Achievement Centers for Children

Lorain County, Ohio

$5,000 Awarded

Toward the purchase of eye-gaze assistive technology (EGAT) for students with severe motor and communication difficulties, supporting their participation in speech language therapy or education at Achievement Centers for Children

Act One

Pima County, Arizona

$30,000 Awarded

In support of in-person and VR field trips for Pima County students attending Title I schools, breaking down economic, geographic, and logistical barriers to accessing STEAM/arts education

Aim High

San Francisco County, California

$25,000 Awarded

Toward a five-week, high-quality summer program focused on Literacy + STEAM for low-income middle schoolers living in Oakland and San Francisco

Arts Impact

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

$10,000 Awarded

Towards hands-on arts integration and project based residencies, addressing grade-level K-8 curriculum, aligning with and furthing CMSD literacy goals and objectives

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lorain County

Lorain County, Ohio

$20,000 Awarded

Towards Pathways to Success, a STEAM-based mentoring, tutoring, family engagement, and enrichment program, offered for eight weeks each summer

Blessing House

Lorain County, Ohio

$25,000 Awarded

Towards outdoor Literacy + STEAM learning associated with a prairie/pollinator garden

Boys & Girls Clubs of King County

King County, Washington

$10,000 Awarded

Towards summer literacy programming at the Rotary Boys & Girls Club located in Seattle's Central District, one of the most culturally diverse and historically marginalized neighborhoods in the city

Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio

Lorain County, Ohio

$150,000 Awarded

Towards Project Learn, a Literacy + STEAM program that engages students in a panoply of high-yield learning activities during non-school hours (school year and summer) - multi-year grant

Bread for Life

Hartford County, Connecticut

$11,950 Awarded

In support of a summer lunch program, meeting the food insecurity needs of students living in Southington, CT

Casa de los Ninos

Pima County, Arizona

$20,000 Awarded

In support of kindergarten readiness for young children who are understanding and coping with behavioral health issues

Children's Reading Alliance

Dona Ana County, New Mexico

$30,000 Awarded

In continued support of Our First Teacher/Primer Maestro, a program that informs and encourages parents and caregivers too provide their children with purposeful interactions preparing them for kindergarten and academic success in reading and other core subject areas

City Year Cleveland

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

$15,625 Awarded

Towards Whole School, Whole Child, a program that places a team of AmeriCorps members at come of Cleveland's most underperforming elementary schools as "student success coaches", supporting the development, growth, and success of students in systemically under-resourced communities (literacy, math, attendance, and SEL)

Common Ground - The Cindy Nord Center for Renewal

Lorain County, Ohio

$10,000 Awarded

Toward the implementation of the Life School Program for all eight grade students of Keystone Middle School, providing experiential learning methods with emphasis on supporting, engaging, and ensuring students have the appropriate tools to support their mental health, make better decisions, and live happier/healthier lives

Community Network Council

King County, Washington

$20,000 Awarded

Towards the Academic Coaching Program, providing academic and social-emotional learning in the Kent School District where Black and Latino students continue to lag behind

Cruces Creatives

Dona Ana County, New Mexico

$18,475 Awarded

In continued support of Community Partners in Education, an initiative that connects teachers and students with community partners and makersapce tools to enhance student engagement and learning through hands-on Literacy + STEAM projects

Cuyahoga Community College Foundation

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

$10,000 Awarded

Towards Strings Attached, an intense three-week summer camp that combines music, language arts, math, and collaborative skills for disadvantaged CMSD students

Effective Leadership Academy

Lorain County, Ohio

$15,000 Awarded

In support of wraparound services that ensure students attending middle school in North Ridgeville, Wellington, Firelands, and Midview school districts are healthy, engaged, supported, and challenged with SEL learning around STEAM initiatives

El Centro de Servicios Sociales

Lorain County, Ohio

$30,000 Awarded

In support of a fun and academically challenging summer program for kindergartner through fourth-grade students that helps prepare them to start the new school year ready to read and ready to learn

