The Joan Ganz Cooney Center

Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop
FoundedFebruary 5, 2007
Legal status501(c)(3) nonprofit organization[1]
PurposeTo advance children's literacy skills and foster innovation in children's learning through digital media.[1]
HeadquartersNew York City[1]
Websitewww.joanganzcooneycenter.org

The Joan Ganz Cooney Center (informally, the Cooney Center) is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan research and innovation group founded by Sesame Workshop to advance children's literacy skills and foster innovation in children's learning through digital media.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". Joan Ganz Cooney Center for Educational Media and Research Inc. Guidestar. June 30, 2014.
  2. ^ Jensen, Elizabeth (December 6, 2007). "Institute Named for 'Sesame' Creator". The New York Times. Retrieved February 18, 2014.