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.
Promote excellence in education for disadvantaged children and youth in non-public in-school, after school, early childhood, and other settings, with a particular emphasis on initiatives that expand and/or enhance multiple programs across a system.
Results Sought:
- Significantly improve the social, emotional, cognitive and academic development of children
- Measurably improve the caliber and diversity of faculty and staff
- Increase the involvement of parents in their children's education
- Increase the number of families participating in effective literacy activities, particularly early literacy activities
2012 Grantees (to date) 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008
The B.E.L.L. Foundation, Inc.
$300,000
Divided as follows: $100,000 a year to help support BELL Summer in New York City; and $50,000 a year to help support program improvements and capacity building in New York City and provide matching funds for a federal Social Innovation Fund grant for FY13 and FY14
Brooklyn Friends School
$35,000
To help support the Horizons academic enrichment program at Brooklyn Friends School
Good Shepherd Services
$125,000
To help support the Groundwork afterschool and summer enrichment program and its full integration into Good Shepherd Service's network of afterschool programs
Reading Excellence and Discovery Foundation, Inc.
$100,000
To provide general support for Read's early literacy work in New York City