Funding Partners

Since 1994, CTL's work has been supported by grants from varied sources. We gratefully acknowledge and thank the following foundations, corporations and government partners for their dedication to improving learning for all.

• The Annenberg Foundation
  Support for the implementation of the Kentucky Arts, Culture and Technology plan which involved 24 statewide organizations in the implementation of a comprehensive plan for school reform, community involvement, the arts and technology.
• Anonymous
  Support for development of CTL's Arts and Literacy prototype model and support for CTL's Leadership in Education Awards ceremony.
• Ashland Inc.
  Support to assist schools with program enrollment costs for the Different Ways of Knowing standards-based,  interdisciplinary curriculum reform model.
• The Cralle Foundation
  Support to assist Jefferson County, Kentucky schools with program enrollment costs for Different Ways of Knowing and support for the design and field testing of CTL's Arts and Literacy prototype model.
• The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation
  Support to assist eastern Kentucky schools with program enrollment costs and for the infusion of the arts in education in eastern Kentucky schools through an innovative new artist/coach model designed by CTL.
• The Exxon Foundation
  Support to assist in the development of mathematics enhancements for the Different Ways of Knowing model.
• The Kentucky Arts Council
  Support for CTL's arts coordinator position and general operating expenses.
• LG&E Energy Foundation
  Support for CTL's Learning Xpress program.
• The Gordon V. and Helen C. Smith Foundation
  Support for CTL's consulting work with the School of St. Jude in Tanzania, East Africa.
• The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
  Support to assist schools with whole-school reform program enrollment fees and organizational capacity building assistance to CTL. Support for longitudinal research carried out in partnership with the University of Kentucky.
• The Lumina Foundation
  Support to implement CTL's Content Literacy Model in community and technical colleges throughout Kentucky, in partnership with the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.
• The Norton Foundation
  Support to assist Jefferson County, Kentucky schools with program enrollment costs for Different Ways of Knowing, and a planning grant for the beginning stages of CTL's Arts and Literacy model.
• Philip Morris Companies, Inc.
  Support for the training of Kentucky artists to deliver arts strategy workshops to teachers. Support to infuse Different Ways of Knowing into the education methods courses of the University of Louisville, Murray State University and Eastern Kentucky University. Support for the Leadership in Education Awards ceremony.
• United Parcel Service Airlines
  Support to assist schools with program enrollment costs for Different Ways of Knowing.

CTL Event Sponsorship and Financial Support

• Anonymous, Louisville KY
• CSX Corporation, Louisville KY
• Fifth-Third Bank, Louisville KY
• Kentucky Arts Council, Frankfort KY
• Lexmark International, Lexington KY
• The Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington KY
• Middlefork Holding, Lexington KY
• The Owsley Brown Frazier Family Foundation, Louisville KY 
• Papa John’s International, Louisville KY 
• The Rosenthal Foundation, Lexington KY 
• SHPS, Inc., Louisville KY
• Spring River, LLC, Louisville KY 
• Thornton Oil, Louisville KY 

In-kind Goods and Services Contributed

• Absolute Networking Systems
• Allegra Print and Imaging
• Bluegrass Frames
• Bristol Catering
• C & H Audio Visual Services
• Image Innovation
• Mission Data
• Murphy's Camera
• Seiller and Handmaker
• Spring River, LLC
• Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP
• Xpressions Interactive