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Since our launch in October 2007, the following foundations have provided support for Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity:

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Rosenberg Foundation
Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina
Stoneman Family Foundation
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund
Women’s Funding Network

The Kaiser Family Foundation provides in-kind television and web cast facilities

To learn more about what U.S. foundations are doing to fight poverty and promote opportunity, visit the poverty section of Glasspockets.org, a new initiative launched by the Foundation Center to encourage greater transparency among private foundations.

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