First Book makes new books and resources affordable and available to the kids and educators who need them most.
Based in the New York metro area, Pursuit is an innovative social impact organization whose mission is to close the prosperity gap in America. Each year, our work builds pathways to lucrative, long-term tech careers for hundreds of diverse, low-income, high-potential adults.
LEAP's mission is to empower underserved and first-generation-to-college students to succeed in education, career and life.
Ohio State University Foundation falls under the Single Organization Support category: Organizations existing as a support and fund-raising entity for a single institution within the Education major group.
Through mentoring, financial and career support, we give promising graduates of Boston public schools a 2nd chance at a college education.
School on Wheels provides academic tutoring to children living in shelters, motels, cars, group foster homes and on the streets in Southern California. We provide students without homes stability in a time of stress and transition and help them achieve educational success so that they may break the cycle of homelessness and poverty.
Brandeis Marin is an independent, co-educational Jewish day school that serves K-8 students and their families in San Rafael, California. Our community reflects the diversity of the Marin Jewish communal fabric as well as the varied religious, cultural, and socio-economic tapestry of the world around us. Everyone is welcome here. We provide an innovative, project-based education infused with spiritual exploration and discovery. Here students examine creek beds, build 3D models and ponder the ins and outs of invertebrates. They plunge into equations, deconstruct complex texts, play an array of instruments (hello, ukulele), and give back through service learning. All the while being immersed in Jewish history and values. Students arrive on our campus as curious youngsters hungry for knowledge. They graduate as critical thinkers, problem solvers and engaged learners skilled at living in community with giving and compassionate hearts.
Transforming elementary school science education for everyone by teaching students, training teachers, and engagin the scientific community.
We provide school communities with the tools, training, resources, and funding that enables them to create healthier food and redefine lunchroom environments.
M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital provides a broad range of pediatric programs from surgery, imaging and neonatal and pediatric intensive care to cardiac and oncology (cancer care) services and blood and marrow and organ transplantation. Our clinical staff apply innovative approaches to creating medical breakthroughs based their work with patients and on findings through research at the University of Minnesota. This has led to several firsts, including the first successful pediatric blood marrow transplant, infant heart transplant in Minnesota and cochlear ear implant surgery for a child. Through teamwork and collaboration, we respectfully address the physical, emotional, cultural and spiritual needs of pediatric patients and their families.
Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael High School For Boys Inc falls under the Education N.E.C. category.
The SFASU Foundation, Inc. was established on the premise that excellence is determined by the active involvement of knowledgeable individuals interested in the future of Stephen F. Austin State University. Specifically, it solicits, receives, holds, invests and expends private funds exclusively for the benefit of the university. The SFASU Foundation is a private 501(c)(3) Texas charitable corporation governed by a board of trustees.
The state’s most active early-stage seed fund investor, driving innovation and job growth through startup competitions and ongoing mentoring for Alabama entrepreneurs.
Razia’s Ray of Hope Foundation provides girls young and women in Afghanistan with free, award-winning K-12 schooling and post-secondary programs. Our model of transformative, community-based education incubates strong leaders, builds career pathways, and creates peaceful cultural change within an educational cycle that impacts present and future generations. Founder and president Razia Jan, humanitarian and CNN Top 10 Hero, has worked for decades to build connections between Afghans and Americans while improving the lives of girls and young women in Afghanistan through education and opportunity.
Year Up's mission is to close the Opportunity Divide by ensuring that young adults gain the skills, experiences, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through careers and higher education.
Through our Kolibri platform, we bring digital educational resources and tools for pedagogical support to low-bandwidth and low resource contexts.
Maimonides School is proud to be the beacon of Modern Orthodox education in New England and welcomes students from Early Childhood through 12th Grade. Building on the legacy of Rabbi Dr. Joseph B. Soloveitchik זצ״ל, Maimonides students have a strong foundation in both religious and general education, are committed to Torah values, and are well-prepared for the opportunities and challenges of the 21st century. Maimonides is more than a school; it is a vibrant community whose members embody chesed, middot tovot, compassion for others, and an unconditional love for the State of Israel.
TRAIN AND EMPLOY UNDERPRIVILEGED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO WORK AS TECHNICAL (CONT.ON SCH.O) PROFESSIONALS IN LARGE CORPORATIONS DURING THEIR SENIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL IN ORDER TO DISCOVER THAT THEY CAN SUCCEED IN THE CORPORATE WORLD
Our goal is to end the cycle of low literacy by helping families in high-need communities across Massachusetts develop high impact home reading routines that lay the groundwork for a lifetime of learning and success, in school and beyond. Through book access and parent/caregiver education, we empower parents/caregivers to be their child's first teachers.
YPIE partners with students to ensure they are ready for, enroll in, and complete college.
