Fall 2022 Grants

BEST NC

State Level - NC

General operating support for Best NC, a nonprofit, non-partisan coalition of business leaders committed to transforming North Carolina education through state policy and advocacy $90,000 (over 2 years)

Black Child Development Institute-Carolinas

Charlotte, NC

Program support to the Family Empowerment Program (FEP) to build the capacity of parents and caregivers as leaders and advocates of their families $136,000 (over 2 years)

Freedom School Partners

Charlotte, NC

Program support for summer program to stop summer learning loss and create passionate readers and learners $50,000

ourBRIDGE for KIDS

Charlotte, NC

General operating support for an afterschool program with a focus on literacy for immigrant and refugee children from Title I CMS schools $150,000 (over 3 years)

Profound Gentleman

State Level – NC

Capacity building support to promote retention of male educators of color in North Carolina through professional development, leadership, and mentorship models $50,000

Queens University of Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

Program support for Queens School Executive Leadership Academy (SELA), a program that prepares new school leaders and principals through a partnership with Queens' McColl School of Business, Cato College of Education, and CMS $40,000

Summer Access Fund at FFTC

Charlotte, NC

General operating support for a collective of 6 local non-profit partners working collaboratively to expand the number of schools and students who have access to summer programs across Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools $50,000