Support CWC
We are proud of the recognition and support that our work has garnered from some of the leading funders, investors and civic leaders from across the country. Join the movement!
Support CWC
We are proud of the recognition and support that our work has garnered from some of the leading funders, investors and civic leaders from across the country. Join the movement!
Why Support CWC
Voices of CWC
We reflect the city we serve
Our students reflect the abundant diversity of Los Angeles and our unique learning model prepares them to emerge as a new generation of leaders – as trailblazers who are ready to tackle the future challenges of our world with broad-based skills that allow them to work across lines of difference.
CWC LA operates seven diverse, academically rigorous public charter schools in Hollywood, West LA and the San Fernando Valley, all founded collaboratively by parents, educators and community members.
We have a strategic growth plan
We opened our doors in 2010 to just under 100 students and we now serve over 3,000 students and are in the early years of an ambitious growth plan to approximately double the number of students we serve.
We are one of the only charter school organizations that is growing in Los Angeles, which has more charter schools than any other city in the country.
We are at an exciting inflection point
We are at a particularly exciting and critical inflection point in our organization’s development. Now that we are more mature as an organization, have a clear strategic plan for this next chapter, and are reaching critical scale, we are seeking philanthropic partners to help us reach our vision. An injection of capital at this moment would be catalyzing and transformational for our impact and sustainability. Our unique model, steadfast results, desire to ambitiously expand our impact to double the number of students we serve, and history of consistent, broad-based philanthropic support make us a strong case for investment.
2023 Annual Report
We are full of gratitude for our students, caregivers, teachers, staff, community partners and sponsors. Thanks to your support, 2023 was marked by significant progress toward our strategic initiatives and growth across the region.
Recognition and Broad-Based Philanthropic Support
We are proud of the recognition and support that our work has garnered from some of the leading funders, investors and civic leaders from across the country. Our funders have understood the importance and value of our model in the portfolio of options available for students and families. They have also recognized the impact our model is having on students and have been excited to invest in our improvement and growth so that we can serve more students, especially those who are most vulnerable.
Our broad-based philanthropic supporters include:
How to Get Involved
Capital Campaigns
We have several facilities projects scheduled that will help us grow our community and serve more students across the region as well as improve some of our current campuses. Visit our facilities updates to find out more about our exciting donor acknowledgment opportunities for business and individuals alike.
Mar Vista Expansion | West Valley Expansion | Silver Lake MS Building
Stock Donations
CWC is set up to receive stock donations through Fidelity. If you or someone you know is interested in making a stock donation to benefit your child’s school please email giving@cwclosangeles.org to request the stock donation form.
Corporate Match
Does your company match donations? Check out your school’s website to see if your company will match your contribution to the school. Our Regional Development Team can help you get this process set up and field any questions you have. You can also see if your company will match all of the donations received through a certain campaign – the possibilities are endless!
Email giving@cwclosangeles.org for corporate match support.
Who Is the CWC Advisory Board?
CWC LA’s Advisory board if made up of a group of innovative thinkers and dedicated change-makers who are enthusiastic in finding ways to exemplify our intellectually challenging, and diverse learning environment.
We are grateful to this year’s Advisory Board for your support:
- Providing advice, thought partnership, and creativity to support CWC LA’s Executive Staff and Governing Board.
- Lending your expertise and professional experience in education policy; charter school growth; corporate partnerships; fundraising; branding, marketing, and communications; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion practices; real estate and facility acquisition; and more.
- Helping CWC LA identify and build additional partnerships with individuals and organizations who share our vision.
- Collaborating with us to host us our inaugural Gala. Our Advisory Board serve an important role in our growth, continued innovation and ongoing sustainability. Our members were part of the Gala host committee and they are listed below.
CWC Gala
Our Celebration!
On May 4th, 2023 we held our 10-year Anniversary Gala at the historic Paramount Studios, hosted by Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard,
It was a wonderful evening to reflect on our growth as an organization, expanding from one school in Hollywood with only 93 students to 7 locations serving over 3,000 students across Los Angeles. It was a special opportunity to celebrate our founders, Mark Gordon and Kriste Dragon, for their vision and continued stewardship over the past 10+ years. We were also proud to showcase some of our students’ work and to hear from our teachers, staff, and parents, who shared why CWC is important to them.
Finally, this event was an occasion to express our sincerest appreciation to our supporters whose generous investment of time, energy, and resources have made a tremendous impact and will enable us to continue to provide communities across Los Angeles with a high-achieving, diverse-by-design public school option.
Our Gala Sponsors
Mark Gordon Pictures
The Meledandri Family
Stifel
Katie McGrath & JJ Abrams Family Foundation
Blackwell Development Inc.
Creative Artists Agency
Deltechis
Innovative Health Diagnostics
Rick Kurtzman
Paramount Pictures
Walton Family Foundation
3 Arts Entertainment
eOne
Gallagher
GPSN
Chelsea Handler
Pacific Charter School Development
Red Hook Capital Partners
Sander Architects
Bryson Gillette
KeltnerCo
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Musick, Peeler & Garrett, LLP
UBS
Young, Minney & Corr, LLP
Our Host Committee
Malin Akerman
Kristen Bell**
Marlene Canter*
Carl Christopher*
Bibby Dunn
Dr. Eric Esrailian
Christopher Forman
Dana Gomez-Gayne
James Healy*
Adele Lim*
Christopher Meledandri
Blake Mycoskie
Rishi Narang*
David & Andrea Nevins
Cora Olson & Jen Dubin
Billy Ray
Jamie Rosenblatt**
Tom Rothman & Jessica Harper
Chris Silbermann
Craig Tessler
Cam Starrett
Rebecca Verdolino*
*Advisory Board Members
** Advisory Board Co-Chairs
