Children First America

Children First America is an organization associated with the Children's Educational Opportunity Foundation America. It's mission is to eradicate public schools in the United States.

Contents

• Personnel
• Funding
• External links
• References

Personnel

Chairman: Richard L. Sharp

Board Members:

• Betsy DeVos
• James R. Leininger, M.D.
• Brother Bob Smith
• John Walton

Senior Staff:

• Michael Watson - Executive Vice President
• Cheryl Hillen - Vice President for Development
• Matthew Ladner - Vice President of Policy and Communications.
• John E. Hock - Director of Media Relations
• Ron Harris - Director of Parent Initiatives

Funding

MediaTransparency notes Children First America received $150,000 in 2002 - $100,000 from the John M. Olin Foundation for "communication and parent outreach programs" and a $50,000 unrestricted grant from the Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation. [1]

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel found that the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation gave more than $80,000 to Children First America between 2001 and 2010.

External links

• "Children First America", MediaTransparency, accessed May 2005.