Who We Are
Founded in 2003, Building Hope is a private foundation based in Washington, DC that works to close the educational achievement gap by giving students access to high quality public charter schools. We support the expansion of successful charter school organizations with the capacity to grow their enrollments in order to catalyze change across the public education system. We were established with a $28 million grant from The Sallie Mae Fund and a $2 million federal appropriation.
Building Hope is a member of: DC Chamber of Commerce; Grantmakers for Education; and National Association of Charter School Authorizers.