Who We Are

Founded in 2003, Building Hope is a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC that works to close the educational achievement gap by giving students access to high quality public charter schools. Building Hope supports the expansion of successful charter school organizations with the capacity to grow their enrollments in order to catalyze change across the public education system. Established with a $28 million grant from The Sallie Mae Fund and a $2 million federal appropriation, Building Hope is a member of: the Federal City Council, Washington DC Police Foundation, Philanthropy Roundtable, Florida Consortium of Charter School, DC Chamber of Commerce; Grantmakers for Education; and National Association of Charter School Authorizers.

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