FUNDING

CAAL is grateful to the corporations, foundations, and individuals whose financial support has made its work possible.

Major Organizational Grants & Individual Donors
(2001-2007)

By Giving Level:

Dollar General Corporation

Harold W. McGraw, Jr.

William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

Ford Foundation

The McGraw-Hill Companies
(annual grants plus office space and other substantial in-kind services)

Verizon Foundation & Corporation

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

Lumina Foundation for Education

Nellie Mae Foundation

Annie Casey Foundation
(via Job Opportunities Task Force)

Household International (HSBC)

Ostgrodd Foundation

Edith C. Blum Foundation

Feist Charities

About CAAL’s two top donors:

Dollar General. Dollar General Corporation is a Fortune 500 ® discount retailer with more than 8,000 neighborhood stores. Dollar General stores offer convenience and value to customers by providing consumable basic items that are frequently used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids, and cleaning supplies, as well as a selection of basic apparel, housewares, and seasonal items at everyday low prices. The Company has a longstanding tradition of supporting literacy and education in the U.S. In 2006, its support of nonprofit organizations helped more than 292,700 individuals take their first steps toward literacy, a general education diploma, or English proficiency. Dollar General is the lead funder, at $1 million, of the National Commission on Adult Literacy.

Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Former president, CEO, and Chairman of McGraw-Hill, Inc., Mr. McGraw became chairman emeritus on retirement in 1988. He has been involved in various charitable activities over the years, with a special commitment to adult literacy. In 1983 he founded the Business Council for Effective Literacy to which he donated several million dollars. He supports CAAL and has given over the years to the National Center for Family Literacy, the National Commission on Adult Literacy, and other adult literacy causes. He received the nation’s highest literacy award in 1990 from President George Bush for his leadership in adult literacy.