Carnegie Corporation of New York was created by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 to promote "the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding." For nearly a century the Corporation has carried out Carnegie's vision of philanthropy by building on his two major concerns: international peace and advancing education and knowledge.

The Hyde Family Foundations are committed to building a better Memphis. Through active, engaged philanthropy, our mission is to empower the people and programs that are making measurable differences in the community, and to provide leadership on public policy issues that will help Memphis become a world-class, 21st century city.

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation's mission is to help students of exceptional promise reach their full potential through education. Among its programs, the Foundation supports and partners with outstanding education providers that offer the highest levels of academic rigor to lower-income students.

MetLife Foundation supports education, health, civic, and cultural organizations. It seeks to increase opportunities for young people to succeed, give students and teachers a voice in improving education, create connections between schools and communities, and develop leadership among teachers and principals. Its funding is informed by findings from the annual The MetLife Survey of the American Teacher.

New Profit Inc. exists to help visionary social entrepreneurs and their organizations bring about widespread and transformative impact on critical social problems. New Profit works to fulfill this mission with two approaches: 1) providing financial and strategic support to selected social entrepreneurs and their organizations to help them create widespread impact, and 2) helping to build an environment that enables all social entrepreneurs and their organizations to create widespread, transformative impact.