To support a suite of studies on long-term drivers of student achievement both within schools and beyond the classroom, including research on social capital, civic outcomes, drivers of long-term increases in test scores, and charters.
To pilot a training program for grantees in Catalytic Communities to leverage diverse sources of capital to improve community outcomes.
2023
Education
$123,912
Economic Development Corporation of Utah Foundation
To advance community-driven change through a targeted strategic planning process and the creation of a community-driven equity fund to impact opportunity for youth in Utah.
2023
Education
$144,261
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc.
To conduct research, build coalitions and provide thought leadership on K-12 education in America with a specific focus on the expansion of education opportunity, innovation and state leadership.
To support the development of Catalytic Communities Exchange, which will match grantees and partners in up to 10 identified communities to capacity-building and technical assistance providers poised to meet identified needs.
2023
Education
$508,750
Oceana, Inc.
To support sustainable fisheries management in Chile to protect and promote a healthy ocean.
To support evaluation and planning for a $20 million fund aimed at providing loans to nonprofit organizations that are developing high-quality K-12 curriculum and educational assessment resources.
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
To support research and communications investigating and describing the relationship between public education and upward mobility and how this contributes to the creation of thriving communities.
To support parent advocacy training, collective programming to improve student outcomes, and sustainability planning to build the foundation for the coalition's longer-term change efforts.
