All along the way, graduates are coached and encouraged by a Prichard Committee staff member in their region. Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc. began in 1949. The company distributes, stores, transports, gathers, and produces natural gas for 40,000 customers. Its facilities are located in 23 counties in central and southeastern Kentucky. Primary support for the Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership comes from The Pew Charitable Trusts, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, and the DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund.
Additional support comes from other foundations, Kentucky businesses, and individuals.
The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence is an independent, nonpartisan group of volunteers dedicated to improving education in Kentucky.