2009 and 2010 Partners
- Hugh J. Andersen Foundation
- Best Buy
- BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota Foundation
- Otto Bremer Foundation
- Bush Foundation
- The Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Delta Dental of Minnesota
- The Frey Foundation of Minnesota
- General Mills Foundation
- The McKnight Foundation
- The Minneapolis Foundation
- Minnesota Community Foundation
- Morgan Family Foundation
- Northwest Area Foundation
- The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation
- Qwest Foundation
- Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi LLP
- Rochester Area Foundation
- The Saint Paul Foundation
- Take Action Minnesota
- Thomson Reuters
- UCare
- United Health Group
- WCA Foundation

The Children’s Defense Fund Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.