Grants
The Charles Hayden Foundation makes contributions only to institutions that serve children and youth ages 5 to 21 from the metropolitan areas of New York and Boston, with an emphasis on high school through post-secondary success. We concentrate support on youth development and education programs that present evidence of program impact on young people and plans for making measurable progress toward well-defined goals in a specific time frame.
America Needs You (formerly known as New York Needs You)
New York, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their Fellows Program and Impact in New York.
America On Tech
New York, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $100,000
Toward the support of their technology training programs and integration of artificial intelligence, preparing New York City students for success in the innovation economy and the future of work.
America's Promise Alliance
Washington,
2026 Organization/School Capacity Building Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their New York City grantees participating in the America's Promise Alliance
Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health
Brooklyn, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $65,000
Toward the support of their Health Science Academy’s pathway component - Academy Hybrid Learning (AHL), 3-year (grades 10-12) high school program.
Bank Street College of Education
New York, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $90,000
Towards the support of their high quality out-of-school time programming.
Beginning with Children Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their access and participation to professional development and economic mobility through paid internships.
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
Boston, MA
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their Advanced Standing Associates Program (ASAP) which enables low-income high school juniors and seniors to enter an accelerated track towards earning college credits and a degree in high-demand STEM industries.
Boston After School & Beyond
Boston, MA
2026 Organization/School Capacity Building Grant | $450,000
Toward the support of their Boston after-school and summer learning community.
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
2026 Social Emotional Learning Grant | $210,000
Towards the support of their City Connects intervention in Boston schools, addressing the strengths and needs of every child in a school.
Boston Collegiate Charter School
Dorchester, MA
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $100,000
Toward the support of their rigorous academic program that prepares each student for college.
Boston Day and Evening Academy
Boston, MA
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their comprehensive postgraduate planning services while BDEA students re-engage in their high school education - through to graduation.
Boston Debate League
Boston, MA
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their debate-centered academic programming for youth in Boston.
Boston Green Academy
Brighton, MA
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $62,500
Toward the support of their Acceleration Academy and Saturday School programs.
Boston Preparatory Charter School
Hyde Park, MA
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $86,000
Toward the support of their Persistence Project and Summer Enrichment Program.
Boston Private Industry Council
Boston, MA
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $125,000
Towards the support of their future careers and well-being, Boston middle grades and high school and students connect with career exploration opportunities and resources.
Bottom Line
Boston, MA
2026 College Access and Persistence Grant | $300,000
Toward the support of the Access & Success Program.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston
Boston, MA
2026 Social Emotional Learning Grant | $215,000
Toward the support of their YouthConnect initiative to provide valuable support for young people through counseling, identifying resources, and advocating for youth and their families across systems in a collaborative and effective manner.
Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester
Dorchester, MA
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their general operating, ensuring the continuation of high-quality programs that transform young lives and the dedicated professionals who deliver them with care.
Boys Club of New York
New York, NY
2026 Other Grant | $100,000
Towards the support of their vision to positively impact communities that have an inequitable distribution of high-quality youth programming for boys and young men.
Braven
Chicago, IL
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $75,000
Towards the support of their work to expand economic opportunity in New York City.
Breakthrough New York
New York, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $75,000
Towards the Support of Their Ten-Year College Access & Success Program.
Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics (BEAM)
New York, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $100,000
Toward the support of their Discovery and Summer Away advanced math summer programs in New York City for middle school students from low-income and historically marginalized communities.
Bronx Center for Science & Mathematics High School
The Bronx, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $130,000
Toward the support of their after school enrichment programs.
Bronx Center for Science & Mathematics High School
The Bronx, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $130,000
Toward the support of their summer bridge program.
Bronx High School for Law and Community Service
Bronx, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $55,000
Toward the support of their College and Career Readiness Enrichment Program.
Bronx Lacrosse
Purchase, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their girls programming that will ensure equity, opportunity, and excellence for female student-athletes in the South Bronx.
Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation
Brooklyn, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $100,000
Toward the support of their Brooklyn STEAM Center program, an innovative CTE training hub for 11th and 12th grade public high school students.
Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $60,000
Toward the support of their Librarians of Tomorrow internship program for teens.
