Established in 1993 with a gift from Linda Lee Alter "to promote the welfare of women and to benefit the arts" in the Philadelphia area, the Leeway Foundation today is committed to funding women, trans, and gender-nonconforming artists and cultural producers working at the intersection of art, culture, and social change....

INCLUDEnyc is a leading provider of information and training related to educational, employment, and independent living opportunities for young people with disabilities in New York City and the professionals who support them....

Founded in 2008, the Social Justice Learning Institute works to improve the education, health, and well-being of youth and communities of color by empowering them to create social change....

Project Lead the Way creates engaging classroom environments in which students acquire the knowledge and skills they need to thrive in the twenty-first century....

Founded by music educators in 1928 as the National High School Orchestra Camp, the Interlochen Center for the Arts provides thousands of artists and arts patrons each year with world-class educational and cultural opportunities in music, theater, visual arts, film, creative writing, and dance....

Founded in 1997 in Boston, Bottom Line helps low-income and first-generation students get into college, graduate, and go far in life....

Founded in 1998 by the creators of the Academy Award-winning short film Trevor, the Trevor Project provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth under the age of 25....

Based in St. Paul, Indigenous Roots works to build, support, and cultivate opportunities for Indigenous peoples and communities of color through the arts and activism....

Founded in 1985 by Esther Gordy Edwards, the eldest sister of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, the Motown Museum aims to preserve, protect, and present the Motown story through authentic, inspirational, and educational experiences....

Founded in 1962 as Community Services for the Blind, the Center for the Visually Impaired provides rehabilitation, counseling, and education services to visually impaired and blind individuals of all ages in Atlanta and the state of Georgia....

Established in 2000 by a number of philanthropies and the U.S. Department of Education, the Afterschool Alliance works with government agencies and elected officials, business and community leaders, afterschool networks, and program providers to boost support for afterschool programs....

Founded in 2006, the organization brings classic poetry to the streets and street poetry into the classroom, with the goals of boosting literacy, empowering youth, and inspiring commmunities.....

Established in 1978, the Rural Community Assistance Corporation supports efforts to create vibrant, healthy, and enduring rural communities across the western United States....

Founded by Alvin Ailey and the Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, AileyCamp is a six-week summer day camp where young people between the ages of 11 and 14 learn to explore their creativity and develop their self-confidence in an atmosphere of warmth, respect, and trust....

Founded in 1996, Career Girls works to help young girls attain their dreams and professional goals by closing the "imagination gap" — bringing inspiring female role models directly to girls, wherever they are, via video....

The organization works to catalyze social change by providing financial, logistical, and mentorship assistance to documentary filmmakers and social impact media....