Learning Differences: Recent Grants
Current Grantees
Pennsylvania Branch of the International Dyslexia Association | Pennsylvania
$70,000 for Structured Literacy Summit & Supports and $20,000 for the 2nd Philadelphia Principals SoR pilot.
Read by 4th | Philadelphia, PA
$200,000 for general operating support to the collective impact literacy initiative in Philadelphia that engages families, neighborhoods, and systems leaders in protecting every child’s right to read.
AIM Institute for Learning & Research | Conshohocken, PA
$250,000 to support AIM Pathways as a transformative teacher training into a unique and highly interactive digital platform.
$45,000 for project support for AIM’s annual symposium and the expansion of regional leadership roundtables.
The Learning Alliance | Vero Beach, FL
$310,000 for general operating support ($155,000 per year for 2 years.) Capacity building supports for TLA and the Moonshot Moment as they scale pilots to achieve their 90% literacy goal in partnership the School District of Indian River County. A key feature is the Moonshot Lab School that will help build a talent bench of teachers and coaches who are experts in the Science of Reading.
WETA/The Reading Universe | Washington, DC
$100,000 to support WETA’s Learning Media department, First Book, and the Barksdale Reading Institute in developing, launching, and operating the Reading Universe as the premier source of online professional development about teaching reading and writing for educators nationwide.
Chiefs for Change | Washington D.C.
$50,000 to support a Chiefs for Change Early Literacy Community of Practice comprised of 4-6 school systems and state education chiefs.
EarlyBird | Massachusetts
$10,000 to support validation of the EarlyBird literacy screener, research, and other supports. EarlyBird’s platform provides educators with an easy to administer, reliable, and comprehensive literacy and dyslexia test that identifies students’ reading issues early.for project support.
Neuhaus Education Center | Texas
$40,000 to support the Empowering Educators teacher professional development program which provides educators and education leaders with the knowledge and skills they need to teach all students to read.
$70,000 for Structured Literacy Summit & Supports and $20,000 for the 2nd Philadelphia Principals SoR pilot.
Read by 4th | Philadelphia, PA
$200,000 for general operating support to the collective impact literacy initiative in Philadelphia that engages families, neighborhoods, and systems leaders in protecting every child’s right to read.
AIM Institute for Learning & Research | Conshohocken, PA
$250,000 to support AIM Pathways as a transformative teacher training into a unique and highly interactive digital platform.
$45,000 for project support for AIM’s annual symposium and the expansion of regional leadership roundtables.
The Learning Alliance | Vero Beach, FL
$310,000 for general operating support ($155,000 per year for 2 years.) Capacity building supports for TLA and the Moonshot Moment as they scale pilots to achieve their 90% literacy goal in partnership the School District of Indian River County. A key feature is the Moonshot Lab School that will help build a talent bench of teachers and coaches who are experts in the Science of Reading.
WETA/The Reading Universe | Washington, DC
$100,000 to support WETA’s Learning Media department, First Book, and the Barksdale Reading Institute in developing, launching, and operating the Reading Universe as the premier source of online professional development about teaching reading and writing for educators nationwide.
Chiefs for Change | Washington D.C.
$50,000 to support a Chiefs for Change Early Literacy Community of Practice comprised of 4-6 school systems and state education chiefs.
EarlyBird | Massachusetts
$10,000 to support validation of the EarlyBird literacy screener, research, and other supports. EarlyBird’s platform provides educators with an easy to administer, reliable, and comprehensive literacy and dyslexia test that identifies students’ reading issues early.for project support.
Neuhaus Education Center | Texas
$40,000 to support the Empowering Educators teacher professional development program which provides educators and education leaders with the knowledge and skills they need to teach all students to read.
Past Grantees
Elevate 215 (formerly the Philadelphia School Partnership) │Pennsylvania
$53,000 to support the Philadelphia Student Teacher Science of Reading Pilot.
Haskins Global Literacy Hub @ Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) | Connecticut
$5,000 to support the development and application of an evidence-based digital literacy audit tool for the implementation of effective literacy practices in school systems in the US.
Kindling Group | Illinois
$250,000 to support the development of a broad-reaching documentary film and national engagement campaign for The Future of Normal.
Edge Foundation | Seattle, WA
$50,000 to support Edge Foundation's work to create support for students with executive functioning challenges through student coaching.
Eye to Eye* | New York, NY
$75,000 to support Eye to Eye’s annual Young Leader's Organizing Institute, which inspires the Eye to Eye Chapter Student Coordinators to be leaders, trains them on how to operate their own chapters, and connects them with peers to build a community.
