America Needs You
We were one of the earliest supporters of America Needs You (ANY), an organization that has achieved success in responding to the needs of first-generation college students and has received...
Focus Areas
College Access + Success
Bottom Line
We have long supported Bottom Line’s college success program in catalytic ways, which has allowed for its steady growth; it now serves over 2,500 first-generation New York City students across...
College Transfer Credits
We are making a catalytic impact on the issue of transfer credits by enabling students who transfer between City University of New York (CUNY) colleges, which well over two-thirds of...
Global Glimpse
Our catalytic support of Global Glimpse, a travel and leadership education program founded in the San Francisco Bay Area, positioned it to generate ongoing, sustainable revenue, laying the groundwork for...
National Institute for Student Success (Georgia State University)
The National Institute for Student Success (NISS) was established as a non-profit Institute within Georgia State University (GSU) in 2020 in response to the growing demand from institutions for help...
Nudge4 Solutions Lab
We spearheaded the launch of the Nudge4 Solutions Lab by Dr. Ben Castleman of the University of Virginia to pilot low-cost and high-impact behavioral solutions to address pressing social problems....
OneGoal
We provided the initial catalytic funding to allow OneGoal to expand to New York City. Over the past decade, OneGoal has served over 3,000 NYC students. Nationally, OneGoal Fellows graduate...
Overgrad
Heckscher helped Overgrad develop a customized college match tool for New York City students. Overgrad is a college and career readiness platform working to make the college application process more...
Peer Mentoring Initiatives
Peer mentoring is a scalable and cost-effective solution to improve the retention and graduation rates of at-risk and high-needs college students. We have supported two promising models operating on CUNY...
Posse Foundation
We helped conceive of and provided support to Posse Foundation to create two revenue producing models to complement its traditional college access program. Posse Consulting created an earned revenue stream...
Single Stop USA
We initiated and funded the first-of-its-kind Single Stop USA Community College Initiative to expand opportunities for low-income, high-need community college students. As a result of our founding support at Kingsborough...
SUNY Student Emergency Fund
For the majority of underserved students in New York City who wish to attend college away from home, the State University of New York (SUNY) colleges are the most accessible...