Education
Given the importance of education in building strong individuals, families, and communities, and the primacy of literacy in enabling people to succeed, the Foundation invests in organizations, programs, and projects outside of the public schools that achieve results aligned with the two objectives outlined below. Please note that the "Results Sought" reflect the specific outcomes of interest to us.
Increase access for disadvantaged children and youth to high-quality academic opportunities.
Results Sought:
- Significantly improve the academic performance of disadvantaged students
- Increase the number of disadvantaged students enrolled and retained in independent and other high-quality schools
- Increase the number of disadvantaged students enrolled and retained in college
2008 Grantees 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008
Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, Inc.
$40,000
To help support the Health Science Academy for minority youth and young adults
The Boys' Club of New York
$60,000
To help support the Independent School Placement Program
The Children's Storefront
$50,000
To help support the High School Placement and Alumni Relations Department
Citizens Advice Bureau, Inc.
$40,000
To help support the Center for Achieving Future Education (CAFE) college access program
Cornelia Connelly Center for Education
$45,000
To help support the Holy Child Middle School for low-income girls
The Crenulated Company
$50,000
To help support the New Settlement Apartments College Access Center
Cristo Rey New York High School
$100,000
For general support and to help support the creation and implementation of an extended math program for freshmen
Early Steps, Inc.
$35,000
To help increase the number of minority students in independent schools at the primary grade level
The East Harlem School at Exodus House
$300,000 (over three years)
To provide general operating support and to help build a general endowment
The Futures in Education Endowment Fund for Brooklyn and Queens
$1,000,000
To help build a 100 million endowment to provide tuition assistance to the most financially challenged elementary and high school students and improve Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Queens
George Jackson Academy
$100,000
To help support this model school for low-income minority boys
Goddard Riverside Community Center
$100,000
To help support the OPTIONS Center for Educational and Career Choice, including the College Access Professional Development Institute
Harlem Educational Activities Fund, Inc.
$40,000
To help support HEAF's High Expectations Middle School Program
Harlem RBI, Inc.
$200,000 (over two years)
To help support the Team Enrichment Program and for the implementation of the 2007 Strategic Plan
Legal Outreach, Inc.
$125,000
To help support the College Bound program in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens and its expansion into the Bronx
Loyola School
$150,000 (over two years)
To help support the Father Prior Endowed Scholarship Fund
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
$75,000
To help support the Early MED-Bound program
The New York Opportunity Network, Inc. dba The Opportunity Network
$30,000
To help provide low-income public-high school students access to career development training, professional networks, and competitive colleges
The Posse Foundation, Inc.
$50,000
To help support the Posse New York Science Posse Program
SCAN-New York Volunteer Parent-Aides Association, Inc.
$40,000
To help support the Reach for the Stars program and college tours
St. Aloysius Education Clinic
$25,000
To help support the Academic Achievement and Cultural Enrichment Program (AACE)
Student/Sponsor Partnership, Inc.
$40,000
To provide support for the Summer Readiness Program and for collecting and using data to improve SSP student outcomes and sponsor participation
The Town School, Inc.
$50,000
To help expand Breakthrough New York's high school program and provide additional support for site expansion
The Urban Dove, Inc.
$50,000
To help support the College All-Stars program