Please note that the Braitmayer Foundation launched a new grants program in 2024 (see Guidelines page for details). Grants made prior to 2024 do not reflect the Foundation’s current guidelines. In 2024, the following organizations received grants:
$35,000 to support the 826 Boston’s Writers’ Room at Boston International Newcomers Academy (BINcA) as it oversees key writing and publishing projects for immigrant students and English Language Learners, grades 9-12, during the 2024-2025 school year.
$50,000 to support a 12-week apprenticeship program for 8th graders at various schools, including a six-week on site apprenticeship.
$35,000 to support a program that integrates surf therapy principles into educational K-12 settings to address the social-emotional and mental health needs of marginalized youth, including a customized surf wellness curriculum, meditation, and art therapy.
$45,000 to support the Garden School, which provides experiential science learning and activities in a school garden while students eat fresh food and connect to nature.
$44,832 to support professional development and coaching for teachers to design and implement culturally relevant, linguistically sustaining Project-Based Learning.
$37,316 to support a 36-week public speaking program for 4th-8th graders at two schools.
$35,000 to support Oregon MESA, a comprehensive STEM program for elementary, middle, and high school students that includes mentorship, family involvement and advocacy, college/career field trips, and team-based invention/engineering design competitions.