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The Marcy Lab School

Marcy Lab is a new workforce development program (launched in 2019) that has created an alternative pathway to college for low-income youth by providing training and supports for high-growth tech...

Getting Out and Staying Out (GOSO)

GOSO targets New York City’s Rikers Island population by focusing not only on recidivism but also on post-incarceration employment. GOSO serves court-involved youth from all five boroughs who have been...

Exalt Youth

We have sought to address the fact that 80% of youth released from New York juvenile detention centers return in two years by making investments in juvenile justice programs that...

COOP

COOP is a job placement program based in New York City that targets underserved and underemployed City University of New York (CUNY) students and recent graduates with a clear pathway...

The TEAK Fellowship

The TEAK Fellowship was established in 1998 to help motivated New York City students gain admission to top public, independent, and parochial high schools, and to succeed once enrolled. TEAK...

Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA)

LEDA is the leading organization nationally to position high-achieving, under-resourced youth to gain admission to and succeed at the nation’s top colleges. LEDA boasts a network of over 2,000 LEDA...

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...

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...

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...

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...

New Heights Youth

New Heights Youth provides year-round academic and basketball programming for underserved New York City youth through after-school and summer programs. Its core program, College Bound, offers comprehensive upper elementary, middle,...

Friends of Karen

We are a longtime supporter of Friends of Karen’s Family Support Program, which provides critically ill children and their families with financial support for basic living and illness-related expenses; advocacy...

Central Park Conservancy

We are invested in creating and maintaining public parks and gardens in New York City and have the distinction of having underwritten playgrounds at the most northern, southern, eastern and...