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To surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.

PAVE is an independent not-for-profit organization founded in 1992, whose mission is to make excellent educational opportunities possible for more families, particularly low-income families in Milwaukee.

The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) has a successful history of contributing to the scientific leadership of this country. CEE was founded in 1983 by the late Admiral H. G. Rickover, the father of the nuclear navy and of civilian uses of nuclear power and Joann DiGennaro, CEE's President. They recognized that the nurturing of careers of excellence and leadership in science and technology in young scholars is an essential investment in our national and global future. CEE is a private, (501)(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation that provides cost-free programs to its student scholars through collaboration with educational institutions, private foundations, corporations and government agencies who share a commitment to educational excellence and leadership in science and technology. Central to all of CEE's programs is the understanding that talent in scientific and mathematical disciplines achieves its greatest fulfillment of promise when it is nurtured from an early age. All programs are designed to provide the ongoing nurturing that will assure that the nation and the world benefit from the future leadership that will come from fulfillment of the promise shown by the students accepted to participate.

Washington University mission is to discover and dissemnate knowledge, and protect the freedom of inquiry through research, teaching and learning Washington University creates an environment to encourage and support an ethos of wide-ranging exploration. Washington Universitys faculty and staff strive to enhance the lives and livelihood of students, the people of the greater St.Louis community. the countr, and the world. Our goals are to welcome students, faculty, and staff from all backgrounds.

Communities In Schools Pittsburgh-Allegheny County (CISPAC) is an affiliate of the nation's largest stay-in-school network. Nationally, Communities In Schools (CIS) is the nation's leading dropout prevention organization, and the only one proven to both decrease dropout rates and increase graduation rates. CIS emphasizes 5 Basics. We believe that every child needs and deserves: 1. A personal one-on-one relationship with a caring adult 2. A safe place to learn and grow 3. A healthy start and a healthy future 4. A marketable skill to use upon graduation 5. A chance to give back to peers and the community

The Mission of Communities In Schools is to champion the connection of needed community resources with schools to help young people successfully learn, stay in school and prepare for life.

To provide education and support to our Service Members, Veterans, Dependents and Surviving Spouses (SMVDS) who are experiencing the devastating effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Military Sexual Assault, Traumatic Brain Injury and other trauma in their lives. To train facilitators in recognizing cases that require additional services including but not limited to medical referral and providing them with needed resources. We provide Peer Support in a myriad of ways to our SMVDS. We help improve the quality of life for our SMVDS and provide opportunities for our SMVDS to volunteer and give back.

MOCA’s mission as an educational and cultural institution is to present and preserve the range of living history, heritage, culture, and experiences of Chinese Americans through exhibitions, educational services, public programs, and archival work. It began in 1980 as a grassroots effort with a team of students, community activists and historians to preserve the history of New York City’s Chinatown. The museum has since grown to be a leading cultural institution for the history of the Chinese in America and is recognized as one of 20 national institutions as America’s Cultural Treasures.

Founded in 1981, ELIC is a community of people who provide excellent academic instruction and model lives of integrity and hope, while sharing the Gospel in culturally appropriate ways, creating disciples and assisting in movements in countries of its people to Christ.

PIE was established to bring much needed financial and educational resources to beleaguered high schools in Ghana . Over the past fifteen-plus years, our mission has expanded to include the provision of scholarship grants to deserving high school students in the cities we operate and raise funds, as well as the promotion of cross-cultural understanding between high school students in the USA and Ghana. The resources we mobilize are used to improve the quality of education for students in underserved high schools in Ghana, facilitate effective interaction with their counterparts in the United States, and send deserving students in the United States to college. We seek to accomplish our mission by: ◾Providing computers, library books, science lab equipment, and teaching resources to high schools in Ghana ◾Providing scholarship grants to college-bound high school students in the United States ◾Making grants for infrastructure development in high schools in Ghana ◾Sponsoring educational outreach and exchange programs for American and Ghanaian high school students and teachers As a philanthropic organization, our charity feels that it’s important to demonstrate our core values in everything we do. Our five core values have been PIE’s motivation to help improve educational quality for the students and communities we serve: ◾Excellence: Donating equipment, other resources and services that add value. ◾Integrity: Living up to our promises, commitments and responsibilities. ◾Respect: Working to understand and accommodate the needs of our beneficiaries, sponsors, and other partners. ◾Teamwork: Working together to achieve our shared goals. ◾Ownership: Assuming personal responsibility to achieve PIE’s mission, and to ensure the satisfaction of our beneficiaries, partners and sponsors.

Tandem, Partners in Early Learning engages families, educators, and communities to surround young children with interactive learning opportunities that build early language and literacy skills, strengthen social and emotional skills, and foster a lifelong love of learning. Tandem focuses on our communities' youngest children, who are at greatest risk: those in low-income families, children of color, English language learners, and children who are not enrolled in preschool or formal care.

High Tech Kids delivers fun, hands-on science, engineering and technology programs and events that inspire Minnesota kids in their formative years. We inspire kids to BUILD confidence, CREATE opportunities and THRIVE in the 21st century.