The Fund
The Fund’s management team proves an integral asset to our success. Combined with our financial capital and our portfolio of program investments, The Fund is building a critical mass of great public schools in Chicago. Our team, comprised of individuals dedicated to this mission, values equity, integrity and excellence, and we employ collaboration, innovation and effective leadership to set and reach our goals.
"Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation." – Robert H. Schuller
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." – Mahatma Gandhi
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela
“Believe in something bigger than yourself. Your life is worth a noble motive.” – Walter Anderson
“High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.” – Charles F. Kettering
“In the end, it's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years.” - Abraham Lincoln
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead
"Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” - John Dewey
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou