An Overview of Philanthropy and DC Charter Schools

Written By John Campbell

DC charter school leaders and fundraisers ask us these key questions on a regular basis:

  • How are other schools diversifying revenue?

  • Are other schools raising money from parents? boards?

  • Are we focusing too much on grants? 

  • How much are other schools raising? from which sources?

The answers come from sector-level philanthropic data, which is often hard to find in one place. So, we asked development leaders from across DC to share where its school’s philanthropic support comes from and dug into the DC PCSB Report Card data to help school leaders gain clarity on revenue sources and trends.

When schools understand the data driving philanthropy, they can better diversify revenue. We’ve summarized the key insights below:

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