About Alliance College-Ready Public Schools
To prepare every scholar for success in college, career, and life by providing rigorous, joyful learning experiences and removing barriers so all scholars can succeed.
Focus Areas
K-12 educationCharter schoolsTeacher training and residency programsCollege preparation
Who They Fund
underserved Los Angeles communitiesmiddle and high school students (scholars)prospective first-time college matriculantsstudents needing social-emotional and mental health supportsfamilies and community membersteachers and school staff
Funding Style
direct service (operating charter schools)
About Alliance College-Ready Public Schools
Alliance College-ready Public Schools centers its giving on the same mission that guides its schools: preparing scholars for success in college, career, and life through rigorous, joyful learning and barrier removal. The latest grant on file was a general support award of $513,948 to Alliance for College-ready Public Schools Facilities Corporation in Los Angeles, matching the foundation’s one-grant, one-state pattern in the current filing. That combination of direct institutional support and school-based programming points to a funder that operates close to its own network rather than a broad external grantmaker. Its public programs show how that support is used in practice. A summer virtual writing boot camp for rising 11th-grade GEAR UP scholars helps students build personal narratives for college and career advancement, while California Community Schools partnership grants support trauma-informed services and basic needs such as food, clothing, and essential supplies through Community School Coordinators. The foundation also promotes a teacher residency program to recruit and develop educators for the Alliance network, reinforcing its emphasis on the people and systems inside its schools.
What Alliance College-Ready Public Schools Funds
College readiness is a clear thread in the foundation’s work. Through the GEAR UP Writing Boot Camp with the Plus ME Project, it supports rising 11th-grade scholars in Los Angeles with virtual writing instruction tied to personal narratives for college and career advancement. Teacher recruitment and retention is another visible area. The Teacher Residency Program is presented as a path into teaching for the Alliance network, showing direct investment in educator pipelines. Community-school supports also appear in the California Community Schools Partnership Grants, where all 26 Alliance schools can access resources for trauma-informed services, food, clothing, diapers, and other essentials. That same community-school model links family engagement and student well-being to school operations.
How Alliance College-Ready Public Schools Gives
The grant-size profile is flat: p25, median, and p75 are all $513,948, indicating a single observed grant amount in the current data. The latest 990 year on file is 2025, and the recent grant record shows one general-support award. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF or program-related-investment vehicle, and it does not fund individuals. The available record suggests an internal, network-centered funding pattern rather than a broad open grant portfolio.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$514K
Total Assets
$440.9M
Total Revenue
$267.8M
Total Expenses
$286.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $514K and $514K, with a median of $514K.
25th Percentile
$514K
Median
$514K
75th Percentile
$514K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
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