The success of New England is directly related to the health of its schools, youth-serving institutions, and the network of youth, educator, parent, and community organizers and organizations that ensure youth and families are seen, understood, and their needs are met.
Through our strategic grantmaking and leadership, we are committed to:
- Bringing diverse actors together to confront and address the long-standing systemic barriers that prevent equal access to opportunities.
- Redesigning systems in response to diverse student experiences, ensuring race and ethnicity don’t determine success and ultimately helping all students achieve better and fairer outcomes.
- Advocating for changes in the public education system to ensure that all students–no matter their background or identity–receive a high-quality education and succeed in school and life.
Our Vision
All youth have access to excellent and equitable public education that prepares them to succeed and thrive in the community.
Our Mission
To champion efforts that prioritize community goals that challenge racial inequities and advance excellent, student-centered public education for all New England youth.
Our Values
Put Youth at the Forefront
We must widen the lens of education to encompass the socio-cultural contexts of youth and families. Every decision the Foundation makes rests on its potential for improving the lives of our region’s youth least well-served by current systems.
Operate with a Race Equity Lens
We believe that applying a racial equity lens is essential for analyzing and solving problems that have endured for generations, impact individuals and communities of color most acutely, and ultimately affect ALL people, whether in other marginalized or privileged groups.
Build Reciprocal Relationships
Meaningful change demands a collective effort and shared problem-solving. We offer our resources and institutional knowledge with humility and attention to power dynamics. We listen and engage in authentic and equitable partnerships, mindful of our duty as a philanthropic organization, about when to step up and when to step back, and to use our power and privilege to contribute to transformational change.
Support Community-Driven Change
We believe communities should be able to drive the change that affects their lives. We must be responsive and open to addressing others’ identified priorities and use our institutional and individual privilege to share and reduce the risk for communities seeking change.
Learn, Adapt and Improve
Achieving meaningful impact requires us to think differently, see differently, and work differently. We continuously draw from research, evaluation, informal perspectives, and knowledge to learn and drive transparent results-oriented decision-making.
Our Grantmaking Strategy
Our strategy encompasses five grant funds structured to reinforce one another in advancing our mission of championing efforts that prioritize community goals that challenge racial inequities and advance excellent, student-centered public education for all New England youth.
Our Vision
All youth have access to excellent and equitable public education that prepares them to succeed and thrive in the community.
Our Mission
To champion efforts that prioritize community goals that challenge racial inequities and advance excellent, student-centered public education for all New England youth.
Our Values
Put Youth at the Forefront
We must widen the lens of education to encompass the socio-cultural contexts of youth and families. Every decision the Foundation makes rests on its potential for improving the lives of our region’s youth least well-served by current systems.
Operate with a Race Equity Lens
We believe that applying a racial equity lens is essential for analyzing and solving problems that have endured for generations, impact individuals and communities of color most acutely, and ultimately affect ALL people, whether in other marginalized or privileged groups.
Build Reciprocal Relationships
Meaningful change demands a collective effort and shared problem-solving. We offer our resources and institutional knowledge with humility and attention to power dynamics. We listen and engage in authentic and equitable partnerships, mindful of our duty as a philanthropic organization, about when to step up and when to step back, and to use our power and privilege to contribute to transformational change.
Support Community-Driven Change
We believe communities should be able to drive the change that affects their lives. We must be responsive and open to addressing others’ identified priorities and use our institutional and individual privilege to share and reduce the risk for communities seeking change.
Learn, Adapt and Improve
Achieving meaningful impact requires us to think differently, see differently, and work differently. We continuously draw from research, evaluation, informal perspectives, and knowledge to learn and drive transparent results-oriented decision-making.