National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
| National Alliance for Public Charter Schools | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Washington, D.C. |
| Type: | 501(c)(3) |
| Top official: | Starlee Coleman, President & CEO |
| Year founded: | 2005 |
| Website: | Official website |
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit education reform group advocating for the growth of charter schools. The organization is based in Washington, D.C. In addition to advocacy, the group also performs research and issues reports, such as Measuring Up to the Model: A Ranking of State Charter School Laws and The Health of the Movement: A State by State Analysis.[1]
Background
The organization was founded in 2005 by four philanthropic organizations: Doris & Donald Fisher Fund, Walton Family Foundation, The Annie E. Casey Foundation and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.[2]
As of July 2025, the group's mission statement was: "to lead public education to unprecedented levels of academic achievement by fostering a strong charter school movement."[3]
Leadership
As of July 2025, the following individuals served on the board of directors of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools:[4]
- Rick Cruz, Chair
- Derrell Bradford, Vice Chair
- Bill Kurtz, Secretary
- Joanne Weiss, Treasurer
- Richard Berlin
- Emma Bloomberg
- Myrna Castrejón
- Reed Hastings
- Shavar Jeffries
- Marc Lampkin
- Marlon Marshall
- Tim Nicolette
- Ana Ponce
- Caroline Roemer
Work and activities
As of July 2025, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools' website listed the following as focus areas:[1]
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Legislative and policy work
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools lobbies for increases to the Charter Schools Program. According to the group's website: "The Charter Schools Program (CSP) is the sole source of federal funding devoted entirely to supporting charter schools. Growing the CSP is integral to the success of charter schools and meeting the needs of the millions of students attending or wanting to attend a charter school. We continually advocate for and rally behind increased funding and support to open, replicate, and expand charter schools."[1]
Notable endorsements
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Finances
The following is a breakdown of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools 's revenues and expenses from 2011 to 2023. The information comes from ProPublica
| Year | Revenue | Expenses |
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| 2011 | $7.5 million | $8.0 million |
| 2012 | $5.9 million | $5.9 million |
| 2013 | $6.6 million | $7.1 million |
| 2014 | $10.3 million | $7.9 million |
| 2015 | $7.3 million | $9.1 million |
| 2016 | $9.6 million | $9.5 million |
| 2017 | $12.8 million | $10.8 million |
| 2018 | $11.5 million | $12.0 million |
| 2019 | $16.3 million | $13.7 million |
| 2020 | $10.6 million | $10.6 million |
| 2021 | $17.8 million | $10.1 million |
| 2022 | $18.0 million | $18.9 million |
| 2023 | $26.6 million | $16.1 million |
See also
External links
- National Alliance for Public Charter Schools official website
- National Alliance for Public Charter Schools on X
- National Alliance for Public Charter Schools on Instagram
- National Alliance for Public Charter Schools on Facebook
- National Alliance for Public Charter Schools on LinkedIn
- National Alliance for Public Charter Schools on YouTube
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, "What We Do," accessed July 25, 2025
- ↑ Philanthropy Roundtable, "National Alliance for Public Charter Schools," archived May 30, 2017, accessed July 25, 2025
- ↑ National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, "Who We Are," accessed July 25, 2025
- ↑ National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, "Board of Directors," accessed July 25, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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