B - Educational

Elevate Center

Our mission at Elevate Center is to empower socially, educationally, and economically disadvantaged communities through a comprehensive range of projects encompassing education, economic development, social welfare, and cultural enrichment. We are committed to bringing transformative resources and opportunities to these marginalized groups, challenging and changing limiting beliefs. Our aim is to facilitate measurable and generational change, ensuring lasting benefits and a brighter future for those we serve.

Open Way Learning

Open Way Learning (OWL) is a 501(c)3 education nonprofit with a relentless focus on helping schools and other learning communities develop, sustain, and scale cultures of learner-centered innovation that better prepare students for the realities of the 4th Industrial Revolution, especially students historically furthest from opportunity.

Our mission is to co-design innovative school cultures
Our vision is that all learners can change their world. Innovative schools empower that change to happen, now!

First Presbyterian Day School

We are a full-time, 5-star child care center for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old. FPDS is a nonprofit, non-religious program, which has been in the heart of downtown Durham since 1970. We offer a safe and nurturing place for children of all racial, ethnic, religious, and socioeconomic backgrounds to learn, play, and grow together.

Beaufort County Association for the Blind

Our mission at the Beaufort County Association for the Blind is to empower visually impaired individuals by promoting independence, inclusivity, good health, and a higher quality of life. With a commitment to advocacy, accessibility, health, and continuous improvement, we work tirelessly to break down barriers to leading healthy, well-rounded lives, challenge misconceptions, and create a society that values and embraces the capabilities and contributions of individuals with visual impairments.

BirthRight Inc

The mission of BirthRight is to help black birthing persons and communities create and sustain new opportunities for Black persons to survive and have healthy pregnancies by way of health education and empowerment.