“SERP is a large scale, sustained program of research and development focused on educational practice.”

Funders and Supporters

Establishing the SERP Institute as an independent 501(c)(3)

National Academies – 2005
John and Cynthia Reed Foundation – 2004

Creation of the SERP-BPS field site; launch of the middle school literacy and internal coherence work

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation – 2005 to 2006 and 2006 to 2019
Spencer Foundation – 2005 to 2006 and 2007 to 2009
John and Cynthia Reed Foundation – 2008
Carnegie Corporation – 2005 to 2011
Department of Education, IES (subaward through Harvard University) – 2009 to 2013
Department of Education, IES – 2010 to 2015

Creation of the SERP-SFUSD site; launch of middle school math and science

S.D.Bechtel Jr. Foundation – 2006 to 2011
Intel Foundation – 2007 to 2011
Department of Education, IES (subaward through University of California, Berkeley, BEAR Center) – 2010 to 2013

Creation of the SERP-MSAN field site; launch of Algebra project

Goldman Sachs Foundation – 2006 to 2010
John and Cynthia Reed Foundation – 2008
Department of Education, IES – 2010 to 2013

Exploration of a SERP field site in the Oakland Unified School District

S.D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation – 2010

Building the SERP Infrastructure

Carnegie Corporation – 2008 to 2010

Discretionary Support

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation – 2006 to 2010
Haan Foundation for Children – 2009

Building multimedia capacity and Word Generation website

Lowenstein Foundation – 2007 to 2009
Noyce Foundation – 2009

Adapting SERP work for other districts

Carnegie Corporation (Subaward through the University of Texas, Dana Center) – 2008 to 2011

Individual Contributions:

Bruce Alberts – 2009
Joe B. Wyatt – 2009, 2010