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
2012 Grantees (to date) 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008
Barnard College
$50,000
To help support the academic success and persistence of students from underserved communities at particularly vulnerable stages in the academic pipeline and in fields in which they are traditionally underrepresented
Bronxworks, Inc.
$25,000
As a final grant to support the Center for Achieving Future Education college access program
The New York-Presbyterian Hospital
$50,000
To help support the Lang Youth Medical Program
Summer on the Hill
$35,000
To help provide academic enrichment and counseling for promising underserved students from Manhattan and the Bronx