to improve Paterson Public Schools. Schumann provides operating support

The Abbott Leadership Institute trains parents and community activists to be effective advocates for school improvement in Newark. Our grant supports ALI’s parent training, youth organizing, and community engagement efforts.

The Schumann Fund grant supports the Rutgers University Child Advocacy Center’s work with youth transitioning out of foster care.

Big Picture Learning works in cities across the United States to design, develop, and support the operation of successful, innovative schools. The Schumann Fund supports Big Picture’s work with the Newark School District to bring its practices to several schools in Newark.

The Schumann Fund grant supports the City of Newark’s philanthropic liaison, who works to promote collaboration between private and corporate foundations investing in Newark and city government to ensure that investments are targeted to priorities the city has identified.

The Schumann grant provides operating support to enable the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers to expand its program offerings and extend its capacity to strengthen philanthropy in New Jersey.

Eagle Academy Foundation supports five schools in the New York metropolitan area dedicated to the education of young men of color in a boys-only environment designed to promote academic rigor, build character, and serve their specific academic and social/emotional needs. The Schumann grant supports a comprehensive college awareness/college preparation program at Eagle Newark’s middle school.

The Schumann Fund supports the Education Law Center’s advocacy for equitable school funding and preschool expansion in New Jersey.

This grant supports the network of grantmakers who share our interest in children, youth, and families.

This grant supports the network of grantmakers who share our commitment to improving educational outcomes for all students.

The Schumann Fund grant supports financial empowerment and asset preservation programs to Essex County’s low and moderate-income families, including a campaign to encourage low-income families to use the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Our grant to New Jersey Public Radio supports their coverage of New Jersey issues by New Jersey Public Radio and NJPR News.

New Jersey Spotlight provides on-line news coverage and analysis of critical issues in New Jersey, including education, the environment, the state budget, and health care. The Schumann Fund supports NJ Spotlight’s coverage of New Jersey education policy.

The Newark Trust was created by local foundations and community leaders to develop, coordinate, and sustain efforts to improve public education and student outcomes in Newark. The Schumann Fund provides operating support.

Since 2011, the Newark Trust for Education’s Pooled Fund has allocated $2.5 million to support a variety of innovative schools in the Newark School district, including new models. Our grant supports that effort.

The Paterson Education Fund works to boost student outcomes by engaging parents and community leaders in efforts to improve Paterson Public Schools. Schumann supports PEF’s Graduating Every Paterson Child initiative.

The Paterson Education Organizing Committee has successfully campaigned for improved discipline policies, return of music and art to Paterson public schools, and free school breakfasts. Our grant provides support for a part-time community organizer.

The Abbott Leadership Institute trains parents and community activists to be effective advocates for school improvement in Newark. Our grant supports ALI’s parent training, youth organizing and community engagement efforts.

The Schumann Fund grant supports the Rutgers University Child Advocacy Center’s work with youth transitioning out of foster care.

Save Our Schools NJ collects information about school improvement efforts and educates parents and community members about education issues in New Jersey. Our grant supports their education and outreach efforts.

The Abbott Leadership Institute was created in 2002 to train parents and community activists to be effective advocates for school improvement in Newark. The Schumann grant provides general support for the Institute’s parent training, youth organizing and community engagement efforts.

The Schumann grant to the Center for Popular Democracy supports New Jersey Communities United’s efforts to improve the quality of family child care by organizing family child care workers with the goal of improving training and compensation.

The Rutgers Child Advocacy Center has a twofold mission: 1) to serve the needs of children who are at risk and living in poverty in Newark and surrounding areas; and 2) to educate law students to be thoughtful, highly-skilled practitioners in the area of family law. The Schumann Fund supports the Center’s work with youth transitioning out of foster care.

The Schumann grant to the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers provides general support to enable the Council to expand its program offerings and extend its capacity to strengthen philanthropy in New Jersey.

CASA for Children of Essex is the project manager for the Essex County Model Court’s Disproportionality Reduction Initiative, an effort to reduce the disproportionate representation of children of color in Essex County’s child welfare system. Our grant supports Undoing Racism immersion training for model court participants and follow up technical assistance for the effort.

Our grant supports this network of grantmakers who share the Schumann Fund’s interest in children, youth, and families.

