Supporters

CAST's work is made possible by the generous support of foundations, corporations, government agencies, and individualsall partners in the effort to make education more accessible, rewarding, and effective for all through Universal Design for Learning

CAST is a nonprofit educational 501(c)(3) organization with charitable, tax-exempt status.

Major Institutional Supporters

By providing more than $250,000 in recent years, major institutional supporters have enabled CAST to conduct extensive R&D of new learning tools and strategies, to work with schools and teachers as they apply Universal Design for Learning, and to build CAST's organizational capacity.
 
  • Anonymous (3)
  • Carnegie Corporation of New York
  • The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
  • Gallaudet University
  • LD ACCESS Foundation, Inc.
  • National Science Foundation
  • New York Community Trust – The Island Fund
  • The Nord Family Foundation
  • Oak Foundation
  • The Pinkerton Foundation
  • Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation
  • Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation
  • U.S. Department of Education, Institute for Educational Sciences
  • U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs

 

Other Institutional Supporters

  • The John W. Alden Trust
  • Anonymous (3)
  • The Braitmayer Foundation
  • Jessie B. Cox Charitable Trust
  • Eastern Bank
  • EdVestors
  • Foundation Carinoso
  • The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
  • Hewlett-Packard Company
  • IBM Corporation
  • Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
  • Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation
  • Sidney & Judith Kranes Charitable Trust
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation
  • National Institutes of Health
  • NEC Foundation of America
  • Oracle Education Foundation
  • The Peabody Foundation
  • Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation
  • The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation
  • Stocker Foundation
  • Edward A. Taft Trust
  • Technologists with a Heart
  • TelecomPioneers
  • Verizon Foundation
  • Arthur K. Watson Charitable Trust

CAST's Mission
To expand learning opportunities for all individuals, especially those with disabilities, through the research and development of innovative, technology-based educational resources and strategies.

Did You Know...?
CAST has earned international acclaim for its efforts to make the World Wide Web more accessible to all learners through the development of tools like Bobby and CAST eReader.

A Word about CAST
"CAST...is revolutionizing the way reading is taught."
Robin Ray, Boston Herald family/technology columnist