Candid (Formerly Foundation Center and Guidestar)
New York, NY
2026 Organization/School Capacity Building Grant | $1,000
Towards the support of their general operations providing free access to data, insights, and training for nonprofits.
Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound School (formerly Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center)
Boston, MA
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $100,000
Toward the support of their programming for the Social Emotional Learning and Career Readiness for Boston Public School Students.
Center for Effective Philanthropy
Cambridge, MA
2026 Organization/School Capacity Building Grant | $2,500
Towards the support of the Center for Effective Philanthropy.
Center for Family Life
Brooklyn, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $115,000
Toward the support of their youth development and leadership training program and college transition program.
Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University
Boston, MA
2026 Organization/School Capacity Building Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their Community Empowerment Initiative.
Children of the City
Brooklyn, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $55,000
Toward the support of their Create Success Program.
Children's Aid Society
New York, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $250,000
Towards the support of their general operations and mission to end generational poverty.
Codman Academy Foundation
Dorchester, MA
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $40,000
Toward the support of their growth of Encore Program - College, Career and Alumni Support, including enrichment opportunities and internships, serving 345 students in Dorchester.
College for Every Student
Essex, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $135,000
Towards the support of CFES Brilliant Pathways’ college and career readiness program in four NYC schools and our Young Men of Talent program for males in our NYC schools.
College Summit
Washington,
2026 College Access and Persistence Grant | $60,000
Towards the support of their proven and cost-effective programming utilizing peer-to-peer mentorship to guide under-resourced youth to postsecondary education opportunities and thriving careers in NYC and Boston.
Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, Inc.
New York, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $60,000
Toward the support of their Coordinator of Youth Services position.
Cristo Rey New York High School
New York, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $80,000
Toward the support of their College Readiness, College Access, and College Success programs.
Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation
Brooklyn, NY
2026 College Access and Persistence Grant | $75,000
Towards the support of their college access and persistence program.
Doc Wayne Youth Services
Boston, MA
2026 Social Emotional Learning Grant | $250,000
Toward the support of their clinical programs for youth mental health in Greater Boston.
Downtown Community Television Center
New York, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $65,000
Toward the support of their DCTV Youth Media series of free, professional media arts training programs for underrepresented teenagers in NYC.
DREAM (formerly Harlem RBI)
New York, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $300,000
Toward the support of DREAM’s growth to serve more students, expand postsecondary and career pathways programming, and enrich our Grow the Whole Child model.
DREAM!
Bronx, NY
2026 Social Emotional Learning Grant | $60,000
Toward the support of their Complex Harmony & Advocacy Case Management initiatives at the Bronx’s Evander Childs Educational Complex.
East Harlem Tutorial Program
New York, NY
2026 College Access and Persistence Grant | $135,000
Toward the support of their Postsecondary Access and Success programming, which introduces our high school scholars to postsecondary education and career opportunities and assists them with applying to and matriculating into college/credentialed program.
East Side House Settlement
Bronx, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $85,000
Towards the support of their Post-Secondary Pathways (PSP) program.
EdVestors, Inc
Boston, MA
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their school-based investments in Career Pathways.
Emerging Leaders Program
New York, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their general operating expenses.
Exalt Youth
New York, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their career- connected educational program that improves educational, employment, and justice system outcomes for court-involved youth.
Eximius College Preparatory Academy
The Bronx, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $80,000
Toward the support of their Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant.
Friends of Excel Academy Charter Schools
East Boston, MA
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $45,000
Toward the support of their College Access and Post-Secondary Success (CAPS) team to provide exemplary college and career advising support for our students.
Futures and Options
New York, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $150,000
Toward the support of a comprehensive career development and internship program for students from designated New York City high schools, as well as support for a strategic planning process.
Genesys Works-New York City
New York, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $150,000
Toward the support of their career pathways program.
Girls Inc. of NYC
New York, NY
2026 Social Emotional Learning Grant | $150,000
Toward the support of their comprehensive range of life transforming programs, including Project REACH, our College completion program.
Global Glimpse
Oakland, CA
2026 Social Emotional Learning Grant | $100,000
Toward the support of the Global Glimpse program in New York City high schools.
