Our college success grants focus on ensuring more individuals receive the support needed to attain a post-secondary credential.
We provide grants that launch, strengthen, or scale efforts that help students complete a certificate, or a two or four-year degree from an accredited college or university – and successfully launch careers that drive economic mobility.
What We Prioritize
We accept applications by invitation only. In addition to the requirements listed under our General Funding Guidelines, our college success portfolio prioritizes grant investments that:
- Serve individuals in the Jacksonville or Sarasota, FL Metro areas, or Kauai, HI. We will sometimes support larger scope initiatives that also impact these communities.
- Focus primarily on helping college students complete a degree or high-quality certificate and successfully begin their career journey.
- Include an emphasis on students in the academic middle who are facing economic barriers.
- Demonstrate some record of success and regularly measure results. New initiatives must have evidence showing how the services provided can result in success.
If you feel that our priorities are strongly aligned, we encourage you to visit the Contact Us page to introduce your work for consideration.
Examples of initiatives we have supported include:
- Coaching and mentoring programs for students during their college experience. Many also offer additional services including career prep, emergency grants, mental health counseling, parent workshops, and alumni networking.
- Seeding a Student Emergency Fund at a community college.
- Research to elevate student voice in identifying gaps and developing solutions for college persistence and completion.
- Capacity-building program for ecosystem collaboration to better serve students, improve student outcomes, and efficiently leverage resources.