Education

Given that high-quality education is a key driver of social and economic mobility and essential to equitable opportunity for all, the Foundation invests in organizations, programs, and projects that achieve results aligned with the two objectives outlined below. We give priority to initiatives in our areas of interest that expand or enhance multiple programs or schools across a system or network. As a general rule, we do not provide support for individual early childhood programs, or individual district schools, charter schools, public universities, or private colleges/universities. Please note that the "Results Sought" reflect the specific outcomes of interest to us.

2025

Objective 1

Provide disadvantaged children and youth with more high-quality learning time through early childhood education and afterschool, summer, and expanded learning programs.

Results Sought:

  1. Significantly improve the social, emotional, and cognitive development of young children
  2. Measurably improve the academic performance of disadvantaged students
  3. Significantly improve students’ ability to learn, work, and thrive in a digital society
  4. Demonstrably improve the effectiveness of leadership, faculty, and staff
Grants 2025

The City University of New York Office of Academic Affairs
$125,000
For the CUNY Office of Academic Affairs to help support tutors and staff who participate in CUNY Reading Corps

ExpandEDSchools
$450,000 (over two years)
For the High-Impact Tutoring initiative

The Knowledge House Fellowship, Inc.
$50,000
To support technology training programs for young people in NYC

New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute
$125,000
To support the New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute's NYC Early Childhood Leadership Initiative

Springboard Collaborative
$150,000 (over two years)
To provide summer and afterschool literacy programming for Pre-K-3rd grade students in New York City

Student/Sponsor Partnership, Inc.
$100,000 (over two years)
To support the Mentorship, College, and Career Program

Teaching Matters, Inc.
$375,000 (over two years)
To support Early Learning Matters for Pre-K programs

Objective 2

Increase access to and success in high-quality post-secondary educational opportunities.

Results Sought:

  1. Significantly improve the social-emotional capacities of youth essential to college and career success
  2. Increase the number of underserved students enrolled in and completing college
  3. Increase the number of underserved students enrolled in and completing other high-quality post-secondary training and credentialing programs
Grants 2025

CUNY Office of K-16 Initiatives
$150,000 (over two years)
For the CUNY Office of K-16 Initiatives for the Network for College Success

Marcy Lab, Inc.
$100,000 (over two years)
To promote lifelong economic mobility among underestimated young adults through technology education