Who We Are

OUR MISSION

Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) is a non-profit that works with teachers to transform instruction so that children can become powerful readers, writers and thinkers.

OUR PEOPLE

• Executive Director

Read about Kelly Hunter, Ed.D., CLI's Executive Director.

• Board of Directors

View lists of our Board of Directors and advisors, national and regional.

• Staff Bios

Get to know who is behind the scenes at CLI with our staff bios.

• Staff Directory

Looking for someone in particular? Our staff directory will point you in the right direction.

Staff Photo Fall 2012

OUR FUNDERS

GRANTS AND DONATIONS 2012

Corporate Partnerships 

$1,000,000+

• U.S. Department of Education

$500,000 – $1,000,000

• Connelly Foundation
• Townsend Press

$100,000 – $499,999

• Anonymous
• The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
• The CHG Charitable Trust
• Hamilton Family Foundation
• The Prudential Foundation
• Target
• Victoria Foundation
• Ruth and Morris Williams

$50,000 – $99,999

• Chicago Tribune Charities
• The Glenmede Trust Company
• Otto Haas Charitable Trust
• Joel Koppelman
• The Pew Charitable Trusts
• Polk Bros. Foundation, Inc.

$25,000 – $49,999

• Ace Charitable Foundation
• Anonymous
• Claire and Jeffrey Black
• Cigna Foundation
• Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc.
• OMG Center for Collaborative Learning
• Wells Fargo Foundation

$10,000 – $24,999

• Anonymous
• Barretta Family Foundation
• Mr. and Mrs. James M. Buck III
• The Thomas Skelton Harrison Foundation
• Jeanne and Dov Haselkorn
• Hess Foundation, Inc.
• Integrated Commercialization Solutions, Inc.
• The Patricia Kind Family Foundation
• PECO
• Lawrence J. and Anne Rubenstein Charitable Foundation
• The Selander Foundation
• Subaru of America Foundation, Inc.
• The TJX Foundation, Inc.
• Bradley and Katherine Vogt

$5,000 – $9,999

• Kermit and Annette Berman Charitable Foundation
• BJ's Charitable Foundation
• Brodart Company
• Claneil Foundation, Inc
• Gerald and Roberta Franklin Foundation
• Holman Automotive Group, Inc.
• Julie and Richard Jaffe
• Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation
• Carla Maresca-Eichler and Steven H. Eichler
• The REAM Foundation
• Republic Bank
• Caroline J. Sanders Charitable Trust II
• The Vert Charitable Trust

$1,000 – $4,999

• Anonymous
• Christine Beck
• David & Jennifer Bloom
• William and Sylvia Cohen Family Fund
• Communication Works, L.L.C.
• David Detora
• Philip Devon Family Foundation, Inc.
• Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation
• Jaymi Formaggio
• Richard Gluck
• Arthur and Judith Gurtman
• Mary Bert Gutman
• Hayden-McNeil Publishing
• David R. Johnson
• William Josem
• Vicki and Donald Levinson
• The McAlaine Family Foundation
• Walter J. Miller Trust
• Mostafa Family Charitable Lead Trust
• Mr. Jagmohan S. Raju
• Schwab Charitable Fund
• Anisha Sekar
• Silas Bolef Company
• SofterWare, Inc.
• STG, INC.
• Tyco Integrated Security
• UGI Utilities, Inc.
• WAWA
• The Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation

$250 – $999

• Accurate Plastic Printers LLC
• Paul & Donna Antony
• Christ Church Preservation Trust
• Kyle Eckenroad
• eXude Benefits Group, Inc.
• Frank Fagundus
• Robert Flynn
• Nina Grier
• David Goldberg
• Roger Guttentag
• Daniel Hayes
• Thomas and Lori Jones
• Kimberly Leichtner
• Michael Linders
• The Loyal Subjects LLC
• Mary Ludwig
• David B. McEntee
• Dr. Jack McGovern
• The J.P. Morgan - Chase Manhattan Bank
• Parker Hannifin Foundation
• Elsa Perez
• Positive Energy Electricity Supply, LLC
• Martin Potts
• Jonathan Scanlon
• Jonathan van Schoick
• Michele Smith
• St. Elmo Club of Philadelphia-University of Pennsylvania
• Claire M. Steinberg
• Christopher Veith
• Gloria Watson
• Matt Wengraitis
• Tony Williams
• Kate Wilson
• Curtis Wise
• Adam Zurek

i3 Match Donors

• Anonymous
• Allen H. and Selma W. Berkman Charitable Trust
• Claire and Jeffrey Black
• Debra and Michael Bloom
• Jan and Robert Chevalier
• The CHG Charitable Trust
• Hamilton Family Foundation
• Holman Automotive Group, Inc.
• W.K. Kellogg Foundation
• Joel Koppelman
• The Brook J. Lenfest Foundation, Inc.
• The Levinson Family Charitable Fund
• Judith McHugh
• J.P. Morgan Educational Collaboration Fund
• Pine Tree Foundation
• Polk Bros. Foundation
• The Prudential Foundation
• The REAM Foundation
• Townsend Press
• Victoria Foundation
• Wells Fargo Foundation
• The William Penn Foundation
• Kate Wilson

CLI had 100% Board giving in 2012, including former and current Board members:

• Claudia Balderston
• Shauna Binswanger
• Derrick Dickens
• Darryl Ford
• Carol Fuchs
• Vicki Levinson
• Ruth Williams