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Philanthropic Organizations
- The Omidyar Network
- Operation Family Fund
- The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
- The Robin Hood Foundation
- The Rockefeller Foundation
- Ronald McDonald House Charities
- The Ross Institute
- The Ruth Lilly Philanthropic Foundation
- The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Fund
- The Saban Family Foundation
- The Larry and Jane Scheinfeld Foundation
- The Skoll Foundation
- The Smith Richardson Foundation
- The Soros Foundation Network
- Tomorrow's Hope Foundation
- United Nations Foundation
- The Waitt Family Foundation
Tomorrow's Hope Foundation
Founders: Bishop William Murphy and Sister Joanne Callahan
Area of Interest: Catholic education
Notable Projects/Programs:
During its first year, Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation raised a million dollars from members of the Long Island community, comprised mostly of Catholic school alumni. The money was used to help 513 students through scholarships, as well as improve school facilities. Catholic schools that are in partnership with Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation include:
- St. Christopher School
- Our Lady of Lourdes School
- St. Rose of Lima School
- Notre Dame School
- St. John Baptist De LaSalle
The Foundation’s programs require active involvement and participation from the community. Several of their programs are:
- Be A STAR (Student Tuition Assistance Relationship) – STAR donors contribute an annual $2,000 to the organization, which uses these funds to aid promising students who cannot afford tuition and other school fees.
- General Financial Aid – partial tuition is given to students who are financially challenged.
- Endowed Scholarship in Perpetuity – the principal amount of the donation is invested in perpetuity and only the earnings of the amount will be used to provide scholarship to students.
Currently, Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation has raised over $1.75 million and has aided more than 1,000 Catholic school students.
More about the origins of Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation:
Most financially strained parents in America choose to send their children to public schools rather than private schools. Most Catholic schools in the United States now have an average tuition rate of $3,000 per year.
Alarmed with the decreasing number of students and the increasing financial strain on Catholic schools located in Long Island, Bishop William Murphy and Superintendent of Schools Sister Joanne Callahan decided to form an education fund to solicit financial aid from various sectors of the community upon the recommendation of the Education Committee.
In September 2005, Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation was established with aims to improve and develop the quality of education taught in the Catholic schools in Long Island as well as provide scholarships and funding for the needs of its students.