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Since 2002, the Cristo Rey Network® has raised nearly $33,000,000 to support its programs and to help fund new schools.  The Network is seeking to raise an additional $26 million by 2010 to continue its exciting growth. Below are some of the foundations that have assisted the Network at the national level:

A Better Way Foundation (Minnetonka, MN)
American Honda Foundation (Torrance, CA)
Anonymous
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Seattle, WA)
Cassin Educational Initiative Foundation (Menlo Park, CA)
HSBC Bank North America (Prospect Heights, IL)
I.A. O’Shaughnessey Foundation (Minneapolis, MN)
Mario Family Foundation (Princeton, NJ)
McCabe Fund (Lumina Foundation program) (Indianapolis, IN)
Opus Prize (Minnetonka, MN)
Our Sunday Visitor (Huntington, IN)
Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities (Wilmington, DE)
Sieban Foundation (Minnetonka, MN)

An increasing amount of the Network’s funding is coming from individuals across the country who are excited by the opportunity to provide high quality education to urban young people.

The Cristo Rey Network® would like to acknowledge the critical support of our two largest founding donors, the Cassin Educational Initiative Foundation (www.cassinfoundation.org) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (www.gatesfoundation.org).  Both foundations are excited to partner with other philanthropists to build the Cristo Rey movement.

The Cristo Rey Network® is actively seeking support from private and corporate foundations, individuals and others interested in helping us grow.  If you would like more information on becoming a philanthropic partner of the Cristo Rey Network®, please contact Jeff Thielman, Vice President of Development & New Initiatives, at Thielman@bc.edu or 617.244.8512.