The Schumann grant to Grantmakers for Education supports this network of grantmakers who share our commitment to improving educational outcomes for all students.

The Schumann Fund’s grant will support participation by New Jersey advocacy organizations in the Center’s qualitative study of utilization of Family Leave Insurance in New Jersey.

This year New Jersey earned the dubious distinction of having the highest foreclosure rate in the nation – an indication of the economic distress of thousands of New Jerseyans. Our grant to the New Jersey Citizen Action Education Fund supports their comprehensive financial empowerment and asset preservation programs for low- and moderate-income families residing in Essex County.

Coverage of New Jersey state and local issues has diminished as the state’s print media have shrunk their staff, eliminated beats, and come to rely more heavily on news services. The Schumann grant to New Jersey Public Radio supports their expanded coverage of New Jersey issues.

The Schumann Fund supports this public radio station’s investigative news coverage of New Jersey issues.

The Newark Trust for Education was created by local foundations and community leaders to develop, coordinate, and sustain efforts to improve public education and student outcomes in Newark. Our grant provides operating support.

Funders investing in Newark Public Schools agreed to create a pooled fund to help the Newark school district and its partners start new district secondary schools to address the needs and interests of urban students and prepare them for college, citizenship, and careers. Our grant supports the pooled fund and the resultant 11 new or redesigned secondary schools in Newark.

The Paterson Education Fund works to improve student outcomes in Paterson by engaging parents and community leaders in efforts to improve Paterson Public Schools. Our grant supports the Fund’s Graduating Every Paterson Child initiative.

The Schumann Fund grant to the Montclair YMCA enables them to work in concert with the Anti-Racist Alliance of North Jersey to convene an “Undoing Racism” workshop for community leaders and educators in Montclair.

211 Community Impact is a new organization created to engage parents and community institutions in the educational life of their children. Our grant supports 211 Community Impact’s efforts to educate parents and community leaders about the Common Core Content Standards.

The Abbott Leadership Institute trains parents and community activists to be effective advocates for school change in Newark, NJ. Our grant provides operating support.

Big Picture Learning works in cities across the United States to design, develop and support the operation of innovative, successful schools. The Schumann grant supports enhancements to its guidance program so that Big Picture guidance counselors can provide needed support to New Jersey’s Big Picture alumni while they are in college or career training.

The Schumann Fund grant to the Rutgers Child Advocacy Center supports their work with youth transitioning out of foster care.

A Schumann grant to the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers supports the Newark philanthropic liaison who works to promote collaboration between private and corporate foundations interested in investing in the city and to ensure that private investments are targeted to priorities the city identifies.

Our grant to the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers provides general support to enable the Council to expand its program offerings and extend its capacity to strengthen philanthropy in New Jersey.

A Schumann grant to Eagle Academy Foundation provides support for a comprehensive college awareness/college preparation program at Eagle Newark, a boys-only school designed to promote academic rigor, build character, and serve the specific academic and social/emotional needs of Black and Latino boys.

The Education Law Center has been a stalwart advocate for equitable school policies for the past 40 years. The Schumann Fund supports its continued advocacy for equitable school funding in New Jersey and for preschool expansion in the state.

Our grant to Grantmakers for Children Youth & Families supports this network of grantmakers who share our interest in improving the lives of young children, and their families especially in the areas of early childhood education, child welfare, school-based services and mentoring.

Grantmakers for Education is a network of leaders from private, corporate, and family foundations that make grants to programs and policy efforts to improve student achievement. Our grant supports this network and its commitment to improving educational outcomes for all students.

An understanding of the history of race and class, and how it affects students and teachers is an important part of a teacher’s professional development. Our grant to the Newark-Montclair Urban Teacher Residency Program enables a cohort of 40 new teachers to participate in ?Undoing Racism,” a 2.5 day immersion training in understanding the root causes and societal effect of structural racism.

The Schumann Fund supports the Education Fund’s efforts to provide comprehensive financial empowerment and asset preservation programs for low and moderate income families residing in Essex County.

The Newark Trust for Education, a local education fund, works to develop, coordinate, and sustain efforts to improve public education and student outcomes in Newark. The Schumann grant supports those efforts.

Our grant to Paterson Education Fund supports their Graduating Every Paterson Child initiative ? a strategic effort to improve student outcomes in the city.

