Pillar 02
Education
Two things every kid deserves: a book and a math problem.
Why education
Where a marginal dollar can move outcomes.
Two things separate a child who flourishes from one who doesn't: the books in the home and the math at the desk. Both can be supplied — and both are systematically under-supplied to the students who would benefit most.
The U.S. spends a lot on K-12 education. The marginal dollar at the program level — the after-school tutor, the STEM kit, the field trip to a research lab — is where we believe a dollar can do the most.
What we look to fund
Focus areas.
Specific grants and recipients have not been published yet.
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STEM enrichment at public schools serving low-income communities.
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Literacy programs focused on reading-on-grade-level by 4th grade — the established inflection point for academic trajectory.
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Field-trip and exposure programs that show kids what a working scientist, engineer, or doctor actually does.
Funding
Support from JPMorgan Chase.
The foundation's education funding has included support from JPMorgan Chase. Recipient schools and programs have not been published yet.
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