B - Educational

Latino Community Services partners with Latino families to equip children and adults to fulfill their education and economic potential, with hope for a positive and healthy future.

Recognizing the need to prepare children differently for success in the 21st century, Operation Xcel provides future-focused after-school, summer, and mentorship programs. We promote academic development and character growth through individual and target-based objectives, with a focus on individual development and achievement.

Bookmarks is a literary arts nonprofit that cultivates community by bringing people of all ages together with books and authors who educate, inspire, challenge, and entertain. We imagine a community where the power of the book brings forth connection and belonging for every person.

VOW exists to liberate and protect the intellectual curiosity and positive racial self-concept of Black Learners (Black Genius®) by co-creating culturally affirming learning environments.

To help young children grow, learn & thrive.

The Partnership promotes opportunities for all our young children to grow up safe, healthy, and able to succeed.
In collaboration with our community partners, we plan, fund, and implement quality early education, health, and family support initiatives.

myFutureNC’s mission is to prepare North Carolina for the future by empowering individuals, strengthening communities, and ensuring our economic viability in a global economy. myFutureNC is working across sectors and in communities throughout the state to close gaps in postsecondary attainment, promote alignment between educational programming and business/industry needs, and ultimately improve the quality of educational opportunities for all North Carolinians.

Whole Soul School and Foundation is dedicated to the education, enrichment, integration, and liberation of the Soul. We offer a unique educational platform that supports the expansion of an individual’s self- awareness, highest potential, understanding of abundance, authentic power, and overall well-being. We also support programs and projects specifically designed to promote positive prison and re-entry reform, and that empower, enlighten, and inspire people whose lives have been impacted by incarceration.

The mission of the Asheville City Schools Foundation is to implement bold strategies, fund big ideas, and engage the community to increase excellence with equity for all children in our schools.

The mission of Cora Sue Smith From The Heart is to provide postsecondary scholarships and academic counseling to students who have lost a parent or primary guardian to diabetes or heart disease.