The Paterson Education Organizing Committee is an all-volunteer organization made up of parents and community residents who have successfully campaigned for public school improvements in the City of Paterson. The Schumann grant supports the salary of a part-time community organizer.

Our grant to Public Interest Projects’ Communities for Public Education Reform project supports community organizing for improved education in New Jersey and leverages a seventh and final year of national foundation investment for this effort.

The Schumann Fund is supporting the Institute’s 2013 Heningburg Civic Fellows Program, a rigorous four-day study and discussion with Newark civic leaders and Rutgers faculty focusing on immigration, health, education, and arts and culture of the City. This year’s fellows will be Newark’s four mayoral candidates.

Save Our Schools NJ works to protect and improve public education in New Jersey by identifying individuals committed to high quality public education, informing them about research and policy related to public education, and encouraging them to become actively engaged in protecting and improving public education in their community. Our grant enables SOSNJ to hire two part-time community organizers.

The Schumann grant provides continued support for the establishment of the Woodrow Wilson New Jersey Teaching Fellowship Program.

The Abbott Leadership Institute educates parents about funding, school improvement efforts and district policy and helps youth and parents organize to improve their schools. The Schumann Fund’s grants supports these efforts.

The Schumann grant supports the continued growth of two Big Picture Schools in Newark and the launch of three additional schools in Essex County.

The Schumann Fund’s grant went to support the Center’s work with youth transitioning out of foster care.

The Council’s goal is to strengthen philanthropy in New Jersey. The Schumann Fund provided general support.

The city of Newark, in partnership with the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers, established the position of philanthropic liaison in 2006, to help coordinate the investments of state, regional and national philanthropies. The Schumann Fund’s grant helped to support Philanthropic Liaison.

The Council of New Jersey Grantmakers’ purpose is to strengthen and promote effective philanthropy in New Jersey. Our grant supports the operations of this network of New Jersey grantmakers.

Our grant provides support to enable this network of grantmakers continue outreach, information and technical assistance to current early childhood funders and to implement a state-based initiative to improve early care and education.

Essex County CASA administers a Schumann grant for Undoing Racism training and follow-up activities for the Essex County Model Court community and child welfare service providers to reduce the disproportionate representation of children of color in Essex County’s child welfare system.

Support of this national affinity group enables the Schumann Fund to increase it impact and to learn from the experiences of other grantmakers.

The Schumann Fund’s support for GFE helps build grater understanding among education funders of the value of an investment in early childhood education, and of a focus on policy implementation. It also enables the Schumann fund to benefit from the experiences and knowledge of other education grantmakers.

The Schumann grant supports NJCAEF’s comprehensive foreclosure prevention counseling and asset preservation programs for low and moderate income families living in Essex County.

Our grant supports this network’s efforts to expand its news coverage of New Jersey issues.

As Newark’s Local Education Fund, Newark Trust for Education supports system-wide, sustainable school improvement efforts that are consistent with the community’s values and responsive to children’s needs. The Schumann Fund granted operating support.

Our grant, part of a pooled fund, supports the development of 11 new or redesigned secondary schools in Newark.

The Schumann Fund provided operating support to this local education fund, which, among other efforts, is spearheading a Reading by Grade 3 campaign.

The Schumann grant supports community and parent organizing in New Jersey and leverages national foundation investment in the effort.

Save Our Schools New Jersey was started by eight mothers of Princeton school children who were concerned about cuts in school funding and the impact of charter schools on school budgets. They have grown to an organization with 9,000 members from urban and suburban school districts across the state. Our grant funds will be used to hire two part-time staff members and a part-time technology consultant.

The Schumann Fund grant supports the establishment of the Woodrow Wilson New Jersey Teaching Fellowship program. an innovative residency program for aspiring STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) teachers.

The Abbott Leadership Institute trains parents and community activists to be effective advocates for school change in New Jersey’s urban communities. Our grant provides operating support.

Big Picture Learning works in cities across the US to design, develop, and support the operation of innovative, successful schools. The Schumann Fund grant was designated to support the creation and expansion of three Big Picture schools in Newark.

The Rutgers Child Advocacy Center, a clinical program of Rutgers Law School, offers legal representation, advice, and technical assistance to children, families, and professionals involved in New Jersey’s child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Our grant provides operating support.

