The 6th Annual Urban Education Investment Showcase was held on April 10th. Over 150 philanthropists, educators and community leaders with a deep interest in education attended to hear presentations about a cadre of impressive urban School improvement initiatives. In 2007, participating donors made grants of more than $1 million to featured initiatives. This year, EdVestors aims to direct more than $1.3 million in private investment to accelerate promising school improvement efforts.

This listing includes all gifts of $5,000 or more to EdVestors Grantmaking Portfolio, Operating Support, or the School on the Move Prize and Gala during Fiscal Year 2007 (July 2006-June 2007).

Over $75,000

Anonymous
Sandra and Philip H. Gordon
Jane's Trust
Klarman Family Foundation
Linde Family Foundation
Harold Whitworth Pierce Charitable Trust

25,001-$75,000

Bank of America
Baupost Group, LLC
Clowes Fund
G. Barrie Landry
Tony Helies
Hunt Alternatives Fund
Anne and Paul Marcus Foundation
Michele and Dennis Mendoza
Mindy and Reuben Munger
Faith and Glenn Parker
RJG Foundation
Simon Brothers Family Foundation

$10,001-$25,000

Abrams Foundation
Anonymous
Ansara Family Fund
Clipper Ship Foundation, Inc.
Louise Crane Foundation
Michael H. Douvadjian
Leslie Riedel and Scott Friend
Barbara M. Ginader
John W. Henry Family Foundation, Inc.
Ginger and Douglas Keare
Jean Tempel
Michael K. Tooke
Mary and Sherif Nada
Orpheus Fund
Rowe Family Charitable Trust
William Schawbel
State Street Bank and Trust Company
The Boston Foundation

$5,000-$10,000

Carol Anderson
Bain Capital Children's Charity
Bingham Charitable Advisers
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA
Citizens Bank Foundation
Edwards Angell Palmer and Dodge
Foley Hoag LLP
Frieze Family Foundation
Gordon Brothers Group
Jeffrey Gordon
Steve Grossman
John Hancock Financial Sevices
Harvard University
Jonathan and Jeannie Lavine Family Fund
Bank of New York Mellon
McAfee
Nesworthy Charitable Trust
Leslie and Ken Pucker
Sue and Bernie Pucker
Plymouth Rock Foundation
Putnam Investments
Solomon Fund
Sovereign Bank New England
Patricia and David Squire
TERI
Anna Treston
Vitale Caturano and Company

Yearly Events

EdVestors hosts the innovative annual Urban Education Investment Showcase each spring, an interactive event where participating donors hear directly from finalists and make individual grantee selections of their choosing. EdVestors also hosts the annual School on the Move Gala each October, presenting the Thomas W. Payzant School on the Move Prize, a $100,000 award to one of Boston's most improving schools.