El Centro de Servicios Sociales

Lorain County, Ohio

$12,500 Awarded

In support of the purchase of a van that will be used to transport students to and from educational programming (emergency grant)

Explora Science Center and Children's Museum of Albuquerque

Dona Ana County, New Mexico

$11,150 Awarded

Towards Inspiring Discovery, a hands-on program designed for preschool and elementary students and their families -- learning kits include "try this at home" activity cards and all materials needed to complete the activity, a book related to the the topic, fostering children's natural curiosity about the world around them

Firefish Arts

Lorain County, Ohio

$2,500 Awarded

Towards the eighth annual FireFish Festival, supporting youth participation (STEAM learning opportunities)

Geeking Out Kids of Color

King County, Washington

$15,000 Awarded

Towards the Hub Summer Program, supporting elementary and middle school students in White Center and other areas of South King County with technology skills in coding, computer programming, logic, and critical thinking - reinforcing academic learning in reading and math for students continuing to struggle

Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona

Pima County, Arizona

$26,250 Awarded

Towards the implementation of school-based programs in 13 elementary, four K-8, and one middle school in the Tucson area, serving girls in foster care, in the juvenile justice system, from low-income families and/or under-resources schools with STEAM learning, outdoor and life-skills programming

Girls Incorporated of Alameda County

Alameda County, California

$100,000 Awarded

In continued support of K-8 literacy/STEAM continuum for girls, primarily of color, who live in some of the most under-resourced communities in and around Oakland, CA

Great Lakes Science Center

Lorain County, Ohio

$10,000 Awarded

Towards field trips and STEAM workshops for students in grades three through five attending Oberlin City Schools

Hamilton Families

San Francisco County, California

$10,000 Awarded

Towards Children & Youth Services for homeless prekindergarten through grade eight students living at HF Shelter or HF Transitional Housing, including HF Rapid Re-Housing

Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center

Hartford County, Connecticut

$15,198 Awarded

Towards The Arts of Imagine Nation, a program that will incorporate the Reggio Emilia approach, supporting the idea that children "Learn in One Hundred Languages" -- this program will kick-off the summer reading program, providing many different modalities designed to spark imagination and provide intentional STEAM learn opportunities for preschool age children

Joyce L. Sobel Family Resource Center

San Juan County, Washington

$24,140 Awarded

In support of a child and family reading engagement initiative for students in grades K-4 that reinforces literacy growth, generating a sense of value, enthusiasm, and investment in reading at a family/community level

Joyce L. Sobel Family Resource Center

San Juan County, Washington

$28,376 Awarded

Youth & Family programs (birth to age five support services), most pressing needs or scaling innovative new programs within this specific area of work

Jumpstart California

San Francisco County, California

$20,625 Awarded

Towards advancing equitable learning outcomes for young children in underserved communities by recruiting and supporting caring adults to deliver high-quality programming to children and drive systems change through teaching, advocacy, and leadership

Jumpstart Seattle

King County, Washington

$10,000 Awarded

Towards advancing equitable learning outcomes for young children in underserved communities by recruiting and supporting caring adults to deliver high-quality programming to children and drive systems change through teaching, advocacy, and leadership

Kindering

King County, Washington

$10,000 Awarded

Towards ParentChild+, a nationally recognized, research-based kindergarten readiness program for children ages 16 months to four years and their parents using home visits (year-round)

Las Cruces Public Schools Foundation

Dona Ana County, New Mexico

$36,000 Awarded

Structured Literacy Implementation Support for Kinder and 1st Grade during school year 2023-24

Little Lighthouse Learning Center

Lorain County, Ohio

$25,000 Awarded

Towards outdoor Literacy + STEAM learning associated with a prairie/pollinator garden at Willow Park

Lorain City Schools

Lorain County, Ohio

$53,907 Awarded

In support of "Reimaging LCS Prekindergarten", a customized consultation with Kent State University that provides early childhood teachers with in-person professional development, classroom coaching, and participation in book study program that will help them transform their classrooms into Reggio inspired environments

Lorain County Chamber of Commerce

Lorain County, Ohio

$1,000 Awarded

In support of the 2023 New Teacher Luncheon

Lorain County Community Action Agency, Inc.