The Schumann Fund for New Jersey is supporting The Council of New Jersey Grantmakers’ Philanthropic Liaison for the City of Newark to coordinate national and local philanthropic efforts on behalf of the City.

The Council of New Jersey grantmakers provides member foundations with information about effective grantmaking and facilitates collaboration on philanthropic initiatives. The Schumann Fund provides operating support.

The Schumann Fund supported the Education Law Center’s Secondary School Reform Project, focusing on ensuring excellence and equity in secondary education and that adequate resources are in place for effective implementation of state requirements for high school graduation.

Essex County Court Appointed Special Advocate administered a Schumann grant for Undoing Racism, a two-and-a-half day immersion training for 60 members of the Essex County Model Court community to address racial disparities and reduce the disproportionate representation of children of color in Essex County’s child welfare system.

Grantmakers for Children, Youth & Families is a network of private, corporate and family foundations that are committed to improving the lives of children and their families. The organization provides a forum for new ideas and strategies as well as opportunities for grantmakers to learn from one another. The Schumann Fund provides operating support.

Grantmakers for Education is a network of private, corporate, and family foundations that share the Schumann Fund’s commitment to improving educational outcomes for all students. Our grant provides operating support.

New Jersey Together is a grass-roots organization anchored in religious congregations in northern New Jersey to identify community problems and find solutions to them. The Schumann Fund supported their efforts to organize parents to support public school reform and improvements in Paterson, NJ.

A grant from the Schumann Fund enabled curriculum developers from three local universities to disseminate and advocate for the adoption of a high school social studies curriculum promoting active citizenship.

The Schumann grant provided partial funding for a six-month planning effort to develop a comprehensive strategy on education advocacy.

The Schumann Fund supported the Education Fund’s foreclosure prevention counseling programs and campaigns to expand utilization of the Earned Income Tax Credit in the Newark area.

The Newark Global Village Zone is a comprehensive school reform strategy launched by New York University’s Metropolitan Center for Urban Education and the Newark Public Schools. A Schumann grant supports the position of parent outreach coordinator for the effort.

The Newark Trust for Education is a Local Education Fund working to create a shared vision of desired outcomes for children in Newark and implement key elements of that vision. Our grant supports that effort.

The Newark Model School Investment Fund is a collaborative effort of several local and national foundations to support the launch of eleven new secondary schools in Newark. The Schumann grant supports that effort.

The Paterson Education Fund has worked for more than 25 years to engage the community in efforts to improve Paterson Public Schools and ensure that all Paterson children achieve at high levels. The Schumann grant supports PEF’s Graduating Every Paterson Child campaign.

The Institute for Ethnicity, Culture & the Modern Experience convened three public discussions related to education and school reform in Newark, NJ to help Newark residents developed a more informed view of education and its possibilities. Schumann supported the effort.

The Abbott Leadership Institute trains parents and community activists to be effective advocates for school change in New Jersey’s urban communities. Our grant provides operating support.

The Rutgers Child Advocacy Center, a clinical program of Rutgers Law School, offers legal representation, advice, and technical assistance to children, families, and professionals involved in New Jersey’s child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Our grant provides operating support.

The Schumann Fund for New Jersey is supporting The Council of New Jersey Grantmakers’ Philanthropic Liaison for the City of Newark to coordinate national and local philanthropic efforts on behalf of the City.

The Council of New Jersey grantmakers provides member foundations with information about effective grantmaking and facilitates collaboration on philanthropic initiatives. The Schumann Fund provides operating support.

Grantmakers for Children, Youth & Families is a network of private, corporate and family foundations that are committed to improving the lives of children and their families. The organization provides a forum for new ideas and strategies as well as opportunities for grantmakers to learn from one another. The Schumann Fund provides operating support.

Grantmakers for Education is a network of private, corporate, and family foundations that share the Schumann Fund’s commitment to improving educational outcomes for all students. Our grant provides operating support.

The Newark Public Schools Foundation is working to transform itself into a Local Education Fund for Newark that will create a shared vision of desired outcomes for children and work to implement key elements of that vision. Our grant supports that effort.

The Paterson Education Fund has worked for more than 25 years to engage the community in efforts to improve Paterson Public Schools and ensure that all Paterson children achieve at high levels. The Schumann grant supports PEF’s Graduating Every Paterson Child campaign.

