Charter groups

Founded: 1994, in Houston (now based in San Francisco), by teachers Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin

Schools: 57, mostly fifth- through-eighth grades; 10 in California; two in L.A. Unified

Amount from Broad: $12 million now; $6.3 million previously

Goal: Four new schools in the L.A. area, serving a total of 2,300 students by 2013

Some other funders: $50 million over seven years from Gap co-founders Doris and Donald Fisher; $18 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Philosophy: Longer school days, longer school years, character building, school climate focusing on skills such as how to pay attention.

Founded: 1998, by Don Shalvey, a Silicon Valley-area superintendent, and Netflix founder Reed Hastings

Schools: 21, various grade levels in three regions: Oakland, Stockton and Los Angeles County – with four schools in Huntington Park

Amount from Broad: $5 million now; $3.5 million previously

Goal: 13 new schools in the Carson and Huntington Park areas of L.A. Unified

Some other funders: $8 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; about that same amount from the Walton Family Foundation

Philosophy: Focus on areas with large, underperforming schools. Graduates leave with college credits, job experience and money in the pocket.

Founded: 2003, by Glenn Pierce, former bagel chain and pizza chain executive who attended the Broad Superintendents Academy

Amount from Broad: $6-million no-interest loan and $300,000 for operating expenses; at least that much in past funding

Goal: Leverage $30 million in a revolving fund to pay for thousands of charter seats

Some other funders: $6.9 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; $6.7 million from the Walton Family Foundation

Philosophy: Help charters find and pay for facilities.

Sources: Broad Foundation and

the three organizations