supporting organizations whose philanthropic missions are in alignment with ours.
Supporting organizations are separate nonprofit entities with their own boards
of directors.
and supports great public schools in Silicon Valley, particularly for children from
low-income households and children of color. In its first full year of operation, Innovate
published Broken Promises: The Children Left Behind in Silicon Valley's Public
Schools
attention and is an invaluable tool for those advocating for change. To read the report,
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early literacy skills by engaging parents in a routine of daily "book cuddling" with their
children from birth to age 5. Raising A Reader served more than 130,000 children
across the country, 80 percent of whom were living at or below the poverty line. A
$4 million award from the U.S. Department of Education -- Raising A Reader's first
federal grant -- allowed the program to begin serving an additional 20,000 children
in 2013. For more information, visit
more powerful. We serve as a catalyst and leader for innovative
solutions to our region's most challenging problems, and through our
donors we award more money to charities than any other community
foundation in the United States. SVCF has more than $4.7 billion
in assets under management. As a center of philanthropy, we
provide thousands of individuals, families and corporations with
simple and effective ways to give locally and around the world.
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