Frequently asked questions

Families with children in grades 3-8 at an approved program school for the current assistance year. Both the family's application and the school's partnership must be approved before assistance flows.

Applications are reviewed confidentially by designated administrators only. If a family opts in to public listing, only a code, grade, and area are shown — never a name, photo, or address.

Donations fund tuition assistance for approved families, paid directly to their school. A portion supports the running of the program and builds an endowment for future students — we'll publish those figures here.

Yes — browse Opportunities to see everyone we're currently raising for. Some are urgent Back2School cases where a school is holding a child out over an unpaid balance; others are a year of tuition. Each is listed under a code rather than a name, and you can fund one child or several at once.

Recommend it during your application's Children step. We'll reach out to bring the school into the program.