Partnership Fund grantee partner @reachinc hosted its annual Read to Rise event, which celebrates graduating high school tutors and funds critical post-secondary scholarships for seniors in Washington, DC. The organization engages teens as leaders in nontraditional tutoring environments to close reading gaps and foster leadership skills among participants. This year’s Read to Rise event honored 22 Reach seniors who are moving on to their next chapters and raised over $62,000. Kudos to Dr. Cartland, the Reach Inc. Team, and this year’s graduates!

Congrats to the 2026 Emerging Leaders Fund grantee partners: @fli.sci @ngla_org @peerdefense Each grantee partner will receive $332,000 in general operating funds over four years, access to $11,000 for professional development/wellness, and join a community of peers. Get to know them more by visiting the Foundation’s website.

ELF grantee partner @healingschools participated in the first ever @teachforamericanyc Statewide Summit — along with hundreds of educators, advocates, and leaders. The organization’s Founder & Executive Director @wenimookoya was featured on Spectrum News after giving a Lightning Talk titled: When Teachers Feel SAFE, They Stay. She also shared why this important work matters and told the news outlet that “we're five years post-pandemic and we're still seeing really high rates of negative mental health outcomes...we're trying to fix that without investing upstream." Click the link in our bio to see the news segment featuring Dr. Okoya.

Community Fund grantee partner @bartramsgarden has released its 2025 annual report. The new report highlights many moments, including the opening of a brand-new outdoor play space, designed in partnership with @kaboom and @tinywpa for kids to imagine freely and explore nature on their own terms. This new corner of the Garden was shaped by community input and made possible with public support. Click the link in our bio to explore the full 2025 Annual Report.

@collegetogether, an ELF grantee partner, celebrated its largest graduating class ever – 33 students! This year's graduates included 8 high school students who obtained their associate’s degrees debt-free before their high school graduation, which was funded through College Together's dual enrollment partnership with @masteryschools. One standout graduate, Jae Scarborough, earned an associate’s and bachelor’s degree within six months - the fastest in College Together's history. Congrats to all the graduates!