Achieving The Dream • $900,000
To develop a peer learning community and build capacity among community colleges
Mississippi Alliance of Philanthropy and Nonprofits • $48,000
To support the creation and operations of an Education Funders Affinity Group in Mississippi
Phi Theta Kappa • $50,000 • $441,280
To support a Mississippi transfer pathway partnership by providing Phi Theta Kappa membership scholarships to Mississippi students who have demonstrated financial need
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning • $50,000
To develop the Mississippi P20 collaborative website
Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi • $50,000
To increase activities that promote college access in Mississippi Delta counties
Itawamba Community College • $40,000
To increase postsecondary attainment among minority male students
Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi, on behalf of MS Delta After-School Collaborative (MiDAC) • $40,000
To improve college access programming at each MiDAC site
Mississippi State University • $25,000
To increase fall-to-fall retention rates for first-time Mississippi freshmen
Team 36 • $12,350
To support the development of ACT test prep for under-resourced high schools in Mississippi
Southeastern Council of Foundations • $5,000
To provide general operating support for advancing education in southern philanthropy
Itawamba Community College • $1,000
To support campus-wide professional development opportity that seeks to improve the delivery of student services
Springboard to Opportunities • $1,000
To provide initial deposits in the Children’s Savings Accounts of students