Kindergarten Readiness Collaborative | Vero Beach, FL
$25,000 to support the Collaborative's role in organizing and convening cross-sector community partners as part of the Moonshot Moment to improve the early childcare system and prepare children for kindergarten.
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation, Inc. | Atlanta, GA
$10,000 to support the implementation of SEE-KS (Social-Emotional Engagement-Knowledge and Skills) for K-5 educators in Carroll County Schools in Georgia.
Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA
$100,000 to support the development of BELS* (Boston Early Literacy Screener) to help teachers and parents have personalized and evidence based responses that help children, especially children with learning differences, reach their full reading potential.
Institute for Sustainable Economic, Educational, Environmental Design (I-SEEED) | Oakland, CA
$20,000 to support the use of Streetwyze app, the world's first neighborhood navigator powered by local knowledge in Vero Beach Florida.
Eye to Eye* | New York, NY
$100,000 to support the Young Leaders Organizing Institute (OI), which is Eye to Eye’s celebrated leadership development program for its Chapter Leaders.
Past Grantees older than 5 years (prior to 2019)
Understood.org*
$500,000 to support the continual development of this on-line parent resource and the associated outreach into multiple communities.
Dyslexic Advantage* | Seattle, WA
$150,000 to support The Dyslexic Advantage 2015 Conference on Dyslexia and Innovation which brought together a new constituency of passionate, successful dyslexics by tapping into the fields of venture philanthropy, social media, and innovation.
Ramapo for Children | New York, NY
$75,000 to support the Parents as Leaders program, workshops specifically designed for parents of children with learning differences with an emphasis on the social and emotional health of children.
CAST | Wakefield, MA
$150,000 to support the development of an on-line training program that enables teachers to create a positive climate for students with learning and/or attention differences and reduce conditions that lead to the stigmatization of these students in the classroom.
*EHTF provided seed funding to these organizations.
$53,000 to support the Philadelphia Student Teacher Science of Reading Pilot.
Haskins Global Literacy Hub @ Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) | Connecticut
$5,000 to support the development and application of an evidence-based digital literacy audit tool for the implementation of effective literacy practices in school systems in the US.
Kindling Group | Illinois
$250,000 to support the development of a broad-reaching documentary film and national engagement campaign for The Future of Normal.
Edge Foundation | Seattle, WA
$50,000 to support Edge Foundation's work to create support for students with executive functioning challenges through student coaching.
Eye to Eye* | New York, NY
$75,000 to support Eye to Eye’s annual Young Leader's Organizing Institute, which inspires the Eye to Eye Chapter Student Coordinators to be leaders, trains them on how to operate their own chapters, and connects them with peers to build a community.
Kindergarten Readiness Collaborative | Vero Beach, FL
$25,000 to support the Collaborative's role in organizing and convening cross-sector community partners as part of the Moonshot Moment to improve the early childcare system and prepare children for kindergarten.
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation, Inc. | Atlanta, GA
$10,000 to support the implementation of SEE-KS (Social-Emotional Engagement-Knowledge and Skills) for K-5 educators in Carroll County Schools in Georgia.
Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA
$100,000 to support the development of BELS* (Boston Early Literacy Screener) to help teachers and parents have personalized and evidence based responses that help children, especially children with learning differences, reach their full reading potential.
Institute for Sustainable Economic, Educational, Environmental Design (I-SEEED) | Oakland, CA
$20,000 to support the use of Streetwyze app, the world's first neighborhood navigator powered by local knowledge in Vero Beach Florida.
Eye to Eye* | New York, NY
$100,000 to support the Young Leaders Organizing Institute (OI), which is Eye to Eye’s celebrated leadership development program for its Chapter Leaders.
Past Grantees older than 5 years (prior to 2019)
Understood.org*
$500,000 to support the continual development of this on-line parent resource and the associated outreach into multiple communities.
Dyslexic Advantage* | Seattle, WA
$150,000 to support The Dyslexic Advantage 2015 Conference on Dyslexia and Innovation which brought together a new constituency of passionate, successful dyslexics by tapping into the fields of venture philanthropy, social media, and innovation.
Ramapo for Children | New York, NY
$75,000 to support the Parents as Leaders program, workshops specifically designed for parents of children with learning differences with an emphasis on the social and emotional health of children.
CAST | Wakefield, MA
$150,000 to support the development of an on-line training program that enables teachers to create a positive climate for students with learning and/or attention differences and reduce conditions that lead to the stigmatization of these students in the classroom.
*EHTF provided seed funding to these organizations.