Goddard Riverside Community Center
New York, NY
2026 College Access and Persistence Grant | $100,000
Toward the support of their college access and success program, the Options Center.
Good Shepherd Services
New York, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $300,000
Toward the support of their suite of education and youth development programs in East New York and Bedford Stuyvesant (ENY and Bed-Stuy), which serve about 2,800 youth annually ages 6-24.
Grand St. Settlement
New York, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their youth programs, serving over 7,900 young people from Kindergarten through high school and young adulthood—in safe, welcoming spaces, with experiences that strengthen youth's overall development.
Greatest MINDS
Roxbury, MA
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $20,000
Towards the support of college and career programming.
Harlem Children's Zone, Inc.
New York, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $200,000
Toward the support of their afterschool programs for youth across Central Harlem.
Harlem Educational Activities Fund
New York, NY
2026 College Access and Persistence Grant | $100,000
Towards the support of their college access and persistence programming, which supports students from middle school onward as they prepare for high school success, navigate college admissions and financial aid, and build the foundation for college.
Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership Corporation
New York, NY
2026 College Access and Persistence Grant | $120,000
Toward the support of their college access and persistence programming in New York and Boston.
Henry Street Settlement
New York, NY
2026 College Access and Persistence Grant | $50,000
Towards the support of their Youth Services, including academic, mental health, and social-emotional learning, and positive youth development and enrichment.
Hetrick-Martin Institute
New York, NY
2026 Other Grant | $145,000
Toward the support of their Counseling Services for TGNC Youth Members and General Operations.
High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology
Brooklyn, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $70,000
Toward the support of their Summer Bridge and Mentoring program with expansion to all grades.
Hunts Point Alliance for Children
Bronx, NY
2026 Social Emotional Learning Grant | $350,000
Toward the support of their academic programs for Hunts Point Scholars in partnership with neighborhood schools and community-based organizations.
Hyde Square Task Force
Jamica Plain, MA
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $50,000
Towards the support of HSTF’s Jovenes en Accion/Youth in Action (JEA) program, which aims to serve 130 youth in grades 8-12 per year.
IN-Tech Academy
The Bronx, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $50,000
Towards the support of IN-Tech students' college and career access opportunities and outcomes led in partnership with Futures Ignite.
John Jay College Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
2026 College Access and Persistence Grant | $100,000
Toward the support of their High School to College Pipeline Program in the Immigrant Student Success Center.
Journey Through Hallowed Ground
Waterford, VA
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $35,000
Toward the support of their students at National History Academy, inspiring them to understand the foundations of American democracy and the responsibilities of citizenship through experiential learning in the form of historic site visits.
Juniper Institute for Young Writers
Hadley, MA
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their 2026 Juniper Institute for Young Writers, a two-week, pre-college program at UMass Amherst with a focus on creative writing.
Kingsbridge Heights Community Center, Inc.
Bronx, NY
2026 College Access and Persistence Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their general operating expenses.
KIPP NYC
New York, NY
2026 College Access and Persistence Grant | $275,000
Toward the support of their college matriculation, college persistence, and college graduation for KIPP NYC students and alumni.
KIPP Team and Family Schools
Newark, NJ
2026 College Access and Persistence Grant | $125,000
Toward the support of their KIPP Forward program in order to help break inequitable generational barriers by increasing college persistence, completion, and career success for underrepresented students and alumni in Newark.
Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club
Bronx, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $175,000
Toward the support of their Youth Development Programming within the Bronx.
Kura Labs
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $50,000Towards the support of their workforce training programs enabling New York youth to access free pathways into AI Agentic Engineering and AI Execution/FinOps Engineering careers for sustained, community-driven wealth creation.
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
New York, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $140,000
Toward the support of the Secondary School Field Research Program at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.
Legal Outreach
Long Island City, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $150,000
Toward the support of their Summer Law Institute and College Bound Program.
Madison Square Boys & Girls Club
New York, NY
2026 Social Emotional Learning Grant | $275,000
Toward the support of their general operations.
Manhattan Business Academy
New York, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their mission for every student to be college ready, academically, emotionally, and logistically. All MBA students will apply to college with the goal of completing a 2 or 4 year degree.
