Thanks to the generosity of our donors, the Ron Clark Academy has raised over $2 million to fund our scholarships and programs. For more information about our current campaigns, please contact us at Donations@ronclarkacademy.com. Visit our Donations Page for a list of ways you can support the Academy. View a list of our Donors to the Academy through January of 2007.

Partnerships and Sponsors

We offer our special thanks to the following individuals and corporations. Their generosity enables The Ron Clark Academy to run its programs. We appreciate you! Learn more about becoming an Academy partner or sponsor.

Platinum Sponsors

Delta Airlines - Delta Airlines is our official airline, providing all of the domestic and international flights for our trips with our students and staff.

Great American Financial Resources, Inc. - GAFRI was the first Platinum Sponsor of the Ron Clark Academy. Their support paved the way for additional contributions and partnerships, and we are extremely grateful that they have been part of our team from the beginning.

Promethean, Inc. - Thanks to Promethean, Inc. our Academy will have Promethean Activboards in every classroom! This new interactive whiteboard technology will also integrate Activotes for student assessment, resources and dynamic instructional tools. This cutting-edge technology brings teaching and learning to life!

Dell Computers - Dell Computers is providing each of our students and faculty members with notebooks! In addition, they are providing the Academy with desktop computers, servers and other complimentary technologies.

Definition 6 - Definition 6 brings the Ron Clark Academy world-class Technology Consulting and Web Hosting allowing our teachers and staff to focus on the children without the worry of how all the technology works together to make The Ron Clark Academy a true pioneer in the use of technology in the classroom.

Silver Sponsors

Columbia Residential and Selig Enterprises are donating their services for the construction of the Academy's library.

InterContinental Hotels Group - ICH provides all of our hotel accommodations and is the official hotel sponsor for all of our domestic and international trips.

Comcast- Comcast Cable provides our school with free Internet and cable service. In addition, the students at the Academy will produce a TV show each week that will air on Comcast Cable throughout Atlanta and the surrounding areas. The show will also be available for download on our website.

Bronze Sponsors

Verison Wireless- Verizon Wireless is the school's official wireless provider. Verizon's team has gone above and beyond in equipping all RCA staff and faculty with phones/blackberries, and all related services, including unlimited phone usage, emails, and text messages. This partnership with Verizon will help keep us connected while traveling all over the world.

Additional Sponsors and Partnerships

Panasonic - Panasonic, a world leader in electronics and supplier of system solutions for the education market, is pleased to provide The Ron Clark Academy with plasma televisions, floating screens, projectors, video cameras, and systems integration expertise.

Audio Enhancement - Audio Enhancement is providing every classroom with infrared audio sound systems that optimize the learning environment. Nationwide, studies have shown the effectiveness of this technology in improving the learning and instructional environments of students.

New Carver YMCA - The New Carver YMCA is a brand-new, 17 million dollar facility that is located one mile from the Academy. Through a partnership with the YMCA, our students (and our entire staff) will visit the facility three times a week in order to participate in an intensive workout program. Each student and staff member will be placed on an individualized health plan, and we will all participate in activities such as dance classes, aerobics, swimming, basketball and health and wellness seminars.

Junior League of Atlanta- For the 2007-08 year, the Ron Clark Academy will be a Community Placement with the Junior League of Atlanta. Members of JLA will commit 50 hours of direct volunteer service within our school.

Barnes & Noble - Barnes & Noble partners with the Academy in a program designed to provide books for our library. At certain times of the year B&N customers are given the opportunity to purchase a book for the Ron Clark Academy. This program has already generated thousands of books for our library.

InterfaceFlor Commercial - Donated all of the carpeting needs for the Academy.

Highland Commercial Bank - Official bank of the Academy and supports us with all of our banking needs.

The Center for Disease Control helped to outfit our science lab with equipment and supplies.

Tech Corp - Through a partnership all of our students will have the opportunity to receive home computers if their parent/guardian will agree to participate in training classes.

Muzak, Inc. - Provided the installation and supplied the equipment for the sound system for the Academy.

W.S. Nielsen Company, Inc. - W.S. Nielson provided our amazing skylight for our learning loft.

Urban Studios, Inc. -Urban Studios has offered pro bono architectural services for the design of our cafeteria, recording studio, and media center.

Atlanta Community Food Bank - The Kids in Need program furnished us with 50 student desks.

Besco Steel Supply - Donated the steel to build our school entrance gate and clock towers.

In addition to Promethean, Inc. and Dell, we have partnerships with the following software companies who have donated their products. This educational software will enable us to integrate technology across the curriculum.

Join the team!

The Ron Clark Academy relies upon donors who can share the passion of this project and understand the need for our school. There is no other institution in America like the Ron Clark Academy; contributors will not only be affecting the lives of the students, they will also be helping to build an establishment that will become the benchmark for education in our country. The Academy envisions accepting over 3000 visitors a year who will participate in our teacher-training programs. We truly feel we are going to make a global change in the way children are taught.

To make the Academy a reality, we need your help!

We have developed several donation programs. These programs include:

Primary Sponsor: $1,000,000. The first contributor of this level will have the opportunity to name our performing arts center. Donors of this amount will receive a plaque within the school's main hall and recognition on all promotional materials as a "Primary Sponsor" of the RCA.
Platinum Sponsor: $500,000. Donors of this amount will receive a plaque within the school's main hall and recognition on all promotional materials associated with the Academy as a "Platinum Contributor."
Gold Level Sponsor: $250,000. Donors of this amount will receive a plaque within the school's main hall and recognition on all promotional materials associated with the Academy.
Silver Level Sponsor: $50,000. The donor at this level will receive a plaque within the school's main hall.
Scholarships Partners: $14,000 per child. This covers the cost of all expenses for one child for the entire school year, including all domestic and international trips.
Sustaining Partners: make an annual commitment each year. Visit our Donations Page to learn how to have your donation deducted automatically from your bank account each month.
Path of Success: $125 per brick. The donor will have the opportunity to place his/her name on their purchased brick. The bricks will be laid throughout our courtyard.
Federal, Corporate, and Foundation Grants: These will cover the cost of school construction and renovation, salaries, site maintenance, transportation, computers, et cetera.
Cash gifts: Various amounts of cash gifts will be gladly accepted.

All sponsors and partners of the Academy will receive the following:

Correspondence from students throughout the year
Post cards from our international trips
Invitations to participate in our intramural volleyball and basketball programs
Subscription to our newsletter
Invitations to graduation, sporting events, play, performances, art shows, and other events
The opportunity to participate in our mentoring program
Media exposure

In short, the Ron Clark Academy will serve as a model for education in America and around the world. Given the amount of interest and number of visits we have received from educators and others interested in our programs, it is clear that we have the opportunity to not only affect the lives of our students, but we will be affecting the lives of countless children in classrooms around the world. None of this can be achieved without your support. Please check our "Donate to the Academy" section in order to donate such items as desks, crayons, computers, art supplies and other educational materials. For more information on how to become a sponsor of the Academy, please contact us at Donations@ronclarkacademy.com.