Globalizing Teaching and Learning
"Students can see connections to their world. World Savvy provided so many resources to make my math lessons more meaningful, more relevant to my students."
- Shawna Gallo, Teacher
Meet our Contributors
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"Through World Savvy's work, students of all walks of life begin to see themselves in the context of a larger world - something that can be difficult for any teenager to do." Principal, SF
World Savvy's Champions: Our Contributors
World Savvy is grateful for the generous financial support we receive from individuals, corporations, businesses and foundations --without this support our work would not be possible.
Our contributors since 2011 include:
Visionary $200,000
- The Tilden Family Fund (four-year commitment)
- United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Ambassador $50,000 - $199,000
- Ashoka (three-year commitment)
- Mort and Alice Mortenson
- Sarah Haldan Martins
- Walter and Elise Haas Fund
- MetLife Foundation
Counsel $25,000 - $49,999
- Mortenson Family Foundation
- M.A. Mortenson Company
- May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust (two-year commitment)
- Salesforce.com Foundation
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
- Wallace Genetic Foundation
Attache $10,000 - $24,999
- Best Buy Children’s Foundation
- The Beth M. Uffner Arts Fund at the New York Community Trust
- California International Studies Project
- The Curtis L. Carlson Family Foundation
- Joe and Linda Curran
- Dan and Gina DeVito (three-year commitment)
- Farese Family Foundation
- Chiara and David Garonzik
- The Fredric B. and Anne G. Garonzik Foundation
- Jennifer Haas
- Claire Haldan
- Stuart Haldan
- David and Patricia Hansen
- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Madiha Murshed
- The Nelson Fund, a Committee Advised Fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation
- The Orchard
- Dr. Michael Quinn Patton
- The Penobscot Fund
- SAP America
- Stewart Foundation
- Anita Trachte and Timothy Mason
- Xcel Energy Foundation
Advocate $5,000 - $9,999
- Abbot Downing
- Consolidated Edison Company of New York
- Goldman Sachs Foundation
- Ethelmae S. Haldan
- Aubrey and Jason Meyenberg
- Pentair Foundation
- Douglas H. Polak
- John and Leslie Turner
- U.S. Bank
Supporter $1,000 - $4,999
- Anonymous
- Kazi Inam Ahmed
- Cara and Justin Allamano
- Jacqueline Badzin
- Alana and Jake Ballon
- Bill and Mary Bard
- Cate and Jim Biggs
- Vanessa Blaikie and Joey Piziali
- Bold Earth
- Ward and Kris Brehm
- Virginia Broberg
- John and Sonia Cairns
- Carol and Allan Carlton
- Center for Cultural Innovation
- Joanie and Ron Cornwell
- Jeffrey Couch
- Jason and Amy Curran
- Kathy Dean
- Joy and Court Durling
- Fabienne Fhal
- Carmen and Antonio Fariña
- Jon and Christine Galloway
- Toni Gatz
- Max and Anne Goldberg Foundation
- Kelly Harcourt
- Gabriela Herman
- Ron Herring and Tuckie Yirchott
- Pat Hoven
- Paul Humphrey
- Neil and Nancy Humphreys
- Institute of European Studies
- Jawbone
- Joshua Ets-Hokin Photography
- The Kapalua Villas
- Joel Key
- Kenton King
- Mark and Terri Knutson
- Christy and Luke Kujawa
- Vinay Kumar
- Sally and Charlie Lannin
- Bill Laven and Christine Pielenz
- Macalester College
- Helene Marsh and Don Love
- Clare McCamy and Harrison Miller
- Jennifer McClanahan and Andy Flint
- John McDevitt
- Patricia McGinnis
- Ryan and Jeanne McGinnis
- James and Jenniffer McLean
- Michael and Barbara McLean
- Jacob Meyer
- Dana and Mathias Mortenson
- David and Kate Mortenson
- National Karate Academy of Martial Arts
- Jana and Michael Murray
- Nancy Murray and James Feuille
- Diane and Paul Neimann
- KK and Doug Neimann
- Neotrope
- Peter Olivetti Photography
- Elizabeth Porteous
- The Randall Family Foundation
- Kyle and Jamie Redford
- Peter and Susan Restler
- Representing Buyers Only, Inc.
- RSP Architects
- Jessica and Brad Schaeppi
- Bonnie Severson
- John Severy-Hoven
- Gerard Sheridan
- Joanna Swyers and Chelsea Deming
- Ruth Usem
- Wal-Mart.com
- Edward Yong Wang
- Wells Fargo
- Amy Westby
Friend $500 - $999
- Scott and Laura Balkan
- James and Allison Bennett
- Colleen Boyd
- Buena Vista Land Company
- Cavallo Point Lodge
- Brenda Cravens
- Jeanne Drewsen
- Earthworks
- Jane Freeman
- Judith and Steven Gluckstern
- Glenn and Virginia Haldan
- Kristine Hargreaves
- Jeff and Lucy Heegaard
- Penny Hunt
- Suann Ingle and Amy Coupe
- Kim Keller and Bob Carey
- Harold Depoali
- Geoff Hazard
- JB Hudson Jewelry
- Kapalua Golf
- Greg and Denise Kelly
- Michelle Kelner
- Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants
- Chris Lawrence
- Rob Lawrence
- Matt Yong Liu
- The Marcus Family
- Chris and Meghan McGrann
- John McGregor
- Ben McLean
- Stuart McLelland
- Minnesota Public Radio
- Mark and Katie Mortenson
- Edward and Casey Novotny
- Heidi O’Brien
- Photograph for Good
- Claire Porestsky
- Isabel Sloane and Drew Robbins
- Michael Schoell
- Sundance Resort
- Tallman Hotel
- Renee Taormina
- Cali Tran and Ellen Chan
- Lynn and Carol Truesdell
- Mary Vaughan