Marble Hill School for International Studies
Bronx, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $80,000
Toward the support of their College and Career Preparation.
Marcy Lab School
Brooklyn, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $125,000
Toward the support of their Providing Lifelong Economic Mobility to Underestimated Young Adults through Technology Education.
Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY
2026 College Access and Persistence Grant | $74,000
Toward the support of their summer internship program.
Mass Insight Education and Research Institute Inc.
Boston, MA
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $100,000
Toward the support of their ongoing and expanded partnership with 23 BPS high schools in the 2025-26 school year.
Massachusetts Charter Public School Association
Hudson, MA
2026 Organization/School Capacity Building Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their mission to ensure all children in Boston and in Massachusetts have access to a high quality public school.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $70,000
Towards the support of their MITES program, which offers free, rigorous, hands-on career exploration and academic enrichment experiences to under-represented middle and high-school students.
MESA Bushwick
Brooklyn, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $90,000
Toward the support of their overall student outcomes at MESA Bushwick with specific focus in the areas of college and career readiness, English Language Learning, and technology.
Minds Matter National
New York, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $150,000
Toward the support of their College & Career Success Programming.
Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility
New York, NY
2026 Organization/School Capacity Building Grant | $250,000
Toward the support of Morningside Center's Continued Whole-School Social and Emotional Well-being Initiative.
Mosholu Montefiore Community Center, Inc.
Bronx, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $100,000
Toward the support of their Co-op City Boys & Girls Club and the Mosholu Boys & Girls Club.
Mount Sinai Hospital - Adolescent Health Center
New York, NY
2026 Social Emotional Learning Grant | $175,000
Towards the support of their integrated behavioral and mental health care for adolescents and young adults from under-resourced communities in New York City.
MOVE | NYC |
New York, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $50,000
Towards the support of their Young Professionals Program.
Neighborhood House Charter School
Dorchester, MA
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $100,000
Towards the support of their Professional Learning Communities, leading to improved high school student engagement and academic outcomes through enhanced teacher leadership, reflection, collaboration, and rigorous course offerings.
New Heights Youth, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
2026 College Access and Persistence Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their College Bound Program and Brooklyn Community-Based Services.
New Mission High School
Hyde Park, MA
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $100,000
Toward the support of their Academic Development & Acceleration programming and Culture & Community of Achievement programming at New Mission High School.
New York Edge
Woodside, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $135,000
Toward the support of their college and career access program for high school students participating in New York Edge afterschool programs.
New York Junior Tennis and Learning (NYJTL)
Long Island City, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $35,000
Toward the support of the NYJTL/Bronx Latin Tennis & Exploration of Careers in the Tennis and Sports Industry internship program, at Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning, Bronx NY.
New York University
New York, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $194,360
Toward the support of their providing an immersive college experience to Charles Hayden high school students attending the NYU Precollege program in Summer 2026.
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $50,000
Towards the support of their Lang Youth Medical Program, which prepares underserved young people for careers in health sciences and diversifies the healthcare provider pipeline.
Nonprofit Finance Fund
New York, NY
2026 Organization/School Capacity Building Grant | $10,000
Towards the support of their work with Young Man With a Plan's facility purchase planning.
NYC Autism Charter Schools
New York, NY
2026 Other Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their Life Skills and Community Focused Summer Program.
NYC FIRST, Inc.
New York, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their STEM Center programs and operations during FY26.
Onondaga Community College Foundation, Inc.
Syracuse, NY
2026 College Access and Persistence Grant | $90,250
Toward the support of their 2026 Sankofa Pre-College Summer Program.
Ownership Is the Future
Brooklyn, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their student stipends and college and career planning.
Partnership for After School Education
New York, NY
2026 Organization/School Capacity Building Grant | $155,000
Toward the support of their Summer Teaching Fellows program and administration of pass-through funding for summer programming for a select group of youth-serving nonprofit organizations.
Partnership With Children, Inc.
New York, NY
2026 Organization/School Capacity Building Grant | $130,000
toward the support of their integrated student support program at High School for Fashion Industries.
PENCIL, Inc.
New York, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their summer internship program.
Per Scholas
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $100,000Toward the support of their successful entry into career-connected technology pathways.