Lorain County, Ohio

$13,577 Awarded

Towards emergency utility assistance during the 2023-2024 winter season

Lorain County Imagination Library

Lorain County, Ohio

$50,000 Awarded

Toward book fees associated with Lorain County Imagination Library, inspiring a love of reading by gifting books free-of-charge to children from birth to age five

Make Way for Books

Pima County, Arizona

$30,000 Awarded

Towards Story School, a program in which children and families join small cohorts every week to share stories and literacy activities focused on building children's skills and parents' knowledge, strategies, and confidence to support their child's early literacy development

Neighborhood Alliance

Lorain County, Ohio

$25,000 Awarded

Towards Family Strong (Support, Training, Relationship-Building, Organization, Nurturing, Growth), a social-emotional learning and classroom management resource that equips early childhood educators to integrate SEL, discipline, and self-regulation, allowing more time for teaching and learning

Neighborhood Alliance

Lorain County, Ohio

$5,000 Awarded

Emergency support (commercial washer and dryer pair for the Haven)

Neighborhood Alliance

Lorain County, Ohio

$1,000,000 Awarded

In support of the Child and Family Continuum of Care programs, strategically designed to support families with young children; a major component of the Repair, Renovate, and Reimagine capital campaign (multiyear)

Oakland Public Education Fund

Alameda County, California

$15,625 Awarded

In support of Oakland Unified School District's early literacy initiative, Oakland Family LitKits, a take-home program designed to provide the tools necessary to support learning, reading, and literacy at home for 9,000+ transitional kindergarten through second grade students

OberlinKids Community Collaborative

Lorain County, Ohio

$20,000 Awarded

Toward student scholarships, family literacy engagement programming, and monthly take-home literacy kits, ensuring access to high-quality experiences for Oberlin's youngest learners

Open Doors Academy

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

$25,000 Awarded

Towards summer programming that emphasizes academic intervention and social-emotional learning, supporting students diverse and divergent needs following the pandemic

Page Ahead Children's Literacy Program

King County, Washington

$5,625 Awarded

In support of Book Up Summer, a targeted, evidenced-based intervention, building home libraries for students who are statistically most likely to have the most limited access to reading materials while they are still in the early stage of their reading development

Philanthropy Ohio

Lorain County, Ohio

$1,900 Awarded

2023 Nonprofit Summer Learning Series (participation 19 of The Stocker Foundation's grantee partners)

Philanthropy Ohio

Lorain County, Ohio

$25,000 Awarded

In continued support of the Education Initiative

Reach Out and Read

Hartford County, Connecticut

$25,000 Awarded

Towards the Hartford County Early Literacy Initiative, promoting daily shared reading practices and positive engagement skills for parents of children birth to age five, working with their pediatricians to teach the skills parents need to be successful in engaging with their children

REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico

Dona Ana County, New Mexico

$10,000 Awarded

In support of The New Mexico State Library summer program, All Together Now/Todos Juntos. Ahors, offered statewide (support for programming in Dona Ana County -- distribution of summer reading registration and community programming with authors, storytellers, and hands-on STEAM activities with a focus on kindness, friendship, and unity

San Francisco Education Fund

San Francisco County, California

$50,000 Awarded

Towards the coordination of literacy service providers, ensuring that 90% of the 5,000 students (prekindergarten through fifth grade) have access to high-quality, proven reading strategies, increasing reading and writing scores in San Francisco Unified School District 25% by 2030

San Juan Island School District

San Juan County, Washington

$18,000 Awarded

Toward the implementation of a reading curriculum for K-5 students, Reading Units of Study, focusing on the development of foundational reading skills (including teacher professional development)

San Juan Islands Museum of Art

San Juan County, Washington

$10,109 Awarded

In support of Family Art Days (FAD), a free educational program that reinforces the principles of STEAM while emphasizing literacy (38 different offerings throughout the 2023-24 school year)

Save Our Children of Elyria

Lorain County, Ohio

$60,928 Awarded

Toward Summer Dreamers, an eight-week program serving disadvantaged students in the city of Elyria -- academic learning paired with fun recreational experiences and cultural field trips

Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio

Lorain County, Ohio

$100,000 Awarded

In continuing support of the Child Hunger Initiative, supporting Mobile School Pantries throughout Lorain County (families receive approximately 50 pounds of food that can be used to prepare complete meals for the entire family for several days)

Shoes and Clothes for Kids

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

$15,000 Awarded

Towards the 2023 Summer Book Giveaway, increasing students' access to high-quality, age-appropriate reading materials when school is in and out of session

Spark Theatre Company, Inc.

