Grantee Directory

Grantee
Grant Type
Amount
Year

Center For Inspired Teaching

To support Inspired Teaching Youth Enrichment - Real World History and Speak Truth - providing inter ...
To support Inspired Teaching Youth Enrichment - Real World History and Speak Truth - providing internships, building intellectual curiosity, and promoting civic engagement for 275 DC students; and develop the Speak Truth Student-Facilitator Guidebook, concrete tool for teachers to multiply our impact by changing the school experience for thousands of students.
Good Neighbor Grant
$35,000
2021

College Access Fairfax

To increase the percentage of seniors who complete the FAFSA by supporting the Financial Aid Champio ...
To increase the percentage of seniors who complete the FAFSA by supporting the Financial Aid Champions to provide free FAFSA preparation to Fairfax County high school students who want to attend college and need financial help.  Champions focus on 14 schools with higher poverty levels and lower FAFSA completion histories.
Good Neighbor Grant
$15,000
2021

CollegeTracks

To serve 60 Montgomery County students from financially stressed households through the enhancement ...
To serve 60 Montgomery County students from financially stressed households through the enhancement and expansion of our now virtual High-Flyer Program. Our High-Flyer program identifies high-achieving, first-generation-to-college students to ensure they apply and are accepted to highly-selective colleges and scholarships, setting them on a course for lifelong success.
Good Neighbor Grant
$35,000
2021

Educacion Para Nuestro Futuro Founded By Escuela Bolivia

To support the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP), which will promote college access for approximately 7 ...
To support the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP), which will promote college access for approximately 792 low-income, academically promising immigrant youth in Northern Virginia by empowering students to set high expectations for pursuing a postsecondary education and helping them achieve career goals through one-on-one college application, scholarship, and financial aid counseling.
Good Neighbor Grant
$20,000
2021

EMERGE

In support of the In-College Bridge Scholarships for the Academic Year 2020-21.
In support of the In-College Bridge Scholarships for the Academic Year 2020-21.
College Access and Success
$150,000
2021

First Generation College Bound, Inc.

This funding will support College Success Coaches’ efforts to advise, support and encourage 180 low ...
This funding will support College Success Coaches’ efforts to advise, support and encourage 180 low-income first generation high school seniors attending seven Prince George’s County schools overcome significant obstacles to matriculate successfully to college.
Good Neighbor Grant
$35,000
2021

Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America

Program Support in 2020-2021
Program Support in 2020-2021
College Access and Success
$300,000
2021

Loudoun Education Foundation

In support of the PROPEL, Level UP, and Edge Programs
In support of the PROPEL, Level UP, and Edge Programs
Academic Enrichment
$317,750
2021

Matriculate

College Access and Success
$150,000
2021

Passion for Learning, Inc.

To support P4L’s Go2College summer and afterschool program, providing early college awareness, goal ...
To support P4L’s Go2College summer and afterschool program, providing early college awareness, goal setting and preparation for 40+ middle school students in grades 6-8 who attend Montgomery County Public Schools.
Good Neighbor Grant
$10,000
2021

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