Project RIGHT, Inc.
Dorchester, MA
2026 Social Emotional Learning Grant | $65,000
Toward the support of their Grove Hall Youth Outreach Connection initiative and expanding prevention capacity in their neighborhood.
Queens Community House
Forest Hills, NY
2026 Social Emotional Learning Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their young adult outreach and engagement services.
Read Alliance
New York, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their Teen Leadership Program.
Red Hook Initiative
Brooklyn, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their comprehensive youth development programs for BIPOC youth, ages 11 - 24, in Red Hook, Brooklyn and their work to tackle injustice, create systemic change, and build a thriving Red Hook community.
Reel Works Teen Film Making, Inc
Brooklyn, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $125,000
Towards the support of their expansion of their core filmmaking, 1:1 mentoring, and career development programs serving New York City teens.
Reel Works Teen Film Making, Inc
Brooklyn, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $30,000
Toward the support of their NBCUniversal Creative Impact Lab Partnership, which provides hands-on filmmaking experience for rising talent and produces valuable PSAs for nonprofit partners to advance fundraising, audience-building, and more.
ROCA, Inc.
Chelsea, MA
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their Violence Intervention Services for Highest-Risk Young Men in the City of Boston.
Rocking the Boat
Bronx, NY
2026 Social Emotional Learning Grant | $90,000
Toward the support of their established and successful youth development programming for middle and high school students from under-resourced and marginalized communities in the Bronx.
Row New York
New York, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $100,000
Towards the support of their college readiness, athletic, and social and emotional learning programs for high school students from under-resourced communities.
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $89,781
Toward the support of their co-sponsored Pre-College scholarships for Charles Hayden Foundation-affiliated high school students in New York City, New Jersey, and Massachusetts.
Sociedad Latina
Roxbury, MA
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $50,000
Towards the support of their long-term professional and academic success, Sociedad Latina's Pathways To Success program serves high school students and first-year-out youth transitioning into college or employment, providing a holistic, youth-centered app.
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO)
New York, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $150,000
Towards the support of their college access and success program, which sustains an 85% graduation rate by supporting students throughout their entire collegiate journey and positioning them for long-term career advancement.
St. Benedict's Preparatory School
Newark, NJ
2026 Social Emotional Learning Grant | $125,000
Toward the support of their student mental health services including room and board for a limited number of students who are undergoing therapeutic counseling.
Student Leadership Network
New York, NY
2026 College Access and Persistence Grant | $400,000
Toward the support of their college access program, the CollegeBound Initiative (CBI), at five public schools across New York City, and the data infrastructure and organizational capacity that strengthen, sustain, and scale equitable college access.
Study Smart Tutors
Westlake Village, CA
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $114,000
Toward the support of their college application process, Study Smart Tutors, Inc. will offer in-person SAT prep to one classroom of students per school partner.
Success Academy Charter Schools Inc
New York, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $125,000
Towards the support of their work to scale their College Access and Preparedness program, with a focus on delivering Advanced Placement (AP) equity.
Summer Search
New York, NY
2026 College Access and Persistence Grant | $350,000
Towards the support of their general operations at Summer Search Boston and New York City in 2026.
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $268,690
Toward the support of their 2026 SU Summer College for High School Students Program.
Teach for America
San Francisco, CA
2026 Organization/School Capacity Building Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their work to build the teaching workforce in Newark to increase literacy outcomes and economic mobility for students.
TechBoston Academy
Dorchester, MA
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $68,500
Towards the support of their college access, extended day academic support, and social-emotional development programs.
The Advisory Board of the High School of Fashion Industries
New York, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $61,500
Toward the support of their an attainable and rewarding path to college and career, the High School of Fashion Industries strives to provide equitable guidance and assistance to all students.
The Bronx Latin School
The Bronx, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $28,822
Toward the support of their college application process and help them persist throughout their college years.
The Bronx School of Law and Finance
Bronx, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $82,000
Toward the support of their Hayden Catch Up/ Move Up Program
The Brotherhood/Sister Sol
New York, NY
2026 Social Emotional Learning Grant | $350,000
Towards the support of Brotherhood SisterSol’s holistic youth development, education, organizing, and training programs.
