New Canaan parent and education advocate Maria Naughton submitted testimony stating «parents, families and children do not have corporate backing, PAC's, large
philanthropic organizations or
venture capitalists funding our efforts to protect our children.
Many individuals have donated; the largest benefactor has been the William K. Bowes Foundation, a
philanthropic organization created by a San Francisco - based
venture capitalist, which provided
New School with a $ 1 million grant.