Donors

Houston A+ Challenge salutes the hundreds of generous donors
who have contributed to our organization since our founding in 1997.

Since 1997, Houston A+ Challenge has raised nearly $90 million to invest in schools across Houston-area school districts including Aldine, Alief, Cypress-Fairbanks, Goose Creek, Houston, Humble and Spring Branch.  Our major donors have included: The Annenberg Foundation, The Brown Foundation, Houston Endowment, the Carnegie Corporation, ExxonMobil Foundation, Shell and others.

The donors listed below made contributions between July 2007 and December 2008, and are listed in our 2008 Annual Report.

To learn more about how you can support our movement, click here.

 
Valedictorians

The Annenberg Foundation
Houston Endowment
The Brown Foundation

Salutatorians

Asia Society
Bank of America
Chevron
Coalition of Essential Schools
ExxonMobil
Joe B. Foster Family Foundation
H-E-B
Houston Community College
Houston Independent School District
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
National College Access Network
Shell
Spectra Energy
TG
United Way of Greater Houston
The Wachovia Foundation
Washington Mutual
The Wedge Group *

Class Leaders

American General Life Companies
Baker Hughes
Susan A. Bischoff and Jim B. Barlow
Jack and Annis Bowen Foundation
Betsy B. and Joshua Breier
Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation
CenterPoint Energy
Des Moines Public Schools
Karen and William K. Crouch
Barbara and Jonathan Day
El Paso Corporation
Epstein Becker Green Wickliff & Hall, P.C.
Harriet and Joe B. Foster
The Friedman Foundation
Jenard and Gail Gross Fund
JP Kenny
Harris and Eliza Kempner Fund
Mary E. and Carl B. King
Halliburton
Hewlett-Packard
Marathon Oil Corporation
P. Tim Martindell
Sue H. McMurrey
MFR, P.C.
The Steven and Sheila Miller Foundation
Rebecca and Gasper Mir III
Karol and Daniel Musher
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
Newfield Exploration Company
Protectors Insurance
Macey and Harry M. Reasoner
Shari Riesenfeld
Sherrie and Robert B. Sale
The Samuels Foundation
San Jacinto College Foundation
Schlumberger
Yava and Milton Scott
Margaret Lotterhos Smith
Technip
Tellepsen Builders
Dr. and Mrs. Peter K. Thompson
Victory Packaging
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Volunteer Houston
Bill and Andrea White Houston Charitable Fund
Elizabeth D. Williams

*denotes in-kind contribution
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