Focus Areas

Accelerating Opportunity: The Heckscher Foundation Challenge

In 2023, the Foundation issued a bold challenge to New York’s workforce training ecosystem: we would fund training programs if employers committed in writing to hire low-income out-of-school / out-of-work...

Artificial Intelligence – Array Education

We are exploring the potential of AI to guide young people as early as 8th grade in the choice of a pathway to a career. Led by esteemed educators Norman...

COOP

COOP is a job placement program based in New York City that targets underserved and underemployed City University of New York (CUNY) students and recent graduates with a clear pathway...

Merit America

We provided the first funding to launch Merit America and have since supported its expansion in New York City, including a $1.4 million 3-year grant in 2025. Our catalytic grant...

Pursuit

Despite all the talk about job growth in the tech industry in New York City, numerous barriers exist for underserved youth in this area. These include geographic areas with lower...

The Inspired Community Project

We provided the underwriting support to launch The Inspired Community Project (TICP), a Bronx-based organization addressing the severe shortage of early intervention services for neurodiverse children from birth to age...