Our two year grant supports Public Interest Projects’ New Jersey Communities for Public Education Reform campaign, a coordinated community organizing effort to engage parents and other community members in advocating for school change in New Jersey.

The Abbott Leadership Institute trains parents and community activists to be effective advocates for school improvement in Newark. The Schumann Fund supports their training and outreach efforts.

The Abbott Leadership Institute provides staff support for the Committee of Advocates for Newark’s Children: a group of leaders from Newark’s philanthropic, corporate, non-profit and higher education sectors working to be an independent voice and monitor of school improvement strategies in the Newark School District. The Schumann Fund provided funds for this work.

The goal of the Charter School Resource Center is to provide charter school operators with the technical assistance they need to get a charter and then to operate excellent schools. The Schumann Fund provides operating support.

The Schumann Fund supported the Education Law Center’s Secondary School Reform Project, focusing on ensuring that adequate resources are in place for effective implementation of new state requirements for high school gradation.

The Schumann Fund supports the Statewide Education Organizing Committee efforts to build an independent parents organization in Asbury Park to enable them to campaign for improvement and change in their children’s schools.

Schumann Fund support provides bridge funding for the start-up of Vailsburg Prep, a charter high school for Newark residents.

The Abbott Leadership Institute trains parents to analyze data about their children’s schools and to become effective advocates for school improvement. The Schumann Fund supported the Institute’s parent training efforts.

The Schumann Fund grant was designated for staff support for Newark’s Committee of Advocates.

The Charter School Resource Center helps parents, community-based organizations and educators to create and launch high quality charter schools, and provides technical assistance to existing charter schools seeking to improve. The Schumann Fund provided operating support.

As a result of the state’s settlement of a lawsuit brought by Children’s Rights, youth who have been in the foster care system are eligible for housing, health insurance, clothing, and other needed services until they reach age 21. The Schumann Fund grant supported the Center’s efforts to ensure that youth and their caseworkers are aware of these rights.

The Schumann Fund supported the Council’s efforts to expand its program offerings and extend its capacity to strengthen philanthropy in New Jersey.

Cory Booker was inaugurated as Mayor of Newark in July, 2006, with high expectations that his leadership would transform Newark. His vision resonated with foundation leaders and wealthy individuals. The Schumann Fund helped to support the salary of a philanthropic liaison in the Mayor’s office, to help coordinate philanthropic investment in the city.

The Schumann Fund grant supported continued funding for the position of Philanthropic Liaison for the City of Newark.

GCYF provides a forum for new ideas and strategies, the opportunity for grantmakers to learn from each other, and a venue for encouraging new foundation investment in children and families. The Schumann Fund for New Jersey provided operating support.

Participation in this affinity group of education funders enables the Schumann Fund to learn about successful philanthropic initiatives in education, and to collaborate with other funders on New Jersey initiatives.

The Schumann Fund grant supported HDANJ’s advocacy for improved public education and access to high quality preschool, especially for Latino children.

The IMANI College Advocacy Center was founded in 1999 by parents and community leaders, in partnership with the Superintendent of the Montclair Public Schools, to address the persistent achievement gap between African-American and Caucasian students. The Schumann Fund provided a two-year grant for operating support.

The Newark Public Schools have been under state control since 1998. The state is now using its Quality Single Accountability Continuum to evaluate the operations of local school districts and to determine whether those districts currently under state control are ready to be returned to local control. Newark anticipates a gradual return to local control. With support from the Schumann Fund and other grantmakers, the Institute will develop a set of policy recommendations for the return to local control.

The Schumann Fund for New Jersey renewed its support for the Paterson Education Fund’s “Graduating Every Paterson Child” campaign, which includes outreach to middle school students and their parents, technical assistance to creators and leaders of small high schools and learning academies, and support for a student-produced publication about the college admission process.

Since 1985, the Public Education Institute has worked to inform policymakers educators, and advocates about successful school improvement strategies. The Schumann Fund provided operating support.

The Schumann Fund grant supported a youth research initiative with students in Newark, Paterson and Jersey City focused on redesign of their high schools.

The Schumann Fund grant supported parent organizing to improve public schools in Asbury Park and Neptune.

