Supporting Partners

	The C.S. Mott Foundation believes that high quality education can be a pathway out of poverty. Thus, the Foundation has committed over $100 million to increase the quality and quantity of school-based/school-linked afterschool programs and school-community partnerships. These initiatives promote systems of sustainable, community-driven expanded learning opportunities that support developmentally appropriate children and youth outcomes, especially for underserved children and their families. The Foundation's giving supports research and evaluation, identification and dissemination of promising practices, professional development for practitioners, policy development and public awareness and advocacy.
	The Atlantic Philanthropies are dedicated to bringing about lasting changes in the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people through grant-making. Atlantic focuses on critical social problems related to ageing, disadvantaged children and youth, population health, and reconciliation and human rights. Programmes funded by Atlantic operate in Australia, Bermuda, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United States and Viet Nam.
	The JCPenney Afterschool Fund is a charitable organization committed to advancing the afterschool movement in JCPenney communities by increasing access for children in need, inspiring innovation in the field, and elevating awareness of the value of afterschool programs. Currently, more than 14 million youth in America are unsupervised every day between the hours of 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Through partnerships with the YMCA of the USA, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, National 4-H, United Way of America, and the Afterschool Alliance, the JCPenney Afterschool Fund helps prepare children to reach their full potential by providing them with essential afterschool opportunities.
	The William T. Grant Foundation supports high-quality research to understand and improve the everyday settings of youth ages 8 to 25 in the United States. These settings include classrooms, schools, after-school programs, neighborhoods, families, and peer groups. The Foundation is focused on enhances the understanding of how these settings work, how they affect youth development, and how they can be improved. The Foundation is also interested in when, how, and under what conditions research evidence is used in policy and practice that affect youth, and how its use can be improved.
	The After-School Corporation (TASC) was created in 1998 with a generous challenge grant from George Soros's Open Society Institute to enhance the quality, availability and sustainability of after-school programs. TASC provides grants, training and technical assistance to more than 130 community-based organizations in New York, to run programs from 3:00 to 6:00 every day that school is in session. With the help of its supporters and partners, TASC works to ensure that every child will have access to free, quality after-school programs by 2010.
	MetLife Foundation supports programs that increase opportunities for young people to succeed, give students and teachers a voice in improving education, create connections between schools and communities and develop leadership. The Foundation works with national nonprofit organizations to develop a variety of programs, many of which address issues raised each year in The MetLife Survey of the American Teacher. For more information about MetLife Foundation, please visit www.metlife.org.
	The Nellie Mae Education Foundation, formerly the Nellie Mae Foundation, is New England's largest public charity dedicated exclusively to improving academic achievement for the region's underserved communities. The Foundation provides grants and technical assistance to programs that concentrate on academic enrichment, college planning, advising, preparation and retention support for low-income, under-served students in grades 5 through 14, and adult learners. It also sponsors research projects and conferences that examine critical issues in education. By focusing on adult literacy, college preparation, minority high achievement and out-of-school time, the Foundation is able to achieve greater impact as a force for educational improvement.
	The Afterschool Alliance is proud to partner with T-Mobile USA to support T-Mobile Huddle Up -- a new company-wide community outreach program created to help young people from single parent families in underserved urban communities whose families need a safe and reliable option for their children afterschool. T-Mobile's three-year commitment to the Afterschool Alliance is supporting our national and grassroots work to make sure that every child has a positive, safe place to go after school.
	For over 80 years, the bold red, gold and blue of Torani's flavored syrup labels have been visible in coffeehouses, restaurants and consumer kitchens. Each year, Torani and the Afterschool Alliance run an afterschool art contest where winning student artwork is featured on limited edition labels of two flavors of Torani syrup. The company demonstrates its support for the creative and caring environments afterschool programs offer by donating a percentage of sales of the limited edition labeled products to the Afterschool Alliance. For more information or recipe inspiration, visit www.torani.com or call 800-775-1925.
