- 826 Boston $15,000
To strengthen and improve the literacy and academic achievement of 150 low-income Boston Public School students ages 6–18 by providing one-on-one tutoring and writing instruction.
- Academy of the Pacific Rim Foundation $15,000
To expand enrichment learning and services with a focus on literacy, math and science for struggling students from low-income families.
- B.E.L.L. Foundation $50,000 *
To offer summer and after-school programs that transform the lives of underserved children through mentoring, academic and cultural enrichment, self-esteem development, leadership preparation and social skills practice.
- Bay Cove Human Services $15,000
To offer early intervention services to more than 450 disadvantaged, developmentally delayed or at-risk Boston children under the age of 3.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Massachusetts/Metrowest $5,000
To support individualized mentoring programs for at-risk children.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampden County $10,000
To expand community-based mentoring services in Hampden County and to support the school-based Lunch Buddies program at McMahon Elementary School in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
- Boston University School of Public Health $25,000
To support the Teen Resident Health Advocate program, which provides health advocacy training and skills development for youth from Boston's public housing developments.
- Boys & Girls Club of Hamilton $5,000 §
To inspire and enable all youth to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring individuals.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue $75,000 *‡
To support Project Learn, a free after-school academic program delivered to low-income youth at King County Housing Authority communities.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Virginia $5,000 §
To engage young people in learning, encourage them to succeed in school and help them prepare for successful futures.
- Breakthrough Greater Boston $25,000
To expand access to quality after-school opportunities for low-income Boston Public School students through a fun, rigorous, year-round academic program.
- Camp Fire Columbia $10,000 ‡
To partner with under-resourced schools to deliver in-school and out-of-school programming that empowers students to overcome life and academic obstacles and develop career and college readiness.
- Campaign for Catholic Schools $1,000,000*
To encourage a viable model to rebuild Boston's Catholic elementary schools, which are a proven educational option for inner-city students.
- Catholic Charitable Bureau of the Archdiocese of Boston $15,000
To support the Teen Center at St. Peter's, which offers year-round tutoring, computer training, Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System help, and employment and community service opportunities to underserved youth.
- Catholic Inner-City Schools Education Fund $20,000 §
To raise funds and open doors for poor urban children of all faiths to attend Catholic schools, where Gospel values are taught and students receive an excellent education in an atmosphere of respect, safety and discipline.
- Cincinnati Museum Center $5,000 §
To support the youth program, which helps teens graduate from high school, apply to college and gain work experience.
- Community Schools at Opportunity Farm and Camden $5,000
To increase the high-school graduation rates of at-risk youth and teen parents in Maine.
- Congregación León de Judá - Boston HERC $265,000 *
Transformational Grant: To support the expansion and transformation of Boston HERC from a community-based program serving 350 students to a school-based program reaching 910 youth.
- CreativeBridge Coalition $5,000 §
To support Count Me In, an innovative music-based educational program for special needs students in Youngstown.
- Discovering Justice $10,000
To teach elementary and middle school children civic knowledge, skills and values to inspire and empower them to practice justice in their lives and be confident, active members of their communities.
- Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative $15,000
To support DSNI's educational programming, which will result in sustained academic success for Dudley's children.
- English for New Bostonians $15,000
To increase access to English-language learning opportunities for immigrants, particularly low-income parents, by offering more classes and testing new strategies to reach learners at home and at work.
- Epiphany School $20,000
To provide a rigorous, tuition-free, independent middle school to children from economically disadvantaged families.
- Family Service Association of Greater Fall River $5,000
To positively impact the lives of children in Greater Fall River Massachusetts by matching them with volunteer adult mentors.
- FUEL Education $10,000
To provide knowledge, resources, connections and financial incentives that empower parents to propel their children into higher education.
- Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts $10,000
To support the FaB Factor, an early-intervention, after-school program for girls ages 5–17 from underserved communities, which teaches financial literacy, health/wellness, leadership development and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).
- Horizons for Homeless Children $50,000*
To support the Community Children's Center's early education initiative by providing nurturing, developmental stimulation and early education, customized to the unique needs of very young, homeless children.
- John F. Kennedy Library Foundation $45,000*
To offer free, nonpartisan educational enrichment programs to disadvantaged Boston Public School students.