The Schumann Fund grant was designated to support the opening of four Big Picture schools in Newark.

In 1988, over the protests of parents, educators and community activists, the Newark Public Schools consolidated Vailsburg High School with West Side High School and closed the Vailsburg site. The Schumann Fund grant supported the development of an application for a charter high school in the Vailsburg section of Newark.

The Abbott Leadership Institute’s provides training to help parents and community activists become effective advocates for school improvement. The Schumann Fund provided support for continued expansion of the Institute’s programs.

The Committee of Advocates is an independent voice for and monitor of school improvement strategies in Newark, to which the Abbott Leadership Institute provides administrative and technical support. The Schumann Fund joined other foundations to fund needed staff.

The Schumann Fund provided funding to enable ACORN to hire a full-time organizer to focus on parent and community organizing for school improvement.

The Schumann Fund grant enabled Caucus Educational Corporation, in partnership with New Jersey Policy Perspective, to produce a public affairs program about the problem of dual-office holding in New Jersey.

The Charter School Resource Center provides potential developers of charter schools with the technical assistance they need to prepare their charter application, develop a governance structure, hire teachers and choose a curriculum. The Center’s goal is to support excellent charter schools responsive to the needs of their students and their communities. The Schumann Fund provided continued operating support.

New Jersey has two paths to a high school diploma: the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) and the Special Review Assessment (SRA). The Schumann Fund supported a study of the utilization of the SRA by New Jersey’s high school students.

The Schumann Fund’s provided general support to the Council’s efforts to strengthen philanthropy in New Jersey.

Cory Booker was inaugurated as Mayor of Newark in July 2007, with high expectations that his leadership would transform the city, and bring new philanthropic and corporate investment to it. For such investments to serve the needs of Newark residents, they should be responsive to those needs. To maximize the impact of philanthropic investment in Newark, the Schumann Fund, along with five other foundations, funded the position of philanthropic liaison for the City of Newark.

The Schumann Fund grant supported Secondary School Reform Network, the goal of which is to advocate for implementation of the state secondary education regulations, which require districts to create small learning communities, overhaul curriculum and courses to ensure academic rigor, provide students and families with personalized support from school staff, and ensure that new teachers have effective coaching and mentoring.

Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families is a network of private, corporate and family foundations that share the Schumann Fund’s commitment to improving the lives of young children and their families. The Schumann Fund provided general support.

By joining Grantmakers for Education, the Schumann Fund can increase its impact in the arena of education reform and innovation.

The Schumann Fund grant supported an evaluation of the impact on student performance of The Writer’s Room, through which 200 volunteer writing coaches work one-on-one with Montclair students.

The Schumann Fund supported the Education Fund’s campaign to expand utilization of the Earned Income Tax Credit in the Newark area.

The Schumann Fund made a one-time grant to the Historical Society to support the educational programming linked to the exhibit “Newark and the Legacy of the Sixties.”

Thirty-one percent of school children in New Jersey are children of immigrants. Many of them are poor. Learning English can be a major challenge for many of these children. The Schumann Fund supported the networks efforts to educate parents about their children’s schools, and to encourage parents to enroll their children in preschool.

The Schumann Fund supported NJRC’s congregation-based regional organizing.

There are enormous disparities in graduation rates between the state’s wealthiest districts and the ones with the highest concentrations of poverty. The Schumann Fund supported the Paterson Education Fund’s campaign to “Graduate Every Paterson Child” to address this disparity.

Since 1985, the Public Education Institute, now a part of the Center for Effective School Practices, has worked to inform policymakers, educators and advocates about successful school improvement strategies. The Schumann Fund continued its general support to the Institute.

When parents are actively engaged in their children’s educations, their children are more likely to be successful in school. The Schumann Fund joined a group of state and local foundations, matched by national foundations, to support the New Jersey Fund for Education Organizing.

Parents and community members can play an effective role in improving local schools and advocating for public policies that will improve student achievement. The Schumann Fund supported parent organizing in six school districts in New Jersey.

The Abbott Leadership Institute trains parents to analyze data about their children’s schools and to gain the knowledge and the confidence to advocate for school improvement. The Schumann Fund supported the Institute’s efforts to increase the number of Parent Child Learning Centers.