The Crenulated Company Ltd. dba New Settlement Apartments (New Settlement)
Bronx, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $150,000
Toward the support of their College Access Center.
The Door-A Center of Alternatives
New York, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $50,000
Towards the support of their Future Pathways Program, which provides targeted post-secondary exploration, access, and persistence services, alongside holistic wraparound supports, to New York City youth from underserved communities.
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
New York, NY
2026 Organization/School Capacity Building Grant | $10,200
Towards the support of their Teacher Seminar and Teacher Symposium professional development programs for Hayden-supported schools in Boston and New York.
The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology
Bronx, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $120,000
Toward the support of their development of powerful post-secondary goals and outcomes.
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Services Center
New York, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $100,000
Towards the support of their leadership programs within Center Youth including ROAR, READY and YPC.
The Oliver Scholars Program
New York, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their Scholar Immersion and Placement (SIP): out-of-school and summer program that prepares students for competitive high schools, and ‘Oliver Beyond’, college and career preparation, college persistence and completion.
The Opportunity Network
New York, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $200,000
Toward the support of their Career Fluency® model, which prepares students from low-income communities and first-generation students for college and early career.
The TEAK Fellowship
New York, NY
2026 College Access and Persistence Grant | $125,000
Toward the support of their effective management and implementation of educational programs benefitting low-income New York City youth.
The Wily Network
Newton, MA
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their strategic plan to grow from serving 85 to 200+, providing more Boston-area students with the support to help them graduate college and achieve lifelong success.
Thrive Scholars (formerly SCS Noonan Scholars)
Boston, MA
2026 College Access and Persistence Grant | $100,000
Towards the support of their Scholars from Hayden-supported or similar schools in Boston and New York, who receive individualized college counseling and academic preparation necessary to apply, gain admittance, and succeed in selective colleges.
Tufts University
Somerville, MA
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $57,500
Toward the support of their scholarships for high school students to attend Tufts University’s Leadership for Social Change Pre-College Program.
uAspire
Boston, MA
2026 College Access and Persistence Grant | $72,000
Toward the support of their college affordability efforts low-income youth in Massachusetts and New York.
Uncommon Schools
New York, NY
2026 College Access and Persistence Grant | $275,000
Toward the support of their College Access & Success at North Star Academy in Newark.
University Settlement
New York, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $52,500
Toward the support of their College Passport program, University Settlement’s comprehensive college access and success program.
UP Education Network (formerly Unlocking Potential)
Boston, MA
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $100,000
Towards the support of their 2nd year of implementation of the All Means All instructional framework and the enhancement, refinement, and evaluation of STEM and career-connected learning programs.
Urban Arts Partnership
New York, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $100,000
Towards the support of their game design programs, including college access and alumni offerings.
Urban Dove
Long Island City, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $175,000
Toward the support of their general operations for engaging 1,000+ NYC high school students in academic and youth development activities in the 2025-26 academic year.
Urban Word of NYC
New York, NY
2026 Career Connected Learning Grant | $60,000
Towards the support of their Poetry and Spoken Word Workshops and Fellowships for NYC youth.
West End House, Inc.
Allston, MA
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $100,000
Towards the support of their trauma-informed youth development and college and career pathways programs.
WHEELS
New York, NY
2026 Academic Readiness Grant | $72,500
Towards the support of a partnership with Futures Ignite to provide college and career counseling for WHEELS students to develop their academic and professional pathways.
World Ocean School
Boston, MA
2026 Social Emotional Learning Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their Ambassador Voyaging Programs and Overnight Experiences.
YMCA of Greater Boston/Roxbury YMCA
Roxbury, MA
2026 Social Emotional Learning Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their Grove Hall Initiative.
Young Man with a Plan
Hyde Park, MA
2026 Social Emotional Learning Grant | $600,000
Toward the support of their 1) holistic mentoring program for young men aged 12-24; and 2) Capital Campaign to purchase their Hyde Park building
Youth Communication
New York, NY
2026 Social Emotional Learning Grant | $75,000
Towards support of Youth Communication’s intensive teen writing program and its efforts to ensure that teen stories are widely used to support social and emotional skills that contribute to academic success and wellbeing of their peers.