Focus Areas

BioBus

We provided the earliest funding to BioBus, a mobile science laboratory to help minority and low-income students from kindergarten through college discover, explore and pursue science. Since our catalytic grants,...

DREAM

The Foundation has been a supporter to DREAM/Harlem RBI since its founding by a group of volunteers who transformed an abandoned, garbage-strewn lot into two baseball diamonds for the youth...

Epic Theatre Ensemble

Our support of Epic Theatre Ensemble, an in-school, school-wide educational arts integration model that builds language and literacy skills to improve students’ academic performance and college access, led to strategic...

MICRO

MICRO creates six-foot-tall science museums with the goal of creating a science education experience that is accessible to underserved populations. Museums are typically clustered in wealthy neighborhoods and their visitor...

National Dance Institute

The National Dance Institute (NDI), founded in 1976 by New York City Ballet principal dancer Jacques d’Amboise, serves students in school-based programs each year through partnerships in 45 schools across...

New Heights Youth

New Heights Youth offers year-round basketball-based youth development in New York City, combining after-school, weekend and summer programming for underserved youth. Its signature “College Bound” program supports students from upper-elementary...

NYC Salt

NYC SALT offers an intensive four-year studio program that exposes students to the photography industry while building college-readiness skills. The program includes weekly classes in digital photography offered at advanced levels...

Row New York

Row New York is one of the most successful outcomes-driven sports and college prep programs in New York City. We provided a catalytic grant that played a central role in...

Sports Hook Programs

We have supported sports hook programs that have impacted the lives of tens of thousands of New York City youth, helping to build strong, confident young people ready to tackle...

STEM From Dance

STEM From Dance (SFD) SFD is a classic “hook” type program in which students build confidence through dance to build the skills needed for a future in STEM. SFD delivers...

Theatre Lab at Florida Atlantic University

When evaluating our arts education giving, we look to support programs that integrate arts education into academic curricula and demonstrate key student academic components. Theatre Lab at Florida Atlantic University...