The Schumann Fund’s grant helped to support a project director for the Committee of Advocates for Newark’s Children, a group of leaders from the philanthropic, corporate, non-profit and higher education sectors in Newark who are committed to the continued improvement of the Newark Public Schools.

In 1998, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a groundbreaking ruling requiring that all three- and four-year-olds in the state’s poorest school districts have access to high quality, well-planned early childhood education. The Association for Children of New Jersey has built a statewide coalition to advocate for implementation of the order, and to support expansion of preschool to additional districts with a high proportion of poor children. The Schumann Fund grant enabled ACNJ to continue leading these efforts.

The Schumann Fund supported the Center’s efforts to disseminate information about at-risk parents in Newark and their children to community leaders, agency personnel and policy makers.

As part of an effort to transform Newark’s political culture, the Schumann Fund grant supported a leadership-training program for Newark residents, to enable them to seek appointments on public boards and commissions.

The Schumann Fund provided support for the Center’s technical assistance to charter schools and to school leaders planning small schools.

The Council of New Jersey Grantmakers provides member foundations with information about effective grantmaking, facilitates collaboration on philanthropic initiatives and provides technical assistance to individuals and organizations interested in forming new family, private, public or corporate foundations. The Schumann Fund for New Jersey provided general support.

To provide technical assistance and information to philanthropies interested in funding early childhood education initiatives, and to carry out a state-based effort to improve early care and education.

Although significant gains have been made in student performance in elementary school since 1999, when the state finally began to implement the Abbott mandates, achievement in middle and high schools remains dismal. In 2004, the State Board of Education adopted regulations designed to increase student achievement and improve graduation rates. One of the key components of these regulations is that small learning communities be created within existing schools, or that autonomous small schools be developed, offering a rigorous curriculum and the social supports adolescents need to develop into competent, caring adults. The Schumann Fund’s grant enabled the Education Law Center to hire an experienced teacher to lead the effort to advocate for implementation of these recommendations.

GCYF provides a forum for new ideas and strategies, the opportunity for grantmakers to learn from each other, and a venue for encouraging new foundation investment in children and families. The Schumann Fund for New Jersey provided operating support.

Grantmakers for Education is a network of private, corporate and family foundations that make grants to improve student achievement. The Schumann Fund grant provided operating support.

The IMANI College Advocacy Center was created by parents and community leaders in Montclair, as part of the town’s efforts to address the persistent achievement gap between African-American and Caucasian students in the Montclair Public Schools. The Schumann Fund provided operating support.

New Jersey has the fifth largest total of immigrants in the U.S., and the second highest per capita total. The vast majority (80%) has entered the U.S. with legal documents. Children who have immigrated to the U.S. are one of the fastest growing segments of the public school population. The Schumann Fund grant enabled the Network to hire a coordinator to focus on education policy and enable the Network to participate in New Jersey’s school improvement efforts.

The Schumann Fund provided support for an intensive after-school and summer academic enrichment program for elementary school students, designed to engage teachers and parents in a focused effort to help close the achievement gap between low income children of color and their more advantaged peers.

New Jersey Future’s mission is to promote the implementation of New Jersey’s State Plan. The Schumann Fund provided general support.

In collaboration with the New Jersey Historical Society, Rutgers-Newark and the Gilder Lehrman Institute, the Newark Public Schools opened History High School, a small high school with high academic standards, in September 2006. The Schumann Fund grant helped to fund the Historical Society’s staff investment in this effort.

NJRC works with congregations throughout the state to encourage them to get involved in efforts to promote affordable housing, equitable land use, and property tax reform. The Schumann Fund provided operating support.

The Schumann Fund provided support for the start-up of a public education fund in Newark.

The Schumann Fund for New Jersey renewed its support for the Paterson Education Fund’s campaign to expand the number of small high schools in Paterson as a means of improving student achievement and raising the graduation rate.

Since 1985, the Public Education Institute has contributed to a more informed and thoughtful debate about the opportunities for education reform in New Jersey. The Schumann Fund provided operating support.

The Schumann Fund’s grant, made in collaboration with a number of other foundations investing in Newark, enable RPA to develop and advocate a master plan for Newark, with extensive community participation.

The Schumann Fund’s grant enable the Committee to hire an organizer to work with parents in six Abbott Districts to advocate for effective implementation of the Abbott requirements.