Education

The Foundation dedicates approximately 33% of its annual funding to educational organizations in the region (allocation will vary slightly year to year, as we respond to each year’s requests). The Foundation generally does not fund individual schools—public, private or parochial. Preference will be given to those organizations whose programs serve a disadvantaged or underserved population.

ASSETS Montco, located in Norristown, offers training and support to low and moderate-income entrepreneurs who are beginning or expanding a microenterprise in Southeastern Pennsylvania, providing training, mentoring and technical assistance. Funding will provide support for their Business Design and Management Course, the core of their services. Business and professional people volunteer their time to teach the course, sharing their real world experiences and practical advice.

Inn Dwelling, located in Philadelphia, was founded to assist marginalized families in the Germantown and Northeast sections of the city. Education of typically at-risk youth is a major priority. Funding will support their Comprehensive Youth Program, serving at-risk youth, ages 11-18. The goal of the program is to enable financially-challenged, bright, underserved youth to attend college and return to their communities able to participate in the diminishment of neighborhood blight, devastation and poverty and ultimately to end systemic dependency. With the assistance of this program, one hundred percent of their children have been accepted to college.

Volunteer English Program in Chester County, located in West Chester, enhances the economic and social quality of life for immigrant families, community members, consumers, employers and employees in Chester County by providing free tutoring to adults to improve English language skills, cultural understanding, and participation in the communities they share. Funding will provide general operating support, maintaining and improving their capacity to serve students, advancing the organization’s progress toward fulfilling its mission.