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.
Provide disadvantaged children and youth with more high-quality learning time through early childhood education and afterschool, summer, and expanded learning programs.
Results Sought:
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
Increase access to and success in high-quality post-secondary educational opportunities.
Results Sought:
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