Lorain County, Ohio

$7,500 Awarded

In support of a two-week performing arts summer camp that pairs students of all ages and abilities with professional artists, bringing stories to life on the campus of Lorain County Community College

Tandem Partners in Early Learning

Alameda County, California

$40,000 Awarded

Towards StoryCyles, a school-to-home book sharing program that provides students with a variety of books and simple activities that develop young children's language, literacy, math, and social-emotional learning

Team Read

King County, Washington

$15,000 Awarded

Toward a summertime literacy tutoring and mentoring program for second through fourth grade students who continue to struggle academically as a result of the Covid pandemic

TECH CORPS Ohio

Lorain County, Ohio

$25,000 Awarded

Towards Techie Camps, a summer program, designed to educate, excite, and empower elementary and middle school students with technology while promoting creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration

Technology Access Foundation

King County, Washington

$5,000 Awarded

Toward TAF Academies, building collaborative relationships with public education to create access to transformative systems of learning for students and teachers of color to eliminate race-based disparities in an increasingly diverse society

The Literacy Cooperative

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

$15,000 Awarded

Toward book fees associated with the implementation of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, inspiring a love of reading by gifting books free-of-charge to children from birth to age five

The Lorain Historical Society

Lorain County, Ohio

$60,000 Awarded

Toward the implementation of Lorain Early Learning Initiative, pairing important history of the city of Lorain paired with field trips to cultural offerings in University Circle

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

$15,000 Awarded

Toward Toddler Rock, a play-based early childhood literacy program for northeast Ohio's youngest learners

The Seattle Public Library Foundation

King County, Washington

$15,000 Awarded

Toward Raising a Reader (RAR), a program that works with early childhood learning centers and home care providers to build strong reading practices for low-income and immigrant families, especially those who do not yet speak English

The Village for Families & Children

Hartford County, Connecticut

$8,000 Awarded

In support of the Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC), a full-day accredited school-readiness preschool with a therapeutic approach -- the primary goal is to transition children to kindergarten ready to learn at the same levels as their peers

Tucson Children's Museum

Pima County, Arizona

$10,000 Awarded

Towards the implementation of the WEE programs at both the Tucson and Oro Valley locations, offering a variety of interactive experiences that encourage academic readiness, mindfulness, literacy, movement, and social-emotional wellness

United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut

Hartford County, Connecticut

$25,000 Awarded

Toward United Way Readers, a volunteer-based reading program that pairs caring and trained adults with one or two students in kindergarten through third grade reading below grade level

United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona

Pima County, Arizona

$25,000 Awarded

Towards My Summer Library, a program that connects first and second graders to twelve free books to keep and read over the summer while school is not in session

United Way of West Central Connecticut

Hartford County, Connecticut

$20,477 Awarded

Towards Appetite for Reading, an initiative that places gently used books in neighborhoods identified with higher poverty rates

University of Washington Foundation

San Juan County, Washington

$25,000 Awarded

In support of Friday Harbor Labs Science Outreach Program, designed to bring exciting, inquiry-based environmental science into the elementary and middle school classrooms of the San Juan Islands

Wee Care Closet

Lorain County, Ohio

$1,500 Awarded

YMCA of Southern Arizona

Pima County, Arizona

$10,000 Awarded

In support of an afterschool program for kindergarten through fifth grade students in partnership with Tucson and Vail unified school districts (project-based learning aligned with school-day curriculum, art projects, and activities that explore career paths and college opportunities)