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Our Investors & Partners
Education is Freedom’s mission to transform lives through education would not be possible without the generosity of individuals, corporations, and foundations who believe in our work and the partnership of districts and fellow nonprofits. We are deeply grateful for every investment, every partnership, and every act of support that helps us show up for students every single day.
We are honored to recognize the following investors and partners whose contributions to EIF’s mission in the 2025-2026 fiscal year are at work changing the trajectory of students’ lives:
CORPORATIONS & FOUNDATIONS
INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS
Beacons ($10,000 and Above)
- Jim & Margo Keyes Family Fund
Luminaries ($5,000 – $9,999)
Education is Freedom Employees
Flames ($1,000 – $4,999)
Adam Cox
Sam Eppler
Jennifer Karol
Sandi Karrmann
- Christy Kiesling
- Satya Kumar
- Ethoia Lewis, in memory of Leatha Knight
- Bob Mong
- Dr. Susanna Russell, in memory of Margaret Russell and Earl and Louise Osborne
- Jim Stephens and Abraham Brown
- Todd A. Williams Family Foundation
Sparks ($100 – $999)
- Karen Ban
- Alejandra Barbosa and Eric Egleston
- Hailee Bartlett, in honor of Clara Thate
- Dr. Lydia Bean
- Alexis Clark, in memory of Connie Graves
- Kathy Crow
- Gail Dickenson
- Jackson and Miranda Felty, in memory of Terryon Jefferson Jr.
- Corinne Fiagome, in honor of Lashanda Janene
- Domingo Garcia
- Shannon Lough
- Tristan Martinez
- Brandon Maxie, in honor of Rhonda Dunn, Bertha Maxie, and Mary Hendrix
- Ray Merrill
- Sermarc Mitchell
- Dana Nearburg
- Sofía Núñez
- Tim and Mary Ritter
- Lily Russell, in memory of Margaret Russell
- Alaira Spellmon
- Susan Wanserski
- Natalie Williams
- Anonymous
DISTRICT & COMMUNITY PARTNERS
We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of this listing. If your name has been omitted or listed incorrectly, please accept our sincere apologies and contact Corinne Fiagome, Senior Development Director, at [email protected].
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