826 Boston is a nonprofit youth writing and publishing organization that empowers traditionally underserved students ages 6-18 to find their voices, tell their stories, and gain communication skills to succeed in school and in life. Our services are structured around the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success. With this understanding in mind, we provide after-school tutoring, field trips, creative writing workshops, in-school tutoring, help for English Language Learners, and in-depth publishing projects.
Wily Scholars are promising students who are experiencing life challenges such as homelessness or foster care, or whose parents may be deceased, dealing with addiction, mental health issues, or incarceration. Vision Establish the Wily Network on college campuses across New England to improve graduation outcomes for students navigating their college careers independently. Mission –Wily works to ensure Scholars have the tools and networks necessary to thrive in four-year residential colleges. –Wily strives to empower Scholars to transition successfully into post-college life and become vibrant members of their communities. The Wily Network provides a critical safety net for these Scholars as they navigate college on their own. The Wily program offers weekly clinical coaching, financial assistance, community-building support, and networking opportunities to help them move from surviving to thriving.
"Black Girls CODE is devoted to showing the world that black girls can code, and do so much more. By reaching out to the community through workshops and after school programs, Black Girls CODE introduces computer coding lessons to young girls from underrepresented communities in programming languages such as Scratch or Ruby on Rails. Black Girls CODE has set out to prove to the world that girls of every color have the skills to become the programmers of tomorrow. By promoting classes and programs we hope to grow the number of women of color working in technology and give underprivileged girls a chance to become the masters of their technological worlds. Black Girls CODE's ultimate goal is to provide African-American youth with the skills to occupy some of the 1.4 million computing job openings expected to be available in the U.S. by 2020, and to train 1 million girls by 2040."
Build a robust and nationally recognized pipeline of under-represented students who because of uncf support become highly-qualified college graduates and ensure that our network of member institutions is a respected model of best practice in moving students to and through college.
Leadership program for talented low-income youth providing access to higher education.
Our mission is to give all children the chance to read and succeed.
Let’s Get Ready provides free SAT prep, admissions counseling, and post-enrollment mentoring to students from low-income backgrounds and who are first-generation-to-college. Our peer-driven program is administered by highly trained and highly effective college students who mentor younger students to and through college.
Generation Hope surrounds motivated teen parents and their children with the mentors, emotional support, and financial resources that they need to thrive in college and kindergarten, thereby driving a two-generation solution to poverty.
The school commits to dramatically advancing the art and science of medical care through an atmosphere of intense collaborative learning social concern and scholarly inquiry.
To provide college scholarships and educational counseling to military children who have lost a parent in the line of duty. The vision of Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation is to ensure that every such child receives all necessary college funding.
To educate each of our children; to nourish their innate curiosity inspire a lifelong enthusiasm for learning and foster respect and appreciation for themselves and others.
Brandeis University is a community of scholars and students united by their commitment to the pursuit of knowledge and its transmission from generation to generation. As a research university, Brandeis is dedicated to the advancement of the humanities, arts and social, natural and physical sciences. As a liberal arts college, Brandeis affirms the importance of a broad and critical education in enriching the lives of students and preparing them for full participation in a changing society, capable of promoting their own welfare, yet remaining deeply concerned about the welfare of others.
Drexel University falls under the Universities category: Postsecondary educational institutions that offer postgraduate study at masters or doctorate levels in addition to an undergraduate program for people who meet entry level requirements and are interested in an advanced education. Some institutions of university status are known as colleges or institutes.
Founded in 1900 the College Board was created to expand access to higher education.We are a mission-driven not-for-profit membership organization made up of over 6000 of the world's leading colleges schools and other educational organizations.Through our programs and initiatives we expand opportunities for students and challenge them to own their future by practicing hard and taking advantage of every opportunity they earn.We serve more than 7 million students and parents 23000 high schools and 3900 colleges and universities in over 180 countries as well as policymakers on the national and state levels.Our primary goals are to improve college and career readiness and increase access to opportunity for all students through focused assessments rigorous instruction personalized practice breaking barriers to college entry and access to better planning tools and skills needed most for tomorrow's jobs
Mission Statement: “Building healthier lives through social, recreational, and physical activities.” Vision Statement: “To be the most comprehensive, multi-generational, wellness and recreation facility in the area.”
Let's get rid of cigarettes. ASH is building a world with ZERO deaths from tobacco. Thanks to dramatic reductions in smoking, that world – a world where cigarettes are no longer sold for profit – is within reach. Cigarettes are the only consumer good that kills when used as their manufacturer intends. This has become normal in our society, but it shouldn’t be. It’s time for cigarettes to be regulated proportionate to the harm they cause. We must unite to end the tobacco epidemic which has a known and clear path to eradication: ending the commercial sale of cigarettes.
The National Police Foundation's mission is to advance policing through innovation and science.
City Harvest is New York City’s largest food rescue organization, helping to feed the nearly 1.2 million New Yorkers struggling to put meals on the table.