To provide general operations support to an organization that encourages urban youth to engage and participate in local food and agricultural systems by removing the barriers to entry such as land access, time, location and finances.
2023
Education
$10,000
The Colorado Education Initiative
Advance opportunity pathways policy and programs in Colorado, providing statewide thought leadership, implementation support, and meeting convening with cross-sector partners.
To fund two interrelated strategic activities tied to its Opportunity Youth Forum & Fund (OYF) and their work across over 40 urban, rural and Tribal communities spanning the nation.
To support a new charter school research collaborative that will equip policymakers, funders and the research community with rigorous, policy-relevant evidence on charter school performance and long-term outcomes.
The Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Group
To support Black entrepreneurs working to solve complex and urgent K-12 education challenges inhibiting the social and economic mobility and excellence of America's highest-need youth.
To support and implement a research-to-action program that will provide local, state and national organizations partners with research-backed tools to expand parent awareness of the education options available for their children.
2023
Education
$150,000
Equable
To increase support for policies that improve teacher pension systems, with the specific goal of minimizing the effect that pension debt has on education budgets.
Support the organization's efforts to reframe education policy discussions, shifting away from the traditional college-for-all mentality and embracing a more diverse and meaningful system of career pathways.