	Bright House Networks is a cable company of more than 7,100 professionals, providing more than 2.1 million customers across the United States with cable television, digital phone, high-speed data, video-on-demand and digital video recording services. Bright House Networks is dedicated to actively supporting and participating in the community. Public affairs, social responsibility and community involvement continue as major initiatives for the company as an ongoing commitment to the families and communities Bright House Networks serves. This includes long-term commitments to education and to what matters in the lives of the Bright House Networks customers. Bright House Networks is a proud supporter of, and partner in, children's safety initiatives, enhanced education programs and community-wide efforts to invest in the futures of children.
	The Robert Bowne Foundation supports the development of quality programs that offer literacy education to children and youth of New York City, in the out-of-school hours, especially for those living in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. Celebrating the fact that out-of-school-time education is emerging as a field in its own right, distinct from K-12 education, the Robert Bowne Foundation provides research grants and fellowships to out-of-school-time education providers and scholars. The Robert Bowne Foundation believes that all young people are entitled to quality programs that support their development -- intellectual, artistic, physical, emotional, and spiritual -- to its fullest potential. Through the foundation's research and advocacy efforts, it joins the growing out-of-school-time community in helping to make that dream a reality.
	The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is the national governing body for the sport of tennis and the recognized leader in promoting and developing the sport's growth on every level in the United States, from local communities to the crown jewel of the professional game, the U.S. Open. The USTA is the largest tennis organization in the world, with 17 geographical sections, more than 700,000 individual members and 7,000 organizational members, thousands of volunteers, and a professional staff dedicated to growing the game.
	The Open Society Institute (OSI) is a private operating and grantmaking foundation based in New York City that serves as the hub of the Soros foundations network, a group of autonomous foundations and organizations in more than 50 countries. OSI and the network implement a range of initiatives that aim to promote open societies by shaping government policy and supporting education, media, public health, and human and women's rights, as well as social, legal and economic reform.
	Founded in 1948, the primary mission of the Annie E. Casey Foundation is to foster public policies, human-service reforms and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of today's vulnerable children and families. In pursuit of this goal, the Foundation makes grants that help states, cities, and neighborhoods fashion more innovative, cost-effective responses to these needs.
	Bank of America believes that a healthy community is important to all of us. Bank of America is committed to supporting high-impact initiatives and organizations, developing visionary leaders now and for the future, and providing general operating support and funding flexibility to build strong, diverse communities for the future.
	Over the past century, NAMM has proudly represented the industry that brings the gift of music into people's lives. Everything NAMM does is intended to serve its Members and realize its mission of unifying, leading and strengthening the global music products industry and increasing active participation in music making. To achieve these goals, the association has broadened the industry's reach through professional education, public legislation and innovative market-building programs.
	The National League of Cities (NLC) is the oldest and largest national organization representing municipal governments throughout the United States. Its mission is to strengthen and promote cities as centers of opportunity, leadership, and governance. Working in partnership with the 49 state municipal leagues, the NLC serves as a resource to and an advocate for the more than 19,000 cities, villages, and towns it represents. More than 1,600 municipalities of all sizes pay dues to NLC and actively participate as leaders and voting members in the organization.
	Providing access to critical developmental programs is a priority for the Tiger Woods Foundation. The Foundation is giving youth the skills to lay their own groundwork for the future. Through programs and annual events, the Foundation continues to make a difference in the lives of youth around the world --10 million young people have benefited from the Tiger Woods Foundation since its inception in 1996. Its programs, initiatives and students continue to grow and exceed expectations every day.
	Long recognized as a pioneer in the creation of innovative financial and investment fund structures and of new insurance and reinsurance products, Jordan Burt is a preeminent defender of the general corporate and financial services industry in market conduct, class action, securities, trademark, intellectual property, and other complex contract litigation. The Firm's clients are multinational and domestic corporations, issuers of financial and insured products for businesses, pension and welfare plans, and individuals with distribution through established channels and electronic networks in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe and developing markets around the globe.