Bridge Educational Foundation
Bridging education opportunities through public private partnerships.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Bridge Educational Foundation is an independent non-profit organization that provides scholarship opportunities to Pennsylvania’s low-income families.We partner families and schools with businesses and philanthropic leaders to provide scholarships that allow children to attend the school that best meets their educational needs.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Bridge Educational Foundation
Bridge Educational Foundation is an independent 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization that provides scholarship opportunities to Pennsylvania’s low-income families. We partner families and schools with businesses and philanthropic leaders to provide scholarships that allow children to attend the school that best meets their educational needs.
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Bridge Educational Foundation works hard to make sure Pennsylvania children get the best education possible. We realize education is vital to the future of our youth. With support from our donors and interested local citizens, Bridge Educational Foundation is boosting the educational achievement opportunities for children and families that would otherwise not be available to them.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, Bridge has connected corporate partners with thousands of Pennsylvania families who need their help. Our goal is to continue to serve as the bridge between good corporate citizens and families in need.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Since our 2005 inception, Bridge Educational Foundation has been working with the popular EITC Program, which allows businesses to partner with approved scholarship organizations (like Bridge Educational Foundation)to provide scholarships that help low-income and working class families send their children to the schools of their choice.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Bridge Educational Foundation is a leading partner in Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Programs.
Bridge is an independent, non-denominational scholarship Foundation providing opportunities to income-qualified families statewide.
Bridge has raised more than $38 million since our inception in 2005.
Bridge has provided scholarship help to families in 61 Pennsylvania Counties.
Since our inception in 2005 we have provided more than 35,000 scholarships to students. Our scholarships have helped students attending more than 700 schools.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Bridge Educational Foundation
Board of directorsas of 06/20/2022
Mr. Peter Gleason
K&L Gates