- KIPP Massachusetts $15,000
To help students in Boston develop the skills, habits and character traits necessary to succeed in high school, college and beyond through free, open-enrollment public charter schools.
- KIPP Massachusetts $15,000
Accessibility & Inclusion: To support the SPED program special education services in providing in-class and one-on-one support toward academic and character development.
- Marvin Lewis Community Fund $15,000 ‡
To encourage the students of Cincinnati Public Schools, North College Hill City Schools, Middletown City Schools and Covington Independent Schools to achieve academic excellence.
- Mass Mentoring Partnership $30,000
To underwrite the KELLY Awards, which provide educational support to mentees who have persevered through tremendous adversity.
- New Futures $20,000 ‡
To provide 150 culturally diverse, at-risk students from grades 1–12 with after-school programming and academic enrichment.
- The Museum of African American History $75,000 *
To link current events and bring lessons of history, democracy and civic engagement to K–12 children and their teachers, and to provide similar learning opportunities to museumgoers through exhibits and related public programs.
- North Bennet Street School $15,000
To identify and recruit low-income Boston Youth to be offered intensive, hands-on training in traditional trades and fine craftsmanship.
- Northeastern University $100,000 *
To support Foundation Year, an intensive 12-month program that increases college access and persistence for Boston Public Schools' graduates.
- Northwest School For Hearing-Impaired Children $20,000 ‡
To keep deaf and hard-of-hearing students at academic grade level and to help children develop excellent self-esteem and speech and listening skills, using techniques developed by the school.
- Read to a Child $5,000
To support the Power Lunch literacy and mentoring program, which uses one-to-one reading opportunities with volunteers from local businesses to improve elementary school students' literacy skills and increase their self-esteem.
- Roxbury Preparatory Charter School $250,000 *
Transformational Grant: To support Roxbury Prep's replication and expansion from one middle school into the Preparatory Network, encompassing three middle schools and one high school that serve nearly 2,000 low-income students in Boston.
- Seattle Public Library Foundation $35,000 ‡
To support a series of free summer programs and activities in library branches across the city to encourage library use and summer reading.
- Smart from the Start $20,000
To create opportunities for families to learn about child development and develop skills to promote their child's early learning, while providing resources and supports to increase family stability and self-sufficiency.
- Springfield School Volunteers $10,000
To improve the lives of at-risk students in grades 6–12 through mentoring and academic support that focus on increasing graduation rates.
- SquashBusters $20,000
To support SquashBusters' College Readiness, Access and Success Program, which provides daily academic programming for 170 middle and high school students.
- Students against Destructive Decisions $10,000
To support the Youth Taking the Lead program, which engages youth and influential adults in the prevention of underage drinking.
- TechMission $10,000
To help at-risk youth succeed in school and get into college, and to provide vital support to grassroots nonprofits.
- Technology Access Foundation $800,000 *‡
Transformational Grant: To transform Technology Access Foundation's service model to offer direct STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education at the new Bethaday Community Learning Space, a center for students in underserved communities.
- The 3-21 Foundation $5,000
To support Learning Program Boston, which enhances the delivery of special education services by acting as a vital link between the home, research and school.
- University of New Hampshire Foundation $15,000
To enable low-income high school students to attend Project SMART, a summer residency program designed to challenge, motivate and inspire teens to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math.
- Vietnamese American Initiative for Development $20,000
To help low-income students ages 9–14 develop the academic, social and cultural competencies they need to succeed in school and in life.
- Work Force Development Center $15,000 ‡
To help disabled, at-risk and economically disadvantaged students stay in school and develop the hard (vocational) and soft (employability) skills necessary to become self-sufficient, productive members of the workforce.
- Year Up $25,000
To provide a one-year, intensive educational training program that provides low-income young adults ages 18–24 with a combination of hands-on skill development and up to 18 college credits.
- Year Up $25,000 ‡
To provide a one-year intensive training program for urban, low-income young adults ages 18–24 to help them build technical and professional skills, earn college credits, gain educational stipends and find corporate internships.
- Youth Design $25,000
To create the Youth Design Studio, a fully-loaded "go-to" year-round design lab for youth designers to hone basic design skills.
- YouthBuild Boston $15,000
To help young adults stay on track with career and community service programs focused on architecture and design skills.