We’re so pleased to share the news that three Coalition member schools have won 2025 Impact Awards from Building Hope! A nonprofit organization, Building Hope works with charter schools to provide facilities, financing, and operational services.
This year’s awardees include 12 charter schools in nine states–with four of the schools hailing from North Carolina. Three 2025 awardees are Coalition member schools: Northeast Academy for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies, Reaching All Minds Academy, and Sallie B. Howard School.
The awards, which include a total of $160,000 in grants, according to Building Hope, will be conferred at the organization’s Impact Summit taking place in Miami, Florida, on May 6-7, 2025.
According to Building Hope, here are the 2025 awardees:
Joseph Bruno Charter Leadership Award
- East Mountain High School, Sandia Park, New Mexico
- Sallie B. Howard School of Arts & Science, Wilson, North Carolina
- SouthTech Schools, Boynton Beach, Florida
Community Engagement Award
- Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy, Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Island Montessori, Wilmington, North Carolina
- Middleburg Community Charter School, Middleburg, Virginia
Educational Innovation Award
- Le Monde International School, Norman, Oklahoma
- Mālama Honua Public Charter School, Waimanalo, Hawaii
- Reaching All Minds Academy, Durham, North Carolina
Student Empowerment Award
- Avalon School, St. Paul, Minnesota
- Northeast Academy for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies, Elizabeth City, North Carolina
- Polaris Charter Academy, Chicago, Illinois
Building Hope’s 2025 Impact Award winners. Map graphic courtesy of Building Hope.
As Building Hope’s release noted:
“These inspiring educational models with passionate, dedicated leaders are beacons of hope for the future of education,” said Chief Impact Officer and Chair of the IMPACT Selection Committee Sherilyn Moore. “We are honored to shine a light on their amazing work to uplift students, families, and communities.”
Congratulations to these amazing schools! This is such an impressive showing from North Carolina’s charter school sector–and from our Coalition member schools.
Read more about this year’s awards from Building Hope.
